ESPN Quarter Century Team

[Ostatehawk]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...moss-ray-lewis

This is from 2000-2025.

I Have a hard time with Kam not being on this list.

QB: Brady, Peyton Manning, Mahomes
RB: Priest Holmes, Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
WR: Moss, Calvin Johnson, Julio Jones, Owens, Marvin Harrison, Justin Jefferson
TE: Gronk, Kelce, Gonzo
LT: Joe Thomas, Trent Williams
LG: Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson
C: Jason Kelce
RG: Zack Martin, Marshal Yanda
RT: Lane Johnson, Willie Anderson

Edge: Demarcus Ware: Jared Allen: Myles Garrett: Julius Peppers
DT: Aaron Donald, Calais Campbell, Chris Jones
NT: Vince Wilfork
Versatile DL: J.J. Watt
LB: Ray Lewis, Bobby Wagner, Brian Urlacher, Lavonte David, Luke Kuechly
CB: Darrelle Revis, Champ Bailey, Ronde Barber, Richard Sherman, Patrick Peterson
S: Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Brian Dawkins, Earl Thomas II
K: Justin Tucker
P: Shane Lechler
Returner: Devin Hester
ST: Matthew Slater
LS: Morgan Cox

Coaching staff
HC: Belichick
OC: Kyle Shanahan
DC: Wade Phillips
ST: Dave Toub

 

[Hawkamaniac]

While the Kam slight is a glaring omission, I'm having a harder time with Walter Jones not being on the list.

 

[BirdsCommaAngry]

As incredible as he was, Kam shouldn't be on there over any of the other 4 more decorated safeties. Even among Seahawks fans during the LOB days, ET was generally considered the better safety between Kam and ET. That didn't change until ET's turmoil and departure. That's when we started revising history a bit.

Walter Jones should be on there over Trent Williams though.

 

[NoGain]

There was one big miss right off the bat for me: LaDainian Tomlinson

I agree about Walter Jones, too, if one considers that the majority of his career took place in the 21st century. He was just the more dominant player, IMO.

I'd have to think some more about the rest of it. Can't really argue about many of the picks.

 

[hawkfan68]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...moss-ray-lewis

This is from 2000-2025.

I Have a hard time with Kam not being on this list.

QB: Brady, Peyton Manning, Mahomes
RB: Priest Holmes, Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
WR: Moss, Calvin Johnson, Julio Jones, Owens, Marvin Harrison, Justin Jefferson
TE: Gronk, Kelce, Gonzo
LT: Joe Thomas, Trent Williams
LG: Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson
C: Jason Kelce
RG: Zack Martin, Marshal Yanda
RT: Lane Johnson, Willie Anderson

Edge: Demarcus Ware: Jared Allen: Myles Garrett: Julius Peppers
DT: Aaron Donald, Calais Campbell, Chris Jones
NT: Vince Wilfork
Versatile DL: J.J. Watt
LB: Ray Lewis, Bobby Wagner, Brian Urlacher, Lavonte David, Luke Kuechly
CB: Darrelle Revis, Champ Bailey, Ronde Barber, Richard Sherman, Patrick Peterson
S: Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Brian Dawkins, Earl Thomas II
K: Justin Tucker
P: Shane Lechler
Returner: Devin Hester
ST: Matthew Slater
LS: Morgan Cox

Coaching staff
HC: Belichick
OC: Kyle Shanahan
DC: Wade Phillips
ST: Dave Toub

No Walter Jones or Orlando Pace? I'd take both of those guys over Joe Thomas and Trent Williams.

 

[DJrmb]

I think most people started changing their opinions on Kam>Earl when Kam held out and it became abundantly clear that Kam was the keystone to the LOB not Earl... I know that's when I changed my mind at least.

The only thing I can think on Walter Jones is maybe that he didn't have enough seasons in the 2000's to qualify within their set of criteria? Ray Lewis was actually drafted a year before Jones and made it, but he did play until the 2012 season... Maybe they only considered guys that had 10+ years in the 2000's? Idk just a guess here. If not then they should be tarred and feathered.

 

[RockinHawks]

No Walter Jones is ridiculous.

 

[DeSeahawk]

Lynch has to be right on the edge, although I cant really argue against their picks.

 

[Maulbert]

Trent Williams isn't half the OT Big Walt was.

 

[evergreen]

No Lynch, LD, Gore or Peterson at RB?

 

[BirdsCommaAngry]

Do you want to know how crazy putting McCaffrey and Holmes over AP and LT is?

LT and AP have eight 1k+ rushing seasons each. Holmes and McCaffrey have seven 1k+ rushing season combined.

 

[SonicHawk]

Do you want to know how crazy putting McCaffrey and Holmes over AP and LT is?

LT and AP have eight 1k+ rushing seasons each. Holmes and McCaffrey have seven 1k+ rushing season combined.

I'm literally blown away.

 

[BigMeach]

Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder clearly aren't very good at their jobs.

 

[seabowl]

No Lynch, LD, Gore or Peterson at RB?

Agree. Larry David absolutely deserves to be on this list!

 

[Cyrus12]

Shanny?

 

[HawkinNY]

Holmes had a great few years. And that is about it. He only had 4 years over 1k. And had a 3 years stretch with KC. His stats are no where near LT or Lynch.

 

[DSM]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...moss-ray-lewis

This is from 2000-2025.

I Have a hard time with Kam not being on this list.

QB: Brady, Peyton Manning, Mahomes
RB: Priest Holmes, Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
WR: Moss, Calvin Johnson, Julio Jones, Owens, Marvin Harrison, Justin Jefferson
TE: Gronk, Kelce, Gonzo
LT: Joe Thomas, Trent Williams
LG: Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson
C: Jason Kelce
RG: Zack Martin, Marshal Yanda
RT: Lane Johnson, Willie Anderson

Edge: Demarcus Ware: Jared Allen: Myles Garrett: Julius Peppers
DT: Aaron Donald, Calais Campbell, Chris Jones
NT: Vince Wilfork
Versatile DL: J.J. Watt
LB: Ray Lewis, Bobby Wagner, Brian Urlacher, Lavonte David, Luke Kuechly
CB: Darrelle Revis, Champ Bailey, Ronde Barber, Richard Sherman, Patrick Peterson
S: Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Brian Dawkins, Earl Thomas II
K: Justin Tucker
P: Shane Lechler
Returner: Devin Hester
ST: Matthew Slater
LS: Morgan Cox

Coaching staff
HC: Belichick
OC: Kyle Shanahan
DC: Wade Phillips
ST: Dave Toub

where's big Walt?

 

[Maulbert]

Do you want to know how crazy putting McCaffrey and Holmes over AP and LT is?

LT and AP have eight 1k+ rushing seasons each. Holmes and McCaffrey have seven 1k+ rushing season combined.

Hell, Gore would be better than McCaffrey or Holmes.

 

[RolandDeschain]

While the Kam slight is a glaring omission, I'm having a harder time with Walter Jones not being on the list.

Same. Walter Jones > Trent Williams, and that's a fact, not biased fandom.

 

[themunn]

Do you want to know how crazy putting McCaffrey and Holmes over AP and LT is?

LT and AP have eight 1k+ rushing seasons each. Holmes and McCaffrey have seven 1k+ rushing season combined.

LT omission is absolutely glaring.

Holmes has 3 big 2000 yard scrimmage seasons, McAffrey 4 big seasons, so I could see taking McAffrey over AP maybe.

But if we are going by dual threat, I'd take Steven Jackson's consistently outstanding performance on an absolutely awful Rams team for nearly a decade (think they went 51-92-1 over that 9 year period).