| SI.com's 2010 Midseason All-Pro Team |
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| QB | Peyton
Manning |
| Indianapolis Colts |
| Ho-hum. Throwing to Blair White, Brody Eldridge, Jacob
Tamme. Same greatness.
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| DE | Vince Wilfork |
| New England Patriots |
| The seven-year veteran plays inside and out the same way: with dominance.
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| RB | Arian
Foster |
| Houston Texans |
| He's hit a lull recently, but early explosion keyed
strong start for the Texans.
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| DT | Haloti Ngata |
| Baltimore Ravens |
| Opponents consistently are using two players to block this incredibly strong
rusher.
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| WR | Brandon
Lloyd |
| Denver Broncos |
| Talk about your classic deep threat: He's averaging
20.3 yards per catch.
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| DT | Jason Jones |
| Tennessee Titans |
| His two crushing sacks of Tony Romo helped key the Titans' win at Dallas.
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| WR | Roddy
White |
| Atlanta Falcons |
| Matt Ryan can't live without him. He throws at White 12
times a game.
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| DE | Trent Cole |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Credit Cole not just for the sacks (6.0), but also for the 24 QB pressures in 7
games.
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| WR | Davone
Bess |
| Miami Dolphins |
| (Picked 3rd WR over FB.) Has hands and explosion
and elusiveness. What else is there?
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| LB | Cameron Wake |
| Miami Dolphins |
| Ex-CFLer is the surprise of the year. Dolphins pass-rush doesn't miss Jason
Taylor.
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| TE | Antonio
Gates |
| San Diego Chargers |
| No player at any position is as superior to his peers
as Gates is at tight end.
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| LB | Clay Matthews |
| Green Bay Packers |
| Not even a strained hamstring has slowed the Packers sack machine.
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| T | Jake
Long |
| Miami Dolphins |
| Head coach Tony Sparano: "I thank God ... I have Jake
Long at left tackle.''
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| LB | Lawrence Timmons |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Tough call over Ray Lewis, but Timmons' two 15-tackle games stand out.
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| G | Brandon
Moore |
| New York Jets |
| He's a strong drive blocker in the running game and
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| CB | Brandon Flowers |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| This emerging secondary star plays well bumping and in tight coverage.
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| C | Alex
Mack |
| Cleveland Browns |
| Some thought the 21st pick was too high for Mack in
2009. Now, he's a franchise player.
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| FS | Earl Thomas |
| Seattle Seahawks |
| The rookie's been victimized a few times, but four picks in four-game span too.
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| G | Ryan
Lilja |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Shored up Kansas City line; now Chiefs lead NFL in
rushing. |
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| SS | LaRon Landry |
| Washington Redskins |
| Four interceptions, four sacks, five forced fumbles, 28 deflections. Not bad.
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| T | Marshall
Yanda |
| Baltimore Ravens |
| Opening-day shift from right guard to right tackle has
been a Ravens godsend.
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| CB | Nnamdi Asomugha |
| Oakland Raiders |
| Old man river. Teams rarely throw at him because they know what will happen.
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
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| K | Billy
Cundiff |
| Baltimore Ravens |
| Accurate field-goal kicker, plus he leads the league in
touchback percentage.
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| KR | Brandon Tate |
| New England Patriots |
| His speed and knack for returns has made Pats dangerous in the kicking
game again.
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| P | Shane
Lechler |
| Oakland Raiders |
| This isn't the first time Lechler is challenging the
50-yard net-punt plateau.
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| PR | Devin Hester |
| Chicago Bears |
| Two more touchdown returns has the rest of the league asking: "Why punt to
him?''
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| Midseason Awards |
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| QB | Tom Brady |
| MVP |
| New guys are everywhere on offense, yet still the same Brady production.
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| WR | Roddy White |
| Off. Player of the Year |
| Average game for the Falcons star receiver: nine catches, 107 yards.
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| DT | Haloti Ngata |
| Def. Player of the Year |
| Space-eater. Watch the games because his dominance doesn't show in stats.
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| C | Maurkice Pouncey |
| Off. Rookie of the Year |
| Playing like a veteran and solidified the shaky Steelers offensive line from day one.
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| DT | Ndamukong Suh |
| Def. Rookie of the Year |
| Detroit's mammoth No. 2 overall pick has 6.5 sacks -- and it takes two players to block him.
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| LB | E.J. Henderson |
| Comeback Player |
| The Vikings veteran linebacker had a horrible broken leg just 10 months ago.
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| Bill Belichick |
| Coach of the Year |
| Belichick has incorporated new players all over the offense and defense -- and is winning.
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| Perry Fewell |
| Coordinator of the Year |
| Giants pass-rush looks like Super Bowl run of '07 again, thanks to its new coordinator.
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| Randy Fichtner |
| Assistant of the Year |
| The Steelers quarterbacks coach helped pilot Pittsburgh through Big Ben-less stretch.
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| Scott Pioli |
| Executive of the Year |
| Ex-Patriot's second draft in K.C. helped Chiefs to surprising 2-game AFC West lead.
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