Well since Hines Ward, James Harrison, Rashard Mendenhall, and Ryan Clark love to voice their opinions, I guess Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley figured he would join in on the fun. Woodley appeared on Thursday night's NFL Total Access on NFL Network and was particularly pointed about Pittsburgh's archrivals.
Asked if Ravens QB Joe Flacco can lead Baltimore to the Super Bowl, Woodley responded:
"No, not at all because they have to go through one team -- that's the Pittsburgh Steelers in that AFC championship. So in order for them to get to the Super Bowl, they have to beat us, and we're not gonna let that happen once we get that close. So that's not gonna happen in this lifetime."
Woodley, a 2009 Pro Bowler with 35 sacks over the past three seasons, also weighed in on the Bengals' outlook without QB Carson Palmer:
"Well, honestly, when they play against us, it really doesn't matter whether he's there or not. But as far as when they play against other teams, I think that missing him is a big piece of their team. … They're missing a lot of guys on that offense. So it's gonna be like starting over from scratch again if Carson don't come back."
Despite crushing Plamer and Flacco, Woodely complimented young Brown's qb Colt McCoy:
"Honestly, I think the guy's gonna be a great quarterback."
NFL Network’s “The Top 100: Players of 2011” has provided a source of consternation for many in NFL Nation, as well as some players. It turns out not everyone agrees with where players voted their peers.
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Steelers LB LaMarr Woodley, who says he did not vote, told fans during a live chat he thinks he should have been rated better than his No. 82 ranking and that the AFC champions were underrepresented on the list.
“You know, honestly, I think the players that they asked didn’t like the Steelers at all,” Woodley said. “We only have, like, four or five guys on ‘The Top 100′ list. I feel like I should have been higher. Sometimes when you sit back and watch the players ranked better than me, they’re showing highlights from a year or two ago. Did they base it on 2011 or on past resumes? That’s my biggest question.”
Woodley also questioned the ranking of his quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, who at No. 41 overall made the top half of the list but is seventh among 12 quarterbacks. The two-time Super Bowl winner is behind six quarterbacks, presumed to be Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers and Michael Vick.
“I think you’ve got quarterbacks who didn’t even make it that far in the playoffs who are rated higher … obviously, I disagree,” he said.
Woodley went on to add that teammates Mike Wallace, Lawrence Timmons and James Farrior should have made the list.
One final note, Woodley was hardly the picture of objectivity in ranking his list of the NFL's top 10 linebackers. He included all four Steelers starters and sub Larry Foote at No. 10. Pittsburgh OLB James Harrison came in at No. 1 while Woodley rated himself at No. 4 (behind Patrick Willis and Ray Lewis) and offered this self-assessment: "This guy gets after the quarterback week in, week out; he don't let up. He plays hard every play."
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