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NFC's small sample size all-stars

lionsFTW

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http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/stor...cobb-players-deserve-more-playing-time-season

These 8 guys are the list

Matt Flynn
Randall Cobb
Junior Galette
Toby Gerhart
Wallace Gilberry
Evan Royster
Willie Young
Josh Morgan

From the article

Willie Young, DE, Detroit Lions

Young isn't a player who will see much more playing time unless somebody gets injured, but he will continue to do a lot with the playing time he gets. Detroit's defense is built on defensive line rotation, so Young gets important snaps. Last season, he had 13.5 hurries, three sacks and three QB hits. He is a bit undersized, but he gets an explosive initial burst. Young has the talent to get double-digit sacks if Cliff Avril or Kyle Vanden Bosch suffers a major injury.
 
I like under Flynn (talking about his 268 DYAR):

Over the past five years, here's a list of quarterbacks who have had games worth more than 240 DYAR: Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger and Flynn. Going back to 1991, the worst quarterback who had a single game this good was Scott Mitchell. As bad as Mitchell was at times, he also threw for more than 4,000 yards with 32 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 1995. Seattle would gladly take those stats from Flynn.

So Flynn will be Mitchell. Kudos.
 
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