| Position | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Sonny Jurgensen | Norm van Brocklin | Joe Theismann | |||
| RB | Jim Nance | Lorenzo Neal | Stephen Davis | Matt Snell | ||
| WR | Steve Largent | Andre Reed | Charlie Joiner | John Stallworth | Cliff Branch | Derrick Mason |
| TE | Mark Bravo | Owen Daniels | Jim Mitchell | |||
| T | Pat Donovan | Jon Runyan | Charlie Cowan | |||
| G | Jahri Evans | Jerry Kramer | Bob Kuechenberg | Josh Sitton | ||
| C | Jeff Christy | Jack Rudnay | ||||
| DE | Charles Haley | Jared Allen | Jim Marshall | Elvis Dumervil | Ron McDole | |
| DT | Roger Brown | Geno Atkins | Ernie Ladd | Jim Katcavage | ||
| ILB | Harry Carson | Donnie Edwards | Larry Foote | |||
| OLB | Wayne Walker | Tom Jackson | William Thomas | Tim Harris | ||
| CB | Asante Samuel | Erich Barnes | Butch Byrd | Ken Ellis | Ray Crockett | |
| S | Jerry Logan | Marcus Robertson | Dashon Goldson | Martin Bayless | ||
| K | Morton Andersen | |||||
| P | Bobby Walden | |||||
| Returner | Darren Sproles | |||||
| Coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
This team is stacked at receiver, pass rush, and fullback, of all things. The offense would run out of a base I-formation offense, with Nance at the RB and Neal at the FB. Sproles would come in as the passing down back. The offense would spend a lot of time in 3 and 4 wide formations as well, using any combination of the receivers (again, stacked), and let Sonny sling it around. On the oline, Kuechenberg would slide outside and take the RT spot over Runyan; even though he is undersized, I think he’s a better choice over Runyan.
The defense would run a base 4-3. Walker at the Sam, Carson at the Mike, and Jackson at the Will. The front 4 would be rotational because of the depth. Samuel and Barnes hold down the outside, with Byrd coming in as the nickel. Logan handles the SS, with Robertson at the FS.
Sproles would handle the punt and kick returner roles. Marty Schottenheimer takes the head coaching duties, being a 4th round pick of the Colts in ’65.
I call this team the Philadelphia Fours.
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