Hmm. I am gonna throw out a few comments here. Probably not the most popular opinion... but yeah. This is how I see it.
I am gonna have to disagree with the lot of ya. I don't think that Ronnie should have taken it at all. I would have maybe given him top 3.... maybe.
Personally, I feel that Dexter Jackson should have taken it. The man was in amazing condition. He was ripped to shreds, had great symmetry... everything was in great proportion (with the exception of his calves, and I think that's what probably got him... but I dunno. I'd like to see how they were all scored... and speaking of which, anyone have any idea where to find the scores yet?). Cutler should have been next, and then followed by Coleman... tenatively.
Dennis James really impressed me this year. I've been a fan of his for a while... and like Dexter Jackson, he's largely underrated. His chest and I'd venture to say legs were lacking a bit. He was the slightest bit too smooth too... but was a monster! If he were to have concentrated just a might bit less on mass and dialed his conditioning in a bit more... goddamn. He'd be a top 2 contender for sure.
I'm a huge Levrone fan... but he was in shit condition. His legs were freakin tiny compared to last year, and he was just too smooth. Injury or not there... no excuse for showing up with legs lookin like that.
Another favorite of mine was Gunter... but he was in shit condition too. Oh well.