So, last week the NFL released the final installment of their annual “Top 100 players” list to much fanfare. The list is a great tool for the NFL to generate debate and discussion about which players are overrated and which players are overlooked. It’s a fun, somewhat silly, exercise. The rankings are determined by players themselves, and thus are often more a popularity contest than a rigorously compiled evaluation of individual player’s contributions.
Still, the rankings do inform about the league and where the Cowboys stand among the other 31 teams.
Let’s start with number of players named:
I honestly didn’t know the Cowboys had the most players on the list.