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Name One Player

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:12 pm
by Manhattan Project
Name one player not on your roster that is playing well this year, yet not getting any pub. Ill give a nod to Angelo Crowell who has played on a decimated Bills team. For a defense it has to be hard to have a rookie/streaky QB, a rookie RB and a defense with a player whose name you just learned.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:14 pm
by CBS7
Trumaine McBride the past few weeks. Rookie 7th rounder who's started at CB and hasn't done bad.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:31 pm
by J.Kim
Edit: Sorry, misread the post.

Barrett Ruud's done a fantastic job in Tampa, but I guess he does receive some press.

I've also liked what I've seen out of Jon Beason, Demeco Ryans, Marlin Jackson, and Freddy Keiaho.

There's some more players that I can't think of off the top of my head

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:37 pm
by Icness
_CBS7_ wrote:Trumaine McBride the past few weeks. Rookie 7th rounder who's started at CB and hasn't done bad.


He's been very good indeed. Easily the best rookie CB in the league. Kind of makes the dual extensions to Vasher and Tillman seem a little prematurely expensive, no?

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:42 pm
by Icness
3 from me:

Detroit: Fernando Bryant, finally showing he remembers how to make plays. They've very subtly been using him in man coverage and freeing the safety to focus more on the TE and underneath stuff, and it's been pretty effective.

Carolina: Jeff King. My man has some of the best TE hands in the league and he's learning how to get open and present himself. Now if he could figure out the blocking thing...

Cleveland: Hank Fraley. The guys to his left get all the (deserved) publicity and credit, but Fraley has done a great job making line calls and getting to the second level in the run block. It says a lot the team voted him a captain, and they listen and respond to his leadership.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:55 pm
by ReasonablySober
Green Bay: KGB has been forgotten the past couple seasons as his sack total has gone down, but he's been incredible this season as a pass rush specialist. His 8.5 have him a half sack off the NFC lead.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:09 pm
by Harry Palmer
SF-Andy Lee, punter.

Yes, it's come to that.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:20 pm
by Basketball Jesus
Icness wrote:He's been very good indeed. Easily the best rookie CB in the league.


Even better than Eric Wright? Because Wright's been hella good...

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:22 pm
by Basketball Jesus
Harry Palmer wrote:SF-Andy Lee, punter.

Yes, it's come to that.


I think you misread the thread's point. Not on your team.

Also, as far as press towards punters go, Andy Lee is widely respected as one of, if not the best punters in the game.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:28 pm
by Basketball Jesus
With Devin Hester in everybody

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:41 pm
by livestrong4ever
Jesse Chatman has really turned it on the last three games with the Miami dolphins.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:10 pm
by GYBE
Antoine Bethea and Kelvin Hayden in the Indy secondary

Chinendum Ndukwe on Cincy

People know Jason Peters, but he still deserves more publicity

Justin Tuck on the Giants

8)

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:37 pm
by Basketball Jesus
Brian Moorman is awesome, but people seem to know that already.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:48 pm
by J.Kim
Joshua Cribbs was a good one. Nice returner, though no where near Hester(-isity?)

He also seemed to be the only pick that actual worked out forme in the "Experts" Fantasy Football League here... :(

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:51 pm
by ReasonablySober
I didn't realize it was players not on your team.

I hate to give a Queen props, but EJ Henderson is playing out of his mind and I don't know if there's been a better MLB in the NFL this season.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:26 pm
by Da Schwab
GYBE wrote:Antoine Bethea and Kelvin Hayden in the Indy secondary

Chinendum Ndukwe on Cincy

People know Jason Peters, but he still deserves more publicity

Justin Tuck on the Giants

8)



Thank you. Finally someone mentions him.

I'll throw 2 out there:

Cortland Finnegan - CB - Titans

Ryan Grant - RB - Packers (Has only recently started to come on, but he looks good)

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:31 pm
by Icness
DrugBust wrote:I didn't realize it was players not on your team.

I hate to give a Queen props, but EJ Henderson is playing out of his mind and I don't know if there's been a better MLB in the NFL this season.


I didn't pick that up either.

Adn good call on Henderson, who has been a monster this year.

Another guy who came to mind:
Eric Winston of the Texans, quietly emerging as a pretty good T. Which gives them one good lineman to build with.

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:34 pm
by High 5
Jonathan Beason for the Panthers. He was always around the ball when he was playing the Falcons.

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:41 am
by Miller4ever
The all-time favorite of mine, Jim Sorgi. No one holds clipboards like he does.

Seriously, though, I'd say Antoine Bethea. He lines up in the shadow of the little giant, Bob Sanders, but his coverage is impeccable, and he hits hard, too.

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:11 pm
by Buck You
Selvin Young. Najeh Davenport was also doing really well before he got hurt.