2012, Best Player in the NFL

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3 All Star Halfbacks make themselves noticed in this division, along with the only Left Tackles in the round of 64, a TE who led the league in touchdown, and the omnipresent Darrelle Revis. None of them are the guy who headlines this Division, the man who can catch anything, Larry Fitzgerald. Only 4 players can move on, and assuredly only the best will.

 

When you vote, I ask you to throw out potential, this is all about who is the best player right now. Vote for what these players are showing now, and what they have shown in their careers thus far. Topics will close at 8 PM Eastern the day after I make the topic unless that amount of time is less than 24 hours. Otherwise, the polls will just last for 24 hours.

 

Our Matches:

 

7. Darrelle Revis, CB, New York Jets

2011 Stats: 41 tackles, 11 assists, 4 INT's, 1 TD, 21 PD's

 

2012 Tournament Results

Defeated 58th seed Matt Stafford 7-0

 

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39. Arian Foster, HB, Houston Texans

2011 Stats: 278 carries, 1224 yards, 10 TD's | 53 catches, 617 yards, 2 TD's, 6 fumbles

 

2012 Tournament Results

Defeated 26th Seed Champ Bailey 6-1

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10. Matt Forte, HB, Chicago Bears

2011 Stats: 203 carries, 997 yards, 3 TD's | 52 catches, 490 yards, 1 TD, 2 fumbles

 

2012 Tournament Results

Defeated 55th seed Mike Wallace 5-2

 

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23. Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots

2011 Stats: 90 catches, 1327 yards, 17 TD's | 1 carry, 2 yards, 1 TD

 

2012 Tournament Results

Defeated 42nd seed London Fletcher 4-3

 

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2. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals

2011 Stats: 80 catches, 1411 yards, 8 TD's

 

2012 Tournament Results

Defeated 66th seed James Harrison 9-0

 

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31. Joe Thomas, LT, Cleveland Browns

2011 Stats: 1087 snaps, 3 sacks, 3 hits, 15 pressures allowed, 3.1 YPC behind him

 

2012 Tournament Results

Defeated 34th seed Ray Rice 8-1

 

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15. LeSean McCoy, HB, Philadelphia Eagles

2011 Stats: 273 carries, 1309 yards, 17 TD's | 48 catches, 315 yards, 3 TD's, 1 fumble

 

2012 Tournament Results

Defeated 50th seed Darren McFadden 9-0

 

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18. Jake Long, LT, Miami Dolphins

2011 Stats: 801 snaps, 5 sacks, 6 hits, 15 pressures allowed, 4.8 YPC behind him

 

2012 Tournament Results

Defeated 47th seed Greg Jennings 8-1

Edited April 6, 2012 by RAGERSTAR

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Revis, Gronk, Fitz, McCoy

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Revis > Foster. Both great players, but Revis is a truly elite player at a much more difficult and valuable position.

 

Gronkowski > Forte. A near coin flip here, two unstoppable offensive players. Gave Gronk the edge as he is the epitome of the 21st century tight end, a position that has changed the way NFL offenses operate.

 

Fitzgerald > Thomas. Coin flip. Both players were great in 2011, but imagine how good Fitz would have been if Arizona had a quarterback.

 

McCoy > Long. Another coin flip. Call this a homer vote if you want, but Long didn't really have an elite season in 2011, whereas Shady definitely did.