Your Prototypical Football Team

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hey guys thought this would be an interesting topic. ideally if you had to pick 3 types of players to lead you NFL team what type of player would they be and why? here are mine

Field General QB : In pretty much every great NFL offense there was always a fantastic QB leading the way. My QB Would ideally be a guy who can lead the team with passion, stretch the field with a fantastic arm and most importantly read a defense properly so he knows what throws to make at certain times. Think of Peyton Manning with rich gannons stellar accuracy.

Defensive End : I need a leader of the defense as well and i think the DE spot is one of the best postions for a leader. I would want a tall fast and strong end who could move around or break though the o-line with ease. Pretty much think of Decon Jones

Tight End : Tight end to myself is one of the most important positions on the Offense. My tight end would have to be able to block with the best of the o-line yet be able to break off and run out for a pass pretty quickly.

whats your 3?

[Kriech23]

Sniper QB- Can complete a pass to anyone from anywhere at anytime. (P.Manning)

Roving Safety- Has to be able to cover the field, have great hands, and lights you up when you come across the middle. (T. Polamalu)

Stone-Cold Linebacker- Will punish you anytime you come around his position and can run sideline to sideline. (Urlacher, early in career)

[SuperChargers]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kriech23

Sniper QB- Can complete a pass to anyone from anywhere at anytime. (P.Manning) Roving Safety- Has to be able to cover the field, have great hands, and lights you up when you come across the middle. (T. Polamalu) Stone-Cold Linebacker- Will punish you anytime you come around his position and can run sideline to sideline. (Urlacher, early in career)

pretty much what i was going to say, except maybe Ed Reed instead of Polamalu

[wwharton]

Left tackle
Middle linebacker (the QB of the D... give me Ray all day)
torn between DE and safety for the third. I've seen what the Steelers look like with a dominant DE and their star safety out, but they also don't have Ray in the middle of the D which may have made a difference there.

I think it's easy to structure an offense that caters to certain QB strengths (while limited errors from a QB's weaknesses) than it is to work without a dominant LT or having dominant forces in those areas on defense.

[SPTO]

A QB in the mold of a Dan Fouts/Kurt Warner with a cerebral touch a la Manning

A big bruising TE with soft hands who can move fairly well and truck over certain defenders

A MLB with a motor. He doesn't have to be huge or anything but someone who'll never give up and lead the defense a la Ray Lewis or to harken back to an earlier era Mike Singletary

[sniperhare]

Pocket QB (Peyton Manning type)

Franchise LT

Versatile DT (T. Knighton type, solid in 4-3 or 3-4)

[fugazi]

Surely there are some good Roethlisberger / PacMan / Vick etc etc jokes to be made here...

[bgeno]

Workhorse RB - I want a guy I can give the ball to 30 times per game with no problem. He doesn't have to wow me with 20 TDs and a 5 yard/carry average, but he just needs to withstand punishment and carry the load late in the game. I'm thinking Eddie George or Jerome Bettis.

Tackling Machine MLB - Someone who gobbles everything up. He's good at shedding blockers, reading the run, and pursuing ball carriers. Ray Lewis is the obvious comparison here.

Game-chaning Safety - I need a ball-hawking FS/SS who can cover from sideline to sideline and come up and help the run. He needs to be able to take a lot of pressure of the cornerbacks but still be a terror in the box. Troy Polamalu fits perfectly. Or Ed Reed.