NFL's most talented teams from NFL.com

[Yakuza Rich]

I actually didn't have too much of a problem with the premise of a lesser team having more talented players on their roster.

We have to remember that the league is about passing the ball more effectively than the opponent. So you can have a lot of talent on your team, but if you lack talent at certain important positions, like QB and WR, you're not going to be very good.

Plus, on defense...you're often times only as good as your weakest player. So you can have a stacked defense, but a terrible corner that is starting and nobody else can beat him out because the backups are terrible...and you may struggle badly on defense despite being loaded with other players.

And then there's coaching

Where I have a problem with it is that they overrate so many players and so many players 'on the rise' have already risen.

Percy Harvin is incredibly overrated and that was just as big of a reason for the Seahawks getting rid of him as any. Meanwhile, KJ Wright has more than arrived for the Seahawks. He's a fantastic player.

Scandrick has risen a long time ago. I would probably give that 'on the rise' to Crawford who if he plays like he did last year and can just come away finishing a few more plays, he's going to get noticed (especially if he gets help from Gregory, Hardy and Lawrence this year).

Travis Kelce has already arrived.

Meh.




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[Galian Beast]

The bills and Jets are as talented on defense as we are on offense.

We have a qb. They don't. So our talent trumps theirs. Really quite simple.

The Jets might have added some pieces on defense, but their defense ranked lower than ours last year.

 

[Craig]

Makes sense, let's rank football teams without using the most important position on the field. I could totally see this idea catching on.

It does make sense. Because if you include qbs, then its just a copy/paste list of the best qbs in the league.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

The Bills talent is over-rated.

The defense is the defensive line and the corners. And they have very little depth after the four starting defensive lineman. An injury or two (which they didn't have last season) will derail them. They could rush the passer like maniacs but there were rather pedestrian against the run.

On offense, the line may not even be average. The QB position is a car wreck. They have some receiving talent but someone has to get them the ball.

On top of that they have several players that they grossly overpaid, which will create some complacency on top of chewing up their salary cap space in the future.

 

[ghst187]

the Bills and Jets SHOULD be among the most talented teams along with Oakland, Wash, and Tampa Bay since they have top 5 draft picks EVERY YEAR!
However, if someone wants to look at who has the most talent to parlay that into who has the best team, the QB position should count x10 because if you don't have a really good one, the rest of your team can be the '92 Cowboys and it won't matter.

 

[jobberone]

The Bills talent is over-rated.

The defense is the defensive line and the corners. And they have very little depth after the four starting defensive lineman. An injury or two (which they didn't have last season) will derail them. They could rush the passer like maniacs but there were rather pedestrian against the run.

On offense, the line may not even be average. The QB position is a car wreck. They have some receiving talent but someone has to get them the ball.

On top of that they have several players that they grossly overpaid, which will create some complacency on top of chewing up their salary cap space in the future.

I can't argue with this although I still think the defense overall is top ten. They finished 8th or so last year depending on the metrics used. Their offense is better than most people think but the OL is mostly no names. The DL is dynamite but there is little depth as you said.

They don't scare me but I dislike playing them there in the cold.

 

[phildadon86]

Buffalos defense made Rogers look pedestrian last year. With Ryan at the helm it's going to be scary good. Hopefully we've wrapped home field advatage by the time we play them in December.

wont matter, our starters will still be playing. Jason Garrett remember

 

[RS12]

5) Dallas Cowboys


Blue chips (7): K Dan Bailey, WR Dez Bryant, C Travis Frederick, DE Greg Hardy, OG Zack Martin, OT Tyron Smith, TE Jason Witten.

On the rise: CB Orlando Scandrick.

Credit Jerry and Stephen Jones for retooling the roster and putting the Cowboys in a position to seriously contend for the title. They wisely committed resources to building a powerful offensive line that anchors a run-first attack and allows the Cowboys to compete against all comers. Smith, Martin and Frederick are all among the best players at their respective positions. Bryant might be the top receiver in the NFL, based on his extraordinary skills and dominant production as the Cowboys' WR1. Bailey is one of the best kickers in the game today. Hardy and Rolando McClain are wild cards with character concerns, but it is hard to ignore their impact when they are on the field. And Sean Lee flashes blue-chip talents, but he just can't seem to stay on the field.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...alented-teams?campaign=Twitter_writers_Brooks

 

[Risen Star]

Its like he didn't even account for Geoff Swaim.

 

[darthseinfeld]

5) Dallas Cowboys


Blue chips (7): K Dan Bailey, WR Dez Bryant, C Travis Frederick, DE Greg Hardy, OG Zack Martin, OT Tyron Smith, TE Jason Witten.

On the rise: CB Orlando Scandrick.

Credit Jerry and Stephen Jones for retooling the roster and putting the Cowboys in a position to seriously contend for the title. They wisely committed resources to building a powerful offensive line that anchors a run-first attack and allows the Cowboys to compete against all comers. Smith, Martin and Frederick are all among the best players at their respective positions. Bryant might be the top receiver in the NFL, based on his extraordinary skills and dominant production as the Cowboys' WR1. Bailey is one of the best kickers in the game today. Hardy and Rolando McClain are wild cards with character concerns, but it is hard to ignore their impact when they are on the field. And Sean Lee flashes blue-chip talents, but he just can't seem to stay on the field.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...alented-teams?campaign=Twitter_writers_Brooks

The article was excluding QBs

 

[Frozen700]

Oscan is by far our best defensive player. **** stats, you watch him play, and see him take his man out the game, and is always usually where he is supposed to be.

We don't have enough consistent players on D

 

[Apollo Creed]

Decent list. Really shows how deep our roster is.

Better list.... We've got a solid top 20, with a lot of these guys being on cap friendly rookie deals.

Blues:
Tony Romo
Dez Bryant
Tyron Smith
Zack Martin*
Greg Hardy
Travis Frederick*
Orlando Scandrick
Jason Witten
Dan Bailey

Bubble:
Sean Lee
Rolando McClain
Tyrone Crawford*

Quality Starter:
Brandon Carr
Jeremy Mincey
Terrance Williams*
Cole Beasley
Anthony Hitchens*

Unknown:
Randy Gregory*
La'el Collins*
Byron Jones*
Morris Claiborne*

 

[DFWJC]

5) Dallas Cowboys


Blue chips (7): K Dan Bailey, WR Dez Bryant, C Travis Frederick, DE Greg Hardy, OG Zack Martin, OT Tyron Smith, TE Jason Witten.

On the rise: CB Orlando Scandrick.

Credit Jerry and Stephen Jones for retooling the roster and putting the Cowboys in a position to seriously contend for the title. They wisely committed resources to building a powerful offensive line that anchors a run-first attack and allows the Cowboys to compete against all comers. Smith, Martin and Frederick are all among the best players at their respective positions. Bryant might be the top receiver in the NFL, based on his extraordinary skills and dominant production as the Cowboys' WR1. Bailey is one of the best kickers in the game today. Hardy and Rolando McClain are wild cards with character concerns, but it is hard to ignore their impact when they are on the field. And Sean Lee flashes blue-chip talents, but he just can't seem to stay on the field.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...alented-teams?campaign=Twitter_writers_Brooks

Thanks for posting, but come on RS...
This EXCLUDES QBs.

Brooks actually ranks Romo has a top 6 player.

 

[DFWJC]

Cowboys are fifth with Bills and Jets ahead of us so you may not even want to read this....

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...lented-teams?campaign=Facebook_writers_Brooks

It EXCLUDES Quarterbacks.

Actually pretty well done barring a few oddballs

 

[CF74]

Lee, Ro Mc, and Hardy are All Blue Chip talents...

 

[Bleu Star]

5) Dallas Cowboys


Blue chips (7): K Dan Bailey, WR Dez Bryant, C Travis Frederick, DE Greg Hardy, OG Zack Martin, OT Tyron Smith, TE Jason Witten.

On the rise: CB Orlando Scandrick.

Credit Jerry and Stephen Jones for retooling the roster and putting the Cowboys in a position to seriously contend for the title. They wisely committed resources to building a powerful offensive line that anchors a run-first attack and allows the Cowboys to compete against all comers. Smith, Martin and Frederick are all among the best players at their respective positions. Bryant might be the top receiver in the NFL, based on his extraordinary skills and dominant production as the Cowboys' WR1. Bailey is one of the best kickers in the game today. Hardy and Rolando McClain are wild cards with character concerns, but it is hard to ignore their impact when they are on the field. And Sean Lee flashes blue-chip talents, but he just can't seem to stay on the field.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...alented-teams?campaign=Twitter_writers_Brooks

You no like the Romo?

Schwing & a miss?

Any agenda here?

Accidentally revealed?

Just curious...

 

[Apollo Creed]

Lee, Ro Mc, and Hardy are All Blue Chip talents...

I disagree about Hardy in his last 31 games he's had 27 sacks. That's pretty elite numbers.

 

[DFWJC]

The title to this thread should be fixed or the thread deleted.
Misinformation

 

[AsthmaField]

Yeah, this article was which rosters are the most talented if you take their QB's out of the equation. Which is why the Jets and Bills are in there.

It truly is a very high compliment because when you add Romo in there (who is most assuredly a blue chip player)... then they are at the upper end of the scale, for sure.

It really highlights how well Garrett and Dallas has been building the roster since he started.

 

[AsthmaField]

The title to this thread should be fixed or the thread deleted.
Misinformation

It illustrates how people (including myself) can sometimes not read the complete article and think they know what is being said.