Defensive Player of the Year

In recent weeks we’ve seen the gap close but this week was more about Trent “We’re Running Out of Puns Involving his Name” Cole cementing his status as the best defensive player in the league.

But Cole shouldn’t get comfortable because what was a two-horse race is now developing into something really quite intriguing given the consistency and excellence of a number of players.

That’s how good these defensive players have been.
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There just isn’t any stopping Trent Cole, and if you don’t believe us ask Charlie Johnson, who will be seeing Cole in his nightmares for weeks to come.

It was going to take something special for Cole to stay at the top of the class because, quite frankly, we’re seeing a ridiculously high number of guys playing at a ridiculously high level.

Step ahead for our top 10 in the competition for Defensive Player of the Year.
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Truth be told, the contest for Defensive Player of the Year is a lot more exciting than its offensive counterpart. Week after week we are seeing a number of ridiculously good performances from every position, so much so that when it came time to draw a shortlist there were no fewer than 25 players who entered into the discussion, each with their own merits.

First and foremost, apologies have to go out to Ray Lewis, Haloti Ngata and Quintin Mikell, who dropped out of the top ten without playing a snap, but that’s the nature of this competition. Standing still is moving backwards.

As it is, it would have been hard to depose our incumbent when he didn’t play, but he’s got a real fight on his hands if Week 8 is anything to go by, with a certain Chiefs player threatening to take over. Read the rest of this entry »