ESPN Top 10 Defensive Players

[DallasDomination]

No Roy williams= POS fake BIAS list.

 

[StanleySpadowski]

I see very little difference in the performance of Roy Williams and Troy Polamalu. Both are top strong safties in the NFL. They both hit hard, are good run stoppers, decent in pass coverage and create turnovers. Oh and both have their fair share of penalties although I have seen more after the whistle hits/flags on Troy. If anything, I would say it is a tie if you had to rank all the strong safeties in the league. It may be biased to say that Roy deserves a slight edge, but there are some stats to back that up. If Troy is listed as a top 10 defensive player, then Roy should be mentioned right along with him.

There are a few differences between Williams and Polamalu.

Williams actually makes plays and has short hair.

Polamalu doesn't make very many plays but get lots of attention because he has long hair and easy to pick out on the field.


Polamalu is the Michael Vick of defense. Tons of hype and most people believe they're great but when one actually sits down and studies their game one comes away greatly disappointed.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I see very little difference in the performance of Roy Williams and Troy Polamalu. Both are top strong safties in the NFL. They both hit hard, are good run stoppers, decent in pass coverage and create turnovers. Oh and both have their fair share of penalties although I have seen more after the whistle hits/flags on Troy. If anything, I would say it is a tie if you had to rank all the strong safeties in the league. It may be biased to say that Roy deserves a slight edge, but there are some stats to back that up. If Troy is listed as a top 10 defensive player, then Roy should be mentioned right along with him.

To be honest, I don't know how you can't talk about Lance Briggs here. The guy has 51 Tackles, 45 Solo, 1 INT and 1 Sack thus far. That's as about as complete a LB as your going to see IMO and the article makes no mention.

 

[Screw The Hall]

Is Reed still the same player he once was?

Looking at his stats, he broke onto the scene with like 5, 7 and 9 INTs. He's had 2 INTs, 0 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 0 fumble recoveries in his last 16 games...

Granted, stats aren't everything. But I'm not exactly watching Ravens games every week, which is why I ask.

Stats aren't everything ... unless stats are your thing. Reed's big play ability is what set him apart, so the stats kind of show where he's at from that standpoint. He's not close to the same player he was for a couple of years there.