50th Anniversary Team
 

Nice surprise to hear about the celebration for the 50th Anniversary Team for the home opener....anyone know where I can find the list for the players being celebrating....one halftime I won't be standing at line for a urinal!!

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Reiss has the list of the entire team - minus bruschi, who was just added as a captain.
Not sure who's going to attend, but it should be most of the team that are still alive/healthy.

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A web search using the keywords "patriots anniversary team" listed this link first: Patriots 50th Anniversary and All-Decade Teams

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just adding to jmt57's post, Reiss just posted this:

BRUSCHI NAMED DEFENSIVE CAPTAIN OF 50th ANNIVERSARY TEAM

Patriots owner Robert Kraft used "executive privilege" to add recently retired linebacker Tedy Bruschi to the team's 50th anniversary squad, naming the 13-year standout the defensive captain.

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Interesting that Tedy is now captain of a team that he is not included on. Buoniconti seems to come across as considering himself to be a Dolphin rather than a Pat, maybe Bruschi should take his place.


OFFENSE:
OT Bruce Armstrong
OT Matt Light
G John Hannah
G Logan Mankins
C Jon Morris
TE Ben Coates
WR Stanley Morgan
WR Troy Brown
WR Irving Fryar
QB Tom Brady
RB Jim Nance
RB Sam Cunningham

DEFENSE:
DE Julius Adams
DE Richard Seymour
DT Houston Antwine
DT Vince Wilfork
OLB Andre Tippett
OLB Mike Vrabel
ILB Steve Nelson
ILB Nick Buoniconti
CB Mike Haynes
CB Ty Law
S Fred Marion
S Rodney Harrison

SPECIALISTS:
K Adam Vinatieri
P Rich Camarillo
SPT Mosi Tatupu
KR/PR Kevin Faulk

CAPTAIN:
WR/K Gino Cappelletti

HEAD COACH:
Bill Belichick

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Bruschi's going to get an absolutely crazy ovation.

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How does Grogan not make this team based on being underrated and a passion for the game alone.....granted I wouldn't vote him over Brady, but how does only one QB get voted in

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Granted, there are some questionable selections (Curtis Martin over Sam Bam and Randy Moss over Irving Fryar are two changes I'd make) but leaving Grogan off was not one of them.

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The selection appears to be based on a starting eleven on each side of the ball, plus one more player depending on formation. So on defense they included four linemen and four linebackers depending on if you prefer a 3-4 or 4-3, while on offense there are two RB and three WR depending on if you want a 2-RB, 2-WR formation or a 1-RB, 3-WR set. No room for two quarterbacks in the starting lineup; they're not running a new version of the wildcat.

So since you can only pick one player at each position to represent the Patriots for their 50th anniversary team, do you really consider Grogan over Brady?

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Irving Fryar? Really??