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Rank |
Player |
Last Week |
Change |
Notes |
1 |
Geno Atkins |
1 |
-- |
Is there anything that surprises us about Geno Atkins any more? Extend him. Now. |
2 |
A.J. Green |
2 |
-- |
Green needs to average about 84 yards in the final four games to break Chad Johnson's single-season record for yards in a season. |
3 |
Andre Smith |
4 |
+1 |
Andre Smith is playing at an elite level. He's always been a good pass blocker, but now he's dominating in the run game. He's the power blocker they've been searching for. |
4 |
Kevin Zeitler |
5 |
+1 |
Zeitler continues to show his value. He hasn't killed the offense once this year and has flashed an All-Pro future every game. |
5 |
Andy Dalton |
3 |
-2 |
Dalton wasn't his best in San Diego. He missed Green on two touchdowns and missed Hawkins on another. That can't happen down the stretch. |
6 |
Leon Hall |
6 |
-- |
You completely forget about Hall until he lets up a pass a couple times each game. That's the sign of trusting him to do his job every snap. |
7 |
Andrew Whitworth |
7 |
-- |
Great pass blocker, poor run blocker. Something is wrong but it doesn't look like it'll be fixed. This is Andrew Whitworth. |
8 |
Adam Jones |
8 |
-- |
Jones almost broke another punt last week and had another good coverage day. He's the highest non-starter on this list. |
9 |
Carlos Dunlap |
12 |
+3 |
When Dunlap is on like he was in San Diego, he makes the entire defense better. He's quietly putting together a good season. |
10 |
Jermaine Gresham |
9 |
-1 |
When did he become a better blocker than receiver? Watch him block and you'll be shocked. The light has come on. |
11 |
Clint Boling |
11 |
-- |
If it wasn't for Boling, this offense would NEVER run to the left. |
12 |
Michael Johnson |
10 |
-2 |
Johnson had one of those games where he gets over-shadowed not only by Atkins and Dunlap, but Peko and Gilberry. |
13 |
Reggie Nelson |
13 |
-- |
Nelson looked 100% and was very active. He had a couple TFLs and an interception that closed the game. |
14 |
Rey Maualuga |
16 |
+2 |
More around a B-plus level instead of the D-grade we were giving him through the first 6 games. |
15 |
Terence Newman |
15 |
-- |
You still get those lazy snaps by Newman, then he impresses with his tackling ability; something he never was praised for. |
16 |
Vontaze Burfict |
14 |
-2 |
Burfict was torched in coverage again this week, along with a couple of missed tackles. But he's still getting better with run-fits though. |
17 |
Andrew Hawkins |
17 |
-- |
Hawkins made the loss of Sanu much easier... until they reached the Red Zone. |
18 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
19 |
+1 |
Three straight 100-yard games. Sure, he's had EXCELLENT blocking, but his vision and decision-making has been much better. |
19 |
Domata Peko |
18 |
-1 |
One of Peko's better games. He just seems so much better when he's splitting reps with Sims. |
20 |
Pat Sims |
NR |
-- |
Welcome to the top-20, Pat Sims. He can be a dancing bear at times... and that's hard to block. |
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