Top 100 NFL Players

With all this talk about top 100 in my past few posts, I decided to start doing my own top 100 list for the 3 major sports. These lists will be based on value provided the rest of this upcoming season. For instance, Ronde Barber is not eligible because he will not play in 2014. Past accomplishments factor in, but it isn't an all-time list, so a guy like Ed Reed will not be in the top 10, eventhough he is arguably the best player of today over his career. Finally, no players linked to PEDs will be included, so no Jarvis Jenkings, Aquib Talib, Joe Haden, etc. from me.

Richard Sherman also fails to make the list. Sherman tested positive for PEDs. Sure, he won his appeal, but we have heard the chain of custody appeal before. It is a strange appeal and the last guy to do it got caught later on. I think we may be dealing with a similar thing with Sherman. Innocent until proven guilty, but he was caught. 6 Seahawks not including him have been caught since 2011 also, so its not like the culture there is really against PED use.

I also didn't include guys like Sam Bradford and Kirk Cousins that I am 100% confident will be franchise quarterbacks because they haven't produced on the field as much as they will. No current rookies either, they haven't stepped onto an NFL field yet.

100. Trent Richardson               Cleveland Browns            RB
99. Matthew Stafford                Detroit Lions                    QB
98. Tramon Williams                 Green Bay Packers          CB
97. Torrey Smith                       Baltimore Ravens             WR
96. Jermaine Gresham               Cincinnati Bengals             TE
95. Lavonte David                     Tampa Bay Buccaneers    LB
94. Ike Taylor                            Pittsburgh Steelers           CB
93. Lawrence Timmons              Pittsburgh Steelers            LB
92. Ndamukong Suh                  Detroit Lions                    DT
91. Jerrell Freeman                    Indianapolis Colts             LB
90. Darren Sproles                     New Orleans Saints         RB
89. Will Montgomery                 Washington Redskins       C
88. Danieal Manning                  Houston Texans                S
87. Jerod Mayo                         New England Patriots       LB
86. Logan Mankins                    New England Patriots      OG
85. Perry Riley                           Washington Redskins       LB
84. Phillip Rivers                        San Diego Chargers         QB
83. Brandon Mebane                 Seattle Seahawks             DT
82. Jason Pierre-Paul                 New York Giants            DE
81. Julius Peppers                     Chicago Bears                  DE
80. Tim Jennings                        Chicago Bears                 CB
79. Michael Vick                       Philadelphia Eagles           QB
78. Chad Greenway                   Minnesota Vikings            LB
77. Champ Bailey                       Denver Broncos                CB
76. Jason Witten                        Dallas Cowboys               TE
75. Heath Miller                         Pittsburgh Steelers            TE
74. Marques Colston                  New Orleans Saints         WR
73. Steve Johnson                      Buffalo Bills                      WR
72. London Fletcher                  Washington Redskins         LB
71. Cameron Wake                   Miami Dolphins                  DE
70. Dwayne Bowe                     Kansas City Chiefs            WR
69. Roddy White                       Atlanta Falcons                  WR
68. Frank Gore                         San Francisco 49ers           RB
67. Chris Long                          St. Louis Rams                   DE
66. Dashon Goldson                 Tampa Bay Buccaneers      S
65. Donald Penn                       Tampa Bay Buccaneers      OT
64. Mario Williams                    Buffalo Bills                       DE
63. CJ Spiller                            Buffalo Bills                       RB
62. Demariyus Thomas             Denver Broncos                WR
61. Duane Brown                     Houston Texans                 OT
60. Dez Bryant                         Dallas Cowboys                WR
59. Jimmy Graham                   New Orleans Saints            TE
58. Jamal Charles                      Kansas City Chiefs            RB
57. Collin Kaepernick               San Francisco 49ers           QB
56. Joe Stahley                          San Francisco 49ers          OT
55. Cam Newton                       Carolina Panthers              QB
54. Tony Gonzalez                    Atlanta Falcons                   TE
53. Geno Atkins                        Cincinnati Bengals               DT
52. Russell Wilson                     Seattle Seahawks               QB
51. Robert Griffin III                 Washington Redskins          QB
50. Andrew Luck                      Indianapolis Colts               QB
49. Andy Dalton                       Cincinnati Bengals                QB
48. Ed Reed                             Houston Texans                  S
47. Marshal Yanda                   Baltimore Ravens                OG
46. Anquan Boldin                     San Francisco 49ers          WR
45. Antonio Cromartie              New York Jets                    CB
44. Alfred Morris                      Washington Redskins           RB
43. Doug Martin                       Tampa Bay Buccaneers        RB
42. NaVorro Bowman              San Francisco 49ers             LB
41. LeSean McCoy                  Philadelphia Eagles                RB
40. Ben Roethlisberger              Pittsburgh Steelers                QB
39. Charles Tillman                    Chicago Bears                      DB
38. Terrell Suggs                        Baltimore Ravens                 LB
37. Max Unger                          Seattle Seahawks                  C
36. Vincent Jackson                   Tampa Bay Buccaneers       WR
35. Reggie Wayne                      Indianapolis Colts                WR
34. Brandon Marshall                 Chicago Bears                     WR
33. Marshawn Lynch                 Seattle Seahawks                  RB
32. Earl Thomas                        Seattle Seahawks                  S
31. Patrick Peterson                  Arizona Cardinals                 CB
30. Justin Smith                        San Francisco 49ers              DL
29. Julio Jones                          Atlanta Falcons                     WR
28. BJ Raji                               Green Bay Packers               DT
27. Clay Matthews                   Green Bay Packers               LB
26. Darrelle Revis                     Tampa Bay Buccaneers        CB
25. Aldon Smith                      San Francisco 49ers               LB
24. Vince Wilfork                    New England Patriots            DT
23. Matt Ryan                          Atlanta Falcons                     QB
22. Larry Fitzgerald                  Arizona Cardinals                 WR
21. Andre Johnson                   Houston Texans                   WR
20. DeMarcus Ware                 Dallas Cowboys                   DE
19. AJ Green                           Cincinnati Bengals                 WR
18. Luke Kuechly                    Carolina Panthers                  LB
17. Von Miller                         Denver Broncos                    LB
16. Ray Rice                           Baltimore Ravens                  RB
15. Arian Foster                      Houston Texans                    RB
14. Joe Thomas                      Cleveland Browns                 OT
13. Trent Williams                  Washington Redskins             OT
12. Eli Manning                      New York Giants                  QB
11. Patrick Willis                    San Francisco 49ers               LB
10. Vernon Davis                   San Francisco 49ers               TE
09. Tom Brady                      New England Patriots             QB
08. Joe Flacco                        Baltimore Ravens                  QB
07. Drew Brees                      New Orleans Saints              QB
06. Haloti Ngata                     Baltimore Ravens                  DT
05. Peyton Manning               Denver Broncos                    QB
04. Aaron Rodgers                 Green Bay Packers               QB
03. Adrian Peterson                Minnesota Vikings                RB
02. JJ Watt                            Houston Texans                    DE
01. Calvin Johnson                 Detroit Lions                        WR

2013 NFL Season Predictions

The NFL season is here. Sit back and enjoy my predictions for this year. I will go division by division and bold the playoff teams. I will also give records of where I think the team will finish.

NFC East
Washington Redskins (11-5)
New York Giants (7-9)
Philadelphia Eagles (6-10)
Dallas Cowboys (5-11)

NFC North
Minnesota Vikings (12-4)
Green Bay Packers (9-7)
Chicago Bears (6-10)
Detroit Lions (3-13)

NFC South
New Orleans Saints (11-5)
Atlanta Falcons (10-6)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8)
Carolina Panthers (3-13)

NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (14-2)
St. Louis Rams (10-6)
Seattle Seahawks (8-8)
Arizona Cardinals (5-11)

AFC East

Buffalo Bills (12-4)
Miami Dolphins (10-6)
New England Patriots (7-9)
New York Jets (2-14)

AFC North
Cincinnati Bengals (12-4)
Baltimore Ravens (11-5)
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)
Cleveland Browns (4-12)

AFC South
Houston Texans (14-2)
Indianapolis Colts (8-8)
Jacksonville Jaguars (6-10)
Tennessee Titans (2-14)

AFC West
Denver Broncos (11-5)
Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
San Diego Chargers (9-7)
Oakland Raiders (3-13)


MVP
Adrian Peterson
I do not like picking a repeat winner of an award, and rarely do it, but AD is the best. Peterson is an absolute animal, if he is healthy, I see him doing big things. Could he break the rushing record for a year? Probably not, but he will have another monster year if he stays healthy.

Coach of the Year
Jeff Fisher
Everyone is very high on the Seahawks and the 49ers. One of those two teams are who most people are picking to win it all. Almost everyone has both of these teams making the playoffs. I do not have that prediction. I have the 49ers winning it all, but I think St. Louis passes Seattle this year. Sam Bradford establishes himself and the Rams make the playoffs. All of these happening make Jeff Fisher the Coach of the Year. Although Doug Marrone getting the Bills into the playoffs might win this award. That all depends on EJ Manuel's health though. I have been high on EJ and think if healthy the Bills take it. However, with EJ's knee injury, I am a little more confident in my Rams pick, so I will go with Fisher. I wouldn't be surprised if St. Louis won the division.

5 Bold Guarantees outside of records
My main guarantee was that Percy Harvin would get hurt, but that already happened so...
1)  EJ Manuel is Rookie of the Year.
2) Vernon Davis will have double digit touchdowns
3) Christian Ponder throws for multiple touchdowns in a Minnesota playoff win.
4) Anquan Boldin has another Super Bowl Catch and is Super Bowl MVP.
5) Mario Williams will finish top 5 in the NFL in sacks.

Bonus Guarantee: CJ Spiller has 2500+ yards between rushing and receiving

NFL Playoffs Round 1
Washington Redskins over Atlanta Falcons
St. Louis Rams over New Orleans Saints
Baltimore Ravens over Denver Broncos
Buffalo Bills over Kansas City Chiefs

Round 2
San Francisco 49ers over St. Louis Rams
Minnesota Vikings over Washington Redskins
Cincinnati Bengals over Buffalo Bills
Houston Texans over Baltimore Ravens

NFC Championship
San Francisco 49ers over Minnesota Vikings

AFC Championship
Houston Texans over Cincinnati Bengals

Super Bowl
San Francisco 49ers over Houston Texans

-Noland