patsfan-1982
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Can't disagree with this post Deus. For some reason, I'd like to move Gronk into the 5 but I'm just not sure who I'd replace. Perhaps Hannah but that would be it.Brady
Moss
Hannah
Haynes
Tippett
Triggerman
Receiver
Blocker
Pass defender
QB killer
Just for the record, the next three would be:
6.) Seymour
7.) Law
8.) Wilfork
Going back to taking the question straight, my top 3 are Brady, Wilfork, and Rodney, for the combination of skill, leadership, and loyalty.
Then gamble on prime Randy.
Then -- why not Andre Tippett?
Does this stuff keep them free from injury, too? I'm going with the ones that know how to win SB's:Gotta love off season threads. I guess this is better than the Red Sox.
1. Brady
2. Belichick
3. Andre Tippett
4. Ty Law
5. Randy Moss
I really wanted to give it to defensive guys... And yet I was torn with Randy, Curtis Martin, and John Hannah. I just don't know if Big Sey, Steve Nelson, Bruschi or Rodney make the impact that Randy could if he played his whole career with TB12.
I'm sticking to my guns with Morgan. He could of done anything out of the wr position with Brady as his QB. Slot,intermmediate,sideline deep and over the middle. Blazing speed, great hands, clutch. You couldn't ask for anything more out of a Patriot.
You know, that's not really fair. I immediately discount much older players because I feel they simply would get thrashed in today's game. John Hannah was a mountain of a man in his age, but at 6'2 260 he'd get destroyed by today's DTs. Logan Mankins is two inches taller and nearly 50 pounds heavier, and I bet if he was playing instead of Hannah that single season team rushing record the Patriots set in 1978 would be even higher.
It's for this very reason that comparing football players and teams across eras is exceedingly difficult. Hannah was the best guard ever to play, but he wouldn't have a chance on earth of slowing Vince Wilfork down. Wilfork would absolutely crush Hannah.
Now, you give Hannah today's nutrition, workout regimens, etc., and he probably ends up being 6'2", 300, and it's an entirely different thing.
I am getting old enough, however, to begin taking a bit of a contrarian view on this very thing. My kids, who never saw Michael Jordan play, ask me if he could hang with LeBron or Kobe. I'm like, boys, if you ever saw Jordan play, you wouldn't even think of asking that question. He would have been great in any era.