Your Personal All-Time Starting Lineup

[The Excellector]

I’m getting tripped up on centers and guards I just don’t know any of them

We don't all know everything about every player we listed. Some of the guys I've listed, I've just watched documentaries about or read up on a lot and grew to like. Or heard about from Old-Timers like my father. After that, it's just a matter of putting them into a system. For example, I wanted a team that could play in any elements. So, although Marvin Harrison is one of my favorite WRs of all-time, He and Payton weren't the same in December and January, outdoors in the cold. Jim Brown is the obvious choice for RB, no matter what system. No matter what scheme. However, Jamal is my second favorite RB and he fits my scheme very well.

Try to think of it this way. What style of offense do you like and what style of defense do you like?

[Shrubbs]

Ok here I go

So I really wanted to put guys that I'd actually seen on this list, but there are 2 on the list that I hadn't seen before today. My Center and Guard. But I saw you guys put them on your list so I looked up some NFL Films and even a little tape on them, and wow they were so good that it made doing this little experiment worth it just to learn about those guys! So cool! Anyway, every other player I either saw play while they were playing or they were just SO iconic (either to Baltimore or to the National audience) that I had seen enough highlights and tape on the players that I know their game well enough. Please accept this list from a Gen Z'er that has never seen guys like Night Train Lane play:

I wanted my offense to be one that has an incredibly durable offensive line to protect my pure pocket passer. I picked guys who rarely missed time, I'd say durability was the main factor. The skill positions were populated with the guys that I consider to be the biggest playmakers I've seen play. I just basically picked the guys who made me say wow enough times, and I considered their synergy.

QB: Peyton Manning
OT: Jonathan Ogden
OT: Joe Thomas
G: Marshal Yanda
G: John Hannah
C: Jim Otto
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Jerry Rice
WR: Larry Fitzgerald
TE: Tony Gonzalez
TE: Rob Gronkowski
RB: Barry Sanders
RB: LaDanian Tomlinson

On defense my biggest want is always turnovers, so I picked guys that I really think were ballhawks in the secondary. I picked some guys who knew how to apply pressure to hopefully force errant throws from a QB.

DE: Gino Marchetti
DE: Reggie White
DT: Warren Sapp
LB: Dick Butkus
LB: Ray Lewis
LB: Lawrence Taylor
LB: Derrick Brooks
CB: Deion Sanders
CB: Darelle Revis
SCB: Ronde Barber
FS: Ed Reed
SS: Troy Polamalu

ST is easy, why mess up something that works like clockwork for us now? Plus my favorite RS to ever watch!

K: Justin Tucker
P: Sam Koch
LS: Morgan Cox
RS: Josh Cribbs

Haven't really thought about coaches because to be honest I'm just not really super knowledgeable about a lot of those guys.

[Culex]

My real one.. which is mostly going to be modern personnel of guys I've actually watched.

HC: Bill Belichick
OC: Andy Reid
DC: Wade Phillips

West Coast Offense

QB: Patrick Mahomes
RB: Marshall Faulk
FB: Mike Alstott
TE: Tony Gonzalez
WR: Jerry Rice
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Calvin Johnson

LT: Jonathan Ogden
LG: Larry Allen
C: Jim Otto
RG:: John Hannah
RT: Anthony Muñoz

DE: Reggie White
DT: Warren Sapp
DT: John Randle
DE: Bruce Smith

CB: Deion Sanders
SS: Ronnie Lott
FS: Ed Reed
CB: Charles Woodson

K: Justin Tucker
P: Shane Lechler

KR: Devin Hester
PR: Devin Hester

Bill Belichick and Andy Reid with Mahomes would be insane..

Edit:

LB: LT
LB: Ray Lewis
LB: Derrick Thomas

[The Excellector]

Ok here I go

So I really wanted to put guys that I'd actually seen on this list, but there are 2 on the list that I hadn't seen before today. My Center and Guard. But I saw you guys put them on your list so I looked up some NFL Films and even a little tape on them, and wow they were so good that it made doing this little experiment worth it just to learn about those guys! So cool! Anyway, every other player I either saw play while they were playing or they were just SO iconic (either to Baltimore or to the National audience) that I had seen enough highlights and tape on the players that I know their game well enough. Please accept this list from a Gen Z'er that has never seen guys like Night Train Lane play:

I wanted my offense to be one that has an incredibly durable offensive line to protect my pure pocket passer. I picked guys who rarely missed time, I'd say durability was the main factor. The skill positions were populated with the guys that I consider to be the biggest playmakers I've seen play. I just basically picked the guys who made me say wow enough times, and I considered their synergy.

QB: Peyton Manning
OT: Jonathan Ogden
OT: Joe Thomas
G: Marshal Yanda
G: John Hannah
C: Jim Otto
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Jerry Rice
WR: Larry Fitzgerald
TE: Tony Gonzalez
TE: Rob Gronkowski
RB: Barry Sanders
RB: LaDanian Tomlinson

On defense my biggest want is always turnovers, so I picked guys that I really think were ballhawks in the secondary. I picked some guys who knew how to apply pressure to hopefully force errant throws from a QB.

DE: Gino Marchetti
DE: Reggie White
DT: Haloti Ngata
DT: Warren Sapp
LB: Dick Butkus
LB: Ray Lewis
LB: Lawrence Taylor
CB: Deion Sanders
CB: Darelle Revis
SCB: Ronde Barber
FS: Ed Reed
SS: Troy Polamalu

ST is easy, why mess up something that works like clockwork for us now? Plus my favorite RS to ever watch!

K: Justin Tucker
P: Sam Koch
LS: Morgan Cox
RS: Josh Cribbs

Haven't really thought about coaches because to be honest I'm just not really super knowledgeable about a lot of those guys.

Okay, well, if Peyton is your QB, you might as well run Peyton's offense. You have guys in Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald who could run very precise slants and ins, setting up the sluggo and stop and go. In the red zone, you have Johnson to throw it up to. Your interior line is strong as all hell. Peyton will have plenty of pocket to step up into. The only interest thing to see is if Thomas would perform as well at RT. Even still, you'd have him blocking Peyton's front side and you have two Backs who can make up for quite a few blocking issues. You might just want to have Tom Moore as your OC, because he's always been Peyton's mentor.

Defensively, since Lewis and Butkus are both MLBs in more of a 4-3 (Lewis also an ILB in a 3-4), you have to decide who moves outside.

[sflegend89]

I'm sticking with the best that I have personally watched and also trying to stay true to scheme (For instance no Andy Reid at OC ):

HC: Bill Belichick
OC: Josh McDaniels (Earhardt-Perkins)
DC: Wade Phillips (3-4 hybrid)

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Adrian Peterson, LaDainian Tomlinson
FB: Mike Alstott
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Calvin Johnson
SLWR: Larry Fitzgerald
TE: Gronk
LT: Jonathan Ogden
LG: Alan Faneca
C: Olin Kreutz
RG: Steve Hutchinson
RT: Walter Jones


DT: Aaron Donald
DE: JJ Watt
DE: Richard Seymour
OLB: Julius Peppers
OLB: Von Miller
ILB: Ray Lewis
ILB: Patrick Willis
CB: Darrelle Revis
CB: Champ Bailey
CB: Ty Law
FS: Ed Reed
SS: Brian Dawkins

LS: Morgan Cox
P: Shane Lechler
K: Justin Tucker


KR/PR: Devin Hester

[Shrubbs]

Okay, well, if Peyton is your QB, you might as well run Peyton's offense. You have guys in Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald who could run very precise slants and ins, setting up the sluggo and stop and go. In the red zone, you have Johnson to throw it up to. Your interior line is strong as all hell. Peyton will have plenty of pocket to step up into. The only interest thing to see is if Thomas would perform as well at RT. Even still, you'd have him blocking Peyton's front side and you have two Backs who can make up for quite a few blocking issues. You might just want to have Tom Moore as your OC, because he's always been Peyton's mentor.

Defensively, since Lewis and Butkus are both MLBs in more of a 4-3 (Lewis also an ILB in a 3-4), you have to decide who moves outside.

Yeah I knew Thomas and Butkus would sort of be out of position, but I just like the players a lot. I think Butkus would be sort of a SAM where he’s more responsible for tackling rather than rushing the passer. IDK maybe I should ditch Ngata and put up another OLB and go to 3-4. Thomas was honestly I didn’t want to choose between him and JO they’re both so amazing. I’m going to change my team. Lose Ngata and pick another OLB.

[Culex]

West Coast Offense

QB: Patrick Mahomes
RB: Marshall Faulk
FB: Mike Alstott
TE: Tony Gonzalez
WR: Jerry Rice
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Calvin Johnson

LT: Jonathan Ogden
LG: Larry Allen
C: Jim Otto
RG:: John Hannah
RT: Anthony Muñoz

This would just be flat out invincible..

[Shrubbs]

Brooks is my easy choice I think

[The Excellector]

If we're not allowed to name our own, the best roster I've seen so far is the one that RaveninWoodlawn put together. I feel like the roster he assembled, offensively, fits that Shanahan offense very, very well. Tomlinson and Payton were both, not only explosive, but scheme diverse. RaveninWoodlawn probably made life easier on Payton with this scheme. His offensive line is specifically set-up for the athleticism and technical ability to run the zone stretch. In the passing offense, Rice would probably have 10 catches a game, while Moss would have weekly Dallas Thanksgiving games. 3 Catches, 3 touchdowns. Joe Montana running that? Please. Even getting it to Moss. With the open looks Moss would get, how difficult would that be for him? Like Brady, it's not as if his arm was non-existent. That offense is built to have both 10-play drives and 2-play drives.

Defensively, he is going to have the #1 pass defense. They will lead the league in turnovers.

[The Excellector]

West Coast Offense

QB: Patrick Mahomes
RB: Marshall Faulk
FB: Mike Alstott
TE: Tony Gonzalez
WR: Jerry Rice
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Calvin Johnson

LT: Jonathan Ogden
LG: Larry Allen
C: Jim Otto
RG:: John Hannah
RT: Anthony Muñoz

This would just be flat out invincible..

Is Alstott a good pairing with Faulk? Is Calvin Johnson a good fit in the WCO? He was never a very precise WR. His routes never improved. What variation of the WCO are you going to run? Just asking. I love that Offensive Line.

[Culex]

If we're not allowed to name our own, the best roster I've seen so far is the one that RaveninWoodlawn put together. I feel like the roster he assembled, offensively, fits that Shanahan offense very, very well. Tomlinson and Payton were both, not only explosive, but scheme diverse. RaveninWoodlawn probably made life easier on Payton with this scheme. His offensive line is specifically set-up for the athleticism and technical ability to run the zone stretch. In the passing offense, Rice would probably have 10 catches a game, while Moss would have weekly Dallas Thanksgiving games. 3 Catches, 3 touchdowns. Joe Montana running that? Please. Even getting it to Moss. With the open looks Moss would get, how difficult would that be for him? Like Brady, it's not as if his arm was non-existent. That offense is built to have both 10-play drives and 2-play drives.

Defensively, he is going to have the #1 pass defense. They will lead the league in turnovers.

If you're gonna have Moss though and your pick at QB, why not a guy that can heave it 80 yards?

If my guy is Montana I'm probably going with:

Rice, Fitzgerald, and Welker.

[Culex]

Is Alstott a good pairing with Faulk? Is Calvin Johnson a good fit in the WCO? He was never a very precise WR. His routes never improved. What variation of the WCO are you going to run? Just asking. I love that Offensive Line.

Alstott was the ultimate swiss army knife. Run, catch, and block at an all pro level

Faulk could also run, catch and block. Having them both on the field at once you would really have no clue whos running the ball between him and faulk, whos staying in the backfield to block and whos gonna dip into an underneath route. It would be stupid good.

Megatrons rare combination of size and speed requires double coverage. I'd put him in the slot and have him bully people off the LOS while Moss runs deep. 3 guys essentially that require double coverage.

I would do a west coast offense with flex blocking scheme.