The Greatest Male Players (Non-QB) in the TSL
If our Greatest Female Players rankings from a couple weeks ago were any indication, it seems like no one is ever happy with their ranking. We expect more of the same from this week's Greatest Male Players rankings. We'll try to recognize you by ranking you above 90% of your peers (that is the point of this segment after all), you'll complain we didn't recognize you ENOUGH by ranking you ahead of everyone else, and then you'll bitch about how we don't know what we're talking about, how this is all just a popularity contest and biased against you because blah blah blah. Oh, and you probably didn't even respond to our numerous requests to send in your votes and let your voice be heard, did you? You had your chance. We're sorry your peers don't think you're as good as you do. Just keep in mind when you're whining to your friends and teammates about your rank, they're probably thinking "at least he GOT ranked, why does no one ever notice me?".
With that said, here's a reminder of what we're looking for on our "Greatest Male Players (Non-QB)" list:
- Speed, hands, pass rushing, any kind of playmaking ability; we're not prioritizing one specific skill over another, we're trying to rank the best male players that would improve your chance of winning if they were on your team.
- Attitude and personality doesn't factor in UNLESS that player's intangibles are extremely great (motivational, positive teammates lift everyone up) or extremely bad (toxic complainers will bring a team down even if they have elite skills)
- They must be actively playing this session. No, being on a roster and never showing up (or missing half the season so far) doesn't count. If you're not playing regularly, you're not eligible.
- If you happen to add versatility as your team's backup QB, that's truly helpful for your team and they're lucky to have that from you. But it doesn't factor into our rankings.
So that's our criteria. In past sessions (and even the Female Rankings a couple weeks ago) we've done write ups for each person to say why they deserve to be ranked as high as they are, but this time we're just going to list the names. Why is that you ask? Because... you're all ungrateful, and you're just going to complain about how you should have been ranked higher anyway! Ungrateful players don't deserve write-ups saying how great they are. Do we sound a little bitter? DO WE???
That being said, here are the Top 25 Male (Non-QB) Players in the League according to our panel of experts (and including the feedback of people who DID write in):
#25: Ron Webber - TMA
#24: Anthony Deak - Bullet Club, Travis Henry's Kids
#23: George Lombardo - Grey Hair - Don't Care, Freeballers
#22: Kevin Zack - Sticky Bandits
#21: Dave Baker - Tight Ends in Motion, Freeballers
#20: James Celotto - Passed Our Prime, 716
#19: Matt Helm - Untouchaballs
#18: Pete Walbrandt - Bullet Club, Travis Henry's Kids
#17: Ben Stack - Eyes Downtown
#16: Pete Nguyen - Legends
#15: Jonny Yioulos - Scared Hitless
#14: Blake Fisher - Frodo Swaggins
#13: Travis Cleavenger - Legends, DILFS
#12: Drew Colosimo - Sticky Bandits
#11: Chris Nelson - Legends
#10: Nick Voss - Grey Hair - Don't Care, 716
#9: Eric Delecki - Eyes Downtown
#8: Ralph Finney - Passed Our Prime
#7: Andy Smigiera - Eyes Downtown
#6: Kyle Conniff - Tight Ends in Motion, No Punt Intended
#5: Adrian Cannon - Sticky Bandits, TOX
#4: Dave Gdaniec - Tight Ends in Motion
#3: Mike Boccio - Legends
#2: Derek Bongiovanni - Tight Ends in Motion
#1: Sean Weisensal - Legends, Frodo Swaggins
The biggest complaint we got last season was that we ranked "too many" Tight Ends in Motion guys. Guess what? They're 7-0 this season with their longtime QB back under center. Maybe we DID know what we were talking about...
So here's our challenge to you now: if you're going to complain about these Rankings, don't just say they were "bullshit" or "biased" or "all the same old people". And don't just say "person X should have been WAY higher". Put your money where your mouth is (so to speak) and send us your OWN list. We'll be happy to publish it next week, with your name attached as the creator, and we'll see if people think you did any better.