{"id":598,"date":"2006-08-27T23:36:10","date_gmt":"2006-08-28T04:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2006-08-27T23:36:10","modified_gmt":"2006-08-28T04:36:10","slug":"2006-unit-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2006\/08\/27\/2006-unit-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"2006 Unit Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JetNation.comBy Nick Ferraro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Offensive Backfield<\/strong>
\n1.\u00c2\u00a0Seattle \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Matt Hasselbeck, Shaun Alexander, Mack Strong
\n2.\u00c2\u00a0Kansas City \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Trent Green, Larry Johnson, Ronnie Cruz
\n3.\u00c2\u00a0Cincinnati \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Carson Palmer, Rudi Johnson, Jeremy Johnson
\n4.\u00c2\u00a0NY Giants \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Eli Manning, Tiki Barber, Jim Finn
\n5.\u00c2\u00a0Miami \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dante Culpepper, Ronnie Brown, Fred Beasley<\/p>\n

The Seahawks have the MVP, a bulldozer in Mack Strong, and a more than capable QB in Hasselbeck.\u00c2\u00a0 The loss of Tony Richardson at FB keeps KC from the top spot.\u00c2\u00a0 Palmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s health is the only question for the Bengal offense.\u00c2\u00a0 Is anyone more valuable to his team than Tiki Barber?\u00c2\u00a0 Culpepper appears to be ready, and Ronnie Brown should take a big step forward this season.<\/p>\n

Receiver\/TE
\n<\/strong>1.\u00c2\u00a0Arizona \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, Eric Edwards
\n2.\u00c2\u00a0Indianapolis \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark
\n3.\u00c2\u00a0Dallas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Terrell Owens, Terry Glenn, Jason Witten
\n4.\u00c2\u00a0Cincinnati \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Chad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Reggie Kelly
\n5.\u00c2\u00a0Oakland \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Randy Moss, Jerry Porter, Courtney Anderson<\/p>\n

The Cards don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t score big points here for TE, but it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter with two number-one receivers.\u00c2\u00a0 The Colts Harrison is a first-ballot hall-of-famer, and Dallas Clark is just another headache for defenses.\u00c2\u00a0 If T.O. stays on the straight and narrow, Dallas will have no trouble scoring through the air.\u00c2\u00a0 The Bengals wide receiver tandem is as productive as any in the league.\u00c2\u00a0 Oakland gets the slight edge over St. Louis as long as Porter is still on the roster.<\/p>\n

Offensive Line<\/strong>
\n1.\u00c2\u00a0Indianapolis
\n2.\u00c2\u00a0Denver
\n3.\u00c2\u00a0Minnesota
\n4.\u00c2\u00a0Pittsburgh
\n5.\u00c2\u00a0Seattle<\/p>\n

Peyton Manning takes few shots, faces little pressure, and enjoys a productive ground game behind the line in Indy.\u00c2\u00a0 Denver is the model for the rest of the league.\u00c2\u00a0 Minnesota boasts the best left side in the league with the addition of Steve Hutchinson.\u00c2\u00a0 The Steelers have perhaps the league\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most underrated group.\u00c2\u00a0 Losing Hutchinson will hurt Seattle, but not as bad as people think considering the talent that remains.
\n\u00c2\u00a0
\nDefensive Line
\n<\/strong>1.\u00c2\u00a0Carolina
\n2.\u00c2\u00a0Chicago
\n3.\u00c2\u00a0Indianapolis
\n4.\u00c2\u00a0NY Giants
\n5.\u00c2\u00a0Atlanta<\/p>\n

The Panthers have the best end tandem with DT Kris Jenkins to control the middle of the field.\u00c2\u00a0 The Bears need Alex Brown\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shoulder to heal by week one.\u00c2\u00a0 If it does, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll continue to spend most of the game in the opponent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s backfield.\u00c2\u00a0 Colt DE Robert Mathis is one of the league\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most underrated players.\u00c2\u00a0 Strahan has plenty left in the tank in NY, and Umenyiora is a budding star.\u00c2\u00a0 Atlanta steps up with the addition of John Abraham.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Linebacker<\/strong>
\n1.\u00c2\u00a0Chicago \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, Hunter Hillenmeyer
\n2.\u00c2\u00a0Pittsburgh \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Joey Porter, Clark Haggans, Larry Foote, James Farrior
\n3.\u00c2\u00a0Denver \u00e2\u20ac\u201c D.J. Williams, Al Wilson, Ian Gold
\n4.\u00c2\u00a0San Diego \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shawne Merriman, Donnie Edwards, Steve Foley, Randal Godfrey
\n5.\u00c2\u00a0Tampa Bay \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Derrick Brooks, Shelton Quarles, Ryan Nece<\/p>\n

Everyone knows what Urlacher can do; Lance Briggs makes the Bear\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s linebackers the league\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best unit.\u00c2\u00a0 The Steelers win games because of the play of their linebackers.\u00c2\u00a0 Denver has the league\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fastest group.\u00c2\u00a0 Shawn Merriman is unstoppable, and most teams wish they had San Diego\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s backups as starters. Derrick Brooks is still one of the league\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best, and Shelton Quarles is an unknown stud for the Bucs.<\/p>\n

Defensive Backs<\/strong>
\n1.\u00c2\u00a0Denver \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Champ Bailey, Darrent Williams, John Lynch, Nick Ferguson
\n2.\u00c2\u00a0Chicago \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nathan Vashar, Charles Tillman, Danieal Manning, Chris Harris
\n3.\u00c2\u00a0Dallas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Terrance Newman, Anthony Henry, Roy Williams, Marcus Coleman
\n4.\u00c2\u00a0Washington \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shawn Springs, Carlos Rogers, Sean Taylor, Adam Archuleta
\n5.\u00c2\u00a0Philadelphia \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sheldon Brown, Lito Sheppard, Brian Dawkins, Michael Lewis<\/p>\n

Denver was near the bottom of the league in sacks and QB pressures last season, but it didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter with Bailey and Williams locking up the wide receivers.\u00c2\u00a0 Chicago lost talent at safety through free agency, but Vashar and Tillman are excellent.\u00c2\u00a0 Dallas has the right mix of speed on the corners and strength up the middle with Williams.\u00c2\u00a0 The Eagles secondary got scorched last year while getting little support from the front seven.\u00c2\u00a0 They will return to dominant form with a healthy set of lineman and linebackers in Philly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Nick Ferraro Offensive Backfield 1.\u00c2\u00a0Seattle \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Matt Hasselbeck, Shaun Alexander, Mack Strong 2.\u00c2\u00a0Kansas City \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Trent Green, Larry Johnson, Ronnie Cruz 3.\u00c2\u00a0Cincinnati \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Carson Palmer, Rudi Johnson, Jeremy Johnson 4.\u00c2\u00a0NY Giants \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Eli Manning, Tiki Barber, Jim Finn 5.\u00c2\u00a0Miami \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dante Culpepper, Ronnie Brown, Fred Beasley The Seahawks have the MVP, a bulldozer in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,33,18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-featured-editorials","7":"category-nick-ferraro","8":"category-power-rankings"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-9E","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}