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The NEXT: Defensive Debate To Have

By Ted Bauer

Monday, January 5, 2009

Visit the entire NEXT 2009 universe. We've talked about this before in an awards context, but watching Ed Reed provide Chad Pennington with a solid five months of nightmares yesterday refreshed the debate: Who is the best individual defensive player in the NFL? Some arguments: (1) If it's been Ray Lewis for years, and he broke Rashard Mendenhall's shoulder with a hit this year, has anyone truly taken it from him? ; (2) Can you single-block Albert Haynesworth? ; (3) If you're a NFL QB, is ther ...

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