RazorStar 4,025 Posted January 21, 2013 You notice how the NFL does one of these every year, and every year the list looks awful? Well, that's because the voting process is awful. They get about 10% of the players in the league to submit a top 20 list, and then those top 20 guys get in, and anyone who threw a biased vote for a player will often find guys like Michael Vick and Tim Tebow sneaking into the bottom of the list. So I'm trying to the improve the process. I have a simple way to start, and that's narrowing the field a bit. There's approximately 1600 active players in the league (50ish on 32 teams) an obviously they were not all created equal. Each day I'll go position by position and you guys will give me your list of players who you think may qualify as a top 100 player. Taking QB's for example, if you're unsure about a guy like Cam Newton, put him on anyway, and let the wisdom of crowds narrow it down. If my projections are right, once I go through all the positions there will be well over 100 players on this list, but enough to narrow the field significantly. Just put in the players who you think are top 100 caliber. Be generous if you're unsure, and I'll say anyone who appears who appears on about 1/3rd of the lists can qualify. If you want to go the extra mile, project where you think each player would fit in the top 100. Also... before we get too far, I want to stress that while value is important the quality of player is much more important. This will be more important once we get past the qualifying round. Matt Stafford may be way more valuable to his team, but Calvin Johnson is certainly a better player on the same team. Today we're covering the tightest of ends. So get your hands deep in there and type out your top 100 tight ends. My List: Tony Gonzalez Jason Witten Rob Gronkowski Heath Miller Vernon Davis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glanvilles Grits 142 Posted January 21, 2013 Tony Gonzalez Rob Gronkowski Heath Miller Vernon Davis Jason Witten Aaron Hernandez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glanvilles Grits 142 Posted January 21, 2013 Lance Kendricks That should get someones panties in a bunch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATL_Predator+ 1,196 Posted January 21, 2013 My List: Tony Gonzalez Jason Witten Rob Gronkowski Heath Miller Vernon Davis Boom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Rob Gronkowski Vernon Davis Jimmy Graham Antonio Gates Heath Miller Tony Gonzalez Jason Witten Edited January 21, 2013 by Vin forgot Witten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted January 21, 2013 Tony Gonzales Rob Gronkowski Jason Witten Vernon Davis Aaron Hernandez Antonio Gates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos 2,847 Posted January 21, 2013 Tony Gonzalez Jason Witten Rob Gronkowski Heath Miller Vernon Davis Jimmy Graham Antonio Gates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glanvilles Grits 142 Posted January 21, 2013 I forgot all about Jimmy Graham. Yikes! Here's my nomination for him right here, Jimmy Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kayoh 1 Posted January 22, 2013 Only Rob Gronkowski. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATL_Predator+ 1,196 Posted January 22, 2013 Only Rob Gronkowski. ALL PFF everything >_> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllYouNeedIsLovie 377 Posted January 22, 2013 Jason Witten Rob Gronkowski Jimmy Graham Vernon Davis Tony Gonzalez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turry 755 Posted January 22, 2013 Jimmy Graham, Tony G, Gronk, Witten, Heath Miller, Vernon Davis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSUViking 505 Posted January 22, 2013 Rudolph... /homerism Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted January 22, 2013 >_> <_ i don know if all the single ballots are serious or not so have two tallies. one with singleton votes and without.>Top 100 TE's (with single votes) Rob Gronk 10 Tony Gonzalez 9 Jason Witten 9 Vernon Davis 9 Heath Miller 7 Jimmy Graham 5 Antonio Gates 3 Aaron Hernandez 2 Kyle Rudolph 2 Lance Kendricks And without single votes: Rob Gronk 9 Tony Gonzalez 9 Jason Witten 9 Vernon Davis 9 Heath Miller 7 Jimmy Graham 5 Antonio Gates 3 Aaron Hernandez 2 Lance Kendricks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted January 22, 2013 Rob Gronkowski Aaron Hernandez Jimmy Graham Tony Gonzalez Jason Witten Heath Miller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATL_Predator+ 1,196 Posted January 22, 2013 It's interesting Jimmy Graham on so many lists...guy had a poor season and led the league in drops. He was my cutoff man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos 2,847 Posted January 22, 2013 It's interesting Jimmy Graham on so many lists...guy had a poor season and led the league in drops. He was my cutoff man. I fully expect him not to make it into the top-100. I was just questionable about him, so following Razor's advice, I included him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted January 22, 2013 Let me do it over: Gronk Tony G Vernon Davis Jason Witten Jimmy Graham Kyle Rudolph Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllYouNeedIsLovie 377 Posted January 22, 2013 It's interesting Jimmy Graham on so many lists...guy had a poor season and led the league in drops. He was my cutoff man. When you're a Tight End and 85 catches, 982 yards and 9 TD's is considered a poor season for you, you have to be pretty fucking good. I was more astonished at the fact that people didn't include him in their lists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSUViking 505 Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) I should have included a full list. Here's mine: Tony Gonzalez Jason Witten Rob Gronkowski Heath Miller Vernon Davis Kyle Rudolph ... essentially, it's Razor's list + Kyle Rudolph. Edited January 23, 2013 by Vikingfan465 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted January 26, 2013 Top 100 TE's (4 hours left) Rob Gronk 12 Tony Gonzalez 12 Jason Witten 12 Vernon Davis 11 Heath Miller 9 Jimmy Graham 7 --- Antonio Gates 3 Aaron Hernandez 3 Kyle Rudolph 2 Lance Kendricks 12 ballots up to Vikingfan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
