Jul 23rd 2008 1:08PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Giants, Vikings, NFL Media Watch
Jeffri Chadiha of ESPN.com threw up his “Ten Most Indispensable Players” to their teams which has a few surprising names. A quick rundown:
1-Tom Brady, Patriots
2-Peyton Manning, Colts
3-Terrell Owens, Cowboys
4-Adrian Peterson, Vikings
5-Antonio Gates, Chargers
6-Albert Haynesworth, Titans
7-Brian Westbrook, Eagles
8-Joe Thomas, Browns
9-Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks
10-Eli Manning, Giants
Let’s start at the bottom: Eli Manning? I know we were all impressed by his playoff run, but you do remember the Giants looked very bad towards the end of last season, right? To me, the Texans’ Andre Johnson, Panthers’ Steve Smith or, Broncos’ Champ Bailey are more list-worthy than Eli.
Not to dump on him, but he had a 32.2 QB rating in a win over the Bills and a 44.9 QB rating in a win over the Dolphins. His two highest QB ratings during the regular season? Both losses. That means he can suck and the Giants still can win football games. Doesn’t seem very indispensable to me.
That brings me to Adrian Peterson …
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