A trip around the football nation

by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 2, 2006 11:30 AM EDT in Around the SB Nation

One aspect I enjoy being apart of the Sports Blog Nation is that fans like me get to chat and lead discussions in regards to their team. So I wanted to take a trip around the football "Nation".

It's good to see Behind the Steel Curtain back in update mode. Blitzburgh is a little weary about the Steelers state of the running game but is concerned about a secondary that needs to replace Chris Hope.
Gennifer6 at Dawgs by Nature has a top-five run down of interesting stories in the NFL heading into the 2006 season.
Windy City Gridiron reports that some players are unhappy with their contracts.
Have to give Stampede Blue some love for ranking Palmer as the eight best player in the NFL currently. I've been saying for the past two years, the Bengals are a young generation of Colts football. All offensive thrills with a lot of defensive frustration.
Terrel Owens watch starts at Blogging the Boys.
Pride of Detroit's Sean Yuille has a "YouTube" clip of one of the most entertaining running backs in NFL history.
Tommasse says reflects on the departures of Willie McGinest and Adam Vinatieri and honors the first captain in Boston Patriots history.
Keep up with the Reds with the Reds Reporter.

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Hold up

The player listing on Stampede Blue is only in alphabetical order. So, I conisder Palmer a top 10 player in line with players like Harrison, Manning, Brady, etc. I don't lke ranking players 1-50. So, I put them in brackets: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc.

Just wanted to clarify. And Palmer deserves the love. He just too good to not leave off a top ten list.

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by BigBlueShoe @ Cincy Jungle on Jun 2, 2006 12:27 PM EDT reply actions

Gotcha

The best part, no Steelers in the top ten. :-)

by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 2, 2006 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

LOL

But two Steelers are in the top 20. Sorry. :)

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by BigBlueShoe @ Cincy Jungle on Jun 2, 2006 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

Damn

Yea, I saw that afterwards. I guess you have to show some form of fairness. Hines is a good WR and Troy is, well, a thorn in our side.

by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 2, 2006 3:12 PM EDT reply actions

Just FYI

Chad Johnson is in the top 50 as well, for obvious reasons. I'm a little torn re: Rudi. I think he's a damn fine back, but I'm not sure he is a difference maker.

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by BigBlueShoe @ Cincy Jungle on Jun 2, 2006 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

RE: Rudi

I understand that. Rudi is probably the least profiled skills player on our offense. His contributions are awesome, but at the same time, there's many a plays with me cursing because Rudi couldn't convert that 3rd and 1, for the 50th time in the game. His contributions are probably more vital than any other player on the team; besides the linemen and Carson of course. At the same time, by himself, I don't think he's one of the top 50 either. Trust me, even some in the Bengals fan base wish to use him as trade bait so being a little torn on it is a little understandable with a lot of negative sentiment among the fan base of the team he plays for.

by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 2, 2006 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

No o-line?

C'mon...whatever Palmer may be, he wouldn't be that without guys like Anderson and Jones...and I think that goes for the rest of the league. A top 10 list with no room for Ogden or Pace, etc.? Boo!

Football is all about the trenches, folks...

(7 comments, kirk, this might be a record!)

by BeerRun on Jun 2, 2006 9:32 PM EDT reply actions

Willie Anderson

is in the top 50, no question. That man is a beast.

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by BigBlueShoe @ Cincy Jungle on Jun 2, 2006 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Pace and Ogden

Are indeed top 50. Top 10? Come on!

Who should I have bumped? Manning? Brady? Stahan?

Please.

Pace and Ogden are indeed great, but they are not Tomlinson great.

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by BigBlueShoe @ Cincy Jungle on Jun 2, 2006 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Freeney & Bailey

Neither Dwight nor Champ deserve top 10 status. Bailey has slipped to just average/above average since moving to Denver, and Freeney in a one-trick pony. Admittedly, it's a good trick, but if you've got a tackle who can handle his spin move then he can be neutralized.

by BeerRun on Jun 3, 2006 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions

RE: Freeney

JC, I think you're a little spoiled in the fact that Levi Jones OWNED Freeney last season. Heh. I think Pace and Ogden, while great in their heyday, have gotten a little older and perhaps lost a little versatility. Heck would I be too much of a homer and suggest Jones is playing better than both now simply because of his age? Well, probably. :-D

by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 3, 2006 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

RE: Freeney

I think Freeney's a great player, just not in the top 10. Honestly, I wouldn't even rank Palmer in the top 10, either, at least not right now. He has the potential to be...but one winning season does not a career make.

by BeerRun on Jun 4, 2006 11:37 AM EDT reply actions