@Hasselbeck hey Matt if u have something to then say it be a man about it. Don’t erase it. I will smash ur face in. “@A_Cromartie31

You can read more about the Cromartie, Hasselbeck spat here

Positions we take a look into:

-Quarterback (Basically, the team that if there #1 goes down… They have a #2 that can start in the NFL)

-Running Back (Find the team with the BEST 1 – 2 punch)

-Wide Receiver (Finding the best #1 and #2 receiver duo in the league)

-Corner Back (Which 2 give offensive coordinators the biggest scare?)

-Tight End (Uh, Tight End Duo’s?)

-Safety (The 2 who terrorize opposing receivers across the middle)

-Linebacker Corps (Which 3 or 4 LB’s give the offense the toughest time?)

-Defensive End (2 Pass Rushing, Run Stopping Machines)

-Defensive Tackle (The best 2 DT’s of any team) note: we had some trouble because some of the best DT’s are in a 3-4 defense…

Quarterback

Winner: St. Louis Rams – Marc Bulger + Trent Green

After a tough debate, the Bleeping Idiots team came to decide on the St. Louis Rams as the best quarterback duo in the NFL. Our decision was decided on the fact that we feel that both of these quarterbacks have the ability to start in the NFL and win games on their shoulders.

I would say that Health is the biggest reason that we had a hard time deciding which team to go with. However, the Health issue aside, Marc Bulger has proven that he can be one of the better QBs in the league, and Trent Green has also proven that he can keep up with some of the best in the league. If it wasn’t for his most recent injuries, Trent Green would still be starting somewhere. I feel confident that if Marc Bulger goes down this year, the Rams would not miss a stride by having Trent Green take over.

Washington Redskins - Jason Campbell + Todd Collins

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Jeff Garcia + Luke McCown(or Brian Griese)

Arizona Cardinals - Kurt Warner + Matt Leinart

Seattle Seahawks - Matt Hasselbeck + Seneca Wallace

Dallas Cowboys – Tony Romo + Brad Johnson

Running Back

Winner: Minnesota Vikings - Adrian Peterson + Chester Taylor

Our decision we made here was clear, the Vikings 1 – 2 punch of AP and Chester Taylor. As we saw last year, on AP’s “down days”, Chester picked up the slack effortlessly.

The work horse of the Vikings, Peterson, rushed for 1,341 yards for 12 touchdowns and a 5.6 yards per carry average. Last Year Chester rushed for 844 yards and 7 touchdowns with a whopping average of 5.4 yards per carry. These 2 running backs combined gave many defensive quarterbacks nightmares prior to gameday.

There are many good RB duos in the league these days and it was hard to pick the Vikings over such teams as the Jags and Redskins. However, the vote was unanimous, and there is no denying that the Vikings have the best backfield.

Jacksonville – Fred Taylor + Maurice Jones-Drew

San Diego Chargers - Ladainian Tomlinson + Darren Sproles

Washington Redskins – Clinton Portis + Ladell Betts

New Orleans Saints - Reggie Bush + Deuce Mcallister

Atlanta Falcons - Michael Turner + Jerious Norwood

Miami Dolphins - Ronnie Brown + Ricky Williams

Wide Receiver

Winner: Arizona Cardinals - Anquan Boldin + Larry Fitzgerald

Another fairly easy decision among the team at Bleeping Idiots… Fitzgerald had 100 receptions for 1,409 yards while Anquan had 71 catches for 853 yards and 9 TD’s. These 2 receivers reak havoc among secondaries. Don’t plan on bringing 8 into the box against this duo, they will have a field day.

Both receivers are superb route runners with excellent hands. Fitzgerald is taller and has an uncanny leaping ability to make difficult catches. Boldin is shorter but solid as a rock and is absolutely a beast to try to bring down after the catch. Now if they only had an elite QB throwing to them….

Detroit Lions - Roy Williams + Calvin Johnson

Green Bay Packers - Greg Jennings + Donald Driver

Indianapolis Colts - Reggie Wayne + Marvin Harrison

Cincinnati Bengals - Chad Johnson + TJ Houshmanzadeh

New England Patriots - Randy Moss + Wes Welker

Tight End

Winner: Tennessee Titans – Alge Crumpler + Bo Scaife

Now a Tight end Duo may seem to be a bit of a stretch, but with offensive coordinators doing whatever they can to confuse the defenses and create mismatches, a second tight end who can block and make plays when the ball is in the air is sometimes just what every offense could be looking for.

New York Jets - Chris Baker + Dustin Keller

Cleveland Browns - Kellen Winslow + Martin Rucker

Chicago Bears - Desmond Clark + Greg Olson

Washington Redskins - Chris Cooley + Fred Davis

New Orleans Saints - Jeremy Shockey + Mark Campbell

Corner Back

Winner: San Diego Chargers - Quintin Jammer + Antonio Cromartie

After a long heated debate, the Chargers took this one, and they really only won by a small margin when our football specialists put it to a vote. But the fact is, both Cromartie and Jammer are incredible man coverage corners as well as being absolute ball hawks. Because of their abilities to not only play the pass but also the run, the Chargers get this seasons award for best corner back duo

This was a hard decision…We all liked different teams. I mean Denver is excellent and has probably the best CB in the league in Bailey. We did not pick the Packers CB duo mostly because of their age. I feel like Denver comes in a VERY close second, and then the Raiders…However, Jammer is such a big physical CB that he is able to shut down opposing WRs with his strength. Cromartie has shown that he is a playmaker with excellent speed.

Oakland Raiders – Deangelo Hall + Nnamdi Asomugha

Baltimore Ravens - Samari Rolle + Chris McAlister

Denver Broncos - Dre Bly + Champ Bailey

Dallas Cowboys - Terrence Newman +Adam “Pac Man” Jones

Philadelphia Eagles - Asante Samuel + (Sheldon Brown or Lito Sheppard)

Green Bay Packers - Charles Woodson + Al Harris

Carolina Panthers - Ken Lucas + Chris Gamble

Safety

Winner: Indianapolis Colts - Bob Sanders + Antonie Bethea

This one was another close one, it was a tie between the Vikings and the Colts but due to the Injury to Madieu Williams the Colts ended up taking this one by default. Not to say however that they do not deserve it, these two safeties are young and stellar athletes, so i would not be surprised to see them take this title for years to come.

The vote was split on this one, but majority ruled in this case. Personally I think that the Colts safeties get more credit than they are due because of the fact that their offense usually jumps out to give the team a significant lead, and the Defense sits back in their zone defense the rest of the game. Reason’s aside, the Colts are the best duo at safety.

Buffalo Bills - Donte Whitner + Ko Simpson

Cleveland Browns - Sean Jones + Brodney Pool

Baltimore Ravens - Ed Reed + Dwayne Landry

Oakland Raiders - Gibril Wilson + Michael Huff

Minnesota Vikings – Darren Sharper + Madieu Williams

Linebacker

Winner: San Diego Chargers - Shawne Merriman + Matt Wilhelm + Stephen Cooper + Shaun Phillips

The chargers have now officially taken their second award, and with good reason too. Last season Merriman registered 68 tackles with 12.5 of the being sacks. Team that up with Phillips 8.5 sacks and Coopers 108 tackles and you got a squad of LB’s that every team will fear.

Chicago Bears - Brian Urlacher + Lance Briggs + Hunter Hillenmeyer

Pittsburgh Steelers - Lamar Woodley + James Harrison + James Farrior + Larry Foote

New York Jets - Calvin Pace + Eric Barton + David Harris + Vernon Gholston

Dallas Cowboys - Greg Ellis + Bradie James + Zach Thomas + DeMarcus Ware

Baltimore Ravens - Ray Lewis + Terrell Suggs + Bart Scott

Defensive End

Winner: Green Bay Packers - Aaron Kampman + Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila

I feel like this one was another tough call, and with DE it is so hard to really narrow down who the best is because of the different breeds of DE’s these days. Nowadays you have the 4-3 DE who is usually pretty good against the run, but specializes in getting after that passer. Then you have the 3-4 end who I feel is really more of a tackle than an end. So with this years award for best DE duo, we decided to give it to a team who has the total package and thus the Green Bay packers will win the best DE combo for totally a combo of 21.5 sacks along with a combined 90 tackles and three forced fumbles.

Seattle Seahawks - Patrick Kerney + Darryl Tapp

New York Giants - Osi Umenyiora + Justin Tuck

Indianapolis Colts – Dwight Freeney + Robert Mathis

New Orleans Saints - Charles Grant + Will Smith

Chicago Bears - Adewale Ogunleye + Mark Anderson + Alex Brown

Defensive Tackle

Winner: Minnesota Vikings - Kevin Williams + Pat Williams

The decision for defensive tackle duo’s was not even questioned. These 2 leaders of the defensive line led the league in rush defense. We could not find any team that could compare with this duo to even make us think twice about them. The 6-3 317 and 6-5 311 run stopping machines clog up just about everything….

Basically…the Vikings had the best Run Defense in the league, that right there speaks volumes about the Interior defensive linemen. These two are beasts and just eat up space in the middle…hard to argue with that.

Pittsburgh Steelers - Casey Hampton + Chris Hoke

Jacksonville Jaguars – John Henderson + Rob Meier

Houston Texans - Travis Johnson + Amobi Okoye

Leagues Top five Quarterbacks…

Tom Brady.

now everybody knows this is basically as safe of a guess that one can possibly make, but after years of trying to convince myself that Tom Brady is not actually that good, i have finally given in and put him in his rightful spot. And although i must admit that Tom is among the leagues elite, don’t look for him to put up the same numbers he did last year. By no means will he have a bad season, but he will not have a repeat of last year. Season Predictions- 3,900 pass yards. 39 TD’s 11 Int’s

Peyton Manning- This was a tough one for me because although i feel that Manning belongs at the top, i just could not justify putting him above Brady, That being said, I do feel that Manning is gonna come to play this year and will regain his top spot as the leagues top QB. After all, he still has a good combo of Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison as well as a young talent in Anthony Gonzalez who looks to be a future star in this league. also lets not forget the fact that Manning has Joseph Addai ande on of the NFL’s top coaching crews. Season Predictions- 4,100 yards, 34 TD’s 9 Int’s

Matt Hasselbeck-

Now for all the Tony Romo fans out there who feel that this spot belong to Romo, relax, he is next on the list. The reason Hasselbeck comes in above Romo in my oppinion is that every full season he plays, Hasselbeck Seems to get better and better and this season will be no different. This season has all the looks of a stellar season for Matt. One of the major reasons he is poised for such a breakout season, is that last year he put up huge number, and did this with one of the NFL’s worst running games backing him. This means that he couldn’t get the playaction passes he wanted in order to get the defense to bite. Also he was not facing an eight man front meaning that he had more DB’s or Drop back linebackers to throw into, and even with all of that he produce. This year he gets something he sorely needed, a Running back. Julius Jones should provide Hasselbeck with the solid running game he needs to complete his game. Look for the seahawks to pound the ball and then let Hasselbeck run some play action and really open the offense up. Season Predictions- 3,800 yards 33 TD’s 12 Int’s

Tony Romo- Ok the first thing i have to say here is why does everyone look at the fact that he dates Jessica Simpson as a negative thing (ARE THESE PEOPLE NUTS?!?!) basically 99 percent of all men would date her if they could so i think we should cut this guy some slack as far as that one goes. Now back to football, Romo is a young player and yet he keeps on producing and putting up stellar numbers. One thing i don’t like about him though is decision making, he throws into double coverage too much and he turns it over to much (which is the reason that Drew Brees is not making the top five, now i know what you’re thinking, “Brees threw less INT’s than Romo” that is true but Brees had overall more turnovers last season, plus i think Romo will use last year’s experience to grow and cut back on the Int’s.)He returns this year with Marion Barber pounding the ball as well as a stud rookie in Felix Jones. These two backs will have the defence on it’s heels and really tire them out. Doing this will let Romo do what he does best, drop back set his feet and release (to T.O. of course who will then take the 5 yard pass for 70 yards and a touchdown) but seriously, look for Romo to put up big number this year, he has in my opinion a a better offense surrounding him than last year as well as another year of experience under his belt. Season Predictions-3,900 yards 32 TD’s 14 INT’s

and now for my suprise pick…landing himself in the top five by finishing the post season in top form and looking to build on those numbers….

Phillip Rivers- (and no i am not on drugs, this is a real prediction)

Yes this pick seems a little crazy, but when you take into consideration how he played in the playoffs and what he has to work with, this is a very realistic pick. Rivers really stepped up in the playoffs and if it were not for his injury, the Chargers may have made it to the bowl. Rivers is looking to build off of a sub par season last year, but lucky for him, he has everything he needs to do so. Rivers returns this season with LaDainian Tomlinson who is the easily the top Back in the NFL but that is not the only weapon that Rivers has, he has a young and extremely talented WR who really stepped up in the playoffs in Vincent Jackson, Jackson will continue to get better and better and will provide Rivers with a big target who can take it the distance. After getting that akward first season with a new team thing out of the way, look for Chris Chambers to also step up and haul in alot more passes. As if that was not impressive enough, Rivers also has the leagues top TE in Antonio Gates (Gonzalez and Winslow are close seconds) and he has a young player yet to emerge in wide receiver Craig “Buster” Davis. All in all i look for Rivers to make the biggest turn around of any player this season and really step his game up. Season Predictions- 3,800 yards 31 TD’s 13 INT’s

Honorable Mention- Drew Brees (too many Turnovers) Carson Palmer (Receivers are a mess) Derek Anderson (one year wonder?)

Stay tuned next week for the top five Running backs of the 08-09 Season