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Best Player in the NFL: NFC West

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Our journey toward naming the best player in football begins with our Divisional Round, where we list the best players on each team. Remember you're identifying the best players in the NFL right now, so performance in the 2017 season should be a principal factor but not the only factor.



Here's how it works: For each team, nominate who you think are the six best players on their roster, assigning +6 points to the best player, +5 points to the second-best player, and so on. Assemble a top 6 for all four teams in the NFC West. Feel free to discuss/debate the rankings of others; that's part of the fun of this process.



My picks:



:Rams:


+6 Aaron Donald


+5 Todd Gurley


+4 Lamarcus Joyner


+3 Johnny Hekker


+2 Jared Goff


+1 Roger Saffold



:Seahawks:


+6 Russell Wilson


+5 Earl Thomas


+4 Bobby Wagner


+3 Richard Sherman


+2 Kam Chancellor


+1 Doug Baldwin



:Cardinals:


+6 David Johnson


+5 Larry Fitzgerald


+4 Tyrann Mathieu


+3 Chandler Jones


+2 Tyvon Branch


+1 Antoine Bethea



:49ers:


+6 Jimmy Garoppolo


+5 DeForest Buckner


+4 Joe Staley


+3 Eric Reid


+2 Pierre Garcon


+1 Reuben Foster



Edit: Added Johnny Hekker.


Edited by SteVo

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:Rams:

+6 Aaron Donald

+5 Todd Gurley

+4 Jared Goff

+3 Andrew Whitworth

+2 Lamarcus Joyner

+1 Greg Zuerlein

 

:Seahawks:

+6 Earl Thomas III

+5 Russell Wilson

+4 Bobby Wagner

+3 Doug Baldwin

+2 Jimmy Graham

+1 Michael Bennett

 

:Cardinals:

+6 Tyrann Mathieu

+5 Chandler Jones

+4 Larry Fitzgerald

+3 Patrick Peterson

+2 David Johnson, best player but missed nearly the entire season

+1 Tyvon Branch

 

:49ers:

+6 DeForest Buckner

+5 Joe Staley

+4 Reuben Foster

+3 Carlos Hyde

+2 Pierre Garcon

+1 Jimmy Garoppolo

 

This division was the toughest with multiple great players missing time and a lot of young guys that did well but not exactly proven. I could put Sherman or Kam anywhere on the list after Wagner but decided to stick with the guys that played all of the season. David Johnson missed nearly the entire season so I have a hard time putting him as the best guy if 2017 should be the principal factor in ranking. As for the 49ers, guys like Staley, Garcon, and Hyde have been solid for years but Buckner and Foster both had tremendous seasons. I want to see more of Jimmy G before I go ranking him as the best.

Edited by Packers Dynasty 2010
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Seahawks

+6 Kam Chancellor

+5 Earl Thomas

+4 Bobby Wagner

+3 Russel Wilson

+2 Jimmy Graham

+1 Richard Sherman

 

Rams

+6 Aaron Donald

+5 Todd Gurley

+4 Andrew Whitworth

+3 Jared Goff

+2 John Johnson lll

+1 Robert Woods

 

49ers

+6 Jimmy Garopplo

+5 Joe Staley

+4 Carlos Hyde

+3 Deforrest Buckner

+2 Rebun Foster

+1 Pierre Garcon

 

Cardinals

+6 David Johnson

+5 Patrick Peterson

+4 Tyran Mathiue

+3 Larry Fitzgerald

+2 Chandler Jones

+1 Mike Iupati

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:Rams:

+6 Aaron Donald

+5 Todd Gurley

+4 Andrew Whitworth

+3 Greg Zeurlein

+2 John Hekker

+1 Jared Goff

 

:Seahawks:

 

+6 Russell Wilson

+5 Earl Thomas

+4 Bobby Wagner

+3 Kam Chancellor

+2 Richard Sherman

+1 Doug Baldwin

 

:49ers:

 

+6 Joe Staley

+5 Jimmy Garropolo

+4 DeForest Buckner

+3 Eric Reid

+2 Carlos Hyde

+1 Pierre Garcon

 

:Cardinals:

 

+6 David Johnson

+5 Tyrann Matheiu

+4 Patrick Peterson

+3 Larry Fitzgerald

+2 Chandler Jones

+1 Mike Iupati

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:Rams:

+6 Aaron Donald

+5 Todd Gurley

+4 Johnny Hekker

+3 Robert Quinn

+2 Jared Goff

+1 Trumaine Johnson


:Seahawks:

+6 Nanobubbles (Russell Wilson)

+5 Bobby Wagner

+4 Earl Thomas

+3 Doug Baldwin

+2 Kam Chancellor

+1 Richard Sherman


:Cardinals:

+6 Chandler Jones

+5 Tyrann Matthieu

+4 Patrick Peterson

+3 David Johnson

+2 Larry Fitzgerald

+1 Deone Buccanon


:49ers:

+6 Jimmy Garappolo

+5 DeForest Buckner

+4 Joe Staley

+3 Eric Reid

+2 Carlos Hyde

+1 Akhello Witherspoon

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:Rams:

+6 Aaron Donald

+5 Andrew Whitworth

+4 Todd Gurley

+3 Trumaine Johnson

+2 Alec Ogletree

+1 Jared Goff

 

:Cardinals:

+6 Tyrann Mathieu

+5 Patrick Peterson

+4 David Johnson

+3 Larry Fitzgerald

+2 Deone Bucannon

+1 Chandler Jones

 

:49ers:

+6 Joe Staley

+5 Jimmy Garoppolo

+4 DeForest Buckner

+3 Reuben Foster

+2 Eric Reid

+1 Carlos Hyde

 

:Seahawks:

+6 Russell Wilson

+5 Bobby Wagner

+4 Richard Sherman

+3 Earl Thomas

+2 Doug Baldwin

+1 Kam Chancellor

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Results current through Cherry. Probably the tightest of all eight divisions, with the Seahawks and 49ers especially difficult.



:Rams:


Aaron Donald 36


Todd Gurley 29


Andrew Whitworth 16


Jared Goff 13


Johnny Hekker 9


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Lamarcus Joyner 6


Greg Zuerlein 4


Trumaine Johnson 4


Robert Quinn 3


John Johnson III 2


Alec Ogletree 2


Robert Woods 1


Roger Saffold 1



:Seahawks:


Russell Wilson 32


Earl Thomas 28


Bobby Wagner 26


Kam Chancellor 14


Richard Sherman 11


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Doug Baldwin 10


Jimmy Graham 4


Michael Bennett 1



:Cardinals:


Tyrann Mathieu 30


David Johnson 27


Patrick Peterson 21


Chandler Jones 19


Larry Fitzgerald 17


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Deone Bucannon 3


Tyvon Branch 3


Mike Iupati 2


Antoine Bethea 1



:49ers:


Joe Staley 30


Jimmy Garoppolo 29


DeForest Buckner 27


Carlos Hyde 12


Eric Reid 11


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Reuben Foster 10


Pierre Garcon 6


Ahkello Witherspoon 1


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:Rams:

 

+6 Aaron Donald (should be a finalist)

+5 Todd Gurley

+4 Whitworth

+3 Goff

+2 Hekker

+1 Alec Ogletree

 

:Seahawks:

 

+6 Earl Thomas

+5 Russell Wilson

+4 Bobby Wagner

+3 Kam Chancellor

+2 Doug Baldwin

+1 Richard Sherman

 

:Cardinals:

 

+6 David Johnwon

+5 Tyrann Mathieu

+4 Patrick Peterson

+3 Chandler Jones

+2 Larry Fitzgerald

+1 Deone Buchanon

 

:49ers:

 

+6 Jimmy Garapolo

+5 Joe Staley

+4 Deforest Buckner

+3 Pierre Garcon

+2 Rueben Foser

+1 Eric Reid

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:Rams:

Donald +6

Gurley +5

Whitworth +4

Goff +3

Quinn +2

Saffold +1

 

:Seahawks:

Wilson +6

Thomas +5

Wagner +4

Thompson +3

Richardson +2

Wright +1

 

:Cardinals:

Fitzgerald +6

Peterson +5

Johnson +4

Iupati +3

Bucannon +2

Jones +1

 

:49ers:

Garapolo +6

Buckner +5

Reid +4

Staley +3

Shipley +2

Garcon +1

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:Seahawks:

+6 Bobby Wagner

+5 Russell Wilson

+4 Earl Thomas

+3 Doug Baldwin

+2 Kam Chancellor

+1 Richard Sherman

:49ers:

+6 Jimmy Garropolo

+5 Carlos Hyde

+4 Joe Staley

+3 DeForrest Buckner

+2 Marquise Goodwin

+1 Eric Reid

:Cardinals:

+6 Pat Pete

+5 David Johnson

+4 Larry Fitzgerald

+3 Chandler Jones

+2 Antione Bethea

+1 Tyrann Mathieu

:Rams:

+6 Todd Gurley

+5 Aaron Donald

+4 Jared Goff

+3 Andrew Whitworth

+2 Alec Ogletree

+1 Robert Quinn

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SOON. Everyone has the rest of today (Friday) to vote before the Divisional Round is over.

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Voting is closed! Final results:

 

:Rams:

Aaron Donald 53

Todd Gurley 45

Andrew Whitworth 27

Jared Goff 23

Johnny Hekker 11

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Lamarcus Joyner 6

Robert Quinn 6

Alec Ogletree 5

Greg Zuerlein 4

Trumaine Johnson 4

Roger Saffold 2

John Johnson III 2

Robert Woods 1

:Seahawks:

Russell Wilson 48

Earl Thomas 43

Bobby Wagner 40

Kam Chancellor 19

Doug Baldwin 15

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Richard Sherman 13

Jimmy Graham 4

Tedric Thompson 3

Sheldon Richardson 2

Michael Bennett 1

K.J. Wright 1

:Cardinals:

David Johnson 42

Patrick Peterson 36

Tyrann Mathieu 36

Larry Fitzgerald 29

Chandler Jones 26

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Deone Bucannon 6

Mike Iupati 5

Tyvon Branch 3

Antoine Bethea 3

:49ers:

Jimmy Garoppolo 47

Joe Staley 42

DeForest Buckner 39

Carlos Hyde 17

Eric Reid 17

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Reuben Foster 12

Pierre Garcon 10

Marquise Goodwin 2

Ahkello Witherspoon 1

All top-5 players advance to the Elimination Round. All other players receiving votes advance to the Wild Card Round.

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