He has us at 15 in his power rankings and had this to say about Rhodes..... New York Jets (2-1) Safetyman Kerry Rhodes has three stripsacks, which sounds like exotic dances on a loading platform, and they're predicting that this devastating human blitzkrieg will sack his way into the Pro Bowl. Who are the best blitzing DBs ever? Well, the Cards' Larry Wilson originated the technique and probably was its all-time king. The Eagles' Brian Dawkins is the star of the current era. Pittsburgh's Troy Polamalu is no slouch, either. It takes a certain talent. You have to disguise your intentions until the last minute, you have to be able to evade a blocker without breaking stride, and you have to love the old smackeroo. Rhodes qualifies.
He's playing well. Let's not get crazy. Reed, Dawkins, Polamalu, Lynch, Rodney Harrison, Donovan Darius, Sean Taylor right off the top of my head.
I think with all this hype Mangini needs to settle Rhodes a little bit before it gets to his head. He needs to remind him that he still has to work his ass off and he hasn't "made it" yet. Mangini is going to play a big role in his development with all this media involved now.
I'd also take off Harrison and Darius as they are both old,coming off injury and not playing to their usual standards.
