The NFL Notwork's Top 100 Players of 2014 is approaching #1. #'s 11-20 were revealed Wednesday night. This list is unique as the players are the voters. Despite what Donte Whitner might tweet. It's an interesting look at how the players see the best players. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the players vote with the 2013 season fresh in their minds. These are rankings for the 2014 season so the performances in the 2013 season have to count for something. This is the player's list so it's hard for an outsider to criticize. Still, the players are out of their collective minds if they think that Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is the #12 player in the league and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the #11 player in the league. It wouldn't be a stretch at all for each to be moved up ten spots. Watt at #2 and Rodgers at #1 makes far more sense than what was revealed on Wednesday. Rodgers missed a handful of games with a broken collarbone. Watt played for a Houston Texans team that struggled all season. Those unfortunate circumstances most have been the reason for the surprising drop of Watt and Rodgers. Both were terrific when they played in 2013. Both should be terrific in 2014. Both are top five players in the league.
90 players have been revealed. The following 11 players have yet to show up on the Top 100 list.
Peyton Manning
Drew Brees
Tom Brady
Adrian Peterson
LeSean McCoy
Jamaal Charles
Calvin Johnson
Richard Sherman
AJ Green
Julio Jones
Jimmy Graham
That's pretty heavy on the offense. It's also one too many for a Top 10 list. Each of those 11 players is one of the 100 best players in the league. Jones is the most likely to be on the outside of the top 10 list. Which means that he's on the outside of NFL Network's Top 100. That's ridiculous. Julio Jones played in only five games last season due to a foot injury. Rodgers wrongly dropped about ten spots because he missed about a quarter of the season. Jones shouldn't drop at least 80 spots because he missed most of the season. These are the top 100 players going into the 2014 season. The voting for this list is made with the 2013 season in mind. It's also made with an eye on the 2014 season. It looks like the players closed that eye.
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