Pete Prisco half way All-Pro team

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Offense
QB -- Peyton Manning. Broncos -- The guy is on a pace to come close to throwing for 6,000 yards. He has 29 touchdown passes. Unreal.

RB -- LeSean McCoy, Eagles -- He leads the NFL in rushing with 733 yards and has been special in the Eagles' wide-open offense. He is a true "air" back.

WR -- Calvin Johnson, Lions -- He has nine touchdown catches and is averaging 17.5 per catch. Did you see him against the Cowboys?

WR -- Jordy Nelson, Packers -- He has seven touchdown catches and is averaging 16.6 per catch on his 39 catches.

Slot receiver -- Wes Welker, Broncos -- He has nine touchdown catches and 50 receptions. Manning loves him.

TE -- Jimmy Graham, Saints -- Despite having foot problems, he continues to put up big numbers. He is a receiver playing tight end.

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LT -- Joe Thomas, Browns -- He's done an exceptional job in pass protection. That's why I give him the edge over some other tackles.

LG -- Evan Mathis, Eagles -- He's a battler who will fight and move and does a solid a job in the run game in pass protection. He never lets up.

C -- Manny Ramirez, Broncos -- He moved over from guard because of injuries and has done a great job in a complicated offense for centers. He's smart, and it shows.

RG -- David DeCastro, Steelers -- He has become the physical mauler the Steelers thought they were getting when they drafted him in the first round last year.

RT -- Sebastian Vollmer, Patriots -- It's too bad he went down for the season with a leg injury. He was playing at a high level and was my pick at right tackle over Andre Smith.

Defense
These players play in a 3-4 system

DE -- J.J. Watt, Texans -- He isn't on pace to get his 20-20-20, but he's still having a special season. He sees a ton of doubles.

NT -- Dontari Poe, Chiefs -- He's been a force against the run and has 4 1/2 sacks. He's one of the most-improved players. I picked him over Damon Harrison of the Jets.

DE -- Muhammad Wilkerson, Jets -- He has seven sacks and has been a force against the run. He will be spending a lot of time in Hawaii the next decade.

OLB -- Robert Mathis, Colts -- He leads the NFL in sacks with 11 1/2. At 31, he isn't slowing down.

OLB -- Justin Houston, Chiefs -- He is tied for second in the league with 11 sacks. He's also good against the run.

These players play in a 4-3 system

DE -- Michael Johnson, Bengals -- He isn't piling up sack numbers, but he is playing at a high level. He gets pressures, he's good against the run and he will be paid a lot of money as a free agent next spring.

DT -- Jason Hatcher, Cowboys -- He has seven sacks from his tackle spot. That's impressive.

DT -- Ndamukong Suh, Lions -- Forget all the stuff he does in terms of being dirty, he's a heck of a player and he's playing at a high level.

DE -- Robert Quinn, Rams -- He has 10 sacks in eight games and showed Monday night against Seattle how good he is rushing the passer.

OLB -- Lavonte David, Bucs -- He is one of the few bright spots for a team that is winless. He plays hard all the time and has a nose for the football.

OLB -- Vontaze Burfict, Bengals -- What a pleasant surprise he's been for this team. In his second season, he has emerged as a star in the making.

MLB/ILB -- Sean Lee, Cowboys -- He is having a special season, He can play the run and he's really good against the pass. He has four interceptions.

Secondary

CB -- Vontae Davis, Colts -- He's done a great job in coverage. You saw it firsthand against DeMaryius Thomas a couple of weeks ago.

CB -- Richard Sherman, Seahawks -- He is brash, loud and backs it up. I love the way he plays.

Nickel corner -- Tramaine Brock, 49ers -- He took over as the nickel corner when Nnamdi Asmougha went down and he isn't going to give the job back. He has three picks.

SS -- T.J. Ward, Browns -- This kid impressed me last season, but he's been even better this time around. He's made a lot of plays.

FS -- Devin McCourty, Patriots -- He is proving what I think will be a trend: The best free safeties will be converted corners. He is always around the football.

Special Teams
K -- Matt Prater, Broncos -- He hasn't missed a kick yet and he's 3-for-3 from 50-plus yards. He also leads the league in touchbacks on kickoffs.

P -- Brandon Fields, Dolphins -- He leads in net yards and gross yards.

Returner -- Cordarrelle Patterson, Vikings -- Did you see him fly down the field on that 109-yard kickoff return Sunday night? It was his second touchdown return of the season.

Special Teams Player -- Marcus Easley, Bills -- He has made 12 tackles so far and seems to show up in coverage a lot.
 

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I'd put Dez ahead of Jordy Nelson. Their numbers are nearly identical, however, I'd argue for most of the season up until Cobb / Jones went out for the Packers Jordy Nelson probably wasn't seeing the double-teams that Dez has been seeing all year.

For the record, I'm a big fan of Jordy Nelson, I just don't think he is the WR Dez is.
 

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patriots moves McCourty to FS? maybe we need to try that. I think scandrick would be pretty good a FS. The speed and he is a pretty good tackler at the corner position. Yeah then we would need a slot corner but I rather get the 11 best players on the field. But now with claiborne injuried that defeats that idea.
 

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patriots moves McCourty to FS? maybe we need to try that. I think scandrick would be pretty good a FS. The speed and he is a pretty good tackler at the corner position. Yeah then we would need a slot corner but I rather get the 11 best players on the field. But now with claiborne injuried that defeats that idea.
McCourty actually has ball skills. Scandrick would make a terrible safety.

Crazy to think that we have two guys on defense make that team, and we have one of the worst of all time lol
 

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Hatcher and Lee definitely deserve to be All-Pros

I echo a previous poster's comments -- how bad are the other 9 guy when you have 2 all-pros on what is tracking to be one of the worst defenses in entire history of the NFL?
 

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Jordy... Best receiver in the league!

Calvin's become overrated because he got fat off an inept Cowboys pass defense.

Happy for Hatch!
 

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Pete Prisco needs to get his **** straight. Calvin Johnson has 7 touchdown catches. not 9
 

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We've got two All-Pros according to this ranking, but yet the defense is the worst overall in the league. I'm glad Hatch and Lee get the respect they deserve.
 

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If he didn't separate "returner" from "special teams player", Harris would have to make this, I think.

Jordy: 5.6 / 92 / 1 per game, no fumbles
Dez: 5.6 / 80 / 1 per game, one fumble
Nothing wrong with choosing Jordy over Dez.
 
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