Smidgeon
01-28-2011, 04:13 PM
A relatively meaningless ESPN article (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=6060768) ranking the two active rosters by their Scouts Inc. Typically I don't put much stock in these things, but I'll allow myself to be a little delusional and think their Scouts section pays more attention to actual skill than pundits do.
My notes:
1) Pittsburgh has a higher total team average rank (52.83 v 54.17)
2) Pittsburgh has three of the top 5
3) Green Bay has 7 of the top 10 with Pittsburgh having no players ranked in the 6-10 range
4) Pittsburgh has 16 of the top 30
5) Green Bay has 22 of the top 40
6) Green Bay has 25 of the top 48
7) Matt Flynn ranks at 36th overall
8) Green Bay's lowest starter will be Francois at 97, Howard Green at 76, Zombo at 75, Korey Hall at 65, or Walden at 59.
9) If the Packers open in 3-4, their defenseive starters average 23.27
10) If the Packers open in 2-4, their defenseive starters average 23.73
11) If the Packers open in 3-3, their defenseive starters average 20.64
12) The Packers offense (1 TE, 1 FB, 1 RB) averages 29.45
13) The Packers only offensive players in the top 30 are Rodgers (2), Jennings (7), Sitton (10), Wells (22), and Clifton (24)
14) Roethlisberger only got the nod over Rodgers because of his 2 for 2 Super Bowl record
15) Jennings had the best year for a WR in the league
16) Woodson has no cornerback peer because of his versatility
17) Sitton = best guard in NFL
18) Wells = one of the better centers in the NFL
19) Nelson called a playmaker
In short, the Steelers may have the edge in top playmakers, but the Packers have the edge in total playmakers. I like the Packers chances, even if I think Polomalu should be ranked #1, Harrison #5, and Big Ben #3.
EDIT: And I don't know the who Steelers starters well enough to actually do a statistical comparison.
My notes:
1) Pittsburgh has a higher total team average rank (52.83 v 54.17)
2) Pittsburgh has three of the top 5
3) Green Bay has 7 of the top 10 with Pittsburgh having no players ranked in the 6-10 range
4) Pittsburgh has 16 of the top 30
5) Green Bay has 22 of the top 40
6) Green Bay has 25 of the top 48
7) Matt Flynn ranks at 36th overall
8) Green Bay's lowest starter will be Francois at 97, Howard Green at 76, Zombo at 75, Korey Hall at 65, or Walden at 59.
9) If the Packers open in 3-4, their defenseive starters average 23.27
10) If the Packers open in 2-4, their defenseive starters average 23.73
11) If the Packers open in 3-3, their defenseive starters average 20.64
12) The Packers offense (1 TE, 1 FB, 1 RB) averages 29.45
13) The Packers only offensive players in the top 30 are Rodgers (2), Jennings (7), Sitton (10), Wells (22), and Clifton (24)
14) Roethlisberger only got the nod over Rodgers because of his 2 for 2 Super Bowl record
15) Jennings had the best year for a WR in the league
16) Woodson has no cornerback peer because of his versatility
17) Sitton = best guard in NFL
18) Wells = one of the better centers in the NFL
19) Nelson called a playmaker
In short, the Steelers may have the edge in top playmakers, but the Packers have the edge in total playmakers. I like the Packers chances, even if I think Polomalu should be ranked #1, Harrison #5, and Big Ben #3.
EDIT: And I don't know the who Steelers starters well enough to actually do a statistical comparison.