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Brady gets top spot by virture of "not wanting any more"
Published 6/26/2008 by Deshawn Zombie (noreply@blogger.com) at 18 to 88
Prisco has his NFL Rankings out. He gives Brady the top spot and Manning the 2nd. Whatever. Let's not go down that road again over something as trivial as the opinion of Pete Prisco. His argument that Manning had an off year statistically is patently insane. Manning had his best year on the field last year, and anyone who watched football could see that. Other Colts on the list: The Zombie comes in at 7, Wayne at 22, and Freeney at 25. Also in the 'curious' category is that he lists Mario Williams at 6 (um, ...

Kickoff
Published 6/26/2008 by Matt at DGDB&D: a Texans blog.
... But…wait…where are Bush and Young?!?!? Courtesy of Eric — who must not love me, because he’s never made me cry at work — we get CBSSportsline’s Top 50 players based on last year’s performance.  My only quibble with the list is DeMeco not making it (he was an honorable mention), but given that he was sorta hobbled near the end of the year, I suppose I can see it.  Maybe.  Kinda. ...

Something about lists... comparing Chad and T.J.'s numbers to Steve Smith
Published 6/26/2008 by Kirkendall at Cincy Jungle: Front Page Posts
... Even today, a list of the Top 50 players, doesn't substantiate greatness. Would Carson Palmer be a better quarterback than Tom Brady with the Patriots? Or would Brady be a better quarterback than he is with New England if he were with Cincinnati's offense based on the supporting cast? What if Ryan Leaf was drafted by the Colts (dude, he'd still suck!). With that said, Pete Prisco put up his top-50 list with Tom Brady leading the NFL. ...

CBSsports.com ranks NFL's top 50 players; Brady #1
Published 6/27/2008 at Projo Pats Blog
... Pete Prisco of cbssports.com has done his annual ranking of the top 50 players in the NFL, and five Patriots have made the list, topped by Tom Brady at the number one spot. ...

LIST OF TOP 50 PLAYERS WILL RAISE EYEBROWS
Published 6/28/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... , following the lead of USA Today , which ranked the top 25 NFL players of the first 25 years of the national daily’s existence.  Prisco ranks the top 50 players currently in the NFL.  His list is right here . At the top, to no surprise, are Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. To much surprise, No. 6 is Texans defensive end Mario Williams.  The third-year player is six spots higher than Vikings defensive end Jared Allen. Leading the way in the top twenty are the Vikings with four players.  The Pats, Colts, Chargers, and Cowboys each have two.  The Patriots have five on the full ...

Four Vikings in Sportsline Top 50
Published 6/28/2008 by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans
... Pete Prisco of CBS Sportsline really likes the Vikings.  He placed four members of the Purple in his rankings of the Top 50 players in the NFL.  Actually, the four all placed in the top 20.  You can probably guess the names.  Here’s the complete top 20 with the Vikes in bold: ...

Pete Prisco Insults L.J., Leaves Him Off Top 50
Published 6/28/2008 by Adam at Arrowhead Addict | A Kansas City Chiefs Sports Blog
... Anyway, on to that hack Pete Prisco’s Top 50 NFL Players list. First off, as I’ve pointed out before, the name Pete Prisco makes the guy sound like a mob goon. Good thing he’s not, because he’d get whacked for an eff up like this if he was actually in the mafia. We appreciate Tony Gonzalez being listed at 46, but what’s up with Larry Johnson’s exclusion. Is Fred Taylor really better than our Iron Man? Seriously? You can say that with a straight face? Taylor has been a very ...

Prisco Makes Top 50 Players List, Blasted for Being Too Perfect
Published 6/28/2008 by Sam at Naptown's Finest | A Blog for Indianapolis Colts Fans
... Don’t you hate it when the media doesn’t set themselves up for being ridiculed?  That’s a pet peeve of mine.  Bloggers are always there to correct the media, but Pete Prisco has made his top 50 list near-perfect.  I’m sure you know who the top 2 players are. ...

Prisco: Kevin Williams is Best Player on Vikings’ Roster
Published 6/29/2008 by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry
... he published just one month ago. But I’ve gotta make an exception. Just this once. Because he recently ranked the top 50 players in the NFL, and you might be surprised about the positioning of some Vikings players on the list. ...

B-West, Number 20?
Published 6/29/2008 by Remis at Bleeding Green Nation: Front Page Posts
... Well,  SportLine.com (CBS) just released a list recently, a list that that includes players like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and LT. Yea, the Top 50 players in the NFL. hurr's da link ...

Top 50 Players
Published 6/30/2008 by WCG at Windy City Gridiron: Front Page Posts
... Sportsline is running a now annual top 50 players list.  As expected the list starts off with Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.  The top ten is rounded out by LaDanian Tomlinson, Randy Moss, Champ Bailey, Mario Williams, Bob Sanders, Carson Palmer, DeMarcus Ware and Kevin Williams. ...

NEWS AND NOTES
Published 6/30/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
... --CBS's Pete Prisco decided to stir the pot and rank the Top 50 NFL players. Ben Roethlisberger was the only Steeler to crack the list, at #17. Of course, he would have to be below Carson Palmer (#8). The biggest story may be that FOUR Vikings made the top 20: #10, Kevin Williams; #12, Jared Allen; 15, Adrian Peterson; and 19, Steve Hutchinson. ...

I Link, Therefore I am
Published 6/30/2008 by Bent at thejetsblog.com
... of the year. What I found ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous… Brick (based on his size, agility and martial arts prowess) is the 2nd seed and Gholston faces a tough first round match-up in the KSK bracket of pain, as they try to decide which NFL player has the tools to be World Heavyweight Boxing Champ. Yup, it’s quiet over there too. Pete Prisco leaves his Jets notes at home and makes a few other eyebrow raising picks as he tries to rank his Top 50 NFL players. ESPN takes a look at the Jets and concludes that they are ...

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Published 7/1/2008 at mgoblog
James McKinney academically ineligible at UL a "where are they now": nowhere good Top 50: Chill, New England, there's no denying Brady now Pete Prisco says Brady #1 player in NFL. Woodson #18, Hutchinson #19, Edwards #34. Lemming likes U-M, MSU recruits for '09 fwiw Penn State: 15 Years In excellent retrospective from 11W on the Penn State move. U-D's Morgan on a mission to improve 2009 PF recruit WVU president disputes former coach's version of ...

Quick Bytes: 25 Days till Training Camp
Published 7/1/2008 by River City Rage at Big Cat Country: Front Page Posts
... Quick Bytes: The daily digest of everything you need to know about the Jacksonville Jaguars (and other things). Today is the first day of July, which means the Jacksonville Jaguars are a mere 25 short days until opening training camp!  This also means that there is 25 long days where there is very little Jaguars news, updates, or anything else to hear as far as official reports.  But that certainly does not mean that there's nothing to talk about, just that the reguar media is basically on ...

Prisco slights Giants, but who cares?
Published 7/1/2008 by ETVal at Big Blue View: Front Page Posts
... Pete Prisco of CBS Sportsline is out with his annual list of the players he considers to be the top 50 in the NFL. There is only one Giant on Prisco's list -- Osi Umenyiora at No. 42. I really intended to rip Prisco for having only one member of the DEFENDING SUPER BOWL champions on his list. The more I look at it, though, I find myself unable to get really worked up about the indignity of it all. I guess a SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP can make you kind of immune to some self-proclaimed expert's list of players he thinks are the ...

Prisco: Brady now surpasses Manning
Published 7/9/2008 at Projo Pats Blog
... Pete Prisco, football writer on CBS Sportsline, is convinced. After taking plenty of flak from New Englanders last season about ranking Peyton Manning as the best player in the NFL, Prisco is changing course and putting Tom Brady at the number-one position this year on his list of the top 50 players in the league . Prisco writes: It's close, but coming off Brady's sensational, record-setting season, coupled with Manning being forced to play without his top receiver for most of last year, Brady has to take over as king of the NFL. ... The great thing is we expect Manning and ...

Desert Chick Asks: WTF? (The AFC Edition)
Published 7/13/2008 by Desert Chick at ChicksInTheHuddle.com
... Judge! Houston Texans – Mario Williams and Dre Johnson Receiving credit you don’t deserve gets you a trip to da bench! The Houston Texans had not 1 but 2 players on CBS Sports’ top 50 NFLers of 2008. (Mario Williams (6th, and no I didn’t say 60th) and Andre Johnson (26th)). These two selections alone invalidate the entire list. Check out Osi Umenwhoever’s take on Williams’ selection. You can review the entire list here Tennessee Titans – Owner Bud ...