Mangold #4 on Serby’s Dandy Dozen
Steve Serby, New York Post
With Jets vs. Giants today temporarily interrupting the Yankees’ quest for survival, this is the perfect time to give you Serby’s Dirty Dozen – the best football players in New York. The rankings are based largely on how the player stacks up in 2007 with peers at his position, and partly on his recent body of work. The Best Player in New York award goes to Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who has dominated (6 TDs) even with a severe ankle sprain. The envelope, please:
1. WR Plaxico Burress (Giants)
2. DE Osi Umenyiora (Giants)
3. G Chris Snee (Giants)
4. C Nick Mangold (Jets): Tough, smart, high-character, loves football: the prototypical Eric Mangini Jet. “He’s a physical center, and he’s a smart center, too: he’s calling out protections just like Chad (Pennington) is,” [Kerry] Rhodes said.
5. WR Laveranues Coles (Jets): Savvy and quick and as tough and as clutch (4 TDs) as they come. Teammates voted him MVP last year and offensive captain this year. “He’s a complete receiver,” Rhodes said.
6. WR Jerricho Cotchery (Jets)
7. QB Eli Manning (Giants)
8. TE Jeremy Shockey (Giants)
9. Chad Pennington (Jets)
10. S Kerry Rhodes (Jets)
11. DE Michael Strahan (Giants)
12. MLB Antonio Pierce (Giants)
