If you compiled a top 50 list of NFL players, where would your Bengals rank? And first through 22nd isn't a realistic answer. First through ten? Well, I can accept that. In Pete Prisco's latest ranking of the top 50 players, he ranked the Bengals:
5. Carson Palmer, QB, Cincinnati Bengals: It took him a little while to get going after the knee injury, but he had another big year. He's right below Manning and Brady.
7. Chad Johnson, WR, Cincinnati Bengals: Along with Palmer, they make up the best of the young pass-catching duos in the league. Johnson really elevated his game in the second half of the 2006 season.
Willie Anderson, a Pro Bowl tackle for the past four seasons, was a total snub.
Top 50 players: In with the new, out with some of the old [Sportsline]