It's Week 17 of the 2011 National Football League season, and while the majority of IDP leagues were wrapped up a week ago there's still one more game to go in some leagues, and it's for all the proverbial marbles.
To help you prepare for this very important week's action here's a look at my Top 30 defensive linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs for Week Seventeen of the 2011 season in IDP leagues.
These rankings are based on Default IDP Manor Scoring, which awards 1 point for solos, .5 points for assists, 2 points each for fumbles forced and recovered, 4 points for interceptions, sacks, and safeties, 6 points for defensive touchdowns, and 1 point for passes defensed. It's a balanced scoring system, so if your IDP league is especially tackle-heavy or big play-heavy some players may move up (or down) a few spots.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
1.) Jason Pierre-Paul - NYG vs DAL
2.) Jared Allen - MIN vs CHI
3.) Terrell Suggs - BAL at CIN
4.) Jason Babin - PHI vs WAS
5.) Julius Peppers - CHI at MIN
6.) Elvis Dumervil - DEN vs KC
7.) Trent Cole - PHI vs WAS
8.) Justin Tuck - NYG vs DAL
9.) Chris Clemons - SEA at ARI
10.) Justin Smith - SF at STL
11.) Robert Mathis - IND at JAX
12.) Calais Campbell - ARI vs SEA
13.) Chris Long - STL vs SF
14.) Will Smith - NO vs CAR
15.) Jeremy Mincey - JAX vs IND
16.) Cliff Avril - DET at GB
17.) Greg Hardy - CAR at NO
18.) Haloti Ngata - BAL at CIN
19.) Jabaal Sheard - CLE vs PIT
20.) J.J. Watt - HOU vs TEN
21.) Darnell Dockett - ARI vs SEA
22.) Kyle Vanden Bosch - DET at GB
23.) Ndamukong Suh - DET at GB
24.) Brandon Deaderick - NE vs BUF
25.) Michael Johnson - CIN vs BAL
26.) Charles Johnson - CAR at NO
27.) Israel Idonije - CHI at MIN
28.) James Hall - STL vs SF
29.) John Abraham - ATL vs TB
30.) Geno Atkins - CIN vs BAL
LINEBACKERS
1.) London Fletcher - WAS at PHI
2.) Derrick Johnson - KC at DEN
3.) Ray Lewis - BAL at CIN
4.) D'Qwell Jackson - CLE vs PIT
5.) Navorro Bowman - SF at STL
6.) James Laurinaitis - STL vs SF
7.) Curtis Lofton - ATL vs TB
8.) Nick Barnett - BUF at NE
9.) Pat Angerer - IND at JAX
10.) Colin McCarthy - TEN at HOU
11.) Daryl Washington - ARI vs SEA
12.) Jerod Mayo - NE vs BUF
13.) Karlos Dansby - MIA vs NYJ
14.) Desmond Bishop - GB vs DET
15.) David Hawthorne - SEA at ARI
16.) Sean Lee - DAL at NYG
17.) Paul Posluszny - JAX vs IND
18.) Chad Greenway - MIN vs CHI
19.) DeMarcus Ware - DAL at NYG
20.) Brian Urlacher - CHI at MIN
21.) Sean Weatherspoon - ATL vs TB
22.) David Harris - NYJ at MIA
23.) James...