PICK YOUR ROSTER TO WIN A SUPER BOWL

[Bretsky]

OK, here's a bit of a challenge to all. On the drive up to Lambeau, my friend and I decided to go through every position and create the team that we'd want to take with us this year for a
ONE YEAR SUPER BOWL RUN TO WIN IT ALL. Assume good health for all.

I'd challenge the posters in here to give it a shot as well, or you can just critique what we came up with.

For the record we just selected the two top OG's and two top OT's w/o taking into account players that played on each side. We also omitted special teams.

Keep in mind we didn't have the luxury of looking up all the players so we were doing this purely off memory.

OFFENSE

QB Payton Manning (there was much debate about Brady as well)

C Olin Kreutz
OG Mike Wahle
OG Steve Hutchinson
OT Walter Jones
OT Orlando Pace

RB Ladanion Tomlinson
FB Lorenzo Neal

TE Antonio Gates

WR Tory Holt
WR Steve Smith

DEFENSE

DT Marcus Stroud
DT Tommie Harris
DE Julius Peppers
DE Michael Strahan

MLB Jonathon Vilma
OLB Shawn Merriman
OLB Lance Briggs

CB Champ Bailey
CB DeAngelo Hall

S Roy Williams
S Brian Dawkins

[Brando19]

What? No Packers on the list? I'm very disappointed. :lol:

[Fosco33]

No Urlacher... you keep Tory Holt. Besides that it's not bad... I'll create a list on my 8 hours of flying tomorrow that will whoop your fantasy ass :razz:

Did you have other parameters (i.e., assuming the other 30 players get paid, salary cap, etc...)?

Patler, what's the average starting yearly contract (22 players) for each team (take the median of that) and then we can really play...

[Bretsky]

No Urlacher... you keep Tory Holt. Besides that it's not bad... I'll create a list on my 8 hours of flying tomorrow that will whoop your fantasy ass :razz:

Did you have other parameters (i.e., assuming the other 30 players get paid, salary cap, etc...)?

Patler, what's the average starting yearly contract (22 players) for each team (take the median of that) and then we can really play...


I had a hard time with MLB. Considered Ray Lewis. Vilma not having quite as great of a year. But didn't want Urlacher so went with Vilma.

HOLT ??????????

Best route runner in the NFL, hands down. Your FF team will be at my mercy :wink:

Cheers,
B

[HarveyWallbangers]

QB Tom Brady
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
WR Torry Holt
WR Steve Smith
LT Walter Jones
LG Mike Wahle
OC Olin Kreutz
RG Alan Faneca
RT Willie Anderson
TE Antonio Gates
WR Chad Johnson

DE Julius Peppers
DT Richard Seymour
DT Pat Williams
DE Dwight Freeney
OLB Shawne Merriman
MLB Brian Urlacher
OLB Keith Bulluck
CB Champ Bailey
SS Troy Polamalu
FS Brian Dawkins
CB Rashean Mathis

[Bretsky]

QB Tom Brady
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
WR Torry Holt
WR Steve Smith
LT Walter Jones
LG Mike Wahle
OC Olin Kreutz
RG Alan Faneca
RT Willie Anderson
TE Antonio Gates
WR Chad Johnson

DE Julius Peppers
DT Richard Seymour
DT Pat Williams
DE Dwight Freeney
OLB Shawne Merriman
MLB Brian Urlacher
OLB Keith Bulluck
CB Champ Bailey
SS Troy Polamalu
FS Brian Dawkins
CB Rashean Mathis

I'm fine with Brady too; don't you have a fullback ? You running the spread offense ? I'm not sure how good Chad Johson is; I'm starting to wonder if he is the most overhyped player in the NFL and possilby the second best WR on his team. I'd certainly take him as a legit 1, but I'm not sure if he's in my top tier of star WR's. Why'd Wolf draft Bubba over Bulluck again :mad:

[HarveyWallbangers]

Chad Johnson's consistent 95 catches for 1350 yards and 10 TDs (with or without Houshmandzadeh) don't do it for you? He had a pretty rough 4 game stretch, but he got beat up a lot. He'll rebound.

Honestly, for this team I might take Anquan Boldin. THEESman was right in that Boldin has a lot of Sterling Sharpe in him. He could be the guy that gains the tough yards--while Holt and Smith are stretching the field. Possibly, Andre Johnson also. Actually, scratch Chad for one of those two.

We don't need no stinkin' FB on this team.

[Bretsky]

Chad Johnson's consistent 95 catches for 1350 yards and 10 TDs (with or without Houshmandzadeh) don't do it for you? He had a pretty rough 4 game stretch, but he got beat up a lot. He'll rebound.

Honestly, for this team I might take Anquan Boldin. THEESman was right in that Boldin has a lot of Sterling Sharpe in him. He could be the guy that gains the tough yards--while Holt and Smith are stretching the field. Possibly, Andre Johnson also. Actually, scratch Chad for one of those two.

We don't need no stinkin' FB on this team.

Just like FFL; always trying to find ways to break the rules :wink:

I'd probably take Boldin as well. I'm watching Chad Johnson closely. He needs to do it for 2 years to meet my standards :wink: . He doesn't seem like the same player this year as of yet. Maybe it's the colored hair. :mrgreen:

[Partial]

QB Tom Brady
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
WR Torry Holt
WR Steve Smith
LT Walter Jones
LG Mike Wahle
OC Olin Kreutz
RG Alan Faneca
RT Willie Anderson
TE Antonio Gates
WR Chad Johnson

DE Julius Peppers
DT Richard Seymour
DT Pat Williams
DE Dwight Freeney
OLB Shawne Merriman
MLB Brian Urlacher
OLB Keith Bulluck
CB Champ Bailey
SS Troy Polamalu
FS Brian Dawkins
CB Rashean Mathis

I'm fine with Brady too; don't you have a fullback ? You running the spread offense ? I'm not sure how good Chad Johson is; I'm starting to wonder if he is the most overhyped player in the NFL and possilby the second best WR on his team. I'd certainly take him as a legit 1, but I'm not sure if he's in my top tier of star WR's. Why'd Wolf draft Bubba over Bulluck again :mad:

I think Harv's team beats yours B :wink: :razz:

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'd probably take Boldin as well. I'm watching Chad Johnson closely. He needs to do it for 2 years to meet my standards :wink: . He doesn't seem like the same player this year as of yet. Maybe it's the colored hair. :mrgreen:

This doesn't make any sense. Chad's been doing it longer than Boldin. From 2003-2005 he averaged 94 receptions and 1350 yards.

[Bretsky]

I'd probably take Boldin as well. I'm watching Chad Johnson closely. He needs to do it for 2 years to meet my standards :wink: . He doesn't seem like the same player this year as of yet. Maybe it's the colored hair. :mrgreen:

This doesn't make any sense. Chad's been doing it longer than Boldin. From 2003-2005 he averaged 94 receptions and 1350 yards.

So are you saying you'd take Johnson over Boldin, or that I just don't make sense. If it's the latter I'd completely agree.

[superfan]

Interesting post. This was too much fun, so I went two deep. Here's my team...

QB Peyton Manning/Tom Brady
RB LaDainian Tomlinson/Shawn Alexander
FB Lorenzo Neal/Dan Kreider
WR Marvin Harrison/Torry Holt
WR Steve Smith/Chad Johnson
OT Walter Jones/Willie Anderson
OT Orlando Pace/Jonathan Ogden
OG Alan Faneca/Mike Wahle
OG Steve Hutchinson/Will Shields
OC Olin Kreutz/LeCharles Bentley (when healthy)
TE Antonio Gates/Todd Heap

DE Dwight Freeney/Michael Strahan
DE Julius Peppers/Jason Taylor
DT Tommie Harris/Jamal Williams
DT Marcus Stroud/Casey Hampton
OLB Shawne Merriman/DeMarcus Ware
OLB Derrick Brooks/Julian Peterson
ILB Brian Urlacher/Ray Lewis
CB Champ Bailey/Ronde Barber
CB Chris McAllister/Rashean Mathis
S Ed Reed/Brian Dawkins
S Troy Polamalu/Roy Williams

[Partial]

QB - Brett Favre
RB - LADainian Thomlinson
TE - Dallas Clark
TE - Antonio Gonzalez
WR - Torry Holt
WR - Terrell Owens
LT - Walter Jones
LG - Steve Hutchinson
C - Olin Kruetz
RG - Will Shields
RT - Mark Tauscher

DE - Julius Peppers
DE - Michael Strahan
DT - Richard Seymore
DT - Tommy Harris
MLB - Brian Urlacher
OLB - Shawn Merriman
OLB - Derek Brooks
SS - Ed Reed
FS - Brian Dawkins
CB - Champ Bailey
CB - Atlanta Hall

[Bretsky]

QB - Brett Favre
RB - LADainian Thomlinson
TE - Dallas Clark
TE - Antonio Gonzalez
WR - Torry Holt
WR - Terrell Owens
LT - Walter Jones
LG - Steve Hutchinson
C - Olin Kruetz
RG - Will Shields
RT - Mark Tauscher

DE - Julius Peppers
DE - Michael Strahan
DT - Richard Seymore
DT - Tommy Harris
MLB - Brian Urlacher
OLB - Shawn Merriman
OLB - Derek Brooks
SS - Ed Reed
FS - Brian Dawkins
CB - Champ Bailey
CB - Atlanta Hall

crap I forgot about Ed Reed; he's one of the top 2 safeties. Two TE set with no fullback; gosh we have future offensive coordinators in here

[HarveyWallbangers]

So are you saying you'd take Johnson over Boldin, or that I just don't make sense. If it's the latter I'd completely agree.

No, I'm saying your comment that Johnson needs to do it for 2 years doesn't make any sense. He's been great for 4-5 years.

Actually, I think I'd go Andre Johnson, Chad Johnson, Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald. It's hard.

[HarveyWallbangers]

crap I forgot about Ed Reed; he's one of the top 2 safeties. Two TE set with no fullback; gosh we have future offensive coordinators in here

Crap. Me too.

[Bretsky]

QB Tom Brady
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
WR Torry Holt
WR Steve Smith
LT Walter Jones
LG Mike Wahle
OC Olin Kreutz
RG Alan Faneca
RT Willie Anderson
TE Antonio Gates
WR Chad Johnson

DE Julius Peppers
DT Richard Seymour
DT Pat Williams
DE Dwight Freeney
OLB Shawne Merriman
MLB Brian Urlacher
OLB Keith Bulluck
CB Champ Bailey
SS Troy Polamalu
FS Brian Dawkins
CB Rashean Mathis

I'm fine with Brady too; don't you have a fullback ? You running the spread offense ? I'm not sure how good Chad Johson is; I'm starting to wonder if he is the most overhyped player in the NFL and possilby the second best WR on his team. I'd certainly take him as a legit 1, but I'm not sure if he's in my top tier of star WR's. Why'd Wolf draft Bubba over Bulluck again :mad:

I think Harv's team beats yours B :wink: :razz:

Dammit again ! Just like FFL.

[Bretsky]

Interesting post. This was too much fun, so I went two deep. Here's my team...

QB Peyton Manning/Tom Brady
RB LaDainian Tomlinson/Shawn Alexander
FB Lorenzo Neal/Dan Kreider
WR Marvin Harrison/Torry Holt
WR Steve Smith/Chad Johnson
OT Walter Jones/Willie Anderson
OT Orlando Pace/Jonathan Ogden
OG Alan Faneca/Mike Wahle
OG Steve Hutchinson/Will Shields
OC Olin Kreutz/LeCharles Bentley (when healthy)
TE Antonio Gates/Todd Heap

DE Dwight Freeney/Michael Strahan
DE Julius Peppers/Jason Taylor
DT Tommie Harris/Jamal Williams
DT Marcus Stroud/Casey Hampton
OLB Shawne Merriman/DeMarcus Ware
OLB Derrick Brooks/Julian Peterson
ILB Brian Urlacher/Ray Lewis
CB Champ Bailey/Ronde Barber
CB Chris McAllister/Rashean Mathis
S Ed Reed/Brian Dawkins
S Troy Polamalu/Roy Williams

This was the fist part of our adventure to Lambeau.

After coming up with the All Super Bowl Team we attempted to come up with the all NFL Backup/Non Starter Team. That was tough.

[HarveyWallbangers]

After coming up with the All Super Bowl Team we attempted to come up with the all NFL Backup/Non Starter Team. That was tough.

Let's see it. Sounds similar to games we've played on the way to Green Bay.

[GBRulz]

Partial's team would win hands down. Actually, I didn't see the rest of his list, but I saw his QB!!

Oh how I would love to see Favre shred defenses with a supporting cast like that :wink:

[australianpackerbacker]

QB Brett Favre (He'll throw 50tds with a team like this)
RB LT/Reggie Bush
FB Chris Cooley(put him at FB you got 2 recievers in the backfield + a solid blocker)
WR Randy Moss
WR2 Steve Smith
LT Jonathon Ogden
LG Hutchinson
C Kruetz
RG Wahle
RT Pace

LE Peppers
RE Terrell Suggs
DT Darnell Docket
DT2 Tommie Harris
WLB Merriman
MLB Lewis
SLB DJ Williams
LCB Champ Bailey
RCB DeAngelo Hall
FS Ed Reed
SS Polamalu

[Brando19]

QB - Brett Favre
RB - LADainian Thomlinson
TE - Dallas Clark
TE - Antonio Gonzalez
WR - Torry Holt
WR - Terrell Owens
LT - Walter Jones
LG - Steve Hutchinson
C - Olin Kruetz
RG - Will Shields
RT - Mark Tauscher

DE - Julius Peppers
DE - Michael Strahan
DT - Richard Seymore
DT - Tommy Harris
MLB - Brian Urlacher
OLB - Shawn Merriman
OLB - Derek Brooks
SS - Ed Reed
FS - Brian Dawkins
CB - Champ Bailey
CB - Atlanta Hall

Replace Torry Holt with Steve Smith and you're Super Bowl bound!

[HarveyWallbangers]

Replace Torry Holt with Steve Smith and you're Super Bowl bound!

The team would be good enough that they would need a cancer like Terrell Owens on the team.

[superfan]

Don't mean to be annoying typo correcter guy, but these were too good to pass up.

Partial:

TE Antonio Gonzalez -- The bastard child of Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez? Agree that he would be the best TE of all time.

Bretsky:

"This was the fist part of our adventure to Lambeau."

Read the above carefully. WAY too much information about that road trip, B! :D