It broke my heart when Mebane missed the 2008 pro bowl and didn't even appear to come close. Elite level run defense with 5 sacks (from the 1 tech) and a bunch of TFL's. The Seahawks were terrible that year but who cares, he was robbed.
I feel like the 93 ranking among defenders feels about right to me (he's actually ahead of Randy Starks who's really really good). 93rd would make him on average the 3rd or 4th best defender on a typical NFL team. For a guy that is good against the run but no longer puts up great pass rush stats, I am okay with that ranking because good run stoppers are not as rare as people think.
And also, because our run defense was not elite last year despite a huge commitment to run defense. Seattle had Mebane, McDaniel and Red last year as starters and per FO the Hawks run defense was just barely above the median. Arizona's run defense blew Seattle's out of the water with less of a commitment to stopping the run. It's hard to look at those numbers and think Mebane is ultra-elite, I think it would be more accurate to say he's currently fringe pro-bowl caliber (he should have made it last year, that Seattle's historically good defense only produced 3 pro-bowlers is a joke).
It would be nice if he made a pro-bowl this year now that he's finally getting some national attention. His situation reminds me a lot of Mack Strong, a guy who was a really good player for ages but went ignored, only to get two pro-bowls at the end thanks to Shaun and that legendary OL.