The countdown of the NFL's Top 100 Players for 2015 continued this week with the reveal of #'s 20-11. The best of the best. It's getting exciting. Here are this week's players. The 2nd Ten:
20. Demaryus Thomas, WR, Denver Broncos
19. Patrick Peterson, CB, Arizona Cardinals
18. Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers
17. Darrelle Revis, CB, New York Jets
16. Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
15. Dez Bryant, WR, Dallas Cowboys
14. Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina Panthers
13. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
12. Jamaal Charles, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
11. Richard Sherman, CB, Seattle Seahawks
A fine group. It's easy to see the dominance of the passing game in today's NFL. 4 receivers and 3 corners in this group. There will be a couple more receivers and a handful of quarterbacks in the top group. The one thing that jumps out at me with this group is the meteoric rise of Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell. It's a well deserved rise as he might just be the best all-around back in the league. It's just such a quick rise to that level of play. He was only drafted two years ago. Some people are bitching about Dez Bryant being at 15. Including Bryant himself. It's not like being the 15th-ranked player in the league is a bad thing. It's probably being the 4th-ranked receiver that has him and others in a lather. Being behind Calvin Johnson, Antonio Brown, and Julio Jones isn't such a bad thing either. I think that those three receivers have played at a very high level more consistently than Bryant. There are times when Bryant plays like the best receiver but then there are times that he doesn't. I really like that Jones is getting the respect that he deserves. He's one of my favorite receivers in the game. Hell, he's one of my favorite football players in the game. I love the physical manner in which he plays the position. He took over some games even when he was the sole target on his offense for opposing defenses. He's a beast. Darrelle Revis is the only player that I would move up on this list. I'd like to see Revis and Richard Sherman ranked closer together as they are clearly the two best corners right now. The only thing that separates them is your own personal preference for the position. They are equally skilled in my book. It's also great to see Jordy Nelson finally getting the respect that he deserves and I haven't heard him bitching about it.
The reveal of those ten players leaves us with these ten players at the top of the list:
Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans
Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions
Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seattle Seahawks
Peyton Manning, WR, Denver Broncos
Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
DeMarco Murray, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
The Top-10 is seriously lacking in defensive players. That's a damn shame. The above order is simply a guess of the order that will be revealed next week. Personally, I'd put J.J. Watt at the top. He's the best football player in the league right now. If he can sustain his play of the past two seasons for several more seasons he'll go down as one of the most dominant defensive players in NFL history.
I love that this annual Top 100 list comes from the vote of the players. They know best what it's like to take the field against these players.
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