Tavern Talk: Blue Chip Players by Team

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Here are my blue-chip players by team, listed alphabetically. Look them over because on Monday, I’ll have the NFP Blue Chip Power Rankings, with the six blue head coaches valued at 12 points added into the mix.

Blue Chips, by team

Arizona

BLUE: QB, Warner; WR, Fitzgerald; DT, Dockett; S, Wilson.

ALMOST BLUE: WR, Boldin; OLB, Dansby; CB, Rodgers-Cromartie.

Atlanta

BLUE: RB, Turner; TE, Gonzalez; WR, R. White; DE, Abraham.

ALMOST BLUE: QB, Ryan.

Baltimore

APEd Reed

BLUE: DT, Ngata; OLB, Suggs; S, Reed.

ALMOST BLUE: FB, McClain; OC, Birk; ILB, R. Lewis.

Buffalo

BLUE: WR, Evans; Specialist, McKelvin.

ALMOST BLUE: RB, Lynch; WR, Owens; Specialist, Parrish; DT, Stroud; ILB, Posluszny; S, Whitner.

Carolina

BLUE: RB, D. Williams; WR, S. Smith; OT, Gross; DE, Peppers; ILB, Beason; CB, Gamble.

ALMOST BLUE: OT, Otah; DT, D. Lewis.

Chicago

BLUE: QB, Cutler; RB, Forte; Specialist, Hester.

ALMOST BLUE: K, Gould; ILB, Urlacher; OLB, Briggs.

Cincinnati

BLUE: None.

ALMOST BLUE: QB, Palmer; WR, C. Ochocinco; CB, Joseph; CB, L. Hall.

Cleveland

BLUE: OT, J. Thomas; Specialist, Cribbs.

ALMOST BLUE: OG, Steinbach; CB, Wright.

Dallas

APTony Romo

BLUE: QB, Romo; TE, Witten; DE, Ware; DT, Ratliff.

ALMOST BLUE: RB, F. Jones; OG, L. Davis; OC, Gurode; CB, Newman.

Denver

BLUE: WR, Marshall; OT, Clady.

ALMOST BLUE: WR, Royal; CB, Bailey.

Detroit

BLUE: WR, C. Johnson.

ALMOST BLUE: K, Hansen; OLB, Sims.

Green Bay

BLUE: QB, Rodgers; WR, Jennings; DE, C. Jenkins; OLB, Kampman; CB, Woodson.

ALMOST BLUE: WR, Driver; ILB, Barnett; CB, Harris.

Houston

BLUE: RB, Slaton; WR, A. Johnson; DE, M. Williams.

ALMOST BLUE: TE, Daniels; OG, Pitts; ILB, Ryans; CB, Robinson.

Indianapolis

BLUE: QB, P. Manning; TE, Clark; WR, Wayne; DE, Freeney; S, Sanders.

ALMOST BLUE: DE, R. Mathis; CB, M. Jackson.

Jacksonville

BLUE: RB, Jones-Drew; DT, Henderson; CB, R. Mathis.

ALMOST BLUE: S, Nelson.

Kansas City

BLUE: None.

ALMOST BLUE: RB, L. Johnson; OT, Albert.

Miami

BLUE: OT, Long; OLB, Porter; RB, R. Brown.

ALMOST BLUE: None.

Minnesota

APAdrian Peterson

BLUE: RB, Peterson; OT, McKinnie; OG Hutchinson; DE, Allen; DT, K. Williams; CB, Winfield.

ALMOST BLUE: WR, Berrian; DT, P. Williams.

New England

BLUE: QB, Brady; WR, R. Moss; OG, Mankins; Specialist, Welker; DT, Wilfork; ILB, Mayo.

ALMOST BLUE: OT, Light; K, Gostkowski; DE, Seymour; OLB, A. Thomas.

New Orleans

BLUE: QB, Brees; ILB, Vilma.

ALMOST BLUE: WR, Colston; WR, Moore.

N.Y. Giants

BLUE: OG, Snee; DE, Tuck; DE, Umenyiora; ILB, Pierce.

ALMOST BLUE: QB, E. Manning; OC, O’Hara; CB, Webster; S, Phillips.

N.Y. Jets

BLUE: OC, Mangold; Specialist, L. Washington; DT, K. Jenkins; CB, Revis.

ALMOST BLUE: ILB, Scott; OLB, Pace.

Oakland

BLUE: P, Lechler; CB, Asomugha.

ALMOST BLUE: K, Janikowski.

Philadelphia

APDonovan McNabb

BLUE: QB, McNabb; RB, Westbrook; OT, Peters; DE, Cole; CB, Samuel.

ALMOST BLUE: WR, D. Jackson.

Pittsburgh

BLUE: QB, Roethlisberger; DT, A. Smith; OLB, Woodley; OLB, Harrison; S, Polamalu.

ALMOST BLUE: WR, Holmes; K, Reed; DT, Hampton.

San Diego

BLUE: QB, Rivers; RB, Tomlinson; TE, Gates; P, Scifres; OLB, Merriman.

ALMOST BLUE: DT, J. Williams; CB, Cromartie; CB, Jammer.

San Francisco

BLUE: ILB, Willis; CB, Clements.

ALMOST BLUE: OT, Staley; P, Lee.

Seattle

BLUE: OT, W. Jones.

ALMOST BLUE: QB, Hasselbeck; DT, Mebane; ILB, Tatupu; CB, Trufant.

St. Louis

BLUE: None.

ALMOST BLUE: RB, S. Jackson; P, D. Jones.

Tampa Bay

BLUE: WR, Bryant; ILB, Ruud.

ALMOST BLUE: TE, Winslow; OT, Penn; S, T. Jackson.

Tennessee

BLUE: RB, C. Johnson; OT, Roos; CB, Finnegan.

ALMOST BLUE: DE, Vanden Bosch; DT, T. Brown; OLB, Bulluck; S, Griffin.

Washington

BLUE: RB, Portis; CB, C. Rogers; DT, Haynesworth; S, Landry.

ALMOST BLUE: TE, Cooley; WR, S. Moss; CB, Horton.

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