Your Favorite Teams All-Time Team?

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Originally Posted by Gotch

Charles haley would have to be part of the Cowboys lineup. Lee Roy Jordan was something special and now nearly forgotten. Still though, **** Butkus was in class by himself and always will be. No player at any position has ever had the psychological and physical impact on his opponents as Butkus.

I think all 12 of my Celtic picks are in the HOF.

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Where do you put Haley? I cant see it.

Over Randy White? no way
Bob Lilly? not a chance
Too Tall? nah
Harvey Martin is the only place he might fit in, but its very very close.

I have Haley on the all-time 49ers team no doubt, he was a monster for them.
(well for Dallas too but theres stiffer competition on the DAL D than the SF D.)

I thought about putting Haley on there, but dang its a flip of the coin with a few of those players. Hollywood Henderson could have been on there too.

and you're right Gotch, they are all HOFers, but I dont put KC Jones or Tom Heinsohn in the same category of Shaq and Elgin Baylor.

Lets go by position:

C-Bill Russell v. Wilt Chamberlain (the greatest basketball debate of all time, and i cant pretend to have a definitive answer.)
I have always favored Russell, he was dominant on both sides and won more titles but he had a better team. Ill still take Russell, the best C of all time and a top 5 player ever

PF-Kareem v. McHale
Kareem, no doubt.

SF-Bird v. Worthy
Bird, no doubt

SG-Kobe v. Havlicek
Kobe

PG-Cousy v. Magic
Magic

and I would take:
Shaq, Elgin Baylor, George Mikan, Jerry West and Wilks/Goodrich over
Parrish, Archibald, Walton, KC Jones and DJ.

My all-time Vol team to pick is hard to do. WR U made it really tough leaving off players like Tim McGee, Alvin Harper, Stanley Morgan, Joey Kent, Peerless Price and Anthony Miller. But here goes:

QB Peyton Manning
RB Jamal Lewis
RB Johnny Majors
WR Willie Gault
WR Carl Pickens
TE Jason Witten
OT Chad Clifton
OT Antone Davis
OG Harry Galbreath
OG Cosey Coleman
C Scott Wells

I wanted to leave Leonard Little off due to his off the field issues, but that just wouldn't be right.

DE Reggie White
DE Steve DeLong
DT John Henderson
DT Albert Haynesworth
OLB Leonard Little
OLB Jerod Mayo
MLB Al Wilson
CB Dale Carter
CB Terry McDaniel
S Eric Berry
S Deon Grant

Both of you goons left Doug Atkins off the UT team. A guy who's in the college and pro football hall of fame and considered one of the 20 best NFL players ever. A guy who Mike Ditka said he was TERRIFIED of. ;) He'd be on there way before DeLong or Ellis.

see im not as fluent in orange-speak, i knew i would leave off a couple greats.

but Jerad Mayo over Raynoch Thompson? :shocked:

how do you do that popping eyes smiley?

but I dunno about 20 best NFL players ever, pretty lofty claim.

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Originally Posted by Biggin

and you're right Gotch, they are all HOFers, but I dont put KC Jones or Tom Heinsohn in the same category of Shaq and Elgin Baylor.

Lets go by position:

C-Bill Russell v. Wilt Chamberlain (the greatest basketball debate of all time, and i cant pretend to have a definitive answer.)
I have always favored Russell, he was dominant on both sides and won more titles but he had a better team. Ill still take Russell, the best C of all time and a top 5 player ever

PF-Kareem v. McHale
Kareem, no doubt.

SF-Bird v. Worthy
Bird, no doubt

SG-Kobe v. Havlicek
Kobe

PG-Cousy v. Magic
Magic

and I would take:
Shaq, Elgin Baylor, George Mikan, Jerry West and Wilks/Goodrich over
Parrish, Archibald, Walton, KC Jones and DJ.

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Bill Simmons' "Book of Basketball" has an entire chapter about the Chamberlain-Russell debate. He's obviously a Celtics homer, but he points are valid. Statistically, Wilt dwarfs Russell. But when it came to winning, Russell dominated Wilt. Based on desire to win, I'm not so sure I don't put Shaq in over Wilt to start. Of course, Wilt pouts then and does nothing.

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Originally Posted by Biggin

but I dunno about 20 best NFL players ever, pretty lofty claim

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Not my thoughts. That's what NFL HOF players voted. Ditka said he was terrified of him as do many other NFL legends in the videos below.

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Originally Posted by Biggin

but Jerad Mayo over Raynoch Thompson?

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Agreed.



YouTube - Top Ten Pass Rushers #9 Doug Atkins



YouTube - Chicago Bears Doug Atkins

I went back and forth on DeLong versus Atkins. It was one of those tough decisions like at many spots. I really wanted to put Scott Galyon on there.