NFL30 best players over 30: Tom Brady, J.J. Watt not Top 10

[ivotuk]

NFL's 30 best players over 30: Tom Brady, J.J. Watt not in top 10

 by Ali Bhanpuri & Tom Blair

Rank - 13 Bobby Wagner Seattle Seahawks · MLB · Age: 30

AB: Wagner had a down year in 2019 by his perennial All-Pro standards, pressuring QBs at nearly half the rate year over year (11.5% from 20.4%) while allowing the fifth-highest yards per attempt (8.5) among linebackers when he was the nearest defender, per Next Gen Stats.

Although he clearly wasn't as effective against the pass compared with the other linebackers on this list, the Seattle stalwart still led the league in tackles (159) and was the only Seahawk to play 100 percent of the team's defensive snaps.
The arrival of stud safety Jamal Adams should help bring out the best in Wagner in his age-30 season. @Prez certainly seems to think so.



https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-s-30-best- ... -in-top-10

 

[Maulbert]

You post this and don't even mention who's #1? FOR SHAME!!!!

Rank 1
Russell Wilson
Seattle Seahawks · QB · Age: 31
AB: We asked several analysts back in July to pick one player other than Patrick Mahomes to sign for the next 12 years. Not one chose Russ. Shame on them. At just 31 years old, Wilson already is one of just three quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to post at least three seasons with 30-plus TDs and 8 or fewer INTs. Tom Brady's done it five times, but not since 2017. Aaron Rodgers can count six of those campaigns on his Hall of Fame resume, but none since '16. Wilson? He's hit that mark in back-to-back seasons. The Super Bowl champ is clutch, fearless, a proven winner and throws the prettiest deep ball in the NFL. Oh, and he hasn't missed a start in his eight seasons despite being sacked 59 times more than any other passer during that span. As a Bears fan, I'd put pen to paper right now on a 15-year deal for Mr. Unlimited (a.k.a. Mike Lowrey) -- happily agreeing to those age-40 seasons -- if it meant not having to endure the sure-to-be riveting QB battle brewing in Chicago.

 

[ivotuk]

You post this and don't even mention who's #1? FOR SHAME!!!!

Rank 1
Russell Wilson
Seattle Seahawks · QB · Age: 31
AB: We asked several analysts back in July to pick one player other than Patrick Mahomes to sign for the next 12 years. Not one chose Russ. Shame on them. At just 31 years old, Wilson already is one of just three quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to post at least three seasons with 30-plus TDs and 8 or fewer INTs. Tom Brady's done it five times, but not since 2017. Aaron Rodgers can count six of those campaigns on his Hall of Fame resume, but none since '16. Wilson? He's hit that mark in back-to-back seasons. The Super Bowl champ is clutch, fearless, a proven winner and throws the prettiest deep ball in the NFL. Oh, and he hasn't missed a start in his eight seasons despite being sacked 59 times more than any other passer during that span. As a Bears fan, I'd put pen to paper right now on a 15-year deal for Mr. Unlimited (a.k.a. Mike Lowrey) -- happily agreeing to those age-40 seasons -- if it meant not having to endure the sure-to-be riveting QB battle brewing in Chicago.

Dang! It was supposed to be a surprise! :irishdrinkers: