Watch out McCourty truthers (top safeties list)

[chasa]

Earl Thomas tops list of NFL's best safeties - NFL.com

The nfl.com article lists him as the 5th best safety in the league.

That can't be right... right?

I mean I keep reading on this forum that McCourty is just the worst.

1. Earl Thomas
2. Jairus Byrd
3. Eric Weddle
4. Eric Berry
5. Devin McCourty
6. Kam Chancellor
7. Kenny Vaccaro
8. Eric Reid
9. T.J. Ward
10. Troy Polamalu​

 

[shmessy]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000392284/article/earl-thomas-tops-list-of-nfls-best-safeties

The nfl.com article lists him as the 5th best safety in the league.

That can't be right... right?

I mean i keep reading on this forum that McCourty is just the worst.

You must be searching high and low on this forum for one or two cranks out of the thousands of posters.

 

[shmessy]

Old Syrian joke about a Dictator:

After one "election" where Assad won 99.5% of the national vote, advisors found him visibly angry behind his desk. Trembling, they asked him why he was so angry after such a wondrous victory. "What else could you want after gaining 99.5% of your adoring nation's vote"

The Dictator answered "The names and addresses of the 0.5%."

 

[chasa]

when you have a very very vocal 2-3 people who trash McCourty every time his name is mentioned, it gets rather annoying, so I take any chance i get to rub a little lemon juice in their eyes via national publications pointing to McCourty as one of the very best,

 

[VrabelJr]

Pretty good list other than how high Weddle is and Polamalu even being on the list at all. I think Dashon Goldson should probably be somewhere on there. I could also make a case for Harrison Smith being #9 or #10.

It's interesting how few good Safeties there are in the NFL these days. 4 years ago it looked like a position on it's way to being extinct and now a good FS or SS comes at a premium.

 

[Spiral]

You must be searching high and low on this forum for one or two cranks out of the thousands of posters.

Well, you found one.

 

[Rob0729]

It is just depressing that Seattle has two of the top ten including the clear cut #1. Add the fact that Sherman is either 1 or 2 at CB. It is really just unfair.

 

[Pessimistic Pete]

Locking up Revis to a big money deal is something that excites me because he actually is elite.

Do you REALLY get that excited about signing McCourty to big time money? I certainly don't. Do people seriously put him in the same class as Earl Thomas?

 

[shmessy]

It is just depressing that Seattle has two of the top ten including the clear cut #1. Add the fact that Sherman is either 1 or 2 at CB. It is really just unfair.

Credit their front office. As opposed to College Football, NBA, MLB, etc., the NFL is the most meritocratic league.

 

[shmessy]

Locking up Revis to a big money deal is something that excites me because he actually is elite.

Do you REALLY get that excited about signing McCourty to big time money? I certainly don't. Do people seriously put him in the same class as Earl Thomas?

That's why he is #5 and not #1.

 

[JMC00]

Locking up Revis to a big money deal is something that excites me because he actually is elite.

Do you REALLY get that excited about signing McCourty to big time money? I certainly don't. Do people seriously put him in the same class as Earl Thomas?

Yes I do actually unless you want a repeat of 2011.

 

[VrabelJr]

Yes I do actually unless you want a repeat of 2011.

Seriously. I get nervous every time I see us trot out McCourty on special teams. People don't realize how important he is to the back end of our defense.

 

[JackBauer]

Locking up Revis to a big money deal is something that excites me because he actually is elite.

Do you REALLY get that excited about signing McCourty to big time money? I certainly don't. Do people seriously put him in the same class as Earl Thomas?

Did you not read the list? Troy Polamalu is #10. If that doesn't tell you all you need to know about the state of the safety position in today's NFL, then I'm afraid all hope is lost.

 

[TonyTucker]

The guy is completely invisible. I don't understand the fascination.

 

[Triumph]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000392284/article/earl-thomas-tops-list-of-nfls-best-safeties

The nfl.com article lists him as the 5th best safety in the league.

That can't be right... right?

I mean i keep reading on this forum that McCourty is just the worst.

Not the worst but not elite either.

He tries to avoid contact when he can. The Asante Samuel of NFL Safeties.

 

[Spiral]

Just for grins, click on the link at the beginning of the thread, then click on the McCourty video. It's an intermediate pass down the right hash mark. CB makes the tackle, causes a fumble, the ball pops out, and here comes McCourty to scoop up the loose ball and return it. Is that a great play by McCourty?

 

[JackBauer]

The guy is completely invisible. I don't understand the fascination.

To some extent, invisibility is what you want from your deep safety. It means he's doing his job.

 

[shmessy]

Wow. I stand corrected. Evidently there are MORE than one or two.......

 

[Triumph]

The guy is completely invisible. I don't understand the fascination.

Hes like Bigfoot.

The myth keeps growing every season.

 

[TonyTucker]

For a guy who supposedly has great range, I never see him anywhere near the play