NFL Announces All-Decade Team

[BettorsChat]

Prior to Sunday night's Pro Bowl, the NFL announced its 2000s All-Decade Team.

The list featured 12 players scheduled to play in the Pro Bowl, as well as three players sitting out because they'll play in the Super Bowl next week: Indianapolis' Peyton Manning and Dwight Freeney, and New Orleans' Darren Sharper.

The All-Decade team, which is voted on by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, consists of:

Quarterback: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning
Fullback: Lorenzo Neal
Running Back: Shaun Alexander, Jamal Lewis, Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson
Wide Receivers: Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens
Tight End: Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez
Offensive Tackles: Walter Jones, Jonathan Ogden, Orlando Pace, William Roaf
Guards: Larry Allen, Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson, Will Shields
Centers: Olin Kreutz, Kevin Mawae

Defensive Ends: Dwight Freeney, Julius Peppers, Michael Strahan, Jason Taylor
Defensive Tackles: La'Roi Glover, Warren Sapp, Richard Seymour, Kevin Williams
Linebackers: Derrick Brooks, Ray Lewis, Joey Porter, Zach Thomas, Brian Urlacher,
DeMarcus Ware
Cornerbacks: Ronde Barber, Champ Bailey, Ty Law, Charles Woodson
Safeties: Brian Dawkins, Troy Polamalu, Ed Reed, Darren Sharper

Punters: Shane Lechler, Brian Moorman
Punt Returners: Dante Hall, Devin Hester
Kickers: David Akers, Adam Vinatieri
Kick Returners: Joshua Cribbs, Dante Hall

Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Tony Dungy


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[joshuab1]

surprised they couldnt put a third coach, parcells

[BettorsChat]

Wow I thought this post would bring out more responses on who should have been on there etc.

[BettorsChat]

by the way I think Farve should be on there.

[griswold]

Dungy???????????????

More politically correct crap.

[griswold]

And Jeff Saturday ought to be the center. he had a lot more to do with Peyton Manning's success than Tony Dungy.

[BettorsChat]

What about Coach Shanahan?

[moondog22]

I put Donald Driver ahead of Owens

[MarkLemke]

i'm not too excited about the running backs on the list...

[MarkLemke]

also thought the ageless wonder jeff feagles would make the list...

[BettorsChat]

i'm not too excited about the running backs on the list...

Why not? And who would you put on there instead of them?

[MarkLemke]

Why not? And who would you put on there instead of them?

i definitely would keep LT up there, and i suppose shaun is worthy, but i would have to put clinton portis on my list for sure, and maybe like a fred taylor or priest holmes (not sure about his longevity)...hell, i know jamal had that 2000-yd season and a few more 1000-yd seasons, but his yards per carry is terrible...

clinton portis HAS to be on this list imho...

[BettorsChat]

i definitely would keep LT up there, and i suppose shaun is worthy, but i would have to put clinton portis on my list for sure, and maybe like a fred taylor or priest holmes (not sure about his longevity)...hell, i know jamal had that 2000-yd season and a few more 1000-yd seasons, but his yards per carry is terrible...

clinton portis HAS to be on this list imho...

Yeah just looked at Portis numbers and they are good with the exception of 2 years I think from injuries. I think I might disagree with alexander as 4 of his 8 years weren't special. Priest isn't in there as he only had 3 good years from 2000 until 2007. Tiki Barber could be considered as well.

Priest Holmes

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[MarkLemke]

Yeah just looked at Portis numbers and they are good with the exception of 2 years I think from injuries. I think I might disagree with alexander as 4 of his 8 years weren't special. Priest isn't in there as he only had 3 good years from 2000 until 2007. Tiki Barber could be considered as well.

Priest Holmes

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i was gonna say tiki but i deducted points from him for the fumbles and because the giants won the super bowl the year after he left...

it's hard to do a list like this because what happens to guys like adrian peterson and chris johnson who come in to the league near the end of a decade?

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i was gonna say tiki but i deducted points from him for the fumbles and because the giants won the super bowl the year after he left...

it's hard to do a list like this because what happens to guys like adrian peterson and chris johnson who come in to the league near the end of a decade?

Can't count Peterson or Johnson as they didn't play in the league in 2000 and up.