Washington Redskins Snubbed in Pete Prisco's Annual Top 50 Players List?

by Ken Meringolo on Jun 25, 2010 2:18 PM EDT in Redskins News Comment 15 comments

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Does Donovan McNabb belong among the league's Top 50 Players?

I have to admit, I am having a hard time even faking any outrage here.

We were 4-12 last season--kind of hard to argue that many of our premier players belong ranked ahead of some of the names on Prisco's list. To be completely honest, I love the fact we are shut out of this list. In the past, we have seen guys like Clinton Portis and Chris Samuels living somewhere in this debate, but in 2010, I like the idea that we are full of players not rated so high that they get on these rankings. We don't need any reasons to think highly of ourselves until the games count. I want our team, and our players, to think of themselves in terms of wins and losses. Novel concept, eh?

We still need some debate here today (and through the weekend) so I ask you this:

Which Redskin do you think belongs on this list, and which player would you remove to make room for him? I think Hogs Haven has the smartest readers so that is why I add the last part. We can argue one of our guys got snubbed all day, but if you want to put a guy in this list, you have to take one out.

My take:

Donovan McNabb would be the Redskin I would add to this list and I have no problem sneaking him in at #50, and pulling Jay Ratliff off. It is fitting to knock off a Cowgirl to make room for one of the more polished passers in the league. Even given his age and injury issues, McNabb had one of his better seasons last year. To suggest he is not among the league's best players is tough given his importance to the team as the quarterback and leader. His production continues to be enough to warrant him being in the conversation.

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London Fletcher...

…would go on the list and remove Troy Polamalu – the dude was injured the 2nd week of September…c’mon…

by wildinout on Jun 25, 2010 2:39 PM EDT reply actions

How does Steve Smith of the Panthers make the list over Calvin Johnson??

Redskins wise i’m tempted to put Rak in over Julius Peppers. Raw talent wise it’s tough to argue against Peppers, but he takes plays off and isn’t a team player, so overall I think I’d prefer Rak..

by DoWork on Jun 25, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions

Prico put 7 quarterbacks on that list and None were McNabb

Why Matt Schabb on the list after having only one year of success? Why is Big Ben ahead of McNabb when he has so many inconsistants seasons? This list is BS.

by JeanBaptiste on Jun 25, 2010 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

Not to mention Big Ben is suspended 4-6 games

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by Kevin Ewoldt on Jun 25, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Fat Al?

yeah he sucked last year, but two years ago he was the most dominant defender in the game….

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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jun 25, 2010 3:39 PM EDT reply actions

This is worse than determining the roster for the Pro Bowl

On the plus side, maybe it will give the team even more to prove itself and that the last decade is indeed over.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

by Scott E on Jun 25, 2010 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

Subjective lists are subjective

But if I had to make room, I would have to agree with Ken simply on principle and bump Jay Ratliff. And that place would have to belong to London Fletcher, because the man bleeds burgundy and gold, always puts in maximum effort, and he gets results. I still love the hit he laid on Brandon Jacobs; that play pretty much sums him up. His consistency is what propels him over guys like McNabb and Haynesworth in my opinion. I can’t wait to see him operate in a 3-4. I suspect he has no trouble making the switch.

by willster on Jun 25, 2010 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, you can't tell me

Fletcher doesn’t belong on the list.

Another one that pissed me off was the Sporting News’ "Top 25 under 25. It covered the best 25 UNDER 25 players in sports. Not only did B-Rak not make the list, he didn’t even make the “next ten” list. Meanwhile Ndamakung Suh, a guy who has yet to play a down in the league, made the first 25. Ridiculous.

by CJHutch on Jun 25, 2010 10:51 PM EDT reply actions

Ndamakung Suh, hmmm

I must have glossed over that section of the list. But from everything I’ve seen of that guy, he is going to be a monster. If you saw the sport science clip about him, you know he registered the biggest hit they ever measured of an NFL player, including players like Ray Lewis.
This guy is the reason I don’t want Haynesworth traded to the Lions: I wouldn’t want to face that tandem on game day. Still, hype alone shouldn’t place the guy above established NFL players.

by willster on Jun 27, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

exactly

I like Suh a lot. I would’ve loved to see the Redskins draft him. But I also like Rak, and I DID see the Redskins draft him, and I DID see him dominate (playing out of position) in his rookie year. I have yet to see Suh dominate anyone on an NFL level. Until then (and probably even after), Rak belongs in front of on any “best under 25” list.

As for the Sports science thing – that’s great. Cool show. But it is a SHOW. And it measures performance against machines and numbers. Not in game performance. I’ll bet Brock Lesnar would’ve measured higher than Ray Lewis as well, but he washed out as an NFL player. Also, Selvish Capers did pretty well on that show, if I remember correctly.

by CJHutch on Jun 27, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions