TGP's 2011 Top 100 Players..how does it hold up today?

[.AirMcNair. 1,232]

Prior to the 2011 season, Razor compiled a top 100 list that was pretty well received by the majority of TGP..but I'm curious as to how you think it's help up to today.

 

As you all know the players (roughly 400 of them) made their own list of top 100 players, I believe they were asked to submit their top 20 players and then have that reflect the list. Naturally that leads to a few problems, the criteria for rating players changes for each guy polled. Do you put up their body of work, or just their last season. Anyway you put it, I don’t like the list and I thought I could make a much better one.

 

So I’ll do my best to explain the criteria of this list. First of all, I put in mind what a player has done over a 3 year window or so, if they have a truly impressive season, they can subvert a one year wonder policy, but it didn’t happen too often. Consistency is rewarded and is much more valuable than peaks and valleys in play. Lastly, a player with a great body of work who starts to show decline will be ranked lower than his peak. It’s only fair, and it gives a better idea of which player will be better right now and for the near future.

 

There are 9 QB’s*, 4 HB’s, 6 WR’s, 5 TE’s, 8 OT’s, 6 OG’s, 5 C’s, 9 DE’s, 10 DT’s, 13 OLB’s, 10 ILB’s, 7 CB’s, and 8 S’s who made my list. I’m a lot harder on skill positions because it’s well established that HB’s and WR’s are mostly products of the team around them and they need to be truly impressive to make this list.

 

I’d like to give a special thanks to JD for being such a great editor, and all of the people who volunteered their time to do write-ups for this list. Here is the complete list for everyone.

 

1. DeMarcus Ware, 34 OLB, Dallas Cowboys

2. Nnamdi Asomugha, CB, Philadelphia Eagles

3. Troy Polamalu, SS, Pittsburgh Steelers

4. Darrelle Revis, CB, New York Jets

5. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

6. Patrick Willis, MLB, San Francisco 49ers

7. Haloti Ngata, DL, Baltimore Ravens

8. Trent Cole, DE, Philadelphia Eagles

9. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

10. Jake Long, LT, Miami Dolphins

 

To Read Write-Ups For the Top 10, click HERE

 

11. Nick Mangold, C, New York Jets

12. Andre Johnson, WR, Houston Texans

13. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals

14. Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys

15. Joe Thomas, LT, Cleveland Browns

16. Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers

17. James Harrison, 34 OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers

18. Carl Nicks, LG, New Orleans Saints

19. Justin Smith, 34 DE, San Francisco 49ers

20. Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings

 

To Read Write-Ups for Players 11-20, click HERE

 

21. Ed Reed, FS, Baltimore Ravens

22. Chris Snee, RG, New York Giants

23. Phillip Rivers, QB, San Diego Chargers

24. Kevin Williams, DT, Minnesota Vikings

25. Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts

26. Julius Peppers, DE, Chicago Bears

27. Chad Greenway, OLB, Minnesota Vikings

28. Jamaal Charles, RB, Kansas City Chiefs

29. Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions

30. Justin Tuck, DE, New York Giants

 

To Read Write-Ups on Players 21-30, click HERE

 

31. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints

32. Matt Birk, C, Baltimore Ravens

33. Reggie Wayne, WR, Indianapolis Colts

34. Kyle Williams, NT, Buffalo Bills

35. Cameron Wake, OLB, Miami Dolphins

36. Champ Bailey, CB, Denver Broncos

37. Lawrence Timmons, ILB, Pittsburgh Steelers

38. Andrew Whitworth, LT, Cincinnati Bengals

39. Antonio Gates, TE, San Diego Chargers

40. Lamarr Woodley, 34 OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers

 

To Read Write-Ups for Players 31-40, click HERE

 

41. Richard Seymour, 34 DE, Oakland Raiders

42. Bobbie Wililams, RG, Cincinnati Bengals

43. Mario Williams, 34 OLB, Houston Texans

44. Chris Johnson, RB, Tennessee Titans

45. D’Brickashaw Ferguson, LT, New York Jets

46. Brian Urlacher, MLB, Chicago Bears

47. Tamba Hali, 34 OLB , Kansas City Chiefs

48. Roddy White, WR, Atlanta Falcons

49. Antoine Winfield, CB, Minnesota Vikings

50. Quintin Mikell, SS, St. Louis Rams

 

To Read Write-Ups for Players 41-50, click HERE

 

51. Vince Wilfork, NT, New England Patriots

52. Jeff Saturday, C, Indianapolis Colts

53. Nick Collins, FS, Green Bay Packers

54. Josh Sitton, RG, Green Bay Packers

55. Daryl Smith, OLB, Jacksonville Jaguars

56. Greg Jennings, WR, Green Bay Packers

57. Dwight Freeney, DE, Indianapolis Colts

58. Jason Jones, DT, Tennessee Titans

59. Kareem McKenzie, RT, New York Giants

60. Eric Weddle, FS, San Diego Chargers

 

To Read the Writeups for Players 51-60, click HERE

 

61. Dallas Clark, TE, Indianapolis Colts

62. Clay Matthews, 34 OLB, Green Bay Packers

63. DeMeco Ryans, MLB, Houston Texans

64. Brandon Flowers, CB, Kansas City Chiefs

65. Tramon Williams, CB, Green Bay Packers

66. Ryan Kalil, C, Carolina Panthers

67. Karlos Dansby, MLB, Miami Dolphins

68. Cullen Jenkins, DT, Philadelphia Eagles

69. Desmond Bishop, MLB, Green Bay Packers

70. Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

 

To Read the Writeups for Players 61-70, click HERE

 

71. Eric Winston, RT, Houston Texans

72. Lance Briggs, OLB, Chicago Bears

73. Marcedes Lewis, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars

74. Matt Schaub, QB, Houston Texans

75. Asante Samuel, CB, Philadelphia Eagles

76. Barry Cofield, NT, Washington Redskins

77. Jahri Evans, RG, New Orleans Saints

78. EJ Henderson, MLB, Minnesota Vikings

79. Yeremiah Bell, SS, Miami Dolphins

80. Marshall Yanda, RG, Baltimore Ravens

 

To Read the Writeups for Players 71-80, click HERE

 

81. Terrell Suggs, OLB, Baltimore Ravens

82. Brandon Mebane, DT, Seattle Seahawks

83. OJ Atogwe, FS, Washington Redskins

84. Vernon Davis, TE, San Francisco Redskins

85. Charles Johnson, DE, Carolina Panthers

86. James Laurinaitis, MLB, St. Louis Rams

87. Andre Gurode, C, Free Agent

88. David Hawthorne, MLB, Seattle Seahawks

89. Jon Beason, MLB, Carolina Panthers

90. Antoine Bethea, FS, Indianapolis Colts

 

To Read Writeups for Players 81-90, click HERE

 

91. James Anderson, OLB, Carolina Panthers

92. Ndamukong Suh, DT, Detroit Lions

93. Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys

94. David Stewart, RT, Tennessee Titans

95. Aubrayo Franklin, DT, New Orleans Saints

96. Kris Dielman, LG, San Diego Chargers

97. DJ Williams, OLB, Denver Broncos

98. London Fletcher, MLB, Washington Redskins

99. Ray Lewis, MLB, Baltimore Ravens

100. Joe Flacco / Matt Ryan, QB, Baltimore Ravens / Atlanta Falcons

 

To Read the Writeups for Players 91 – 100, click HERE

 

– Matt Forte

– Peyton Hillis

– Joe Haden

– Alex Mack

– Charles Woodson

 

To Read the Writeups for the Honorable Mentions, click HERE

[KempBolt 498]

The one pick I would have fought against had I been around is Nnamdi at #2. I've never been as high on him as most. I think being a Charger fan, I got to see us successfully challenge him a lot more than other teams. Rumors of his dominance were greatly exaggerated, seeing as how he played RCB in a bad secondary where teams could easily go after one of his teammates and have success. Don't get me wrong, he was a good player. But never that good.

[RazorStar 4,025]

Yeah and then he totally chumped it up the next year with the eagles.

[SteVo+ 3,702]

I remember doing those write-ups. Good times.

 

Oh yeah, and lmaoAsomugha.

[BJORN 679]

Rivers at 23 above Manning and Brees is borderline depressing for a Chargers fan like me

Edited July 12, 2013 by BJORN

[oochymp 2,393]

I'm kinda surprised there are only four RBs on the list compared to over three times that many OLBs, and Peterson is too low, even for two seasons ago

[RazorStar 4,025]

Adrian Peterson was coming off his worst year to date that year, so I was worried he was declining. Also he wasn't much of a factor as anything other than a runner, which is why he was so low. In any case, last season has changed that opinion of him. OLBs are mixed between 3-4 and 4-3 guys, so there are quite a bit more players to choose from. A lot of linebackers were crowding the bottom of the list though.

 

Also I think it's mentioned right there in the opening post that HB's and WR's had to do a lot to be on the list. Any average joe can run for 1000 or catch for 1000 thanks to the schemes they run and how easy it is for offenses to move the ball with the current rules in place.