Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations. George Bernard Shaw

Saturday, September 27, 2008

New England Patriots rankings (1985-present)

Why 1985-present? Because while I have some awareness of the 1960-1985 history, I have no basis for comparison when it comes to John Hannah, Sam Cunningham, Gino Cappelletti and the rest. This ranking is, then, confined to the players I actually watched.


Offense:


QB: Tom Brady (backup Drew Bledsoe)

RB: Curtis Martin (Corey Dillon)

FB: Sam Gash (Mosi Tatupu)

3DRB: Kevin Faulk (Keith Byars)

WR: Troy Brown (Irving Fryar)

WR: Stanley Morgan (Randy Moss)

TE: Ben Coates (Marv Cook)

LT: Bruce Armstrong (Matt Light)

LG: Logan Mankins (Joe Andruzzi)

C: Dan Koppen (Dave Wohlabaugh)

RG: Todd Rucci (Ron Wooten)

RT: Max Lane (Ed Ellis)


Defense:


LE: Willie McGinest (Ty Warren)

DT: Vince Wilfork (Chad Eaton)

RE: Richard Seymour (Garin Veris)

LOLB: Mike Vrabel (Chris Slade)

LILB: Tedy Bruschi (Vincent Brown)

RILB: Ted Johnson (Todd Collins)

ROLB: Andre Tippett (Ed Williams)

RCB: Ty Law (Raymond Clayborn)

LCB: Maurice Hurst (Ronnie Lippett)

SS: Lawyer Milloy (Don Blackmon)

FS: Rodney Harrison (Larry Whigham)


Special Teams:


K: Adam Vinatieri (Matt Bahr)

P: Tom Tupa (Rich Camarillo)

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