Your non-Patriot players of the year

[Roberto71]

Which players from the other teams do you see as the best in the league this season?

Plenty of quality players out there.

QB: Newton, Palmer, Wilson, Roethlisberger

RB: Peterson, Martin, Gurley, Stewart

WR: Jones, Green, Baldwin, Brown, Fitz, Beckham

TE: Olsen, Walker, Eifert, Barnidge

OL: Mangold, Kalil, Yanda, Joe Thomas, Whitworth, Tyron Smith, Zack Martin, Armstead

DL: Cox, Watt, Donald, Mack, Wilkerson, Ansah, Dunlap, Atkins

Linebacker: Bowman, D'Qwell Jackson, Telvin Smith, Davonte David, Kuechly

Safety: Mathieu, Chancellor, Reshad Jones, Goldson, Church

CB: Norman, Peterson, Sherman, Revis, Taleb

Does Revis deserve to be there? Honest question...

My ultimate non-Patriot team based on the regular season would be:

QB: Newton

RB: Peterson, Gurley

WR: Jones, Brown

TE: Eifert, Olsen

OL: Mangold, Whitworth, Thomas, Smith, Kalil

DL: Watt, Cox, Donald, Atkins

Linebackers: Bowman, Kuechly, David

Safety: Mathieu, Chancellor

CB: Peterson, Sherman.

 

[HSanders]

Olsen is astonishingly good. I can't believe Martz threw him away.
I don't get to watch Donald much but he was a beast on Thursday...my goodness.
I think David Harris of the Jets always deserves mention.

 

[HSanders]

Also, that Lockett kid for Seattle has played excellent in the return game and has done some good things at WR especially lately. He deserves consideration for Rookie of the Year.

 

[Peachhead]

After yesterday, rookie RB David Johnson from Arizona...dammit!

He was my biggest binkie in the draft last year. I continually mocked him to the Pats in the 2nd round. Instead we took another noname Safty who may contribute in a couple years.

 

[PumpDee]

I had a lot of fun watching Peyton Manning this year.

 

[Hawg73]

I love Aaron Donald's game. I believe that were he healthy that our D. Easley would be in his neighborhood, but right now there is no comparison other than size.

I think Reshad Jones is one of the better safeties I've seen this year. Miami got a good one in him.

Luke Keuchley is the best LB in football and Jamie Collins is right next to him. His importance to Carolina can't be overstated and he's been battling injuries on and off all year.

I think Zack Martin is the best interior OL in the league this year.

Gary Barnidge is Cleveland's MVP and it is amazing how he has continued to make plays given the lack of QB play and anybody on the outside to take attention away from him, but Olsen is the best TE not named Gronk.

Overall, JJ Watt is the best player in the NFL not named Brady.

 

[Annihilus]

Not going to go position by position, but Norman and Beckham for sure. They are both ridiculously talented and vital to the success of their teams.