Top 50 Cards
Posted by on September 9, 2010 – 10:31 amThe Sporting News has put up their annual list of the top 100 NFL players and the Cardinals have three guys in the top 50: wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is fourth in the entire league (behind Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Chris Johnson), while defensive tackle Darnell Dockett is 47th and safety Adrian Wilson is 48th (and former Card Anquan Boldin is 92nd). The 49ers, by the way, have two three on the list: linebacker Patrick Willis is 12th, running back Frank Gore is 55th and tight end Vernon Davis is 69th. Wonder if Dockett will let Davis know via Twitter. Or whether Wilson will when the teams actually play.
Speaking of Wilson, he is hosting the first regular-season Big Red Rage tonight at 6 p.m. at Majerle’s Sports Grill in Chandler. Special guest? Quarterback Derek Anderson, who can talk about his college buddy, Rams running back Steven Jackson. It’ll be on live on Sports 620 KTAR if you can’t make it there.
Tags: Adrian Wilson, Anquan Boldin, Big Red Rage, Darnell Dockett, Derek Anderson, Frank Gore, Larry Fitzgerald, Vernon Davis
Posted in Blog | 18 Comments »
By Thomas Zinck on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
And Patrick Willis at spot number 12
By Darren Urban on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Thomas –
Yes. Fixed that.
By Cardsjoker87 on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Glad to see a publication that says Fitz is better than Andre Johnson. No knock against AJ but Fitz is A) Healthier B) a better leader than AJ is. Its not a 1 and 1a its clearly a 1 and 2. Hope to see Beanie up there. Daryl Washington too, i think he may be the real deal.
By bobF on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Pretty good. A chance for a few more after this season. (crosses fingers)
By R Robles on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
No DRC What?
By R Robles on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Stupid Troy That Far Off Top 10 Is Not Right Wilson & Troy Are Difference Makers At Strong Safety.Miles “One Good Year” Austin Ahead Of Anquan The Beast Within Boldin NO.NO.NO.NO!
By Brad ONeill on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
DRC will make the list when he quits taking plays off and finds a way to contribute even when they arent throwing his way.
By Joe on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Wow Missen Drc i would say hes at least in the 80′s 90′s somewhere must be his health kept him off
By Alex on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Random Q for ya Darren,
Who do you think will start at TE? Do you think that Whiz will throw Patrick in over Spach or give Spach the start?
By Sean on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Leinert isnt in there?
By TucsonTim on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Beanie practice today?
By kingdiamond on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
What team has the most number of players in the top 50? As a team, where do the Cardinals rank?
By Scott H on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
WOW…great to see Fitzgerald getting that kind of respect. I would rank him that high, I’m just not used to seeing OTHERS ranking Cardinal players that high. Maybe someday for DRC but he hasn’t been “great” long enough to make a top 100 list.
By Ben on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Quick Question?
How many people make it to the pro bowl every year? I would venture to guess it is around 100. Then subtract retired players or hurt players. Wouldnt that list be your top 1 thorugh Whatever, then fill in the rest? That would make DRC one of the top 100, right??
By Darren Urban on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Alex –
Great question. If I had to guess, I’d think Spach, given how much time Patrick has missed.
By Darren Urban on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Kingdiamond –
It’s all in the link provided in the blog. The whole article is there.
By Darren Urban on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply
Ben –
The Pro Bowl is hardly a good barometer of the best players. It’s a tool to see who is who, but it shouldn’t be the final say.
By Chris on Sep 10, 2010 | Reply
A-Dub and Darnell need to be higher up om the list.