NFL -One Player on Every Team Who Needs to Be Benched
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The National Football League features some of the finest athletic specimens in the world, finely tuned human machines that combine strength, speed and power to be the very best in the world in what they do. However, on each of the 32 teams in the NFL there's a weak link in the chain, a player that would best serve his squad by spending as little time on the field of play as possible. It's those starters we'll "celebrate" here by looking at one player on each team in desperate need of some pine time. 1. Buffalo Bills http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320622618 Rick Stewart/Getty Images SIT HIM: Leodis McKelvin, cornerback The Bills are a somewhat surprising 5-3 in spite of McKelvin's best efforts to make opposing wide receivers look good. Really good. 2. Miami Dolphins http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320622871 Jamie Squire/Getty Images SIT HIM: Matt Moore, quarterback How dare you throw three touchdown passes and win a game! Do you not understand what the Dolphins are trying to accomplish this season? 3. New England Patriots http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320623174 Jim Rogash/Getty Images SIT HIM: Devin McCourty, cornerback I'm really not trying to pick on cornerbacks, although if there's one thing McCourty knows, it's getting picked on. 4. New York Jets http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320623516 Nick Laham/Getty Images SIT HIM: Santonio Holmes, wide receiver If he got paid every time he shot off his mouth, he'd be Bill Gates. If he got paid by the catch, he'd be broke. 5. Baltimore Ravens http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320623809 Larry French/Getty Images SIT HIM: Bernard Pollard, strong safety Bernard Pollard can tackle with the best of them, but he couldn't cover a bed with a sheet. 6. Cincinnati Bengals http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320624057 Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images SIT HIM: Cedric Benson, running back Benson has averaged less than four yards a carry both this year and last, and it's time to give Bernard Scott a shot. 7. Cleveland Browns http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320624568 Matt Sullivan/Getty Images SIT HIM: Peyton Hillis, running back Whether it's the contract hullabaloo or the Madden Curse, he's nowhere near the player he was last season and won't be back next year, so it's time to move on. 8. Pittsburgh Steelers http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320624745 Justin K. Aller/Getty Images SIT HIM: Lawrence Timmons, linebacker Timmons is a classic example of a player who signed a fat contract extension and then fell completely off the map. 9. Houston Texans http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320625301 Ronald Martinez/Getty Images SIT HIM: DeMeco Ryans, linebacker Not sure if it's the switch to the 3-4 in Houston or all the injuries catching up to him, but Ryans has been invisible this season. 10. Indianapolis Colts http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320625439 Joe Robbins/Getty Images SIT HIM: Everyone, everywhere Right, like I'm supposed to be able to pick just one guy from this steaming crap pile of a team. 11. Jacksonville Jaguars http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320625714 Rick Stewart/Getty Images SIT HIM: Aaron Kampman, defensive end Kampman was a very good defensive end once upon a time, but the 10-year veteran's knees are shot. 12. Tennessee Titans http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320627092 Andy Lyons/Getty Images SIT HIM: Chris Johnson, running back The size of Chris Johnson's paycheck is the only thing keeping him in the starting lineup, which is sort of ironic given that it's what caused this whole mess to begin with. 13. Denver Broncos http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320627261 Ezra Shaw/Getty Images SIT HIM: Tim Tebow, quarterback It ain't gonna happen, but if you can't complete 50 percent of your passes, then you have no business being a starting quarterback in the NFL. 14. Kansas City Chiefs http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320627539 Jamie Squire/Getty Images SIT HIM: Matt Cassel, quarterback Quarterbacks get the glory when things are good and the blame when they're not, and after getting pasted by the winless Dolphins, guess which one you are going to get, Matt? 15. Oakland Raiders http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320627926 Ezra Shaw/Getty Images SIT HIM: Carson Palmer, quarterback Remind me again why giving away two high draft picks to acquire Carson Palmer was a good idea? 16. San Diego Chargers http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320628114 Donald Miralle/Getty Images SIT HIM: Philip Rivers, quarterback We'll just bench every signal-caller in the AFC West, because maybe a game off would remind Rivers that throwing passes to the other team isn't generally a good idea. 17. Dallas Cowboys http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320628334 Elsa/Getty Images SIT HIM: Felix Jones, running back This one's likely a done deal, because in Jones' absence, rookie DeMarco Murray has taken hold of the gig at running back in Big D and, well, ran with it. 18. New York Giants http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320628619 Patrick McDermott/Getty Images SIT HIM: Greg Jones, linebacker The fact that Greg Jones is starting at all shows just how paper-thin the Giants are at the linebacker position. 19. Philadelphia Eagles http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320628847 Brody Wheeler/Getty Images SIT HIM: Asante Samuel, cornerback Malcontent defensive backs that tackle like six-year-old girls aren't usually high on my list of favorite players. 20. Washington Redskins http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320628962 Patrick Smith/Getty Images SIT HIM: John Beck, quarterback The only thing keeping John Beck in the starting lineup is the fact that his backup is Rex Grossman. Continued.......... . |
Re: NFL -One Player on Every Team Who Needs to Be Benched
21. Chicago Bears
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320629143 Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images SIT HIM: Lance Louis, offensive tackle Louis would probably be a great matador, given how adept he is at pulling the old "OLE!" move while pass-blocking. 22. Detroit Lions http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320629575 Justin Edmonds/Getty Images SIT HIM: Chris Houston, cornerback Houston's been racking up solid tackle numbers all season, which means that opposing quarterbacks are picking on him with regularity. 23. Green Bay Packers http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320629783 Harry How/Getty Images SIT HIM: Aaron Rodgers, quarterback Just making sure everyone's paying attention. 24. Minnesota Vikings http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320630132 Jeff Gross/Getty Images SIT HIM: Kevin Williams, defensive tackle Williams is nowhere near the force inside that he once was, and it's time for the Vikings to move on. 25. Atlanta Falcons http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320630859 Joe Robbins/Getty Images SIT HIM: Michael Turner, running back He's playing fine, but I'm just trying to get Turner a breather, because at the rate the Falcons are feeding him the rock, Turner's legs are going to fall off. 26. Carolina Panthers http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320630505 Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images SIT HIM: DeAngelo Williams, running back Something tells me that if the Panthers knew this was the return they'd get on their sizable investment, they would have just let Williams walk in free agency. 27. New Orleans Saints http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320631029 Stacy Revere/Getty Images SIT HIM: Jonathan Vilma, linebacker Vilma has always been a bit of a streaky player as a pro, but the streak he's on right now is of the absolute worst kind, as he's been a total non-factor this year. 28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320631315 Streeter Lecka/Getty Images SIT HIM: Mike Williams, wide receiver Williams has had three kinds of games this year: so-so, bad and absolutely hideous. 29. Arizona Cardinals http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320631483 Larry French/Getty Images SIT HIM: Kevin Kolb, quarterback The Cardinals have 63 million reasons to give him a long leash, but the fact of the matter is Kolb flat-out hasn't played well this year. 30. San Francisco 49ers http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320631677 Ezra Shaw/Getty Images SIT HIM: Braylon Edwards, wide receiver It's hard to find too much fault with the 7-1 49ers, but Edwards is an oft-injured head case who can't catch, and that's good enough for me. 31. Seattle Seahawks http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320631799 Andy Lyons/Getty Images SIT HIM: The entire offensive line They're an offensive line all right, in that their play has been pretty offensive this season. 32. St. Louis Rams http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images...jpg?1320631942 Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images SIT HIM: Lance Kendricks, tight end The rookie was a trendy fantasy football pick as a sleeper at his position before the season, but during it he's just been asleep. Bleachers Report . |
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