The all-coulda-drafted team (pre-Dungy era)

by shake n bake on Jun 28, 2008 10:05 PM EDT in NFL Draft Comment 0 comments

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda. Polian is the best in the league at drafting, but he, like everything else isn't perfect. Here's your chance to build a Super-Colts team that the Colts could have had.

In each group pick only one player or one player from a lower group from that year. The result is a entire team starters plus a few key reserves that the Colts could have had from their draft picks.

(It's a long list so I'm gonna make you jump for it)

1998

QB Peyton Manning-3 All Pros, 8 Pro Bowls, 306 TDs, 41,626 yards
CB Charles Woodson-1 AP, 4PB, 29INTs, 17FF, 65 passes defensed,
DE Grant Wistrom-53 sacks, 5 INTs, 339 tackles, 5 INTs, 2 INT TDs
OT Kyle Turley-1 AP, 80 consecutive starts at tackle, one defender helmet ripped off and thrown across the field, one obscene gesture following throw
DE Greg Ellis- 1 PB, 10 years as a starter, 69 sacks, 20FF, 2 TDs
RB Fred Taylor- 1 PB, 12978 yards, 69 TDs
OT Tra Thomas-3 PB, 10 years as a starting LT
LB Keith Brooking-5 PB, 816 tackles, 12 INTs, 17 sacks
LB Takeo Spikes-1 AP, 2 PB, 700 tackles, 12 INTs, 22.5 sacks
WR Randy Moss-4 AP, 6 PB, 12193 yards, 124 TDs
OG Alan Faneca-5 AP, 7 PB, 10 years as a starter

CB Patrick Surtain- 1 AP, 3 PB, 8 year starter, 36 INTs
CB Samari Rolle- 1 AP, 1 PB, 8 year starter, 28 INTs
C Olin Kreutz- 1 AP, 6 PB, 8 year starter at C, one missed start in 7 years
OT Flozell Adams- 4 PB, 9 year starter, 8 year starter at LT
DE Leonard Little- 1 AP, 1 PB, 1 woman killed while driving drunk, 75 sacks

LB Jeremiah Trotter-1 AP, 4 PB, 8 year starter, 695 tackles, 9 INTs, 12.5 sacks
RB Ahman Green- 4 PB, 11584 yards, 70 TDs
RET Allen Rossum- 1 PB, 13269 return yards, 7 TDs
G Mike Goff-8 year starter, went to Iowa
WR Hines Ward-4 PB, 9163 yards, 66 TDs, funny KSK character

G/C Steve McKinney-8 year starter, 64 consecutive starts at center
S Lance Schulters-1 PB, 19 INTs, 7.5 sacks
WR/RET Tim Dwight- 6 return TDs, 1 Superbowl KR TD, 19 receiving TDs, 2962 receiving yards, 380 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs.
CB Deshea Townsend- 18 INTs, 15.5 sacks 4 year starter

C Matt Birk-6 PB, 7 year starter
C John Wade- 7 year starter
G Benji Olson- 9 year starter
QB Matt Hasselbeck-3 PB, 7 year starter, 22333 yards, 142 TDs

R7(1)

OT Epraim Salaam- 9 year starter
G Chris Liwienski- 6 year starter

R7(2)

S Pat Tillman
C Jeff Saturday- 2 AP, 3 PB
(Some other 1998 undrafted FA)

1999

RB Edgerrin James-1 AP, 4 PB, 14867 yards, 88 TDs
WR Torry Holt -1 AP, 7 PB, 11921 yards, 71 TDs
CB Champ Bailey- 3 AP, 8 PB, 9 year starter, 42 INT
CB Chris McAlister-1 AP, 3 PB, 9 year starter, 23 INT
QB Dante Culpepper- 3 PB, 22422 pass yards, 2536 rush yards, 175 TDs
DT Anthony McFarland- 7 year starter, 22.5 sacks, 1 SB run enabled
DE Jevon Kearse- 1 AP, 3 PB, 69.5 sacks, 7 year starter
DE Patrick Kerney- 1 AP, 2 PB, 72.5 sacks, 8 year starter
MLB Al Wilson- 1 AP, 5 PB, 560 tackles, 21.5 sack

LB Mike Peterson-8 year starter, 669 tackles, 15 INTs, 18.5 sacks
OT Jon Jansen-7 year starter, 6 consecutive 16 start seasons
DE Mike Rucker-1 PB, 55.5 sacks, 7 year starter
CB Dre' Bly- 2 PB, 38 INTs, 6 year starter

DE/LB Joey Porter-1 AP, 3 PB, 65.5 sacks, 12 INTs
CB Mike McKenzie-9 year starter, 26 INTs
DE Chike Okeafor-44 sacks, 5 year starter

WR Brandon Stokley-3496 yards, 27 TDs
DE Aaron Smith- 1 PB, 8 year starter, 36.5 sacks
DE/LB Rosevelt Colvin- 5 year starter, 52.5 sacks
G Edwin Mulitalo- 8 year starter

DT Rod Coleman-1 PB, 58.5 sacks, 4 year starter
NT Kelly Gregg-6 year starter, 16.5 sacks
TE Desmond Clark- 5 year starter, 3067 yards, 24 TDs

R7(1)

P Hunter Smith, 9 year starter, first name rhymes with position
WR Donald Driver, 3 PB, 6 year starter, 7177 yards, 39 TDs
C Todd McClure, 8 year starter

R7(2)

FB Jim Finn, 4 year starter, 453 yards, 1 TD
(insert 1999 undrafted free agent)

2000

LB Rob Morris- 4 year starter, 358 tackles, 7 sacks. 1 SB run enabled
LB Keith Bulluck-1 AP, 1 PB, 614 tackles, 16 INTs, 17.5 sacks
LB Ian Gold-1 PB, 5 year starter, 240 tackles, 7.5 sacks
OT Marvel Smith- 1 PB, 7 year starter
OT Chad Clifton-1 PB, 7 year starter
S Mike Brown- 1 AP, 1 PB, 5 year starter, 17 INTs
DE Darren Howard-1 AP, 1 PB, 50.5 sacks, 6 year starter
S Deon Grant- 7 year starter, 21 INTs

LB Marcus Washington- 1 PB, 7 year starter, 37.5 sacks, 436 tackles
WR Laveranues Coles- 1 PB, 7 year starter, 7457 yards, 37 TDs
WR Darrell Jackson- 7 year starter, 6960 yards, 50 TDs
S Greg Wesley- 7 year starter, 29 INTs

CB David Macklin- 4 year starter, 314 tackles, 14 INTs
LB Na'il Diggs- 7 year starter, 400 tackles, 10.5 sacks
CB David Barrett- 6 year starter, 364 tackles, 17 INTs

DT Josh Williams- 2 year starter, 8 sacks, 110 tackles
LB Clark Haggans- 4 year starter, 32.5 sacks, 224 tackles

DT Brian Young- 6 year starter, 21.5 sacks, 224 tackles
P Shane Lechler-3 AP, 3 PB, 8 year starter
DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila- 1 PB, 74 sacks, 5 year starter
WR/RET Dante Hall- 1 AP, 2 PB, 12 return TDs, 9 receiving TDs
QB Marc Bulger- 2 PB, 6 year starter, 18625 yards, 106 TDs
QB Tom Brady- 1 AP, 4 PB, actually not very good, 26370 yards, over 2:1 TD:INT, 197 TDs, really sucks, 7 year starter, chronic shoulder injury
K Neil Rackers- 1 AP, 1 PB, 8 year starter
LB Adalius Thomas- 1 AP, 2 PB, 45 sacks, 7 INTs, 6 year starter

R7(1&2) -Pick Two-

FB Patrick Pass- 1096 yards, 4 TDs
DE Rob Meier- 2 year starter, 19.5 sacks, 150 tackles
LB Danny Clark- 5 year starter, 366 tackles, 2 INTs, 5 sacks
DT Alfonso Boone- 11.5 sacks, 109 tackles
(insert 2000 undrafted FA)

2001

RB Deuce McAllister-2 PB, 7270 yards, 48 TDs
WR Reggie Wayne- 2 PB, 7 year starter, 6984 yards, 47 TDs
TE Todd Heap- 2 PB, 5 year starter, 3956 yards, 27 TDs
QB Drew Brees- 1 AP, 2 PB, 21189 yards, 134 TDs
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch- 2 PB, 35 sacks, 203 tackles
TE Alge Crumpler- 4 PB, 7 year starter, 4212 yards, 35 TDs
WR Chad Johnson- 2 AP, 5 PB, 8508 yards, 49 TDs

DT Kris Jenkins- 2 AP, 3 PB, 20.5 sacks, may have played last season at 400lbs, 172 tackles
OT Matt Light- 1 AP, 2 PB, 6 year starter
WR Steve Smith - 2 AP, 3 PB, 6160 yards, 39 TDs
LB Kendrell Bell- 1 PB, 20.5 sacks, 271 tackles
DE Aaron Schobel -2 PB, 67 sacks, 7 year starter
RB Travis Henry -1 PB, 7037 yards, 9 children by 9 women, 40 TDs
DT Shaun Rodgers -2 PB, 29 sacks, 282 tackles
DE Derrick Burgess -2 PB, 43.5 sacks, 172 tackles
S Adrian Wilson- 1 PB, 6 year starter, 16 sacks, 16 INTs, 436 tackles