Wednesday, August 17, 2005
SMQ ALL-HALF DECADE TEAM
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Yes, friends, we're already halfway through the 2000s, or the aughts or Twenty-Os or whatever, and before continuing with discussion of the first season on the decade's downward slope, SMQ thought it would be appropriate to wax nostalgic on the last five.
Now, the most important thing to remember here is we're talking about performances over the course of these five years; having just one great year probably won't cut it. Meaning there won't be any players who graduated or left school after the 2000 season (sorry Michael Vick and Peter Warrick), or who have just come off big freshman seasons (you'll be on the all-decade team in another five years, Mr. Peterson). Also, with a team like this, because there are so many deserving players, I think it's best to actually construct an entire roster, rather than just first and second teams that leave too many guys out. Of course, I'm not going to throw out the typical 90-man college squad, so I've modeled the positional makeup of this roster on the NFL's Pro Bowl squads.
SMQ All-Half Decade Team
Offense
Quarterback
Ken Dorsey (Miami)...Matt Leinart (USC)...Jason White (Oklahoma)
Running Back
Cedric Benson (Texas)...Anthony Davis (Wisconsin)...Darren Sproles (Kansas State)...Chris Brown (Colorado)
Wide Receiver
 Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh)...Rashaun Woods (Oklahoma State)...Roy Williams (Texas)...Braylon Edwards (Michigan)
Tight End
Kellen Winslow (Miami)...Heath Miller (Virginia)
Tackle
Robert Gallery (Iowa)...Bryant McKinnie (Miami)...Jammal Brown (Oklahoma)
Guard
Toniu Fonoti (Nebraska)...Andre Gurode (Colorado)...Eric Steinbach (Iowa)
Center
Jeff Faine (Notre Dame)...Ben Wilkerson (LSU)
Defense
End
David Pollack (Georgia)...Terrell Suggs (Arizona State)...Dwight Freeney (Syracuse)
Tackle
Tommie Harris (Oklahoma)...Shaun Cody (USC)...William Joseph (Miami)
Inside Linebacker
E.J. Henderson (Maryland)...Jonathan Vilma (Miami)...Keith Adams (Clemson)
Outside Linebacker
 Rocky Calmus (Oklahoma)...Derrick Johnson (Texas)...Boss Bailey (Georgia)...Teddy Lehman (Oklahoma)
Cornerback
Terence Newman (Kansas State)...Chris Gamble (Ohio State)...Derrick Strait (Oklahoma)...Quintin Jammer (Texas)
Safety Roy Williams(Oklahoma)...Mike Doss (Ohio State)...Sean Taylor (Miami)...Jim Leonhard (Wisconsin)
Special Teams
Kicker
Nate Kaeding (Iowa)
Punter
Dustin Colquitt (Tennessee)
Kick Returner
Derek Abney (Kentucky)
Punt Returner
Antonio Perkins (Oklahoma)
Offensive Player of the Half Decade: Cedric Benson, RB, Texas
Defensive Player of the Half Decade: David Pollack, DE, Georgia
Coach of the Half-Dacade: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma/ Pete Carroll, USC
Anyone who's upset about the exclusion of Eric Crouch or Ken Simonton or Marlin Jackson or whoever, let's hear it.
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