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    There is a new team on the block. No cap, no players. Every single free agent will be in their grasp. Forget all the trades that happened this past week. In this article they never happened! We are making a team and only the very best free agents will be in our roster. These decisions will affect how the season pans out. Will unproven talent be taken before aging superstars whose prime is in their rear-view mirror? Free agents, and free agents only, will make up this list. Its my article so no Brett Favre. It’s my article so I get every single free agent to talk to. Its my article and I say that the roster starts now:

    Offense:​

    Quarterback: Kevin Kolb (formerly of the Arizona Cardinals) Many say he is unproven, many say he won’t perform. Well here’s me taking a risk. His talent is undeniable. A quarterback who is mobile and has a great, pure NFL arm is something a GM will die for. He needs to work hard but work hard he will and if he doesn’t he has a great backup.
    Backup: Carson Palmer

    Running Back: DeAngelo Williams (formerly of the Carolina Panthers)
    DeAngelo Williams may be quickly aging but the stats don’t lie. He is a fast running back with enough gas left in the tank to make a splash in our team. Williams will take the pressure off un-proven Kolb and the quarterback is better at dumping off short passes then throwing the long ball. This highlights Williams’s strengths, which include getting the short ball and making plays. If DeAngelo Williams stays healthy then the combination of him and Kevin Kolb is a match made in heaven.
    Backup: Cedric Benson

    Fullback: Le'Ron McClain (formally of the Kansas City Chiefs)
    This two-time Pro Bowl seasoned athlete will complement the running back duo of Benson and Williams. Le'Ron McClain had a big part of the dominant Ravens rushing game before he signed with the Chiefs this year. He is a fast and strong back with nice hands and will complement the short passes of Kolb very well. I couldn’t be more excited for McClain to report to camp.
    Backup: John Kuhn

    Wide Receivers: Sidney Rice and Vincent Jackson (formally of the Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers)
    This wide-receiver class is stacked to say the least. With players such as Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards, Malcom Floyd, Steve Smith, Plaxico Burress, Terrell Owens, James Jones and TJ Houshmandzadeh it was no easy task to pick just two starters. But these two guys will make Kolb’s job a hell lot easier. Sidney Rice is a quick, young playmaker that will immediately make a team better. His jaw-dropping plays will electrify an offense. As for Vincent Jackson, sure there is media noise surrounding him but that does not away his ability to play the game. The Pro Bowl selection has 28 touchdowns and will provide a veteran outlook to the receiving corps. All Kolb has to do is throw the ball in the air and either Rice or Jackson will come down with it.
    Backup: Santonio Holmes

    Tight End: Kevin Boss (formally of the Oakland Raiders)
    Kevin Boss is a tough player that loves the game. Unlike other tight ends who find themselves stuck in the shades of gray between a blocker and a receiver Boss does it all. One of Eli Manning’s favorite targets when he played for New York, Boss will do the same with his rival Kolb throwing to him.
    Backup: Zach Miller

    Center: Shaun O'Hara (formally of nowhere)
    This is definitely the biggest risk on the list. He is aging quickly and he is coming off of Achilles surgery. If he is not healthy this moves looks stupid and dumb. But if he remains healthy I suddenly become a genius. O’Hara was a big part of the Giants Super Bowl run in 2007. If he plays up to what he is capable of then the brutal center becomes a giant threat to defensive lines.
    Backup: Ryan Kalil

    Offensive Tackles: Doug Free, Tyson Clabo (formally of the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons)
    These two tackles play with a fire that is unseen in the other free agent options. Doug Free played exceptionally well in his first year as Dallas' left tackle. Though he did not perform well in his first few seasons with the Washington Redskins, Free has had career resurgence in Dallas and shown that he can pay at a top level. As for the nasty right tackle Tyson Clabo, he has played at an exceptional level his whole career. The Pro-Bowl selection is big and physical player who is a great right tackle and plays well when blocking the run, which should serve DeAngelo Williams well.
    Backups: Matt Light (left tackle), Jammal Brown (right tackle)

    Offensive Guard’s: Logan Mankins, Carl Nicks (formally of the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints)
    One of the best free agents this season Logan Mankins is a veteran guard who cannot get away from our reach. From run blocking to pass protection Mankins does it all and does it well. The 3-time Pro Bowl selection will solidify an already great line. Playing with him will be a Super Bowl winner in Carl Nicks. Nicks is a recipient of the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award and was ranked 55 on NFL Network's NFL's Top 100 Players of 2011. With Nicks and Mankins protecting him Kolb should feel safe in the pocket.
    Backups: Brian Waters, Harvey Dahl

    Defense:​

    Cornerback: Nnamdi Asomugha, Johnathan Joseph (formally of the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans)
    No surprise here. The best free agent is our starting number one cornerback. But this year was littered with great cornerbacks so we have our choice at two of the best backs in the league. Johnathan Joseph is a player who would fit perfectly at the number two position with Nnamdi Asomugha being his mentor. Joseph isn’t a young player but he isn’t exactly a veteran either. By mid-season Joseph should be playing well and I doubt that any teams will be able to get a pass off when they play us.
    Backup: Antonio Cromartie

    Safety: Eric Weddle (formally of the San Diego Chargers)
    This young safety is quickly growing a reputation as a hard-hitting, good player. The Chargers made him the highest paid safety in the NFL this offseason so we will have to shell out a lot to get him on our team. But the All-Pro athlete will give us protection in the back of the field. Eric Weddle gets less turnovers then the best safeties in the league but he leads his team in tackles and plays the safety role well.
    Backup: Bob Sanders

    Outside Linebackers: LaMarr Woodley, Kamerion Wimbley (formally of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders)
    LaMarr Woodley is the top-pass rusher in the NFL. In the star-studded Steelers silver curtain Woodley gets overshadowed but he can definitely more than hold his own in any defense. But the dominant defense of the Steelers could not have run with out Woodley, with 35 sacks over the last three seasons, was ranked 82 on NFL Network's NFL's Top 100 Players of 2011. He had sixty tackles last season with thirteen sacks. An unlucky number for quarterbacks everywhere. “Wood” is best at getting to the quarterback and should wreck havoc in the backfield. If Woodley is day then Kamerion Wimbley is night. Wimbley had only 9 sacks last season with 35 career sacks. But the Raider had 58 tackles and a forced fumble in 2010 with a whopping 306 tackles in the last five years.
    Backup: Manny Lawson

    Inside Linebacker: A.J. Hawk (formally of the Green Bay Packers)
    A.J. Hawk is underestimated but is a proven winner stretching back to his days at Ohio State. Hawk was also an important part of the Packers Super Bowl win. Hawk is a winner of the Lombardi Award joining the ranks of players such as teammate LaMarr Woodley, Terrell Suggs, Julius Peppers and Warren Sapp. Last year he had 111 tackles with 3 interceptions, which was an upgrade from 2009. If this trend continues Hawk could be a dominant linebacker.
    Backup: Paul Posluszny

    Defensive Tackles: Haloti Ngata, Richard Seymour (formally of the Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders)
    I said this before and I will say this again. Haloti Ngata is one of the top defensive linemen in the NFL and one of the best starters on this team. Just click here. As for Richard Seymour the skillset he brings to a team is irreplaceable. Just like fine wine the 31-year-old Seymour just keeps getting better with age. He was ranked 66 on NFL Network's NFL's Top 100 Players of 2011 which proves he’s not riding on past success. But he has had plenty past success; the six-time Pro Bowl selection was also part of the Patriots golden era winning three Super Bowls. He should be ready for another ring once he joins our team.
    Backups: Cullen Jenkins, Barry Cofield

    Defensive Ends: Tamba Hali, Mathias Kiwanuka (formally of the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants)
    Tamba Hali can play both linebacker and defensive end but I chose to put him at end because of his great pass rushing skills. Last season he had 14.5 sacks, a career best. Hali has 42 career sacks and 18 forced fumbles. Tamba also has 283 career tackles. The Pro Bowl selection was ranked 64 in NFL Network's The NFL Top 100 Players of 2011. Mathias Kiwanuka is a tough player who is also a proven winner and has a Super Bowl ring. If you look at Kiwanuka’s stats you are going to think something is wrong. But nothing is. Kiwanuka had 11 tackles and 4 sacks in he first three games of the season then suffered a season-ending neck injury. But if he had kept up that pace Kiwanuka would have had 21 sacks and 59 tackles, career years. That is why I will take a chance on Kiwanuka.
    Backups: Ray Edwards, Jason Babin

    Nose Tackle: Paul Soliai (formally of the Miami Dolphins)
    Everyone has bumps in the road. But everyone deserves second chances. Soliai spent three seasons on the bench due to poor conditioning and lack of work ethic. But an injury to Jared Odrick moved Randy Starks back to right defensive end and Paul Soliai into the starting lineup at nose tackle. There he blossomed. Soliai had a career year in games (16), tackles (39) and sacks (2). The potential was there, he just needed too grow. Soliai has proved enough to us and we want him on our team.
    Backup: Aubrayo Franklin

    Special Teams:
    Kicker: Adam Vinatieri (formally of the Indianapolis Colts)
    No surprise at all. One of the best kickers of all time still has enough gas left in the tank to blow by a talented class of free agent kickers and ink a deal with us. The four-time Super Bowl champion went 93% for 26 field goals made last season and hit 9-of-10 from 40-49 yards out.
    Backup: Ryan Longwell

    Punter: Sam Koch (formally of the Baltimore Ravens)
    Sam Koch isn’t a punter god but he is a good punter. Last season he averaged 43.6 yards per punt and drilled 39 of his 80 punts behind the 20 yard line with his longest punt going a miraculous 60 yards. Koch was also named to the All-Fundamentals Team for 2010.

    Well that friends is the end of this amazing roster. Sure, this team will never suit up. They will never practice. Never play. Never ignite the imagination of fans but just putting them all up on a piece of paper was fun enough for this fan!
     

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