2022 NFL Season Football • Page 630

Evan McPherson >>

 

Smith in black now. Brown in kelly

 

So good we kick on third down

 

Call me when he throws a touchdown

 

And in true @CarpetElf degenerate fashion, my favorites somewhere between mid-tier starter and bench player

Dallas: Simi Fehoko/Malik Hooker
New York: Max Garcia
Philadelphia: Zach Pascal/Gardiner Minshew
Washington: Kamren Curl

Atlanta: Younghoe Koo/Lorenzo Carter
Carolina: PJ Walker
Tampa Bay: Zyon McCollum
New Orleans: Andy Dalton

Green Bay: Devonte Wyatt
Chicago: Al-Quadin Muhammad
Minnesota: KJ Osburn
Detroit: Ifeatu Melifonwu (enjoy retirement John Penisini)

Seattle: Tariq Woolen/Austin Blythe
Los Angeles: Derion Kendrick
Arizona: Eno Benjamin
San Francisco: Kemoko Turay/George Odum

New England: Brian Hoyer taking a spot on the roster
Miami: Sony Michel
New York: leaving blank in memoriam of them no longer being Colts East
Buffalo: Isaiah McKenzie/James Cook

Indianapolis: most of them but I’ll put Sam Ehlinger as the obligatory answer
Houston: Nico Collins/Marlon Mack
Tennessee: Jordan Wilkins
Jacksonville: Tyson Campbell

Baltimore: Devin Duvernay
Cleveland: Jacoby Brissett
Cincinnati: Evan McPherson
Pittsburgh: George Pickens

Las Vegas: Zamir White
Los Angeles: Donald Parham
Kansas City: Mecole Hardman/Daurice Fountain
Denver: Blessuan Austin

 

Omg yes

 

I gotta be honest, until reading that list I totally forgot the Dolphins signed Sony Michel lmao

 

@Dinkleberg you excited for another football championship in Philly!?

 

JAX - Josh Allen (might change this year)
TEN - Derrick Henry
IND - Darious Leonard
HOU - Brandin Cooks

PIT - Minkah Fitzpatrick
CIN - Joe Burrow
CLE - Nick Chubb
BAL - Lamar Jackson

MIA - Xavien Howard
NE - Devin McCourty
BUF - Stefon Diggs
NYJ - Sauce Gardner

KC - Patrick Mahomes
DEN - Russell Wilson
LAC - Khalil Mack
LVR - Chandler Jones

ATL - Cordarrelle Patterson lmao
CAR - Christian McCaffrey
NO - Honey Badger
TB - Mike Evans

MIN - Justin Jefferson
GB - Aaron Jones
CHI - Roquan Smith
DET - DJ Chark

DAL - CeeDee Lamb
PHI - AJ Brown
WAS - Montez Sweat
NYG - James Bradberry

SEA - DK Metcalf
SF - George Kittle
ARI - DeAndre Hopkins
LAR - Jalen Ramsey

mostly avoided jumping the gun too early on young players that haven’t proven anything yet, but I do feel highly confident in Sauce Gardner living up to his billing. And their roster specifically? The first 4 rookies drafted this year are legit probably their best players lol.

 

It’s also very skill position heavy but im not gonna lie to you all and act like I get more excited about a great guard than a great weapon lol. There were times I would put a player at the top based on talent & being fun to watch alone (Parsons, Garrett) but their transgressions made me leave them off the list.

 

All time:

JAX - Fred Taylor
HOU - Andre Johnson
TEN - Steve McNair
IND - Marvin Harrison

PIT - Troy Polamalu
BAL - Ed Reed
CLE - Jim Brown
CIN - Joe Burrow

NE - Rob Gronkowski
MIA - Jason Taylor
BUF - Bruce Smith (might change to Josh Allen if he keeps playing like THIS tho)
NYJ - Darrelle Revis

KC - Patrick Mahomes
Raiders - Bo Jackson
DEN - Von Miller
Chargers - LaDainian Tomlinson

ATL - Tony Gonzalez (listed here becuase Mahomes gotta be #1 in KC)
CAR - Steve Smith
NO - Jimmy Graham
TB - Derrick Brooks

MIN - Randy Moss
GB - Charles Woodson
DET - Barry Sanders
CHI - Walter Payton

DAL - Deion Sanders
PHI - Reggie White
WAS - Champ Bailey
NYG - Lawrence Taylor

SEA - Marshawn Lynch
SF - Steve Young
ARI - Larry Fitzgerald
Rams - Isaac Bruce

Those are my favorites, but these guys are honorary mention:
JAX - Tony Boselli, Jalen Ramsey
HOU - DeAndre Hopkins, JJ Watt
IND - Andrew Luck
PIT - Jerome Bettis
MIA - Ricky Williams
NYJ - Curtis Martin
Chargers - Antonio Gates
CAR - Luke Kuechly
TB - Warren Sapp, Ronde Barber
MIN - John Randle
DET - Calvin Johnson
CHI - Mike Ditka, Mike Singletary
DAL - Michael Irvin
PHI - Brian Dawkins
NYG - Michael Strahan
SEA - Russell Wilson
SF - Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens
ARI - Patrick Peterson
Rams - Aaron Donald, Kurt Warner

Again, Ray Lewis story sounds sketchy now that I have more info, Antonio Brown is a shithead, and I can’t forgive Vick for all the dogs he must have abused and murdered. If it was strictly “I loved watching this player on the field and I’m going to allow myself to have cognitive dissonance about it” those would be my answers for BAL, PIT and ATL. But I don’t wanna rank like that cause it’s a slippery slope that leads to “well at one point I thought Deshaun was fun to watch” and that’s just a big nope / gross now.

I mostly avoided players that were before my time & I never got to watch, but Lawrence Taylor, Walter Payton, Bo Jackson, Reggie White, Jim Brown all have fuckin amazing legacies.

 

Surprised Brown wouldn’t be your vote for the Raiders in that case

 

Ed Reed is the right answer for all time best Raven

 

Tim Brown? Nah, not over Bo Jackson. Bo was the best athlete the NFL ever saw. Legend has it he ran the only 4.1 forty yard dash ever, he was clocked once at 4.19 and once at fuckin 4.12 (which could feasibly still be a sub 4.2 electronic time). He just got hurt and switched to playing baseball full time.

 

No AB

 

Lmao I was gonna show you a whole video too.

Bo did ALL THIS while splitting with HOF runningback Marcus Allen for 4 years. Just ridiculous power and speed even if his runnin style wasn’t that fancy.

 

Polamalu, ward or Bettis would be my favorite Steelers to have ever watched.

Cam and watt will be on that list when they hang it up

 

Polamalu is my favorite safety of all time period even though Reed has him beat in terms of numbers

Polamalu did things that I’ve still never seen anybody else do since. Just the ultimate Swiss Army knife defender. Mix that with insane speed and being arguably the most feared blitzing and tackling DB in the league as well. His burst was so confident and convincing that it made him look even faster than he is, truly 10/10 game speed. When he came downhill QBs / RBs didn’t even have time to think before he was all over them in pursuit like a damn Cheetah.

One of the few who could truly go off script whenever he wanted, because he often knew exactly when it was appropriate to be aggressive. And had the insane range, timing, and instincts to almost predict things happening from way across the field.

He wasn’t the Reed type who could play chess with a QB from 30 yards away - Pittsburgh used him in the box way too often for him to fully focus on baiting INTs. He legit helped their run defense too much to waste it by dropping him deep. But his nose for the ball, I mean the dude would literally peel off his assignment, get 39 yards across the field, and scoop up INTs / fumbles before it hit the ground. He’d start out lined up at deep center field, but creep forward and decide he was gonna blitz, and would be so stealthy and time it so perfectly he’d get unblocked sacks regularly. Troy could convince you he was psychic cause he’d get the jump on things so often.

 

ok fine, I’ll do this one too. for rival teams, it’s more of a loved to hate than an actual like of the player

IND: Marvin Harrison
HOU: Colts legend Andre Johnson
TEN: Derrick Henry
JAX: Maurice Jones-Drew

CIN: Chad Johnson
PIT: Troy Polumalu
BAL: Ed Reed
CLE: Nick Chubb

NE: Tom Brady
NYJ: Darrelle Revis
BUF: Josh Allen
MIA: Jason Taylor

DEN: Peyton Manning (I’m cheating :))
KC: Patrick Mahomes
LAC: Philip Rivers
LV: Charles Woodson

DAL: Tony Romo
NYG: Eli Manning
PHI: LeSean McCoy
WAS: Champ Bailey

ATL: Matt Ryan
TB: Warren Sapp
CAR: Steve Smith
NO: Drew Brees

GB: Brett Favre
MIN: Randy Moss
DET: Matt Stafford
CHI: Brian Urlacher

SEA: Russell Wilson
SF: Terrell Owens
ARI: Larry Fitzgerald
LAR: Marshall Faulk

 

MJD over Fred is going to trigger the longest post this world has ever seen

 

Green Bay has one correct answer and it’s embarrassing no list has included him

 

I really wanted MJD in the draft where the Colts took Addai, and lived vicariously through that pick for the 6 or so years he was very good

 

Stop

 

Bahktiari is a close second. Jaire got the Madden boost.