the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
nfl wolverines
Could a *current* all-UofM team compete in NFL
EDIT: Updating list to encompass suggestions from the thread...
Good idea per TheTeamx3: Someone with a lot of time should assemble this all Michigan team on madden and sim a season.
Reading the NFL Wolverines breakdown got me to thinking, could an all-Michigan alumni team be competitive in the NFL? Where would they fall in the 0-16 to 16-0 range? Depth is obviously an issue, so let's assume we live in a happy world where injuries are just fanciful things that only exist in our imagination. This also means Koger is healthy this year.
RB and OL are our biggest concerns. We'd have to shift a center over to guard, or do some similar movement on the line.
As a follow up, what other teams could make the claim? USC and ...? Texas? OSU and Bama don't have QB's for the league. Nobody can really claim a two-deep without any holes. Michigan may have the most evenly spread talent in the league.
I'm sure I'm not the first to bring up this notion on this site, but I haven't seen a thread like this at all. So here is my tentative two deep for the good guys:
Offense:
QB
Tom Brady
Chad Henne
RB
Brandon Minor (?)
Mike Hart (?)
ummm... Chris Perry or BJ Askew (???)
WR
Mario Manningham
Steve Breaston
Jason Avant
Braylon Edwards
Adrian Arrington
TE
Kevin Koger
Steve Watson (?)
OT
Jake Long
Jeff Backus
OG
Steve Hutchinson
Steve Schilling
(?)
C
David Baas
Jonathon Goodwin
David Molk
Defense:
DB
Charles Woodson
Leon Hall
Stevie Brown (still amazes me that this is real)
Ryan Mundy
Donovan Warren
Morgan Trent
LB
Larry Foote
David Harris
LaMarr Woodley
Jonas Mouton
DT
Alan Branch
Mike Martin
DE
Brandon Graham
Tim Jamison
Special Teams:
K
Jay Feely
P
Zoltan F. Mesko
KR/PR
Steve Breaston
Coaches:
- Jim Harbaugh, HC
- Cam Cameron, OC/QB
- Bill Sheridan, DC
- Mike DeBord/Terry Malone: WR/TE
- Harold Goodwin/Andy Moeller (option 1): OL
- Jerald Ingram, RB
- Mike Trgovac, DL
- Jim Herrmann/Andy Moller (option 2), LB
- Teryl Austin, DB
Larry Foote: "I want to be a Cardinal"
According to this and this, Larry Foote has made his preferences clear as to where he wants to play next year.
"I'm begging. I want to get back to a winner. I feel more comfortable with a 3-4 (defense). Pittsburgh wants me back but I want to be a Cardinal and hopefully we can get it done. First of of all, they're winning. I know 'Whiz'. I know his pedigree, what type of coach he is, the talent they have here. They have a good chance of going back to the Super Bowl."
