Peter King's Top 500 NFL Players

[TheChamp24]

Too much time on his hands? And the idiot lost it for me when he put the Champ at #6. Sorry pal, not gonna cut it for me.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200.../08/28/1to100/

[Gcver2ver3]

Originally Posted by jth1331

Too much time on his hands? And the idiot lost it for me when he put the Champ at #6. Sorry pal, not gonna cut it for me.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200.../08/28/1to100/

Are you saying Champ is ranked too high or too low?

[SonOfLe-loLang]

i'd say 6 sounds about right

[vancejohnson82]

first of all,

Peppers is not top 5
LT is better than Brady

In my opinion Champ is better than Taylor but whatever, that's a debate that Broncos fans will never win

What the hell is this guy being paid to do? the top 500!!>>!!! is this a joke? what's the point?

[Conklin]

reggie bush in the top 20 is a joke...i don't even know why i opened it

[B-Love]

Chris Simms is a 3rd string QB and may get cut. But he is at number 500?

There are 32 teams with 22 starters, which equals 700+ players that start in the NFL.

But Chris Simms, a 3rd string QB, is ahead of 200+ starters in the league.

Anything to suck more NY Giants **** (Phil Simms) right Peter?

[Hotrod]

Yet another preseason article that completely over looks Mustard.

[socalorado]

Top 500?? Man, thats gonna cut into my lunch break. Hmm.....oh well.
Sparklers have like 5 in the top 51 and 10 in the top 100.
Broncos have 3 in the top 100.
No matter.
Cant wait to use this little "list" to piss off my sparkler friends at seasons end.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Hotrod

Yet another preseason article that completely over looks Mustard.

LMAO

[Beej]

Quick reference - Broncos on this list:

6 Bailey
80 Walker
91 Cutler
123 Henry
143 DJ Williams
182 Lepsis
229 Bly
248 Hamilton
271 Ekuban
284 Dumervil
291 Lynch
294 Nalen
336 Graham
416 Gold ()
434 J. Moss
457 Stokley
466 Scheffler
1000 Leach (see "King 500" inset box)

Lynch and Nalen are way too low. And where the hell is Rod?

[loborugger]

His comment on DJ at 143 is Euphoric over move into middle

I didnt realize DJ was excited about the move.

He has us with 5 players in the top 200 - Champ, Javon, Cutler, Henry, and DJ. It seems like one our O linemen like Lepsis or Nalen should be in that list, too.

[loborugger]

Here's a dandy...

# 299, Tank Johnson

Has Raiders written all over him

[Mediator12]

The thing about these lists is that they compare players to the standard, average, and/or prototype for the position. In reality, that is not how football is played. There are more players that do not fit the prototype, but are much better at their respective jobs than a prototypical mold player. These lists always fail to incorporate true performance, but lend themselves to hype and potential.

[PatsWin2002]

First page looks OK to me.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

I saw this and didn't even read it because I knew it would be stupid and piss me off.

[DeuceOfClub]

How can King leave Damion ManCintosh out?

Stupid list!

[LonghornBronco]

He got one thing right.... Cutler above Lienert

[penguintheory]

Great article about Mike Leach in there.

[Requiem]

After about the first fifty or perhaps hundred players, he really can't say jack **** about anyone considering I doubt he's seen over half of those guys play.

[epicSocialism4tw]

IMO, Champ is second only to Peyton Manning.

[KCStud]

wow King has Jarrad Page as his 3rd best FS behind Reed and Dawkins

[Houshyamama]

The whole idea of mixing all the positions and ranking the top 500 players is beyond retarded.

[Connecticut Bronco Fan]

He's updated this list since the last time I read it. The first time it was out he had multiple players on the list twice, Dawan Landry, Fabian Washington, and Carlos Rogers were all on the list in 2 different spots.

Looks like some players were switched too, Farve when the list came out originally was 137, and Tony Romo was 113. Now they have replaced each other, and Favre is now 113

[DenverDuo]

Ben Hamilton G, Broncos-One of best pass-protecting guards in NFL

This list is fail.

[elsid13]

Originally Posted by penguintheory

Great article about Mike Leach in there.

Your right - HERE IT IS

Mike Leach (1000)
How does a tight end who's never caught an NFL pass last seven seasons? By becoming the master of football's overlooked art
Posted: Tuesday August 28, 2007 3:31PM; Updated: Tuesday August 28, 2007 3:31PM

Mike Leach, Long Snapper, Denver broncos.
Greg Nelson/SI

After a run through the list of the top 500 players, aren't you curious about 501 through 1,696? While I didn't rank every one of the 53 men on the 32 rosters, I did want to single out a player who represents the unranked 70% of the NFL and embodies the notion that, in a league of stars who date Gisele Bündchen and hang with Kenny Chesney, there's a critical role for everyone on the roster. This player, given the symbolic ranking of 1,000, is Mike Leach, long snapper for the Broncos.

The man who hikes the ball on punts, and field goal and extra-point attempts might seem the most replaceable of players. But consider this: Over the last decade 24% of all NFL games have been decided by three points or less, and a poor long snap can be the difference.

In Week 16 last year, with 41 seconds left in a game at Denver, the Bengals got a bad snap on a point-after attempt that would have tied the game at 24. A victory would have ensured Cincinnati a nine-win season and an AFC wild-card spot over 9-7 Kansas City. Instead, the Bengals finished 8-8 and stayed home. Such is the value of a player like Leach, who in 4 1D 2 seasons with Denver has made 641 regular-season snaps, and every one was spot on; the only muffed exchange in that time came when the holder turned his head away after calling the signal.

A tight end and punter at Boston University and William & Mary, Leach signed with the Titans in 2000. "One day [at training camp] I just picked up a ball and snapped it to [punter] Craig Hentrich," Leach says. "The special-teams coach, Alan Lowry, noticed something in that snap and told me, 'A tight end who snaps can stay in this league a lot longer than a tight end who punts.' "

Though officially listed as a tight end, Leach has never caught a pass as a pro and has been on the field for only 13 plays with the offense in his time in Denver. Instead, he runs on and off virtually unnoticed and handles the pressure with ease. Says Leach, "I've just never let the moment get to me." Not even against Oakland in the snow three seasons ago, when Raiders tackle Warren Sapp tried to ice him. "I was clearing the snow away from the spot where I was going to snap,' " Leach says, "and he kept kicking the snow back on the spot. I was just kidding around, but I said something like, 'Don't make me come over there and kick your ass.' "
As usual, the snap was made and the kick was good.