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Dookie: Here We Go Steelers said 02/08, 03:33 PM
This is for Bigdleech only!! (sorry - fannation has been acting up and putting it up for anyone despite me challenging him)

Players must have played atleast 1 year in the Super Bowl era to be eligible for this team and 2008 inductees count! And of course they can't have any SuperBowl wins nor the Heisman trophy

First arg just list team:

QB: Dan Marino
RB: Eric Dickerson
RB: Gale Sayers (for his use as a returner)
WR: James Lofton
WR: Steve Largent
TE: Kellen Winslow
OT: Anthony Munoz
OT: Jackie Slater
OG: Tom Mack
OG: John Hannah
C: Bruce Matthews


DT: Alan Page
DT: Merlin Olsen
DE: Deacon Jones
DE: Jack Youngblood

LB: Dick Butkus
LB: Sam Huff
LB: Dave Wilcox

CB: Lem Barney
CB: Jimmy Johnson
S: Ken Houston
S: Paul Krause

Dookie: Here We Go Steelers said 02/09, 12:42 AM
Maynard vs. Lofton
First off, wasn't Maynard Namath's go-to receiver? Which means he was in Superbow III (the 16-7 Jet win vs. the Colts) - He didn't have any receptions in the game, but I'm pretty sure he got the ring.

Either way, Maynard had 633 receptions for 11,834 yards and 88 touchdowns
Lofton had 764 receptions for 14,004 yards and 80 touchdowns.

So my guy has 131 more receptions, 2170 yards, but 8 fewer touchdowns. He also has 4 more probowls and 1 more all-pro teams than your guy.

Newsome vs. Winslow
This is the interesting one. I actually labored over which one to put on my team. I chose Winslow due to the fact he was named to the all NFL 75th Anniversary team (and for the other reasons below)...

Newsome:
662 receptions, 7980 yards, 47 touchdowns in 13 seasons
He averaged 12.1 yards a reception and 51 receptions a year and only 3.34 receptions per game.
He was a 3x Pro Bowler and a 7-time All-pro

Winslow:
541 receptions 6741 yards, 45 touchdowns in only 9 seasons
He averaged 12.5 yards a reception, 60 receptions a years and 4.96 receptions PER GAME
He was a 5x Pro Bowler and 4-time All-pro.

Winslow caught a playoff record 13 passes in 1982

Dookie: Here We Go Steelers said 02/10, 01:27 AM
"The Pro Bowls are fairly irrelevant, because they are often popularity contests. That is how a player like Michael Vick was able to get in. The number of times chosen All-pro is much more important, because that isn't voted on by the fans, it is chosen by people who actually know football."
-Actually fan voting only started in 1995 which was after these guys retired. So back when they were voted to pro-bowls, they were voted in by players and coaches - so it's not a popularity contest, but rather, like the all-pro, how your peers rated you.

"Having a Hall of Fame quarterback throwing to him his entire career definately helped his stats."
- Actually, it's the other way around. Having a HOF TE in Winslow made Fouts the hall of famer he is. How many time did Fouts throw for 3000 yards before Winslow arrived? (1979) In the 6 years before Winslow, Fouts never had a 3000 yard season. He only had 1 season with a positve TD to INT ratio!
Once Winslow came around, Fouts had 3 straight 4000 yard seasons and TDs of 24, 30, and 33! Fouts and Winslow retired in 1987, and for Winslow's entire time with Fouts, Fouts never threw below 2,500 yards. So I'd say Winslow made Fouts.