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PhilSimms11
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CBSSports.com's Franchise Five dives into five most impactful people in each NFL's team history. Our rules here bind us to pick just one quarterback, three non-quarterback players and one head coach. Qualifier: Individual must not be a current player in the NFL.
I'm going to override the current player thing and make my own Franchise Five. I haven't looked at their's.
ARZ (STL)
HC--Don Coryell
QB--Jim Hart
S--Larry Wilson
TE--Jackie Smith
WR--Larry Fitzgerald
ATL
HC--Dan Quinn
QB--Matt Ryan
LB--Jessie Tuggle
CB--Deion Sanders
WR--Julio Jones
BAL (Colts)
HC--Don Shula
QB--Johnny Unitas
DE--Gino Marchetti
WR--Raymond Berry
TE--John Mackey
BAL (Ravens)
HC--John Harbaugh
QB--Joe Flacco
LB--Ray Lewis
OT--Jonathan Ogden
S--Ed Reed
BUF
HC--Marv Levy
QB--Jim Kelly
DE--Bruce Smith
RB--Thurman Thomas
WR--Andre Reed
CAR
HC--Ron Rivera
QB--Cam Newton
DE--Julius Peppers
WR--Steve Smith
LB--Luke Kuechly
CHI
HC--George Halas
QB--Sid Luckman
LB--Dick Butkus
RB--Walter Payton
LB--Mike Singletary
CIN
HC--Sam Wyche
QB--Boomer Esiason
CB--Ken Riley
OT--Anthony Munoz
WR--AJ Green
CLE
HC--Paul Brown
QB--Otto Graham
OL/K--Lou Groza
RB--Jim Brown
TE--Ozzie Newsome
DAL
HC--Tom Landry
QB--Roger Staubach
DT--Bob Lilly
RB--Tony Dorsett
RB--Emmitt Smith
DEN
HC--Mike Shanahan
QB--John Elway
LB--Randy Gradishar
LB--Tom Jackson
TE--Shannon Sharpe
DET
HC--Buddy Parker
QB--Bobby Layne
DB--Dick LeBeau
RB--Barry Sanders
WR--Calvin Johnson
GB
HC--Vince Lombardi
QB--Bart Starr
WR--Don Hutson
OT--Forrest Gregg
LB--Ray Nitschke
HOU (Oilers)
HC--Bum Phillips
QB--Warren Moon
DE--Elvin Bethea
RB--Earl Campbell
OL--Bruce Matthews
HOU (Texans)
HC--Bill O'Brien
QB--Deshaun Watson
WR--Andre Johnson
DE--JJ Watt
WR--DeAndre Hopkins
IND
HC--Tony Dungy
QB--Peyton Manning
WR--Marvin Harrison
RB--Edgerrin James
WR--Reggie Wayne
JAX
HC--Tom Coughlin
QB--Mark Brunell
OT--Tony Boselli
RB--Fred Taylor
WR--Jimmy Smith
KC
HC--Hank Stram
QB--Pat Mahomes
LB--Willie Lanier
LB--Derrick Thomas
TE--Tony Gonzalez
LAC (SD)
HC--Sid Gillman
QB--Dan Fouts
WR--Lance Alworth
LB--Junior Seau
RB--LaDainian Tomlinson
LAR (STL)
HC--Dick Vermeil
QB--Kurt Warner
DE--Deacon Jones
DE--Jack Youngblood
RB--Marshall Faulk
MIA
HC--Don Shula
QB--Dan Marino
RB--Larry Csonka
G--Larry Little
DE--Jason Taylor
MIN
HC--Bud Grant
QB--Fran Tarkenton
DT--Alan Page
WR--Randy Moss
RB--Adrian Peterson
NE
HC--Bill Belichick
QB--Tom Brady
G--John Hannah
LB--Andre Tippett
TE--Rob Gronkowski
NO
HC--Sean Payton
QB--Drew Brees
LB--Rickey Jackson
LB--Pat Swilling
OT--Willie Roaf
NYG
HC--Bill Parcells
QB--Eli Manning
RB/WR--Frank Gifford
LB--Lawrence Taylor
DE--Michael Strahan
NYJ
HC--Weeb Ewbank
QB--Joe Namath
WR--Don Maynard
DL--Joe Klecko
RB--Curtis Martin
OAK
HC--John Madden
QB--Ken Stabler
WR--Fred Biletnikoff
RB--Marcus Allen
WR--Tim Brown
PHI
HC--Andy Reid
QB--Donovan McNabb
LB/C--Chuck Bednarik
DE--Reggie White
S--Brian Dawkins
PIT
HC--Chuck Noll
QB--Terry Bradshaw
DT--Joe Greene
RB--Franco Harris
LB--Jack Lambert
SF
HC--Bill Walsh
QB--Joe Montana
WR--Jerry Rice
S--Ronnie Lott
DE/LB--Charles Haley
SEA
HC--Pete Carroll
QB--Russell Wilson
WR--Steve Largent
DT--Cortez Kennedy
OT--Walter Jones
TB
HC--Jon Gruden
QB--Doug Williams
DE--Lee Roy Selmon
LB--Derrick Brooks
DT--Warren Sapp
TEN
HC--Jeff Fisher
QB--Steve McNair
RB--Eddie George
WR--Derrick Mason
RB--Chris Johnson
WAS
HC--Joe Gibbs
QB--Sammy Baugh
RB--John Riggins
WR--Art Monk
CB--Darrell Green
I'm going to override the current player thing and make my own Franchise Five. I haven't looked at their's.
ARZ (STL)
HC--Don Coryell
QB--Jim Hart
S--Larry Wilson
TE--Jackie Smith
WR--Larry Fitzgerald
ATL
HC--Dan Quinn
QB--Matt Ryan
LB--Jessie Tuggle
CB--Deion Sanders
WR--Julio Jones
BAL (Colts)
HC--Don Shula
QB--Johnny Unitas
DE--Gino Marchetti
WR--Raymond Berry
TE--John Mackey
BAL (Ravens)
HC--John Harbaugh
QB--Joe Flacco
LB--Ray Lewis
OT--Jonathan Ogden
S--Ed Reed
BUF
HC--Marv Levy
QB--Jim Kelly
DE--Bruce Smith
RB--Thurman Thomas
WR--Andre Reed
CAR
HC--Ron Rivera
QB--Cam Newton
DE--Julius Peppers
WR--Steve Smith
LB--Luke Kuechly
CHI
HC--George Halas
QB--Sid Luckman
LB--Dick Butkus
RB--Walter Payton
LB--Mike Singletary
CIN
HC--Sam Wyche
QB--Boomer Esiason
CB--Ken Riley
OT--Anthony Munoz
WR--AJ Green
CLE
HC--Paul Brown
QB--Otto Graham
OL/K--Lou Groza
RB--Jim Brown
TE--Ozzie Newsome
DAL
HC--Tom Landry
QB--Roger Staubach
DT--Bob Lilly
RB--Tony Dorsett
RB--Emmitt Smith
DEN
HC--Mike Shanahan
QB--John Elway
LB--Randy Gradishar
LB--Tom Jackson
TE--Shannon Sharpe
DET
HC--Buddy Parker
QB--Bobby Layne
DB--Dick LeBeau
RB--Barry Sanders
WR--Calvin Johnson
GB
HC--Vince Lombardi
QB--Bart Starr
WR--Don Hutson
OT--Forrest Gregg
LB--Ray Nitschke
HOU (Oilers)
HC--Bum Phillips
QB--Warren Moon
DE--Elvin Bethea
RB--Earl Campbell
OL--Bruce Matthews
HOU (Texans)
HC--Bill O'Brien
QB--Deshaun Watson
WR--Andre Johnson
DE--JJ Watt
WR--DeAndre Hopkins
IND
HC--Tony Dungy
QB--Peyton Manning
WR--Marvin Harrison
RB--Edgerrin James
WR--Reggie Wayne
JAX
HC--Tom Coughlin
QB--Mark Brunell
OT--Tony Boselli
RB--Fred Taylor
WR--Jimmy Smith
KC
HC--Hank Stram
QB--Pat Mahomes
LB--Willie Lanier
LB--Derrick Thomas
TE--Tony Gonzalez
LAC (SD)
HC--Sid Gillman
QB--Dan Fouts
WR--Lance Alworth
LB--Junior Seau
RB--LaDainian Tomlinson
LAR (STL)
HC--Dick Vermeil
QB--Kurt Warner
DE--Deacon Jones
DE--Jack Youngblood
RB--Marshall Faulk
MIA
HC--Don Shula
QB--Dan Marino
RB--Larry Csonka
G--Larry Little
DE--Jason Taylor
MIN
HC--Bud Grant
QB--Fran Tarkenton
DT--Alan Page
WR--Randy Moss
RB--Adrian Peterson
NE
HC--Bill Belichick
QB--Tom Brady
G--John Hannah
LB--Andre Tippett
TE--Rob Gronkowski
NO
HC--Sean Payton
QB--Drew Brees
LB--Rickey Jackson
LB--Pat Swilling
OT--Willie Roaf
NYG
HC--Bill Parcells
QB--Eli Manning
RB/WR--Frank Gifford
LB--Lawrence Taylor
DE--Michael Strahan
NYJ
HC--Weeb Ewbank
QB--Joe Namath
WR--Don Maynard
DL--Joe Klecko
RB--Curtis Martin
OAK
HC--John Madden
QB--Ken Stabler
WR--Fred Biletnikoff
RB--Marcus Allen
WR--Tim Brown
PHI
HC--Andy Reid
QB--Donovan McNabb
LB/C--Chuck Bednarik
DE--Reggie White
S--Brian Dawkins
PIT
HC--Chuck Noll
QB--Terry Bradshaw
DT--Joe Greene
RB--Franco Harris
LB--Jack Lambert
SF
HC--Bill Walsh
QB--Joe Montana
WR--Jerry Rice
S--Ronnie Lott
DE/LB--Charles Haley
SEA
HC--Pete Carroll
QB--Russell Wilson
WR--Steve Largent
DT--Cortez Kennedy
OT--Walter Jones
TB
HC--Jon Gruden
QB--Doug Williams
DE--Lee Roy Selmon
LB--Derrick Brooks
DT--Warren Sapp
TEN
HC--Jeff Fisher
QB--Steve McNair
RB--Eddie George
WR--Derrick Mason
RB--Chris Johnson
WAS
HC--Joe Gibbs
QB--Sammy Baugh
RB--John Riggins
WR--Art Monk
CB--Darrell Green