Part 6 is here.
Houston Texans
1. Andre Johnson
2. Matt Schaub
3. Arian Foster
4. Owen Daniels
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts
1. Peyton Manning
2. Johnny Unitas
3. Gino Marchetti
4. Marvin Harrison
Jacksonville Jaguars
1. Jimmy Smith
2. Mark Brunell
3. Fred Taylor
4. Maurice Jones Drew
Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans
1. Bruce Matthews
2. Warren Moon
3. Steve McNair
4. Ray Childress
Mt. Rushmore: AFC North
Part 5 is here.
Baltimore Ravens
1. Ray Lewis
2. Ed Reed
3. Jonathan Ogden
4. Hiloti Ngata
Cincinnati Bengals
1. Anthony Munoz
2. Ken Anderson
3. Ken Riley
4. Boomer Esiason
Cleveland Browns
1. Jim Brown
2. Len Ford
3. Lou Groza
4. Dick Schafrath
Pittsburgh Steelers
1. Jack Ham
2. Joe Greene
3. Jack Lambert
4. Ernie Stautner
Baltimore Ravens
1. Ray Lewis
2. Ed Reed
3. Jonathan Ogden
4. Hiloti Ngata
Cincinnati Bengals
1. Anthony Munoz
2. Ken Anderson
3. Ken Riley
4. Boomer Esiason
Cleveland Browns
1. Jim Brown
2. Len Ford
3. Lou Groza
4. Dick Schafrath
Pittsburgh Steelers
1. Jack Ham
2. Joe Greene
3. Jack Lambert
4. Ernie Stautner
My Favorite Athlete: Barry Bonds
The great Joe Posnanski has a project where writers are submitting 100 word biographies of their favorite athlete.
I decided to write one:
You missed the show.
The Bad Guy said that in 2001, previewing the first line of
a Hall of Fame induction speech he’d never get to give.
He wore Ruth’s swag. Mays’s
magic. Williams’s surly. And Better than all of them.
All that purple prose about homers for sick kids and stickball
in the street once turned ballplayers into Gods, sold papers like the
Spanish-American War. Mantle was Batman;
his card in your wallet like DC Comics on your shelf.
None of that now. Nope. More homers than Babe? Than the
Hammer of Hank? Nope. Not The Bad Guy. He
ain’t Jeter.
They saw the magic pills and not the 688 intentional
walks. They saw the condescending and
not the 1.994 World Series OPS. They saw
what they wanted. Or not at all. It was an out of town show.
The Bad Guy’s the best who ever lived. You should have watched.
2013 NFL Linebacker Ratings
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Part 5 is here.
Scale is 0-5. Not fantasy.
2013 NFL Linebacker Ratings
AFC East
NE Mayo 4 Hightower 3 Spikes 3
Buff Williams 3.75 Lawson 2 Bradham 2 Alonso Moats
Mia Wheeler 3 Misi Ellerbe 3
NYJ Coples 3 Barnes Pace 1.5 Harris 2 Davis 1.5
AFC North
Balt Suggs 4 Dumervill 3 McClain 2
Cin Harrison 3 Burfict 2.5 Maybin Maualuga 2
Pit Woodley 4 Worilds .75 Jones Foote 2.5 Timmons 4
Cle Kruger 3 Sheard 2 Mingo Jackson 3.25 Robertson 1
AFC South
Hou Reed 2 Mercilus 1 Cushing 3.75 Sharpton 1.5 Montgomery Williams
Ind Mathis 4 Walden Werner Angerer 1 Freeman 2 Sheppard
Tenn Ayers 2.5 Brown 2 McCarthy Witherspoon Fokou
Jax Allen 2 Hayes 1 Posluszny 3 Stanford
AFC West
Den Miller 4.25 Woodyard 3 Phillips 1 Irving 1 Trevathan Jackson Smith
KC Houston 3 Hali 4.25 Johnson 4.25 Jordan 1 Zombo Jones Diles
SD Freeney 3 Johnson 3 English Williams Butler 3 Te'o Mouton Smith
Oak Roach 2 Burnett 2.5 Maiava Burris Moore
NFC East
Wash Kerrigan 3.25 Orakpo 4 Riley 1.5 Fletcher 2.75
NYG Rivers Paysinger Connor 2 Herzlich 1 Williams
Phil Cole 3 Barwin 2 Graham Kendricks 2 Ryans 3
Dall Carter 3.5 Durant 2 Sims Lee 4
NFC North
GB Matthews 5 Perry 2 Hawk BJones
Chi Anderson 2.5 Briggs 4 Greene Williams 2.5 Bostic
Det Palmer 1 Levy 1.5 Tulloch 2.25 Whitehead
Minn Greenway 2.5 Bishop Henderson 2 Hodges
NFC South
Carol Davis 3 Beason 3 Kuechly 4.5 Blackburn Senn Klein
NO Galette Smith Butler Thomas Lofton 1.5 Vilma 1 Hawthorne Reddick
Atl Nicholas 2 Weatherspoon 2.5 Dent
TB David 4 Watson 1 Foster 1
NFC West
Sea Wright 3 Irvin 2.75 Smith Wagner 4
SF Brooks 3.5 Smith 4.25 Haralson Bowman 4.5 Willis 5
Ari Acho 1 Alexander 1 Okafor Schofield Washington 3.25 Dansby 3 Brinkley
StL Dunbar 2.75 Laurinaitis 3 Ogletree
Scale is 0-5. Not fantasy.
2013 NFL Linebacker Ratings
AFC East
NE Mayo 4 Hightower 3 Spikes 3
Buff Williams 3.75 Lawson 2 Bradham 2 Alonso Moats
Mia Wheeler 3 Misi Ellerbe 3
NYJ Coples 3 Barnes Pace 1.5 Harris 2 Davis 1.5
AFC North
Balt Suggs 4 Dumervill 3 McClain 2
Cin Harrison 3 Burfict 2.5 Maybin Maualuga 2
Pit Woodley 4 Worilds .75 Jones Foote 2.5 Timmons 4
Cle Kruger 3 Sheard 2 Mingo Jackson 3.25 Robertson 1
AFC South
Hou Reed 2 Mercilus 1 Cushing 3.75 Sharpton 1.5 Montgomery Williams
Ind Mathis 4 Walden Werner Angerer 1 Freeman 2 Sheppard
Tenn Ayers 2.5 Brown 2 McCarthy Witherspoon Fokou
Jax Allen 2 Hayes 1 Posluszny 3 Stanford
AFC West
Den Miller 4.25 Woodyard 3 Phillips 1 Irving 1 Trevathan Jackson Smith
KC Houston 3 Hali 4.25 Johnson 4.25 Jordan 1 Zombo Jones Diles
SD Freeney 3 Johnson 3 English Williams Butler 3 Te'o Mouton Smith
Oak Roach 2 Burnett 2.5 Maiava Burris Moore
NFC East
Wash Kerrigan 3.25 Orakpo 4 Riley 1.5 Fletcher 2.75
NYG Rivers Paysinger Connor 2 Herzlich 1 Williams
Phil Cole 3 Barwin 2 Graham Kendricks 2 Ryans 3
Dall Carter 3.5 Durant 2 Sims Lee 4
NFC North
GB Matthews 5 Perry 2 Hawk BJones
Chi Anderson 2.5 Briggs 4 Greene Williams 2.5 Bostic
Det Palmer 1 Levy 1.5 Tulloch 2.25 Whitehead
Minn Greenway 2.5 Bishop Henderson 2 Hodges
NFC South
Carol Davis 3 Beason 3 Kuechly 4.5 Blackburn Senn Klein
NO Galette Smith Butler Thomas Lofton 1.5 Vilma 1 Hawthorne Reddick
Atl Nicholas 2 Weatherspoon 2.5 Dent
TB David 4 Watson 1 Foster 1
NFC West
Sea Wright 3 Irvin 2.75 Smith Wagner 4
SF Brooks 3.5 Smith 4.25 Haralson Bowman 4.5 Willis 5
Ari Acho 1 Alexander 1 Okafor Schofield Washington 3.25 Dansby 3 Brinkley
StL Dunbar 2.75 Laurinaitis 3 Ogletree
2013 NFL Defensive Linemen Ratings
Part 4 is here.
Scale is 0-5. Not fantasy.
2013 Defensive Lineman Ratings.
AFC East
NE Jones 3.25 Ninkovich 2.75 Buchanan Wilfork 4.5 Kelly 3
Buff Carrington Dareus 2.75 Ross
Mia Wake 4.75 Vernon Jordan Starks Odrick 2 Soliai 2.75
NYJ Wilkerson 4.75 Ellis 2 Richardson
AFC North
Balt Ngata 4.25 Cody
Cin Dunlap 3.5 Johnson 3 Geathers Atkins 5 Peko 2.75 Hunt Still Thompson
Pit Keisel 3 Hood 1.75 Heyward McLendon 3 Woods
Cle Bryant 3 Rubin 2.5 Winn Taylor
AFC South
Hou Watt 5 Crick Mitchell 2.25
Ind Redding 2 Mathews 2 Franklin 2.75 Chapman
Tenn Morgan 4 Wimbley 2.5 Edwards Pitoitua Casey 3.5 Hill 2.75
Jax Babin 2.75 Alualu 1.75 Mincey Branch Miller 1
AFC West
Den Wolfe 2.75 Ayers 2 Knighton 3 Williams Vickerson 2.75 Unrein
KC DeVito 3.25 Jackson 1 Poe 2
SD Liuget 3.25 Reyes 3 Wynn Thomas 2 Geathers
Oak Houston 3 Hunter Crawford Walker 2.5 Sims 1.5
NFC East
Wash Baker Bowen 2 Goldson Cofield 2.5
NYG Pierre-Paul 4.5 Tuck 3.5 Kiwanuka Moore Joseph 3 Jenkins 3 Rogers Patterson
Phil Cox 3 Thornton 1 Curry Geathers Sopoaga 1.75
Dall Ware 5 Spencer 4 Ratliff 3 Hatcher 3
NFC North
GB Raji 4 Wilson 2 Pickett 3 Jones Jolly
Chi Peppers 4 Wooten 2.5 McClellin Melton 3.75 Paea 2.5
Det Jones Ansah Young Idonije Suh 4.25 Fairley 3.75
Minn Allen 4.5 Robison 2.5 Griffen Williams 3.5 Guion Evans
NFC South
Carol Johnson 3.75 Hardy 3.75 Alexander 3 Edwards 1 Lotulelei Short
NO Coleman Jordan 3 Hicks Bunkley 2 Jenkins
Atl Umenyiora 3 Biermann 2.5 Babineaux 3.5 Peters 2.75 Jerry 1.75
TB Clayborn 3 Bowers 2 Gholston Means McCoy 4.5 Spence
NFC West
Sea Clemons 3.5 Avril 3 Bryant Bennett 3 Mebane 3 McDaniel Hill
SF McDonald 3 JSmith 4.5 Williams Dorsey
Ari Campbell 4 Dockett 3.5 Williams 2.5 Rucker
StL Long 4 Quinn 2 Hayes Sims Langford 2.5 Brockers 2.5
Scale is 0-5. Not fantasy.
2013 Defensive Lineman Ratings.
AFC East
NE Jones 3.25 Ninkovich 2.75 Buchanan Wilfork 4.5 Kelly 3
Buff Carrington Dareus 2.75 Ross
Mia Wake 4.75 Vernon Jordan Starks Odrick 2 Soliai 2.75
NYJ Wilkerson 4.75 Ellis 2 Richardson
AFC North
Balt Ngata 4.25 Cody
Cin Dunlap 3.5 Johnson 3 Geathers Atkins 5 Peko 2.75 Hunt Still Thompson
Pit Keisel 3 Hood 1.75 Heyward McLendon 3 Woods
Cle Bryant 3 Rubin 2.5 Winn Taylor
AFC South
Hou Watt 5 Crick Mitchell 2.25
Ind Redding 2 Mathews 2 Franklin 2.75 Chapman
Tenn Morgan 4 Wimbley 2.5 Edwards Pitoitua Casey 3.5 Hill 2.75
Jax Babin 2.75 Alualu 1.75 Mincey Branch Miller 1
AFC West
Den Wolfe 2.75 Ayers 2 Knighton 3 Williams Vickerson 2.75 Unrein
KC DeVito 3.25 Jackson 1 Poe 2
SD Liuget 3.25 Reyes 3 Wynn Thomas 2 Geathers
Oak Houston 3 Hunter Crawford Walker 2.5 Sims 1.5
NFC East
Wash Baker Bowen 2 Goldson Cofield 2.5
NYG Pierre-Paul 4.5 Tuck 3.5 Kiwanuka Moore Joseph 3 Jenkins 3 Rogers Patterson
Phil Cox 3 Thornton 1 Curry Geathers Sopoaga 1.75
Dall Ware 5 Spencer 4 Ratliff 3 Hatcher 3
NFC North
GB Raji 4 Wilson 2 Pickett 3 Jones Jolly
Chi Peppers 4 Wooten 2.5 McClellin Melton 3.75 Paea 2.5
Det Jones Ansah Young Idonije Suh 4.25 Fairley 3.75
Minn Allen 4.5 Robison 2.5 Griffen Williams 3.5 Guion Evans
NFC South
Carol Johnson 3.75 Hardy 3.75 Alexander 3 Edwards 1 Lotulelei Short
NO Coleman Jordan 3 Hicks Bunkley 2 Jenkins
Atl Umenyiora 3 Biermann 2.5 Babineaux 3.5 Peters 2.75 Jerry 1.75
TB Clayborn 3 Bowers 2 Gholston Means McCoy 4.5 Spence
NFC West
Sea Clemons 3.5 Avril 3 Bryant Bennett 3 Mebane 3 McDaniel Hill
SF McDonald 3 JSmith 4.5 Williams Dorsey
Ari Campbell 4 Dockett 3.5 Williams 2.5 Rucker
StL Long 4 Quinn 2 Hayes Sims Langford 2.5 Brockers 2.5
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