My Top 5 TE's

TE's today folks... honestly with so.many of em out there it's actually hard to pick a Top 5. Almost every team's got a decent TE. Some have two. But hey, let's get into my top 5 we can debate after.

First guy on the list had a huge season. As the season came toward the end he seemed unguardable. Rob Gronkowski is to.me the best TE in the game. His size and strength are only the tip of the iceberg for this guy. The size of his mitts are the real reason he's become the number one player at his position. Gronk honestly never really showed any weakness all year long except being injured. To me hid best attribute is his ability to find the open space while being double and triple guarded in all types if schemes and zones.

Vernon Davis is the second player to make my list of TE's. I give Davis the nod here mostly for 3 reasons. One, of all the players on this list Davis has the least heralded QB. Two, he was doing this before the 49ers were the team they are now. And three, anyone who watches the game knows how far David has come as a player, leader, and team.captain he is now. I'll never forget the time Singletary sent Davis off the field claiming he wasn't the type of guy he wanted out there. Since that day Davis hasn't just been the guy the want he's a key cog to the teams overall success.

Third comes a player that isn't Eben the number 1 TE on his own team but this is only because of how much he can actually do on the field. Aaron Hernandez is the most underrated TE in football in my eyes. Last season he actually got injured for a couple games. Still he had 973 yards reviving and 79 catches. If he plays all 16 which is honestly rare at the position he's over 1,000 yards easily. He's basically a receiver playing a different position to create mismatches. And fyi if he got over 1,000 Brady's the second guy besides Manning to have three 1,000 yard receivers in a season.

Jimmy Graham is fourth in my list. He's fallen quite a bit compared to anyone else's rankings thud far but here's my explanation. Drew Brees. I'm not saying he's overrated. He's an elite talent, that has shown what he's capable of being... the next Tony Gonzalez. He just has to do it another year.  I expect he will, probably not at the rate of last season because the whole NFC South got much better this offseason. And though it may seem.like it's easy for me to discount this kid, I'm a Hurricanes fan. So it kills me to put guys ahead of him like this but I gotta be honest about my thoughts.

Such a close race for this last spot. At least 3 guys I'd like here but only one can make it. Jason Witten's the last player on my list. He's just consistent. So much so that last year he had 79 catches and 942 yards Ans because of the overall failure in Dallas last year it seemed he had a down season to me. Since Witten's been in Dallas he's seen #1 WR's like T.O., Miles Austin, and young stars like Dez Bryant but still he's the most consistent and dependable target on the field. With Demarco Murray emerging now I believe he'll be more effective off screens and playaction passes.

My Top 5 WR's

First and foremost know this, I don't give people the nod on my lists for just one season of work. So don't expect to see Jordy Nelson or Victor Cruz on here. That bein said, we go.

Larry Fitzgerald's the best WR in the game. And though I believe it's more of a 1A 1B situation between him and number 2 I'll give him the nod right now. He's done it on everyone and on every stage. The guys simply a pro. Works out as hard as anyone and it shows on the field. With 3 differ QB's he's shown he can get it done practically alone it seems sometimes.

The next player on my list is the only player in the history of football to lead consecutive years in receiving yards. Yet has yet to eclipse the double digit TD mark in a single season during his career. Andre Johnson sat most of the last season due to injury but when the time came to put up or shut up in the playoffs he put up. 2 games, 201 yards and a touchdown. With another normal season under his belt Johnson will eclipse the 10,000 yard mark for his career. Over his 10 years he's at 9,656 yards.
Number 3 is Calvin Johnson. He's a freak if nature. Not since old Randy Moss have I seen the stuff he was doin last year. Triple coverage, no that ain't working. Only reason he's not above the 3 spot is this, with Stafford he puts up record stats. Without he has a mediocre year. Needs to prove he's the reason the offense flows. Both Fitzgerald and Johnson have had great years while basically being thrown to by backups during those respective seasons. Once he does that he'll start climbing.

My number 4 guy may come as a surprise to some but here it is. Brandon Marshall is that man. This past season pushed the point to me. Miami's QB situation last year was horrendous. But despite having two second stringers basically as starters in Miami he had a very productive year. 81 catches for 1,214 yards on s team that played 3 different guys at QB during the course of the year. That's getting it done against the odds. I look for Marshall to.prove me right this year after being reunited with Jay Cutler in Chicago.

I'll just call this guy Mr Dependable. He catches everything,  I've literally only seen him drop one pass I can think if that was actually a pass that could be reeled in. Consistently he gets over 90 catches a year and shows up week in and week out to prove he's the master if his craft. Wes Welker would be much higher on my list but I think unlike any of the aforementioned players he's a bit of the system ran in New England as well. Doesn't take away from the fact that he has the stickiest hands I've seen in a long time or that he runs the best routes in football. He's also a pro, watching him play you can tell he doesn't know what quit means.

My Top 5 RB's...

Let's dive right in. Love that running backs need no flashy intro the position speaks for itself.

Arian Foster hands down is the best in football at the all around game. He's a triple threat. Receiving, and either avoiding tackles or goin through them he gets it done. Led the league a year ago and missed time this year Ans still finished in the top 5. Can't wait to see hoe he plays after his extension. Doesn't seem like the type to let money get in the way of his playing.

Second is Maurice Jones-Drew. Cat's a beast. Best contact runner in the game and I believe he works the hardest for his yards considering he's the teams only weapon week to.week. He led the league in rushing last year and would be number 1 on my list if not for the fact that I see Foster as a much better receiving threat.

Number 3 is Adrian Peterson. Yes he's the most feared, Ans most respected RB in football his injury coupled with his early fumble problems lands him third on my list. It's very possible he climbs to #1 by the end of the year he's that talented. But the Vikings building around Ponder doesn't bode well for the former phenom. Kind of in a bad position. If he gets out of Minnesota he has a chance to play for something besides rushing titles.

Next up is Frank Gore. Always the professional Gore has been the backbone of the 49ers offense for nearly a decade. From playing for nothing to almost making it to.a Super Bowl in consecutive years. Last year he became the all time leading rusher for a franchise full of greats. Nothing like knowing at the least you're a hall of famer in the end regardless of super bowls.

Number 5 has in the last 4 years had double digit TD's 3 of those 4 years he also rushed for over 1200 yards and over 1600 for 1. Michael Turner lady's and gentleman is a machine. Since arriving in Atlanta he's done nothing but deliver and is making life miserable for all LB's in the NFC South. On some plays it's unbelievable what he does seeing hoe big he is running out on the field. Reminds be a lot of Jerome Bettis with their uncanny ability to be able to make contact and run through it.

Top 5 QB'S...

<p>&lt;p&gt;Now let's put this out there first and foremost we aren't talking just wins and losses. Not who's got rings and who doesn't. We're talking who's the best at they're perspective craft. And with that's being said, let's go in.

My first QB is and will be one of the best of all time regardless what happens in the future. He's proven year in and year out no one's better. He's proven you can literally build around him, as he's proven with multiple targets over and over. I'm talkin about Peyton Manning. The man didn't play a game last yr I know. I also know him not being on the field was the difference between a super bowl contender and the 1st team to pick in the draft. Honestly him not playing this year was kind of the reason I now see his value. In my opinion he's the best of all time, and if he plays long enough he'll catch Brett in every category but interceptions. Guaranteed Denver wins that division and maybe get a bye. If team's have to go to Mile High to win a playoff game the odds are they won't. They gave Manning an extremely young core with him in the controls. A strategy I'm sure any team would love to have.

The second QB in my top 5 is also an all time greats. Only Joe Montana can be compared with him and in terms of winning in the playoffs. Tom Brady was a college QB that had to deal with splitting time with a player not worth the time to only get drafted by the Patriots to sit behind the guy who was supposed to be what Brady is now. A clutch QB capable of carrying a team on his back to wins. Brady might have a drought of sorts in big games right now bur believe this people he'll get at least one more. They're too good not to make it to another one. And I don't think Brady let's another one slip away if given the chance to play for it. This year he literally carried one of the NFL's worst defenses, one of the worst all time to a Super Bowl. If that's not proof enough then I don't know what is.

Third has one Title under his belt but really even without it his stats speak for themselves at this point. Drew Brees was once a free agent and had a choice between Miami and New Orleans. The Dolphins chose Daunte Culpepper and you all know what happened. Brees is simply an artist. I'm not a fan of the Saints at all but man Brees controls an offense better than anyone I've seen. Give him more than a minute and he will make you pay I promise you that. He has the same type of closer gene as Kobe Bryant. Given football is a sport you can win more on your own. Already a first ballot Hall of Famer he just broke Marino's record for single season yards. That's a feet all its own. A record that may not be broken in our lifetimes.

Aaron Rogers is fourth on the list. He's a great player that's all there is to it. The season he had last year seemed irrelevant because of the playoff loss but his season stats were so efficient I doubt there'll be anoher one like it. After sitting behind Brett he proved he had what it took to win the big one. He is fearless, ironically enough he's a gun slinger much like Favre. What's always overlooked is how he does it. Without a running game and last year he had his best season as a pro while on the other side of the ball the defense slowly fell apart. Rogers showed me he was the best decision maker in the game.

Well 5 is a crafty QB. Impossible to tackle and probably the best at moving around the pocket makin bug plays. The number 5 QB on the list is Ben Rothelisberger. Two titles and multiple game winning drives and just plain guts are what led me to this decision. He's a gamer. He knows exactly what to do when the game's on the line in every situation. I honestly can say I have no recollection of Big Ben costing the Steelers a big game. That's saying a lot. He's the best QB in Steelers history. That's saying even more. He also is young enough to be able to.catch Terry Bradshaw to kill all arguments. The futures bright for the kid.