Just some fun I thought we could have in the dog days of football season , going to try and put some schools up over the next few weeks so we can figure out the best starting 22(24) and maybe then have a tournament afterwards and kill some time. 

Also not going to do fullbacks at this point. It's 2021 , they have become obsolute. Figure best 3WR or Two TE sets. 

Going to start today with Florida State:

QB: Brad Johnson (Danny Kannell)
RB: Warrick Dunn (Dalvin Cook) 
WR: Fred Biletnikoff 
WR: Anquan Boldin 
WR: Ron Sellers (L. Coles)
TE: Nick O'Leary (??)
OT: Walter Jones 
OG: Montrae Holland 
C: Rodney Hudson 
OG: Cameron Erving 
OT: Tra Thomas 

DE: Peter Boulware 
DT: Corey Simon 
DT: Darnell Dockett 
DE: Brian Burns 

LB: Derrick Brooks 
LB: Lawrence Timmons 

CB: Deion Sanders 
CB: Jalen Ramsey 
S: Leroy Butler 
S: Dexter Jackson 
Nickle/Hybrid: Terrell Buckley 

K: Sebastian Janikowski
P: Rick Tuten 


Just my first thoughts. They have a solid squad , that defensive backfield is scary great. Their offensive tackles might be the best to come (not sure) but they lack at guard , on the defensive line and especially tight end and quarterback. 

Fun topic UT .

Miami Hurricanes

QB: Jim Kelly (Vinny Testaverde)
RB: Frank Gore (Edgerrin James)
WR: Reggie Wayne
WR: Andre Johnson
WR: Michael Irvin
TE: Jimmy Graham
C: Jim Otto
G: Dennis Harrah
G: Vernon Carey (?)
T: Bryant McKinnie
T: Leon Searcy

DE: Calais Campbell
DE: Eddie Edwards (?)
DT: Warren Sapp (Cortez Kennedy)
DT: Vince Wilfork

LB: Ray Lewis
LB: Ted Hendricks

S: Ed Reed
S: Sean Taylor
CB: Sam Shields
CB: Duane Starks
Nickel: Antrel Rolle

K: Michael Badgley
P: Jeff Feagles
Return Specialist: Devin Hester

Verdict: Miami beats Florida St. on Wide Right IV 

Alabama

QB: Bart Starr (Ken Stabler)
RB: Shaun Alexander (Derrick Henry)
WR: Julio Jones
WR: Don Hutson
WR: Amari Cooper
TE: Ozzie Newsome
LT: Chris Samuels
LG: John Hannah
C: Dwight Stephenson
RG: Evan Mathis
RT: Andre Smith

DL: Marty Lyons
DL: Cornelius Griffin
DL: Bob Baumhower
LB: Derrick Thomas
LB: Lee Roy Jordan
LB: Donta Hightower
LB: Cornelius Bennett
CB: Deshea Townsend
CB: Dre Kirkpatrick
S: Kareem Jackson
S: Minkah Fitzpatrick

K: David Ray
P: Chris Mohr
Returner: David Palmer

Quite a surprise to find how deep I had to dig for some of those names, thought it would be a breeze at first. Really not a lot of options across both lines aside from the two HOFers.

May 12, 2021 0:22:22 GMT Baker said:

Fun topic UT .

Miami Hurricanes

QB: Jim Kelly (Vinny Testaverde)
RB: Frank Gore (Edgerrin James)
WR: Reggie Wayne
WR: Andre Johnson
WR: Michael Irvin
TE: Jimmy Graham
C: Jim Otto
G: Dennis Harrah
G: Vernon Carey (?)
T: Bryant McKinnie
T: Leon Searcy

DE: Calais Campbell
DE: Eddie Edwards (?)
DT: Warren Sapp (Cortez Kennedy)
DT: Vince Wilfork

LB: Ray Lewis
LB: Ted Hendricks

S: Ed Reed
S: Sean Taylor
CB: Sam Shields
CB: Duane Starks
Nickel: Antrel Rolle

K: Michael Badgley
P: Jeff Feagles
Return Specialist: Devin Hester

Verdict: Miami beats Florida St. on Wide Right IV 

I might put Rolle over Shields because of longevity and versatility. That’s a tough DE market.

Half tempted to put Hendricks at end (where Wiki lists him for some reason) and Vilma at the other LB spot.

May 12, 2021 1:26:17 GMT @admin said:

Alabama

QB: Bart Starr (Ken Stabler)
RB: Shaun Alexander (Derrick Henry)
WR: Julio Jones
WR: Don Hutson
WR: Amari Cooper
TE: Ozzie Newsome
LT: Chris Samuels
LG: John Hannah
C: Dwight Stephenson
RG: Evan Mathis
RT: Andre Smith

DL: Marty Lyons
DL: Cornelius Griffin
DL: Bob Baumhower
LB: Derrick Thomas
LB: Lee Roy Jordan
LB: Donta Hightower
LB: Cornelius Bennett
CB: Deshea Townsend
CB: Dre Kirkpatrick
S: Kareem Jackson
S: Minkah Fitzpatrick

K: David Ray
P: Chris Mohr
Returner: David Palmer

Quite a surprise to find how deep I had to dig for some of those names, thought it would be a breeze at first. Really not a lot of options across both lines aside from the two HOFers.

Almost have to put Humphrey on there. I think I read he’s the only Bama CB to make an all pro team in like 60 years. I’m shocked there isn’t a deeper DL pool.

May 12, 2021 2:16:48 GMT UT said:

I might put Rolle over Shields because of longevity and versatility. That’s a tough DE market.

Half tempted to put Hendricks at end (where Wiki lists him for some reason) and Vilma at the other LB spot.

The one source I used for Rolle listed him as a Safety rather than a Corner. You have to remember I'm a football rube compared to the likes of you, @admin, blindy, LT, etc. I just wanted to play along this one time  :lol:

Just checked ProFootballReference to be sure. They have him listed as a CB in his 2nd & 3rd years before switching full time to safety.

I was surprised how weak the U was at DE. They're stacked at RB, WR, DT, and solid most everywhere else, but DE was a black hole. One of the sources I used said Hendricks was drafted as a DE but quickly switched to LB. Swapping him for Eddie Edwards (who!?) at DE and adding Vilma at LB is the smart move. 

Duane Starks was apparently better than I thought? He had a lot of heat here with Ravens fans during his playing days so I just always assumed he was a bum.

Pretty wild that Olivier Vernon is third all time out of Miami for sacks in the NFL.

Time to rep the west coast with USC:
QB: Carson Palmer
RB: OJ Simpson (Marcus Allen)
WR: Keyshawn Johnson
WR: Lynn Swann
WR: Frank Gifford
TE: Charle Young
LT: Anthony Munoz
LG: Bruce Matthews
C: Don Mosebar
RG: Roy Foster
RT: Ron Yary

DE: Jurrell Casey
DT: Darrel Rusell
DE: Everson Griffen
LB: Junior Seau
LB: Clay Matthews Jr
LB: Willie McGinest
LB: Clay Matthews III
CB: Ronnie Lott
CB: Lindon Crow
S: Willie Wood
S: Troy Polamalu

K: Cole Ford
P: Glenn Walker
Returner: Chad Morton

Now that's an offensive line! HOFer Ron Mix can't even crack the team. Imagine OJ and Marcus Allen running behind them. Got to be a strong favourite in this tournament.

I imagine as of now USC would be the favorite.

It's crazy to me how even power house teams like USC have huge holes at certain positions in their history. Like they didn't produce even a marginal tight end in the past 20-25 years?

MY Wisconsin Badgers 

QB: Russell Wilson 
RB: Melvin Gordon 
WR: Al Toon 
WR: Lee Evans 
WR: Chris Chambers 
TE: Owen Daniels 
OT: Joe Thomas 
OG: Kevin Zeitler 
C: Mike Webster 
OG: Travis Frederick 
OT: Paul Gruber (Ryan Ramcyk , Mark Tauscher)

DE: JJ Watt 
DT: Tim Krumrie
DE: Matt Shaugnessy 
OLB: TJ Watt 
MLB: DeAndre Levy 
MLB: Joe Schobert 
OLB: O'Brien Schofield 
CB: Troy Vincent 
CB: Nate Odomes 
S: Jim Leonhard 
S: Don Kindt 

K: Jim Bakken 
P: Brad Nortman 

KR: Michael Bennett 
PR: Jim Leonhard 


Actually a pretty solid team , also talk about offensive lines. I cheated and slid Frederick over because we can't bump Mike Webster and really the RT spot could be anyone and then some. 

The defensive line is solid with Watt and Krumrie (former 80's pro bowler) but that opposite end spot is brutal. I actually really like the shape of the LB corps with the other Watt and Levy with Schobert in the middle. Both solid players. Schofield is a tough look though. 

The defensive backfield would be in trouble aside from Vincent. Leonhard is solid too and he and Vincent are two of the smarter football players you'll find so they could probably figures stuff out. Odomes is another former 80's pro bowler that I know little to nothing about. 

I also like the ability on offense. That is the perfect type receiving corps for Russell. Deep threat in Evans , Chambers is solid , Toon as a great posession guy and Daniels was a really good receiving tight end for years. They could put up points for sure , especially with Gordon and his dual threat capability from the back. Maybe the best offensive put together so far as a grand total - which is crazy to say about the Badgers. 

THE OHIO STATE 

QB: Mike Tomczak 
RB: Eddie George 
WR: Michael Thomas 
WR: Santonio Holmes 
WR: Joey Galloway 
TE: Ben Hartsock 
OT: Orlando Pace 
OG: John Hicks 
C: LeCharles Bentley 
OG: Corey Linsley 
OT: Jim Lachey 

DE: Cam Heyward 
DT: Dan Wilkinson 
DE: Ryan Pickett 

OLB: Mike Vrabel 
LB: Chris Spielman 
OLB: Chase Young 

CB: Sean Springs 
CB: Antoine Winfield 
S: Jack Tatum 
S: Malcolm Jenkins 
DB: Marshon Lattimore 

K: Lou Groza 
P: Tom Tupa 
Returner: Ted Ginn Jr. 


They really really get hurt by the quarterbacks. I was half tempted to put Justin Fields on there just because but got damn Ohio State. He's got great weapons , a decent offensive line and such too but I don't know. I wanted to put two tight ends in there and try to go with a power running attack and just say they'll run the ball 40 times a game but apparently no one produces tight ends at big colleges. 

Their defensive is fucking legit though. Messed with the linebackers a bit because I figure both Jenkins and Tatum could easily drop down into the box and fill that extra slot and there is just too many DB's from Ohio State to keep them off the field. Their defensive front is solid too. 

I think this is a team that would have to win a ton of sub 20 point scoring games , their defensive is capable but I'm a bit surprised given the success of the university lately. 

OSU not producing pro quarterbacks is nothing new but it's still a surprise that their most credentialed guy is someone that I'd literally never heard of.

I'll stay out in Cali and do UCLA:

QB: Troy Aikman
RB: Freeman McNeil
FB: Mel Farr
WR: Flipper Anderson
WR: Tom Fears
TE: Marcedes Lewis
OT: Jonathan Ogden
LG: Max Montoya
C: Dave Dalby
RG: Randy Cross
RT: Luis Sharpe

DE: Kenyan Coleman
DT: Kenny Clark
DT: Mike Lodish
LB: Donnie Edwards
LB: Eric Kendricks
LB: Jerry Robinson
LB: Jamir Miller
CB: Jimmy Johnson
CB: Kermit Alexander
S: Carnell Lake
S: Kenny Easley

K: Norm Johnson
P: Chris Kluwe
Returner: Maurice Jones-Drew

Eschewing UT's no full back rule because the receiver depth isn't there. Plus I wanted an excuse to post my discovery that Mel Farr sings backing vocals on Marvin Gaye's What's Going On!

This is another team with nothing on the defensive line. Jamir Miller is their all time sack leader with just 36.

One the best special teams we've seen yet though, especially if you include 9 time pro bowler Matthew Slater.

Penn State (aka, Linebacker U)

QB - Kerry Collins
RB - Curt Warner (Franco Harris)
WR - Bobby Ingram
WR - O.J. McDuffie
WR - Kenny Jackson
TE - Kyle Brady
LT - Keith Dorney
LG - Mike Munchak
C - Stefan Wisniewski
RG - Steve Wisniewski
RT - Levi Brown

DE - Courtney Brown
DT - Jimmy Kennedy
DT - Jared Odrick
DE - Dave Robinson
LLB - Jack Ham
MLB - LeVar Arrington (Matt Millen)
RLB - Paul Posluszny
LCB - Mark Robinson
FS - Neal Smith
SS - Michael Zordich
RCB - Alan Zemaitis

K - Brett Conway
P - Jeremy Boone
Returner - Blair Thomas

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:

QB: Joe Montana(Joe Theisman or Daryle Lamonica)
RB: Jerome Bettis(Paul Hornung)
WR: Tim Brown
WR: Golden Tate(Or Jack Snow)
LT: Bob Kuchenburg
TE: Mark Bavaro(Dave Casper)
LG: Zack Martin
C: Dick Szymanski
RG: Quinton Nelson
RT: George Kunz


DE: Justin Tuck
DT: Alan Page
DT: Bryant Young
DE: George Trafton
OLB: Jim Lynch
MLB: Nick Buoniconti
OLB: Myron Pottios
CB: Dave Waymer
SS: Dave Duerson
FS: Harrison Smith
CB: Todd Lyght
K: John Carney
P: Craig Hentrich
KR: Raghib "Rocket" Ismail or Allen Rossum

OT and LB alternative: George Connor, he can play multiple positions!

Just pure smash mouth football upfront with the Bus as a goal line back and with Captain Clutch manning this team, they will find a way to win at the end of the day. Montana to Brown is pure nasty.

May 14, 2021 0:26:24 GMT CM Punk'd said:

Penn State (aka, Linebacker U)

QB - Kerry Collins
RB - Curt Warner (Franco Harris)
WR - Bobby Ingram
WR - O.J. McDuffie
WR - Kenny Jackson
TE - Kyle Brady
LT - Keith Dorney
LG - Mike Munchak
C - Stefan Wisniewski
RG - Steve Wisniewski
RT - Levi Brown

DE - Courtney Brown
DT - Jimmy Kennedy
DT - Jared Odrick
DE - Dave Robinson
LLB - Jack Ham
MLB - LeVar Arrington (Matt Millen)
RLB - Paul Posluszny
LCB - Mark Robinson
FS - Neal Smith
SS - Michael Zordich
RCB - Alan Zemaitis

K - Brett Conway
P - Jeremy Boone
Returner - Blair Thomas

So many Jets busts so many bad visions :lol: Before my full fandom time but still :lol:

May 12, 2021 0:22:22 GMT Baker said:

Fun topic UT .

Miami Hurricanes

QB: Jim Kelly (Vinny Testaverde)
RB: Frank Gore (Edgerrin James)
WR: Reggie Wayne
WR: Andre Johnson
WR: Michael Irvin
TE: Jimmy Graham
C: Jim Otto
G: Dennis Harrah
G: Vernon Carey (?)
T: Bryant McKinnie
T: Leon Searcy

DE: Calais Campbell
DE: Eddie Edwards (?)
DT: Warren Sapp (Cortez Kennedy)
DT: Vince Wilfork

LB: Ray Lewis
LB: Ted Hendricks

S: Ed Reed
S: Sean Taylor
CB: Sam Shields
CB: Duane Starks
Nickel: Antrel Rolle

K: Michael Badgley
P: Jeff Feagles
Return Specialist: Devin Hester

Verdict: Miami beats Florida St. on Wide Right IV 

I'd take Bernie Kosar over Vinny as Kelly's backup.  But other than that, that's pretty damn good.

May 14, 2021 0:35:12 GMT Blindy said:

May 14, 2021 0:26:24 GMT CM Punk'd said:

Penn State (aka, Linebacker U)

QB - Kerry Collins
RB - Curt Warner (Franco Harris)
WR - Bobby Ingram
WR - O.J. McDuffie
WR - Kenny Jackson
TE - Kyle Brady
LT - Keith Dorney
LG - Mike Munchak
C - Stefan Wisniewski
RG - Steve Wisniewski
RT - Levi Brown

DE - Courtney Brown
DT - Jimmy Kennedy
DT - Jared Odrick
DE - Dave Robinson
LLB - Jack Ham
MLB - LeVar Arrington (Matt Millen)
RLB - Paul Posluszny
LCB - Mark Robinson
FS - Neal Smith
SS - Michael Zordich
RCB - Alan Zemaitis

K - Brett Conway
P - Jeremy Boone
Returner - Blair Thomas

So many Jets busts so many bad visions Before my full fandom time but still

I would've put McDuffie in that slot, but I kinda needed him as a starting receiver.   Besides, I don't know if Penn State had a better returner than that.

May 14, 2021 0:00:30 GMT @admin said:

OSU not producing pro quarterbacks is nothing new but it's still a surprise that their most credentialed guy is someone that I'd literally never heard of.

I'll stay out in Cali and do UCLA:

QB: Troy Aikman
RB: Freeman McNeil
FB: Mel Farr
WR: Flipper Anderson
WR: Tom Fears
TE: Marcedes Lewis
OT: Jonathan Ogden
LG: Max Montoya
C: Dave Dalby
RG: Randy Cross
RT: Luis Sharpe

DE: Kenyan Coleman
DT: Kenny Clark
DT: Mike Lodish
LB: Donnie Edwards
LB: Eric Kendricks
LB: Jerry Robinson
LB: Jamir Miller
CB: Jimmy Johnson
CB: Kermit Alexander
S: Carnell Lake
S: Kenny Easley

K: Norm Johnson
P: Chris Kluwe
Returner: Maurice Jones-Drew

Eschewing UT's no full back rule because the receiver depth isn't there. Plus I wanted an excuse to post my discovery that Mel Farr sings backing vocals on Marvin Gaye's What's Going On!

This is another team with nothing on the defensive line. Jamir Miller is their all time sack leader with just 36.

One the best special teams we've seen yet though, especially if you include 9 time pro bowler Matthew Slater.

That’s a pretty shockingly sad team in areas , surprising for UCLA , especially at skill positions.

May 14, 2021 0:26:53 GMT Blindy said:

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:

QB: Joe Montana(Joe Theisman or Daryle Lamonica)
RB: Jerome Bettis(Paul Hornung)
WR: Tim Brown
WR: Golden Tate(Or Jack Snow)
LT: Bob Kuchenburg
TE: Mark Bavaro(Dave Casper)
LG: Zack Martin
C: Dick Szymanski
RG: Quinton Nelson
RT: George Kunz


DE: Justin Tuck
DT: Alan Page
DT: Bryant Young
DE: George Trafton
OLB: Jim Lynch
MLB: Nick Buoniconti
OLB: Myron Pottios
CB: Dave Waymer
SS: Dave Duerson
FS: Harrison Smith
CB: Todd Lyght
K: John Carney
P: Craig Hentrich
KR: Raghib "Rocket" Ismail or Allen Rossum

OT and LB alternative: George Connor, he can play multiple positions!

Just pure smash mouth football upfront with the Bus as a goal line back and with Captain Clutch manning this team, they will find a way to win at the end of the day. Montana to Brown is pure nasty.

Man you would have to start both those tight ends and let Bettis real havoc and Montana take advantage. The defense leaves a little bit to be desired but good squad.

Michigan

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Ron Johnson
WR: Amani Toomer
WR: Anthony Carter
WR: Elroy Hirsch
TE: Tony McGee
LT: Mike Kenn
LG: Steve Hutchinson
C: John Morrow
RG: Tom Mack
RT: Dan Dierdorf

DE: Len Ford
DE: Frank Clark
DT: Trevor Pryce (bit of a technicality here)
LB: David Harris
LB: Frank Nunley
LB: Lamarr Woodley
LB: Larry Foote
CB: Ty Law
CB: Charles Woodson
S: Thom Hicks
S: Dwight Hicks

K: Jay Feely
P: Don Bracken
Returner: Desmond Howard

Quite surprised they've never produced a real superstar at any of the skill positions (at least in the last 50 years). Running back is particularly thin. Brady behind that awesome offensive line might find a way though...

Oklahoma

QB: Baker Mayfield (wow!)
RB: Adrian Peterson
WR: Tommy McDonald
WR: Lance Rentzel
WR: Kenny Stills
TE: Keith Jackson
LT: Trent Williams
LG: Ralph Neely (cheating a bit here but he did play some guard)
C: Stan West
RG: Davin Joseph
RT: Lane Johnson

DE: Lee Roy Selmon
DT: Gerald McCoy
DT: Keith Traylor
DE: Derland Moore
LB: Curtis Lofton
LB: Joe Bowden
CB: Bobby Boyd
CB: Tony Peters
S: Roy Williams
S: Scott Case
S: Jason Belser

K: Garrett Hartley
P: Tress Way
Returner: Glyn Milburn

Finally a team with a pretty awesome defensive line - but then the back end of the defence isn't up to much. For some strange reason they have produced a lot of good safeties but hardly any corners!

That's a pretty solid team. I might have gone Mark Andrews as an extra tight end , especially with Peterson back there who kind of struggles more in a spread out system. And I'd imagine with Baker you'd want to run the ball 30+ times a game.

Think I found an underrated contender:

QB: Dan Fouts
RB: Jonathan Stewart
WR: Ahmad Rashad
WR: JJ Birden
TE: Russ Francis
TE: Ed Dickson
LT: Gary Zimmerman
LG: Kyle Long
C: Max Unger
RG: Fred Quillan
RT: Geoff Schwartz

DE: George Martin
DT: Haloti Ngata
DT: DeForest Buckner
DE: Arik Armstead

LB: Michael Walker
LB: Kiko Alonso

CB: Mel Renfro
CB: Walter Thurmond
S: Jarius Byrd
S: Patrick Chung
S: TJ Ward

K: Tom Blanchard
P: Josh Bidwell
Returner: Kenjon Barner

Maybe not quite as great as I thought but I love their offensive and defensive lines and most of their secondary. I definitely think they would compete with a lot of the more storied and heralded football factories.

I would have loved to spread it out with Fouts but the receivers just weren't there aside from Rashad.

Another one~!

They've fallen off lately but , I like this one a ton:


QB: Payton Manning 
RB: Alvin Kamara 
WR: Carl Pickens
WR: Anthony Miller (not the current one)
WR: Donte Stallworth 
TE: Jason Witten 
OT: Chad Clifton 
OG: Trey Teague 
C: Scott Wells 
OG: John Gordy 
OT: Bruce Wilkerson 

DE: Doug Atkins 
DT: John Henderson 
DT: Albert Haynesworth 
DE: Derek Barnett 

LB: Jerod Mayo 
LB: Al Wilson 
LB: Mike Lucci 

CB: Dale Carter 
CB: Terry McDaniel 
S: Eric Berry 
S: Eddie Brown 

K: Fuad Reveiz
P: Dustin Colquitt 
Returner: Corrdarrelle Patterson 

I think that's a contender. No huge weak spots except maybe interior of the offensive line but Manning could help with that a ton anyways.  

The champions , aka the Golden Bears of Cali!

QB: Aaron Rodgers 
RB: Marshawn Lynch 
WR: Keenan Allen 
WR: Desean Jackson 
WR: Marvin Jones 
TE: Tony Gonzalez 
T: Tarik Glenn 
G: John Welbourn 
C: Alex Mack 
G: Ed White 
T: Todd Steussie 

DE: Duane Clemons 
DT: Brandon Mebane 
DT: Tyson Alualu 
DE: Cameron Jordan 

LB: Ron Rivera 
LB: Hardy Nickerson 
LB: Les Richter 

CB: Nnamdi Asomugha 
CB: Dethla O'Neal 
S: Thomas Decoud 
S: Chris Conte 

K: Doug Brien 
P: Bryan Anger 

Returner: Shane Vereen 


I think they have a legit shot at winning , especially making it to the end. The weakest spots are at guard and safety but with that receiving corps PLUS Gonzalez and Rodgers and Lynch in the backfield - I don't see how this offense gets stopped. Plus I really actually like their front seven. Definitely be some shootouts.

One more for by boy @theshow

QB: YA Tittle (probably Burrow soon)
RB: Jim Taylor
WR: Odell Beckham Jr.
WR: Jarvis Landry
WR: Dwayne Bowe
TE: David LaFleur
OT: Andrew Whitworth
OG: Alan Faneca
C: Kevin Mawae
OG: Trai Turner
OT: Fred Turner

DE: Danielle Hunter
DT: Leonard Marshall
DT: Kyle Williams
DE: Marcus Spears

LB: Kwon Alexander
LB: Devin White
LB: Deon Jones

CB: Patrick Peterson
CB: Tredavious White
S: Tyrann Mathieu
S: Ryan Clark

K: Josh Jasper
P: Donnie Jones
Returner: Kevin Faulk

Damn may have found a new champ already , especially if Burrow takes off as expected and upgrades Tittle. Their receivers are great , their offensive line is elite , their dline is solid and their secondary is really fucking good.

And those linebackers , none may be HOF'ers but you won't find a faster group and playing behind that huge defensive front I think they would take over games and any one of them could help in coverage.

One more underrated gem of a team.

QB: Dan Marino
RB: Tony Dorsett
WR: Larry Fitzgerald
WR: Tyler Boyd
WR: Antonio Bryant
TE: Mike Ditka
OT: Bill Fralic
OG: Mark May
OC: Mark Stepnoski
OG: Russ Grimm
OT: Jimbo Covert

DE: Chris Doleman
DT: Aaron Donald
DT: Bill Maas
DE: Bill McPeak

OLB: Ricky Jackson
MLB: Joe Schmidt
OLB: Hugh Green

CB: Darrelle Revis
CB: Shawntee Spencer
S: Ed Sharockman
S: Carlton Williamson

K: Fred Cox
P: Andy Lee

R: LeRod Stephens-Howling


They definitely have holes , especially in the secondary outside of Revis Island. What they do have though is legit and feature some of the best players of all time at their respective positions. Marino/Dorsett/Fitz is a hell of a trio behind what would be a really good offensive line - especially with Ditka also being there.

They have two HOF on the defensive line with Donald and Doleman who would make a great paid. Two HOFers at linebacker with Jackson and Schmidt as well with some solid players around them. The secondary would need the front seven to dominate though.

I like the team. Especially the trenches and skill guys.

May 21, 2021 15:18:01 GMT UT said:

One more underrated gem of a team.

QB: Dan Marino
RB: Tony Dorsett
WR: Larry Fitzgerald
WR: Tyler Boyd
WR: Antonio Bryant
TE: Mike Ditka
OT: Bill Fralic
OG: Mark May
OC: Mark Stepnoski
OG: Russ Grimm
OT: Jimbo Covert

DE: Chris Doleman
DT: Aaron Donald
DT: Bill Maas
DE: Bill McPeak

OLB: Ricky Jackson
MLB: Joe Schmidt
OLB: Hugh Green

CB: Darrelle Revis
CB: Shawntee Spencer
S: Ed Sharockman
S: Carlton Williamson

K: Fred Cox
P: Andy Lee

R: LeRod Stephens-Howling


They definitely have holes , especially in the secondary outside of Revis Island. What they do have though is legit and feature some of the best players of all time at their respective positions. Marino/Dorsett/Fitz is a hell of a trio behind what would be a really good offensive line - especially with Ditka also being there.

They have two HOF on the defensive line with Donald and Doleman who would make a great paid. Two HOFers at linebacker with Jackson and Schmidt as well with some solid players around them. The secondary would need the front seven to dominate though.
 
I like the team. Especially the trenches and skill guys.

This is my favorite team so far. Doleman, Donald, and Jackson terrorizing quarterbacks should be enough to compensate for that weak secondary. 

Yeah I don’t know how you block all three , plus Maas though not flashy is a good block eater. It’s a sleeper team for sure.

Wow I'm really surprised by that Pitt team. That's one of the most well rounded teams in terms of having a legend at every position group.

Not shocked that LSU would be a final four team - they have the recency bias advantage as well.

Here's Nebraska to round out the top schools that have produced the most NFL players:

QB: Vince Ferragamo
RB: Roger Craig
RB: Ahman Green
WR: Irving Fryar
WR: Tim Smith
TE: Johnny Mitchell
LT: Link Lyman
LG: Richie Incognito
C: Mike Tinglehoff
RG: Will Shields
RT: Bob Brown

DE: Neil Smith
DT: Ron McDole
DT: Ndamukong Suh
DE: Kyle Vanden Bosch
LB: Lavonte David
LB: Broderick Thomas
LB: Jimmy Williams
CB: Pat Fischer
CB: Kent McCloughan
S: Mike Brown
S: Mike Minter

K: Josh Brown
P: Sam Koch
Returner: Tyrone Hughes

Strong on both lines but terrible receivers so I'm cheating slightly and putting two running backs. I'm learning about so many old players doing this!

Georgia

QB: Frank Tarkenton
RB: Herschel Walker
WR: Hines Ward
WR: AJ Green
WR: Jimmy Orr
TE: Ben Watson
LT: Mike Wilson
LG: Clint Boling
C: Len Hauss
RG: Guy McIntyre
RT: Jon Stinchcomb

DE: Bill Stanfill
DT: Richard Seymour
DT: Geno Atkins
DE: Chris Clemons
LB: Thomas Davis
LB: Mo Lewis
LB: Justin Houston
CB: Champ Bailey
CB: Tim Jennings
S: Jake Scott
S: Reshad Jones

K: John Kasay
P: Bobby Walden
Returner: Mecole Hardman