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Posted by Michael David Smith on July 1, 2013, 10:12 AM EDT
NFL Network generates a lot of discussion during this slowest point in the offseason by listing the Top 100 players in the league. It’s a worthwhile endeavor, but it also has generated plenty of criticism.
So we decided that, in lieu of continuing to criticize it, we would just do our list. So that we too could be criticized.
The problem with the NFL Network list is that it surveys only NFL players, many of whom openly acknowledge that they don’t take it seriously. The players who vote are asked only to list their own top 20.
So we assembled a group of members of the NFL media, and we asked them to identify their top 50 (not 20) players each. The panelists were Kevin Acee of U-T San Diego, Paul Allen of KFAN and the Viking Radio Network, Anthony Becht of PFT on NBCSN, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, PFT on NBCSN producer Matt Casey, Tom Curran of CSN New England, Mike Dempsey of 1010XL in Jacksonville, Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com, Bob Glauber of Newsday, Tim Graham of the Buffalo News, Tony Grossi of ESPNCleveland.com...and more.
No. 100-76 will be unveiled later today.
Read the rest: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/01/introducing-pfts-top-100/
NFL Network generates a lot of discussion during this slowest point in the offseason by listing the Top 100 players in the league. It’s a worthwhile endeavor, but it also has generated plenty of criticism.
So we decided that, in lieu of continuing to criticize it, we would just do our list. So that we too could be criticized.
The problem with the NFL Network list is that it surveys only NFL players, many of whom openly acknowledge that they don’t take it seriously. The players who vote are asked only to list their own top 20.
So we assembled a group of members of the NFL media, and we asked them to identify their top 50 (not 20) players each. The panelists were Kevin Acee of U-T San Diego, Paul Allen of KFAN and the Viking Radio Network, Anthony Becht of PFT on NBCSN, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, PFT on NBCSN producer Matt Casey, Tom Curran of CSN New England, Mike Dempsey of 1010XL in Jacksonville, Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com, Bob Glauber of Newsday, Tim Graham of the Buffalo News, Tony Grossi of ESPNCleveland.com...and more.
No. 100-76 will be unveiled later today.
Read the rest: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/01/introducing-pfts-top-100/
