Top 5 AFC North By Position DB's and Special Teams

[ravensdan]

Sorry for this post coming out several days after the others, life has been hectic since the holidays... Here goes.

 

Safety

 

1. Ryan Clark - Has been a constant force in the top rated Steeler secondary.

2. Reggie Nelson - According to PFF finnished in the top 5 in coverage for Safties last year.

3. Micheal Huff - Incredible ability to fill in at corner last year, should be a great additon for Baltimore.

4. Troy Polamalu - Still a special player but slides due to so many missed games.

5. TJ Ward - Quietly has been very solid for the Browns

 

 

Cornerback

 

1. Joe Haden - Superstar

2. Ike Taylor - Many will disagree with this pick, but he takes away the other teams number one receiver.

3. Lardarius Webb - only slides here due to his second knee injury.

4. Cortez Allen - Finnished within the top 15 in the league in coverage in part time duty.  Will start this year opposite Taylor.

5. Adam Jones - Actually put together a nice year for the Bengals.

 

Punt/Kick Returner

 

1. Jacoby Jones - Single handedly won games last year.

2. Antonio Brown - Also very solid return man for the Steelers

3. Travis Benjamin - Was fairly solid for the Browns, has big shoes to fill with Cribbs.

4. Ladarius Webb - Hopefully he is not forced to return kicks, but can change games as well.

5. Ben Tate - The Bengals return man - definition of mediocrity.

 

Kicker

 

1. Justin Tucker - The rookie was extremely clutch last year.

2. Shaun Shuisham - Did pretty well considering the elements in Pittsburgh

3. Mike Nugent - Didn't have that many atempts - maybe the Bengals don't have the much confidence in him.

4. Shayne Graham - The Browns replace Phil Dawson who was an incredible 7-7 from 50+ last year with this guy who has bounced around through 6 different teams.

[SeaHawk]

What about punter? The punter never gets any love these days... Lol... but seriously

[NaveSenrag]

I agree with most of this except for the safety part. SS and FS are two completely different positions with different responsibilities.

 

Edit: Anyone remember when everyone wanted us to keep Shayne Graham and dump Cundiff at the end of the regular season? I guess that worked out well for us.

[Dubs]

Leon Hall deserves a mention at the very least

[HomeoftheBRAVENS]

How is Leon Hall not your 4th cb?

[ravensdan]

How is Leon Hall not your 4th cb?

 

 

Hall is not playing better than Allen or Pacman.  His coverage actually ranked 30th last year. 

[ravensdan]

I agree with most of this except for the safety part. SS and FS are two completely different positions with different responsibilities.

 

Edit: Anyone remember when everyone wanted us to keep Shayne Graham and dump Cundiff at the end of the regular season? I guess that worked out well for us.

Do you want to post your ranks for them seperately , that would be fun.  it's weird w/o the Reed/Polamalu debate.

[Cville-Raven]

Not sure how a SS and FS ranking would go. Not sure if I want to put Elam where I think he'll be as a SS or where he should be realistically because he hasn't played a down.