NFLN's best in the biz (top 5 at each position)

[Dpantherman]

Part 1 aired today during Total Access- O-lineman:

5) Jahari Evans G, Saints

4) Nick Mangold C, Jets

3) Joe Thomas T, Browns

2) Ryan Clady T, Broncos

1) Steve Hutchinson G, Vikings

This was done by Jamies Dukes....http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d818fd4e9/Best-in-the-biz

Charles Davis mentioned Jake Long as an omission, and Jamie Dukes mentioned Donald Penn of the Bucs.

[Lilsmitty09]

wow. what a shitty list. why is Evans even on the top 5?

[C47]

wow. what a shitty list. why is Evans even on the top 5?

Because the Saints won the SB I guess...seriously though Jake Long is a HUGE omission....

[necroplasm]

Mangold is nasty.

[Carl Spackler]

Chris Terry FTW

[Mage]

Jake Long is extremely overrated. Far from a "huge omission".

What is a huge omission, however, is Michael Roos. Seriously, if Dukes actually believes that Penn > Roos, then he is a bigger idiot than I initially thought.

[thefuzz]

Clady and Thomas are both better now than Hutch....sorry.

[Kurb]

Evans is really good.

Me thinks Gross or Kalil would be in top 10 list.

Hutch is SO over the hill now its pathetic. Living on a name.

[thefuzz]

Yup.

Clady is a pass protect beast. That dude has the chance to be amazing.

[capfolly]

Agree that Roos should be on the list.

Other than Beason and Williams I can't think of any other Panther that would make any of the lists. Steve Smith probably would have made it if he broke 1000 yards last season.

[panthers55]

I would think the front office would not like folks to make a top 5 list particuarly someone like Beason who will be up for a contract renewal. Guys in the top 15 at their position are not that worse than those in the top 5. But those guys who are acknowledged as the best at their position want huge money.

I would rather not have guys make the list uless they have long term contracts already in place. Otherwise the likelihood we can keep them without paying a lot or franchising them goes way down. We want guys who overachieve but do so under the radar like Gross for years, and Wharton currently.

[SorthNarolina]

I would think the front office would not like folks to make a top 5 list particuarly someone like Beason who will be up for a contract renewal. Guys in the top 15 at their position are not that worse than those in the top 5. But those guys who are acknowledged as the best at their position want huge money.

I would rather not have guys make the list uless they have long term contracts already in place. Otherwise the likelihood we can keep them without paying a lot or franchising them goes way down. We want guys who overachieve but do so under the radar like Gross for years, and Wharton currently.

well it's different for every position but there are certain tiers of players even in the top 15. I think Ryans, Beason, and Willis are all on a different level than most MLB's. Other positions might have a top tier of 5 or more. While other positiions may just have 1 premier player.

[panthers55]

well it's different for every position but there are certain tiers of players even in the top 15. I think Ryans, Beason, and Willis are all on a different level than most MLB's. Other positions might have a top tier of 5 or more. While other positiions may just have 1 premier player.

I don't know that Ryans, Willis and Beason are on a plane by themselves.

There are those who don't think Beason is even the best MLB in the division. Many folks consider Ruud as the best middle linebacker in the division. He had 142 tackles versus Beason's 141.

Just sayin.............................

[Dpantherman]

I don't know that Ryans, Willis and Beason are on a plane by themselves.

There are those who don't think Beason is even the best MLB in the division. Many folks consider Ruud as the best middle linebacker in the division. He had 142 tackles versus Beason's 141.

Just sayin.............................

theres more to being the best MLB in the league, let alone the division than making tackles