Who are your Top 5 players on Offense and Defense in the NFL?

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by DBUCHANON101

Offense
1. Drew Brees/QB/Saints - led the league in O despite not havin a ground game or great WR's,reason i gave him #1
2. Kurt Warner/QB/Cardinals
3. Tom Brady/QB/Patriots
4. Adrian Peterson/RB/Vikings
5. Larry Fitzgerald/WR/Cardinals

While Drew Brees is a great QB and definitely among the top 5 over the past few years, I don't know how you can rank him #1 just because of this factor (your repeated argument of him not having a ground game or great WRs). Interestingly enough, you have Tom Brady at #3 and I would argue that his 2006 season would put him above Brees in "performing under adversity"

In 2006 Brady had whatever was left of Corey Dillon as his running game, and two nobodies by the name of Reche Caldwell and Doug Gabriel as his wideouts (I believe he threw more to his tight ends). Yet Brady's numbers were 319/516, 61.8% compl, 3529yds, 24td, 12ints; taking his team to the playoffs.

While not taking anything away from Brees, in 2008 he did have a good line that protected him (giving up only 13 sacks). His receivers are not pro bowlers, but I wouldn't call them terrible (Colston: 47c/760yds/5td in 11 games; Moore: 79c/928yds/10tds; Henderson: 32c/793yds/3tds)

While you are correct in pointing out that the Saints had no running game (ranked at the bottom of the league in yards and ypg), I would say that having a defense ranked at the bottom of the league in yards and points allowed, caused greater adversity towards Brees.