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ESPN's NFL Top 20 "Any Era" Team

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7403682/no-20-colts-qb-peyton-manning?eleven=twelve

20) Peyton Manning
Tim Tebo
Ndamukong Suh
Dwight Freeney
Jared Allen
Darrelle Revis
Ray Rice
Ed Reed
DeMarcus Ware
Tom Brady
James Harrison
Aaron Rodgers
Hines Ward
Patrick Willis
Adrian Peterson
5) Brian Urlacher
4) Charles Woodson
3) Ben Roethlisberger
2) Troy Polamalu
1) Ray Lewis

Ok, I have no problem with Ray Lewis being #1 but how the hell can you put Polamalu and even Ed Reed ahead of Brian Dawkins? WTF? Dawkins could play in any era IMO.

Statistically Dawkins had just as good numbers in his 16th year as Polamalu in his 9th (both selected to Pro Bowl too). Polamalu may have slightly more INTs per season but Dawkins more than makes up for it in sacks and FF's.

Vs Ed Reed, it's similar to Polamalu except Reed is even better at ball hawking INT's than Polamalu (I'd switch Polamalu with Reed and then drop Reed below Hines Ward).

Vs Ray Lewis, I know it's a different position but Dawkins has over double the amount of Forced Fumbles (37-18) and 6 more INT's (37-31). Lewis has 14 more sacks though (40.5 vs 26).
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/978/brian-dawkins
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/964/ray-lewis

Leadership wise, wherever Dawkins goes he becomes the heart of soul of the defense just as much as Ray Lewis is a born leader in Baltimore, such as when Dawkins was in Philly and now Denver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjmEUaSStfs

If you compare Dawkins to Ronnie Lott who Ray Lewis names his inspiration, he has over 7X the amount of Forced Fumbles (37 to 5) and 3X the amount of sacks (26 to 8.5). Lott had more INT's (63 to 37) of course. This means that Dawkins may not be the fastest (closing speed) but his ability to knock the ball loose is amazing, more than even Ray Lewis and Ronnie Lott were.

Also not sure how the hell Tim Tebo is ranked ahead of Peyton Manning, or even in the top 20. LOL
 
Tebow? Really ESPN?

Someone needs to nuke their damn offices from orbit, all their commentators and so called "journalist" are crap.
 
Tebow? Really ESPN?

Someone needs to nuke their damn offices from orbit, all their commentators and so called "journalist" are crap.
 
to be fair, a running quarterback like tebow(I'd take cam newton or vick over him) would have dominated the older game
 
RavenSEAL said:
Tebow? Really ESPN?

Someone needs to nuke their damn offices from orbit, all their commentators and so called "journalist" are crap.
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ESPN didnt pick the players. It was a 20 man panel composed of current NFL hall of fame members. The only person from ESPN who picked was John Clayton.
 
slayer202 said:
to be fair, a running quarterback like tebow(I'd take cam newton or vick over him) would have dominated the older game
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You know the all used to run, right? An elite running back from today's game would make a dominate quarterback in the older game. They are just so much stronger and faster, it wouldn't be fair.
 
slayer202 said:
to be fair, a running quarterback like tebow(I'd take cam newton or vick over him) would have dominated the older game
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No he wouldn't, without the wide open passing of the modern game defenses would have put 7 guys in the box against Tebow and flattened him at will. Tebow would not be a good QB in any era unless it was 2000 BC when the average defender would have been 5'6" and 115 pounds.
 
PSA: it's not a "20 best players" list.

And Tebow definitely belongs on that list as a running back. Watch Jim Brown highlights, then watch Tebow running highlights. I continue to protest the tardyness of leaving him at the wrong position.
 
angminas said:
PSA: it's not a "20 best players" list.

And Tebow definitely belongs on that list as a running back. Watch Jim Brown highlights, then watch Tebow running highlights. I continue to protest the tardyness of leaving him at the wrong position.
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Tebow is a good runner, but there are at least 10 other players I'd rather have as a running back than him. Yes, in any era.
 
omfg. I'm the creator of the Tim Tebow wins thread, but even I'll admit that Tim Tebow being anywhere near this list is fucking retarded. Seriously?
 
This has to be the gayest list known to mankind. They invalidate it right off the bat for even having Tebow anywhere on the list. And i love how they call it an "any era team" yet everyone on the list is playing right now LOL
 
The receiver core on that team seems to be ... lacking. No Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, Randy Moss?

As much as I like Ray Rice as a Ravens fan, how can he go ahead of Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Barry Sanders or even Emmitt Smith?
 
MrChad said:
The receiver core on that team seems to be ... lacking. No Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, Randy Moss?

As much as I like Ray Rice as a Ravens fan, how can he go ahead of Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Barry Sanders or even Emmitt Smith?
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Its supposed to be players that are currently in the NFL 😉
 
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