It is a lot easier to play WR with a QB that throws timing routes and is extremely accurate and efficient like Manning as opposed to Ben who takes a lot longer to throw the ball and often results in a scrambling Sanders is a precise route runner who is limited in scrambling to get open. Manning has made mediocre receivers look good and has made a good receiver, Sanders, look great.
It is a lot easier to play WR with a QB that throws timing routes and is extremely accurate and efficient like Manning as opposed to Ben who takes a lot longer to throw the ball and often results in a scrambling Sanders is a precise route runner who is limited in scrambling to get open. Manning has made mediocre receivers look good and has made a good receiver, Sanders, look great.
Not a fan of the site, but here is pff's top 100
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/05/11/pffs-top-101-of-2014-101-to-91/
up to #5
10 Von Miller
9 Luke Kuechly
8 Marshawn Lynch
7 Antonio Brown
6 Vontae Davis
5 Marshal Yanda
Not a fan of the site, but here is pff's top 100
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/05/11/pffs-top-101-of-2014-101-to-91/
up to #5
10 Von Miller
9 Luke Kuechly
8 Marshawn Lynch
7 Antonio Brown
6 Vontae Davis
5 Marshal Yanda
Not a fan of the site, but here is pff's top 100
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/05/11/pffs-top-101-of-2014-101-to-91/
up to #5
10 Von Miller
9 Luke Kuechly
8 Marshawn Lynch
7 Antonio Brown
6 Vontae Davis
5 Marshal Yanda
Glover Quin
Jurrell Casey
Well for what it is worth this how they claim to have done the list but it still sounds strange. Last year Ben put up some really impressive numbers so I suspect he should have gone higher based on that. Brown was an NFL leader stat wise and should also likely have been higher.
- This list is based solely on 2014 play. Nothing that happened in previous years or may happen in the future is accounted for. This isn’t about class or talent, it’s about performance throughout 2014.
- This list is created with an All Positions Created Equal mantra. So you won’t see 32 quarterbacks heading the list — even though that is the most valuable position — instead seeing how guys played relative to what is expected from their position. You might disagree with this for doing a Top 101 list, which is your right, but this is how we’ve done it for the past three years and will continue doing it so that every player has a fair shot at getting the respect they deserve.
- A repetition because it’s often the most misunderstood; this is not a list about talent or a lifetime achievement award. It is solely, 100% based on what happened between the opening kickoff of the 2014 regular season and the final snap of the Super Bowl this past February. Anything outside those dates does not matter.
Not a fan of the site, but here is pff's top 100
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/05/11/pffs-top-101-of-2014-101-to-91/
up to #5
10 Von Miller
9 Luke Kuechly
8 Marshawn Lynch
7 Antonio Brown
6 Vontae Davis
5 Marshal Yanda
81-90 added
starting at 81:
Darren Sproles
Haloti Ngata
Maurkice Pouncey
Terrell Suggs
Golden Tate
Eric Weddle
Demarcus Ware
Glover Quin
Greg Olsen
Bichael Bennett
Julian Edelman
Aaron Donald
Jason Witten
CJ Moseley
Emmanuel Sanders
Jurrell Casey
Joe Flacco
Adam Vinatieri
Calais Campbell
Randall Cobb