They began the countdown last night with 91 through 100. The Chiefs got their first entry with Schwartz at 94. How many Chiefs make it this year? Hill should make it, but will he be excluded due to the BS that was hanging over his head most of the off-season? Mahomes should be number 1. Kelce should be ranked pretty high. Frank Clark and Honey Badger both make it I would think. Chris Jones is another. Anyone else?
94 Mitchell Schwartz
85 Frank Clark
36 Chris Jones
21 Travis Kelce
19 Tyreek Hill [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Well I can't. But the other possible candidates weren't in suspension limbo for the last 4 months.
The more I think about it, the more I think Hill is probably in. Cooks just isn't a top 20 NFL talent, and no one else on the list even comes close to Hill. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Three7s:
Normally no, but this is a PLAYER'S list going down right during that disaster going on during the Hill fiasco. Sure, Hill's stats are better, but Cooks' stats are more than worthy of being top 100.
I don't know if it still works this way, but in previous years the Top 100 ballots were sent out around Thanksgiving with a deadline returning them by April the following spring. So it's possible that the majority of votes were cast well before the March fiasco.
I'd have no problem with Brandin Cooks being in the top 100, but Top 20 for a statline of 1200yds and 5tds makes no sense. I think Tyreek is going to be in the 12-20 range. [Reply]
An easy clue on the WRs is to look at the 2018 list. The top 100 last year included the following guys, with their rank following their name. I color code in green those who are on this year's list so far and put their rank to the left of their name.
Antonio Brown 2
Julio Jones 4
Deandre Hopkins 13
58 AJ Green 22
60 Larry Fitzgerald 27
33 Adam Thielen 36
Tyreek Hill 40
38 Keenan Allen 41
35 Davante Adams 45
84 Jarvis Landry 52
73 Stefon Diggs 65
23 Odell Beckham 77
Michael Thomas 81
Doug Baldwin 99
47 Juju Smith-Schuster (Unranked)
53 Mike Evans (Unranked)
64 Amari Cooper (Unranked)
70 T.Y. Hilton (Unranked)
76 Robert Woods (Unranked)
90 Julian Edelman (Unranked)
98 Tyler Lockett (Unranked)
Baldwin will clearly drop off the list. So the five will come from Brown, Jones, Hopkins, Hill, Thomas, or Cooks. I think Cooks is the guy who will miss. He just doesn't have the reputation at this point. [Reply]
The realization that our offense has four of the top 100 PLAYERS in the league, regardless of offense or defense, and that it includes the quarterback, is ... exciting. It's very exciting. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
Would you trade Hill for Hopkins straight up? Jones?
I wouldn't...Hill is just too rare. I'd think about though...but his speed would win out.
I would say Hill scares DCs more than anyone in the NFL.
That’s tough tbh. Jones is the best overall WR in the game. No off the field issues either. Hopkins has the best hands out of any WR but Hill is just so electric and you are forced to double him every play. He can run reverses and sweeps. Can also return punts. Hill can do it all. [Reply]
Updated the OP to list the Chiefs to make the list so far. I guess that Matheiu didn't make the list. He's not going to be in the top 20. Two left to go. Hill and Mahomes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
The realization that our offense has four of the top 100 PLAYERS in the league, regardless of offense or defense, and that it includes the quarterback, is ... exciting. It's very exciting.
That is very exciting. To take it one step farther, our QB, number 1 WR, and number 1 TE are all in the top 21. That's a scary good combination. [Reply]