Snake Eyes
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If you could select 1 offensive and 1 defensive player in NFL history to build a franchise around, which ones would you select and why?
After I thought about this question for a minute I realized when we talk about the “best” players in history we really mean the most successful, which is VERY HEAVILY influenced by circumstance: if Joe Montana goes to Tampa Bay he goes down in history as an ok-good QB who had flashes of brilliance but whose career was cut short due to injuries, put him on an excellent 49ers team under Bill Walsh and he goes down as the GOAT. So, going for the most successful players won’t necessarily yield the best results.
So, who do you chose and why?
After I thought about this question for a minute I realized when we talk about the “best” players in history we really mean the most successful, which is VERY HEAVILY influenced by circumstance: if Joe Montana goes to Tampa Bay he goes down in history as an ok-good QB who had flashes of brilliance but whose career was cut short due to injuries, put him on an excellent 49ers team under Bill Walsh and he goes down as the GOAT. So, going for the most successful players won’t necessarily yield the best results.
So, who do you chose and why?