I've seen and felt a lot of optimism regarding the Bills 2012 roster on this site over the past three months. It got me thinking that I generally equate top teams with the talent on their roster. On most top teams, I can point out a number of players on their roster that I would put in the top 5 in the league in their positions (especially QB). In looking at the Bills roster in recent years, I didn't see any Top-5 players at any position outside of punter (Moorman). Reviewing the roster today things look a bit different:
Offense
QB - not top 5 (or even 10?)
RB - Freddie is definitely Top-5
TE - nope
WR - I like Stevie but don't think he's T5
OT - nope
OG - Levitre is looking good but I wouldn't classify him as T5 yet with zero Pro-Bowls or All-Pro years.
C - Wood is good, not great (when healthy)
K - sorry, need more power
P - Moorman may be near the T5 still but likely not any more
Defense
DT - K. Williams could be T5 back in his old 4-3 position. Darius might be there in a year or two
DE - Super Mario is T5 when healthy
OLB - nope
MLB - nope
CB - I have high hopes but completely unproven
S - Wilson is a great field general but not T5. Byrd might be close.
So, going through our starters, I only see one sure fire T5 player on each side of the ball. Everything else rides on the dreaded "potential". By pure chance, a team should have 4 Top-5 players on their roster.
Opinions?
