My choices would be 3 of the following:
- Hogan (could give an outsiders perspective)
- Hightower (Defensive leader)
- Patricia or McDaniels (coaching perspective)
- Blount or Bennett (lockerroom characters)
- White (Super Bowl Hero)
- Cannon or Branch (studs in the trenches)
They try not to repeat people who appear per team. So if I had to guess it would be Bennett, Blount, and Slatter. That sounds like a good crew, Amendola would also be good I think.
Personally. From a character perspective.
I think Slater. (never going to give it to a special teams guy)
Butler (defensive leader)
Bennett ( could you imagine?)
Vinatieri was in 2001's America's Game, so yeah special teams guy is ok.
I'd call Hightower or McCourty the defensive leaders, ahead of Butler.
Bennett is ok but I'd rather go with Brady or BB. Definitely not White or Blount or Lewis. Eli Manning and Tim Coughlin were both on both their America's Game episodes. Peyton Manning was on the America's Game for both his Superbowl wins and he sucked in both those teams postseason runs. Brady and BB have only been once each despite their fifth win now. Frankly it makes sense to have the QB and HC. Rodgers and McCarthy for Packers win. Brees and Payton for Saints win. Flacco and Harbaugh for Ravens win. Roethelisbergier and Tomlin for Steelers win. Eli Manning and Coughlin for both Giants wins etc etc and on and on.
I'd like Brady, BB, and either Hightower or Patricia. But definitely Brady and BB.
I think Bennett and Long are locks. First they're big personalities who will say some funny sh!t. Second they're veterans who have suffered a long road to get there.
I'm torn between Edelman and White. White was the overall star but Edelman's catch.....
Usually they do a coach. Maybe Matt P can wear his bozo the commish shirt.
Bennett and Long interesting and fun choices. But Let's see if either/both are still Pats come AG time. Have they ever done one where the player or coach had already left the team?
Im actually really worried about how this America Game is done. Does Roger get input to make it bad? I dont know. Could he mess it up on purpose ? I dont know. Does he ok the final draft ?
after 42 years of losing we dint even know there was a America's game thing done until Pats fans told us lol, and I guess ours was ok.
But I am worried if they dont make it as epic as it should be. Like 10x better than ours.