Having A Big 3 In The NFL

[BiggieScooby]

As much as it pains me to watch LeGone march towards his first NBA championship I ask how important is having 3 elite level players to an NFL team? In the late 80s to mid 90s we had guys like Bruce, Kelly, and Thurman who dominated at their respective positions. Nowadays we have guys like Kyle Williams, or Marcel Dareus, Fitzpatrick, and Fred Jackson who want to lead us back to the Super Bowl.

 

Breaking Down The First Big 3

Bruce Smith year over year was second to none, the only guy in his category was Reggie White putting him in the Top 2 at the DE position. Kelly IMO opinion was a top 5 QB whose strong arm and guts won more games than all but Montana, Elway and Marino in his era. Thurman was a special back who led the league in total yards from scrimmage 4 consecutive years 89-92, he was a Top 3 back behind only Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders IMO.

 

 

Big 3s of the AFC East

Pats - Brady top 2 QB, Green-Ellis top 15 RB(good 2010 season), Mayo top 5 ILB

Jets - Sanchez top 20 QB (playoff performance mainly), Shonne Greene top 20, Revis top 2 CB. Tremendous talent and depth make this a much better team.

Bills - Fitz top 20 QB, Jackson top 20 RB, Kyle Williams top 5 DT, Marcel Dareus DT(unknown - need him to be an All-Pro top 2 at his position)

Fins - Henne approx 30 QB, Ronnie Brown top 20 RB (aging), Brandon Marshall top 10 WR (when he's not getting stabbed)

 

Big 3 Past 5 SB Champs

Rodgers Top 5 QB, Clay Matthews Top 5 OLB, Greg Jennings Top 5 WR

Brees Top 5 QB, Jahri Evans Top 5 LT, Darren Sharper Top 5 FS

Rothleisberger Top 5 QB, Santonio Holmes Top 15 WR, James Harrison Top 5 OLB

Eli Manning Top 15 QB, Justin Tuck Top 10 DE, Osi Umenyiora Top 10 DE

Payton Top 2 QB, Reggie Wayne Top 5 WR, Bob Sanders Top 5 FS

 

 

While its impossible to give all the credit for a football teams success to 3 guys, the importance of the QB position is the constant thread that holds true and hopefully Fitzpatrick is ready.