“You know how a great player makes everybody around him a little better on the field, but he has an impact as to how they practice, how they study, how they prepare each week. Peyton Manning’s contribution goes far beyond just throwing passes.” – Steve Mariucci on Peyton Manning
“His arm strength has come back, the velocity has come back. The Broncos are stunned at how well he’s been able to progress…He has far-exceeded where they thought he would be at this point.” – Jay Glazer on Peyton Manning
49ers Tight End Vernon Davis Ranked No. 43, Up 45 Spots from 2011 — Biggest Jump by a Returning Player Thus Far
NFL Network’s The Top 100: Players of 2012 Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings continued on Wednesday, unveiling players #50-41 as determined by current NFL players:
50. Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos, QB
49. Maurkice Pouncey – Pittsburgh Steelers, C
48. Devin Hester – Chicago Bears, WR/PR
47. Mike Wallace – Pittsburgh Steelers, WR
46. Champ Bailey – Denver Broncos, CB
45. Vonta Leach – Baltimore Ravens, FB
44. Jason Babin – Philadelphia Eagles, DE
43. Vernon Davis – San Francisco 49ers, TE
42. Jason Peters – Philadelphia Eagles, T
41. Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions, QB
To view video of each player, vote on each player ranking and interact with other fans, visit:
http://www.nfl.com/top100/2012
Following The Top 100: Players of 2012, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (No. 41), San Francisco 49ers tight endVernon Davis (No. 43) and Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey (No. 46) joined NFL Network analysts Warren Sapp,Steve Mariucci, Brian Billick and Jay Glazer on The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings show. Green Bay Packers center Jeff Saturday also joined the show for discussion about his former teammatePeyton Manning’s ranking on the list, as well as his new quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Below are quotes from Wednesday’s edition of The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions:
– “When people talk about [playing] safety, I just use it as motivation. You’re not going to tell me I can’t play corner, I can’t cover the best receiver every week. I don’t like when people start wanting to push me in a direction that I don’t want to go in. I don’t want to play safety right now. Maybe down the road, I don’t know. But right now I’m a corner.” – Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey (No. 46) on people who say he should switch positions due to his age
– “Just to compare it to last year, nobody knew who our starting quarterback was going to be. I know coach [John] Fox said Kyle Orton early in the year and then [Tim] Tebow took over after the fifth game. Nobody really knew and it was always up in the air; you had fans yelling for Tebow – there was so much uncertainty. But now it seems stable. You know what to expect, we know who is going to be under center this year and the expectations are just so much higher this year.” – Bailey on the atmosphere with the team
– “His arm strength has come back, the velocity has come back. The Broncos are stunned at how well he’s been able to progress…He has far-exceeded where they thought he would be at this point.” – Jay Glazer on quarterback Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (No. 50)
– “Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas – those guys are going to be household names next year because they’re going to catch a lot of passes and a lot of touchdowns. You know how a great player makes everybody around him a little better on the field, but he has an impact as to how they practice, how they study, how they prepare each week. Peyton Manning’s contribution goes far beyond just throwing passes.” – Steve Mariucci on the impact of quarterback Peyton Manning on the Denver Broncos
– “I’m happy to be on this list. I obviously struggled to stay on the field my first two years and I was able to put one good season together last year, and hopefully looking for more to come. I’m just happy that the guys in the league felt I was playing well enough to put me on this list.” – Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (No. 41) on being included on the Top 100 list
– “He still looks the same to me. I don’t think he lost a step.” – San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis (No. 43) on San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss
– “I would say Aaron is probably a little bit more laid back than Peyton. He knows the offense as well I would say as Peyton knows his offense; he knows all of the checks, he knows where all of the linemen and all of the receivers are going to be. He’s a brilliant guy but he’s just a little bit more laid back in the huddle and in his personality than Peyton. Peyton is Type A – he wants to drive all of the parts of the ship. He doesn’t want anything going without his hands on it.” – Green Bay Packers center Jeff Saturday on the difference between quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers
On NFL.com the following video clips from The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions are available for viewing:
– NFL Network analysts Steve Mariucci, Brian Billick, Warren Sapp and Jay Glazer analyze if Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning deserves to be ranked No. 50:
– Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey speaks with his former teammate Brian Dawkins about his No. 46 ranking:
– Green Bay Packers center Jeff Saturday reacts to the No. 50 ranking of his former teammate Peyton Manning:
– Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford joins the show to talk about his No. 41 ranking:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-
– San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis shares his reaction on his No. 43 ranking on the Top 100:
– Who should rank higher on the list: Matthew Stafford or Cam Newton? Brian Billick, Warren Sapp, Jay Glazer andSteve Mariucci discuss:
Below is complete list of players ranked #100-41:
100. Chris Johnson – Tennessee Titans, RB 70. Michael Vick – Philadelphia Eagles, QB
99. Ryan Kalil – Carolina Panthers, C
98. Willis McGahee – Denver Broncos, RB 68. Elvis Dumervil – Denver Broncos, LB
97. Donald Penn – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, T 67. Joe Staley – San Francisco 49ers, T
96. D’Qwell Jackson – Cleveland Browns, LB 66. Earl Thomas – Seattle Seahawks, S
95. Tim Tebow – New York Jets, QB
94. Marshawn Lynch – Seattle Seahawks, RB 64. Logan Mankins – New England Patriots, G
93. Cortland Finnegan – St. Louis Rams, CB 63. LaMarr Woodley – Pittsburgh Steelers, LB
92. John Kuhn – Green Bay Packers, FB 62. Justin Tuck – New York Giants, DE
91. Tony Romo – Dallas Cowboys, QB
90. Hakeem Nicks – New York Giants, WR 60. Darren McFadden – Oakland Raiders, RB
89. Dwight Freeney – Indianapolis Colts, DE 59. Jake Long – Miami Dolphins, T
88. Michael Turner – Atlanta Falcons, RB 58. Jonathan Vilma – New Orleans Saints, LB
87. London Fletcher – Washington Redskins, LB 57. Trent Cole – Philadelphia Eagles, DE
86. Darren Sproles – New Orleans Saints, RB 56. Greg Jennings – Green Bay Packers, WR
85. NaVorro Bowman – San Francisco 49ers, LB 55. Patrick Peterson – Arizona Cardinals, CB/PR
84. Chris Long – St. Louis Rams, DE
83. Fred Jackson – Buffalo Bills, RB
82. Joe Thomas – Cleveland Browns, T
81. Vince Wilfork – New England Patriots, DT 51. Brian Urlacher – Chicago Bears, LB
80. Jordy Nelson – Green Bay Packers, WR 50. Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos, QB
79. Nnamdi Asomugha – Philadelphia Eagles, CB 49. Maurkice Pouncey – Pittsburgh Steelers, C
78. Derrick Johnson – Kansas City Chiefs, LB 48. Devin Hester – Chicago Bears, WR/PR
77. A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals, WR 47. Mike Wallace – Pittsburgh Steelers, WR
76. Carl Nicks – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, G 46. Champ Bailey – Denver Broncos, CB
75. Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys, TE
74. Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens, QB
73. Johnathan Joseph – Houston Texans, CB 43. Vernon Davis – San Francisco 49ers, TE
72. Lance Briggs – Chicago Bears, LB
71. DeSean Jackson – Philadelphia Eagles, WR 41. Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions, QB
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