Could a *current* all-UofM team compete in NFL

Running Back would be a big problem.

There is also Steve Everitt at C. I guess it depends on how far back you want to go.

No way.

Miami would be able to field a pretty good defense

Um....notwithstanding we'd need to get a guy who is at best two years removed from football to play RB - God help this team if the starting QB goes down.

I think you'd be getting points to put it mildly.

Miami would have the best team hands down, they might not even need a quarterback.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/draft-history-graphic...

Judging by sheer numbers, FSU should be in the mix, but I have no idea what a two deep would look like.

But short answer is, no chance in hell.  Opposing D would pin its ears back and be in Brady's grill on day -- zero running game to protect him, and dodgy line (even with Hutch, Long and Baas).

Defensive front 7 could compete (sort of), but secondary is obviously paper thin (and, frankly, not even full as a starter's unit).

Maybe they could beat the Titans if their punt/kick return coverage units were better than the Lions?

Edit: I'm dumb; obviously punt return coverage wouldn't be an issue with Zoltan punting lasers into the returner's facemask.

Are you looking at guys that are in the NFL, have played in the NFL, or had NFL potential? There are many more to add to this list than what you are looking at.

Martell Webb - TE - Was looked at by a few NFL teams after the draft, IIRC.

Ryan Van Bergen - DE / DT - Drafted by Carolina Panthers, but dropped I believe.

That is just two guys to name from the last few years that had NFL potential / were drafted. But to answer your question, no a team made up of Michigan alumni would not compete in the NFL. Too many good players on all teams in the league. 

Well Tom Brady would have all day to pass.  The problem would be our RBs/TEs wouldn't be anything special.  The defense would be decent at best and our Kicker/Punter would be good.  

I'd say that is a 6-10, 7-9 type team.  

looking a little lite on the DB's.. might want to add Donovan Warren and Morgan Trent

As for OL, you could maybe move Stephen Schilling to OG.

There are no former U of M running/fullbacks in the NFL.  I think Askew may have played a little last year, but I do believe he's now gone.  That being said, who needs runningbacks when you have an incredible O-line, a legendary QB and one of the most amazing defenses that could possibly be assembled.

Would an all-time M team be 16-0 Super Bowl favorites? I'd think the obvious answer is yes, but how many decades would we need?

Michigan has 24 different All-Pro selections, with 30+ Pro Bowlers all time.

....link to make your position choices.

I think that the team would have a pretty decent coaching staff comprised of former Michigan players and 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

Is Bennie Joppru still in the league?

No

Dont forget Marlin Jackson and Cato June.  Both started for the colts for awhile and were decent.

And ofcourse you can't forget Ty Law.

I have a hard time thinking any team could field a consistently competitive team.  If you just start by looking at the QBs in the league, a number of them went to schools that don't produce enough NFL players to even fill a roster.  When I look simply at starting QBs, I'm thinking Florida State, Tennessee, Georgia, Oklahoma, USC, Auburn, and UM.  So already looking at just one of 22 positions, the list is down to 7 that are possibilities.  Sure, you could look into backup QBs and make a case for someone like Texas or ND, but there's also a reason those guys are backups.  They can't win on a team filled with other talent, let alone a team scraping by at multiple positions.

As soon as you go into QB/RB combos, the crown thins even more.  You're down to Oklahoma, Tennessee, and USC.  There are two other X Factor teams that I didn't include in the original list that actually make the cut this far: Cal with Rodgers and Lynch, and Miss with Eli and Green-Ellis.  I'm just not sure without looking into it more that either of those schools produce enough at other positions.

Bottom line - no, a UM team could not compete in the league.  2-14 is probably a best-case scenario.  But I think that's true for almost any team.  Some schools, including UM, are probably 2-5 starters away from being able to compete just with starters, but then yes, the obvious depth issues are apparent.

Ryan Mundy? Would certainly help shore up the DB situation.

This is actually somthing that I used to do all the time. If I remember correctly, right around the time of Brady's NFL emergence Michigan could have fileded a pretty good team. I think the weak spot then was safety (surprise), and I remember slotting DeWayne Patmon in there because he was on a practice squad somewhere.

Right now, OL depth seems a bit of a problem, as do DBs, but we could assemble one hell of a starting front-7.

Also, as others have mentioned, the lack of RB doesn't really scare me. That position (especially in the NFL)  is more and more becoming a collection of interchangeable guys who you run until their legs collapse underneath them.

With those WRs and Tom Brady I'm not sure a RB would be needed.

Also, what about Schilling and Hemingway?

Looking across that roster, as much as I love those guys, the only spot where you're above average for an NFL team is QB.  O-line is maybe close to average, though it's pretty think on the interior, and the LB are probably a solid average as far as NFL starters go.

Do we get to count Jim Harbaugh as the coach?