TOP 50 BEST OF 2012!!

           Last year I compiled a ranking of the NFL's best 50 players of the 2010-11 season. While the list was without comments via internet I learned quickly that compiling a list like this doesn't go without controversy. Many people familiar with my blog took time to personally contact me to discuss their gripes with the list. Understand that last year the list was the best players in the league period which was calculated by career numbers as well as that season's statistical breakdown. While last season 9 teams missed out on having a single player on this list, those teams being  the (Giants, Redskins, Bucs, Bills, Seahawks, Chiefs, Browns, Bengals, Panthers) I can assure you that has changed this year because this year is strictly the best of this NFL season.

          Also last season 5 teams Dominated the list with 4 players a piece. A very huge number considering that the list is compressed to just smaller than an actual NFL roster; Those teams included the Cowboys, Eagles, Ravens, Colts and Falcons. I can also assure that this too has changed given the season that some of these teams had. This year the New England Patriots dominate the list with 6 players making the ranks of the best, with the San Francisco 49ers coming in a close second with 5.

          Apologies to my Raiders, Dolphins, Rams, Titans and Colts fans as these teams drop from the list completely with 0 players making this year's rankings. I also apologize to my Bills, Browns, Chiefs and Bucs fans as for the second straight season they cannot get a player to sneak into the rankings of the best players.

With that said let's begin with number 50, this a player who is not well known in most homes, probably not known in any... Unless you live near the Seattle area where this guy has been making plays for Coach Carroll's defense all season and ended his year leading the NFL in interceptions and playing for a Super Bowl............

#50. BRANDON BROWNER 

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 51
ASSIST TACKLES: 3
TOTAL: 54
INT: 6
TDS: 2
PASS DEF: 23

#49. ERIC WEDDLE

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 70
ASSIST TACKLES: 18
TOTAL: 88
INT: 7
PASS DEF: 12

#48.  KYLE ARRINGTON 

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 66
ASSIST TACKLES: 22
TOTAL: 88
FUMBLE RECOVERY: 1
INT: 7
PASS DEF: 13

#47. LONDON FLETCHER

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 96
ASSIST TACKLES: 70
TOTAL: 166
SACKS: 1.5
FORCED FUMBLES: 3
INT: 2
PASS DEF: 8

#46. A.J. GREEN

GAMES: 15
REC: 65
YARDS: 1,057
AVG: 16.3
LNG: 58YRDS
TD: 7

#45. STEVE SMITH

GAMES: 16
REC: 79
YARDS: 1,349
AVG: 17.6
LNG: 77YRDS
TD: 7

#44. CAM NEWTON (NFL OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR)

GAMES: 16
COMP: 310
ATT: 517
COMP%:60.0
YARDS: 4,051(NFL ROOKIE RECORD)
AVG: 7.48
TD: 21
LONG: 91
INT: 17
RAT: 84.5


 RUSH
 ATT: 126
 YARDS: 706
 AVG: 5.6
 TD: 14(NFL ROOKIE REC)

#43. MARSHAWN LYNCH

GAMES: 15
ATT: 285
YARDS: 1,204
AVG: 4.2
TD: 12


REC: 28
YARDS: 212
AVG: 7.6
TD: 1

#42. HALOTI NGATA

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 36
ASSIST TACKLES: 28
TOTAL: 64
SACKS: 5.0
FORCED FUMBLES: 2
FUMBLE REC: 3

#41. JULIUS PEPPERS

GAMES: 16

SOLO TACKLES: 33

ASSIST TACKLES: 4

TOTAL: 37

SACKS: 11.0

FORCED FUMBLES: 3

FUMBLE REC: 2

BLOCKED KICKS: 2

#40. AARON HERNANDEZ

GAMES: 14
REC: 79
YARDS: 910
AVG: 11.5
LNG: 46YRDS
TD: 7

#39. NAVORRO BOWMAN

GAMES: 16

SOLO TACKLES: 111

ASSIST TACKLES: 32

TOTAL: 143

SACKS: 2.0

FORCED FUMBLES: 0

FUMBLE REC: 3

PASS DEF: 7

#38. MATT FORTE

GAMES: 12
ATT: 203
YARDS: 997
AVG: 4.9
LONG: 46YARDS
TD: 3


REC: 52
YARDS: 490
AVG: 9.4
LONG: 56YARDS
TD: 1

#37. VINCE WILFORK

GAMES: 16

SOLO TACKLES: 29

ASSIST TACKLES: 23

TOTAL: 52

SACKS: 3.5

FORCED FUMBLES: 1

FUMBLE REC: 2

INT: 2

BLOCKED KICKS: 1

#36. VON MILLER (NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR)

GAMES: 15

SOLO TACKLES: 50

ASSIST TACKLES: 14

TOTAL: 64

SACKS: 11.5

FORCED FUMBLES: 2

FUMBLE REC: 0

#35. MATT RYAN

GAMES: 16
COMP: 347
ATT: 566
COMP%: 61.3
YARDS: 4,177
AVG: 7.38
TD: 29
LONG: 80YARDS
INT: 12
RAT: 92.2

#34. MIKE WALLACE

GAMES: 16

REC: 72

YARDS: 1,193

AVG: 16.6

LNG: 95YARDS

TD: 8

#33. GREG JENNINGS

GAMES: 13

REC: 67

YARDS: 949

AVG: 14.2

LNG: 79YARDS

TD: 9

#32. TERRELL SUGGS (NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR)

GAMES: 16

SOLO TACKLES: 50

ASSIST TACKLES: 20

TOTAL: 70

SACKS: 14.0

FORCED FUMBLES: 7

FUMBLE REC: 0

INT: 2

#31. HAKEEM NICKS

GAMES: 15
REC: 76
YARDS: 1,192
AVG: 15.7
LNG: 68YARDS
TD: 7

#30. LARRY FITZGERALD

GAMES: 16
REC: 80
YARDS: 1,411
AVG: 17.6
LNG: 73YARDS
TD: 8

#29. PHILIP RIVERS

GAMES: 16
COMP: 366
ATT: 582
COMP%: 62.9
YARDS: 4,624
AVG: 7.95
TD: 27
LONG: 58YARDS
INT: 20
RAT: 88.7

#28. TONY ROMO

GAMES: 16
COMP: 346
ATT: 522
COMP%: 66.3
YARDS: 4,184
AVG: 8.02
TD: 31
LONG: 77YARDS
INT: 10
RAT: 102.5

#27. JASON PIERRE-PAUL

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 65
ASSIST TACKLES: 21
TOTAL: 86
SACKS: 16.5
FORCED FUMBLES: 2
FUMBLE REC: 0
BLOCKED KICKS: 1

#26. DARRELLE REVIS

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 41
ASSIST TACKLES: 11
TOTAL: 52
INT: 4
PASS DEF: 21
TD: 1

#25. ALDON SMITH 

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 31
ASSIST TACKLES: 6
TOTAL: 37
SACKS: 14.0
FORCED FUMBLES: 2
FUMBLE REC: 1

#24. VERNON DAVIS

GAMES: 16
REC: 67
YARDS: 792
AVG: 11.8
LNG: 44YARDS
TD: 6

#23. CHARLES WOODSON 

GAMES: 15
SOLO TACKLES: 62
ASSIST TACKLES: 12
TOTAL: 74
INT: 7
PASS DEF: 17
SACKS: 2.0
FORCED FUMBLE: 1
FUMBLE REC: 1

#22. RODDY WHITE

GAMES: 16
REC: 100
YARDS: 1,296
AVG: 13.0
LNG: 43YARDS
TD: 8

#21. JORDY NELSON

GAMES: 16

REC: 68

YARDS: 1,263

AVG: 18.6

LNG: 93

TD: 15

#20. MICHAEL TURNER

GAMES: 16
ATT: 301
YARDS: 1,340
AVG: 4.5
LONG: 81YARDS
TD: 11


REC: 17
YARDS: 168
AVG: 9.9
LNG: 32YARDS
TD: 0

#19. PATRICK WILLIS

GAMES: 13
SOLO TACKLES: 74
ASSIST TACKLES: 23
TOTAL: 97
SACKS: 2.0
FORCED FUMBLES: 4
FUMBLE REC: 2
INT: 1

#18. FRANK GORE

GAMES: 16
ATT: 282
YARDS: 1,211
AVG: 4.3
LONG: 55YARDS
TD: 8


REC: 17
YARDS: 114
AVG: 6.7
LNG: 13
TD: 0

#17. JASON BABIN

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 35
ASSIST TACKLES: 5
TOTAL: 40
SACKS: 18.0
FORCED FUMBLES: 3
FUMBLE REC: 0

#16. VICTOR CRUZ

GAMES: 16
REC: 82
YARDS: 1,536
AVG: 18.7
LNG: 99YARDS
TD: 9

#15. ARIAN FOSTER

GAMES: 13
ATT: 278
YARDS: 1,224
AVG: 4.4
LONG: 43YARDS
TD: 10


REC: 53
YARDS: 617
AVG: 11.6
LNG: 78YARDS
TD: 2

#14. JIMMY GRAHAM

GAMES: 16
REC: 99
YARDS: 1,310
AVG: 12.8
LNG: 59YARDS
TD: 11

#13. WES WELKER

GAMES: 16 
REC: 122
YARDS: 1,569
AVG: 12.9
LNG: 99YARDS
TD: 9

#12. RAY RICE

GAMES: 16
ATT: 291
YARDS: 1,364
AVG: 4.7
LONG: 70YARDS
TD: 12


REC: 76
YARDS: 704
AVG: 9.3
LNG: 52YARDS
TD: 3

#11. DEMARCUS WARE

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 47
ASSIST TACKLES: 11
TOTAL: 58
SACKS: 19.5
FORCED FUMBLES: 2
FUMBLE REC: 1

#10. MAURICE JONES-DREW (NFL RUSHING LEADER)

GAMES: 16
ATT: 343
YARDS: 1,606
AVG: 4.7
LONG: 56YARDS
TD: 8


REC: 43
YARDS: 374
AVG: 8.7
LNG: 48YARDS
TD: 3

#9. ROB GRONKOWSKI

GAMES: 16
REC: 90
YARDS: 1,327
AVG: 14.7
LNG: 52YARDS
TD: 17

#8. LeSEAN McCOY

GAMES: 15
ATT: 273
YARDS: 1,309
AVG: 4.8
LONG:
TD:


REC: 48
YARDS: 315
AVG: 6.6
LONG: 26YARDS
                                                                   TD: 3

#7. MATTHEW STAFFORD (NFL COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR)

GAMES: 16
COMP: 421
ATT: 663
COMP%: 63.5
YARDS: 5,038
AVG: 7.6
TD: 41
LONG: 73YARDS
INT: 16
RAT: 97.2

#6. JARAD ALLEN (NFL SACK LEADER)

GAMES: 16
SOLO TACKLES: 48
ASSIST TACKLES: 18
TOTAL: 66
SACKS: 22.0
FORCED FUMBLES: 4
FUMBLE REC: 4
SAFETY: 1
PASS DEF: 3
INT: 1

#5. CALVIN JOHNSON

GAMES: 16
REC: 98
YARDS: 1,681
AVG: 17.5
LNG: 73YARDS
TD: 16

#4. ELI MANNING (SUPER BOWL XLVI MVP)

GAMES: 16
COMP: 359
ATT: 589
COMP%: 61.0
YARDS: 4,933
AVG: 8.4
TD: 29
LONG: 99YARDS
INT: 16
RAT: 92.9


4TH QUARTER COMEBACKS: 8

#3. TOM BRADY

GAMES: 16
COMP: 401
ATT: 611
COMP%: 65.6
YARDS: 5,235
AVG: 8.6
TD: 39
LONG: 99YARDS
INT: 12
RAT: 105.6

#2. DREW BREES (NFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR)

GAMES: 16
COMP: 468
ATT: 657
COMP%: 71.2
YARDS: 5,476
AVG: 8.3
TD: 46
LONG: 79YARDS
INT: 14
RAT: 110.6

#1. AARON RODGERS (NFL MVP,)

GAMES: 15
COMP: 343
ATT: 502
COMP%: 68.3
YARDS: 4,643
AVG: 9.2
TD: 46
LONG: 93
INT: 6
RAT: 122.5

*HONORABLE MENTION

-PEYTON MANNING

2010-11 STATS
GAMES: 16

COMP: 450

ATT: 679

COMP%: 66.3

YARDS: 4,700

AVG: 6.9

TD: 33

LONG: 73YARDS

INT: 17

RAT: 91.9


COLTS 2010 RECORD (W/MANNING) 10-6