CBS Sports NFL writer Pete Prisco stirred up Steeler Nation when he chose to omit Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick off of his Top 100 players list. An omission that wasn’t missed by Fitzpatrick himself.
In the video above you can see Prisco work hard to make his case that he did his research and based on the three games he watched, Fitzpatrick was good but not good enough to make the list.
The impact of Fitzpatrick on the Steelers defense extends well beyond his individual play. Here’s how the team stats broke down from before Pittsburgh traded for Fitzpatrick and what things looked like after.
Before: 30.5 PPG 320.0 pass YPG 125.0 Rush YPG -32 point differential
After: 17.3 PPG 176.7 pass YPG 107.4 rush YPG +18 point differential
Fitzpatrick has a nose for the football and through Week 10 he really impressed with his ability to get his hands on the football. We can debate why Fitzpatrick seemed to slow down in the final six games but regardless, he was named to the Pro Bowl and was an All-Pro. The notion an All-Pro isn’t one of the best 100 players seems absurd. But this seems to be something that will just push Fitzpatrick in 2020.
