Ravens All-Decade Team

[J-man]

So here it is. Took me awhile to remember, and a little research, but I compiled a roster of what the 2000s decade Ravens team would look like. Offer your opinions. Players you think should be added or deleted. My dad helped me with this list because he knows the 2000-2002 better then I do. And as far as I'm concerned, our defense is unstoppable.

Ravens All-Decade Team

Head Coach
Brian Billick

Offense
QB
[b]Joe Flacco[/b]
[b]Trent Dilfer[/b]
[b]Kyle Boller[/b]

RB
[b]Jamal Lewis[/b]
[b]Ray Rice[/b]
[b]Willis McGahee[/b]

FB
[b]LeRon McClain[/b]
[b]Sam Gash[/b]

WR
[b]Derrick Mason[/b]
[b]Mark Clayton[/b]
[b]Qadry Ismail[/b]

TE
[b]Todd Heap[/b]
[b]Shannon Sharpe[/b]

OT
[b]Jonathan Ogden[/b]
[b]Jared Gaither[/b]
[b]Michael Oher[/b]

OG
[b]Edwin Mulitalo[/b]
[b]Ben Grubbs[/b]
[b]Bennie Anderson[/b]

C
[b]Mike Flynn[/b]
[b]Jason Brown[/b]

Defense
DE
[b]Michael McCrary[/b]
[b]Terrell Suggs[/b]
[b]Rob Burnett[/b]

DT
[b]Haloti Ngata[/b]
[b]Tony Siragusa[/b]
[b]Kelly Gregg[/b]

OLB
[b]Peter Boulware[/b]
[b]Adalius Thomas[/b]
[b]Jamie Sharper[/b]

MLB
[b]Ray Lewis[/b]
[b]Bart Scott[/b]

CB
[b]Chris McAlister[/b]
[b]Samari Rolle[/b]
[b]Gary Baxter[/b]
[b]Duane Starks[/b]

FS
[b]Ed Reed[/b]

SS
[b]Dawan Landry[/b]
[b]Will Demps[/b]

Special Teams
K
[b]Matt Stover[/b]

P
[b]Sam Koch[/b]

KR
[b]Jermaine Lewis[/b]

[darklight1216]

I think that Jeff Saturday should be there over Mike Flynn and Vinny T. should be there instead of Boller.

[J-man]

[quote name='darklight1216' date='31 December 2009 - 09:31 AM' timestamp='1262269880' post='326999']
I think that Jeff Saturday should be there over Mike Flynn and Vinny T. should be there instead of Boller.
[/quote]

But Jeff Saturday was only on our practice squad, he was never a true Raven.

[darklight1216]

[quote name='J-man' date='31 December 2009 - 09:42 AM' timestamp='1262270578' post='327008']
But Jeff Saturday was only on our practice squad, he was never a true Raven.
[/quote]
Don't you want them to be the best that they can be?

I'm surprised that Rod Woodson and Priest Holmes aren't there, and I would have thought that the 2000 team's strong safety would be better than Landry.

[Bltravens]

Surprised your Dad thought Siragusa was better than Sam Adams. Anyway if you move Reed to SS like he played his first couple years you can throw in Rod Woodson who is a Hall of Famer. For the record, Starks was a better corner than Baxter and Rolle when Starks was with us.

[codizzle]

steve mcnair over boller

[Riceburner]

[quote name='darklight1216' date='31 December 2009 - 09:31 AM' timestamp='1262269880' post='326999']
I think that Jeff Saturday should be there over Mike Flynn and Vinny T. should be there instead of Boller.
[/quote]
saturday was never actually on the team and Vinny never played in the 00s for us.

[darklight1216]

[quote name='Riceburner' date='31 December 2009 - 11:09 AM' timestamp='1262275740' post='327048']
saturday was never actually on the team and [b]Vinny never played in the 00s for us.[/b]
[/quote]
Oh, yeah. I was so fucused on trying to get rid of Boller that I forgot that important detail.

[J-man]

[quote name='PuRock' date='31 December 2009 - 12:01 PM' timestamp='1262278887' post='327062']
Isn't this the same thing as an all-time Ravens team? And we did this a few months back.

Micheal Jackson needs to be in there. And if we are using best players while a Raven. I would probably leave Willie Anderson out.
[/quote]

Michael Jackson wasn't in this decade, and it's not Willie, it's Bennie. He was a guard for a good amount of time.

[Jamal]

I don't know if its just me, but I'd take Stokely over Clayton.

[AlaskanRavensFan]

Sam Adams at DT for sure, Rod Woodson at safety, Mac 9 over Boller and Dilfer, B.J. sams as a second KR/PR. I would also wany Gary Stills and Brendon Ayanbadejo on ST.

on the O-line I would have Orlando Brown and Yanda there as well. On WR's I would include Marcus Robinson. Ya I know he wasn't that good, but that's how bad our WR's have been.

I guess you could slide Travis Taylor on there too. He really wasn't very good, but he has more TD's with the Ravens than Robinson did.

[MKdave]

Give me Priest over McGahee. Also, as others have said, McNair for Boller, Woodson as second FS, maybe Adams over Burnett if we can stuff him in as a 3-4 DE even though he never was for us?

[SaVaGe]

I'd have to disagree with Priest Holmes playing on this team unless we had 4 RB's. McGahee has done more for us in 3 years then he did in 3. I'd have to say this team should primarily always be in two TE sets to cover up the bad WR play.(Mason excluded)
(Priest wasn't in his prime with the Ravens)

[MKdave]

[quote name='SaVaGe' date='31 December 2009 - 06:19 PM' timestamp='1262283595' post='327094']
I'd have to disagree with Priest Holmes playing on this team unless we had 4 RB's. McGahee has done more for us in 3 years then he did in 3. I'd have to say this team should primarily always be in two TE sets to cover up the bad WR play.(Mason excluded)
(Priest wasn't in his prime with the Ravens)
[/quote]

He was good for us, he just had a small role. I think he had something like 600 yards in our superbowl year behind J.Lewis at a time where a feature back was the norm, not the platoons that are now. I think when he moved to KC he proved himself to be every bit the back Lewis was.

[Bltravens]

Priest rushed for 1,000 yards in 98 before we drafted Jamal, he was still even then as a rookie a very capable back. Jamal just fit what we were doing as a team at the time, aka massive, fast people that liked running into things lol.

[Noles2011]

can we add the trade for TO that didnt go through?

[MKdave]

[quote name='Noles2011' date='31 December 2009 - 07:40 PM' timestamp='1262288401' post='327137']
can we add the trade for TO that didnt go through?
[/quote]

Urm, I'm pretty sure he was technically a Raven, but since he never played maybe not?

[J-man]

[quote name='Noles2011' date='31 December 2009 - 02:40 PM' timestamp='1262288401' post='327137']
can we add the trade for TO that didnt go through?
[/quote]

Yea a day in a whole decade isnt enough, lol.

[Shawn`]

Rod Woodson please?

[RoflDogs]

Duane Starks was pretty good during his time here

[smashmouth]

McNair over Boller. Slide Reed to SS and add Rod Woodson at FS. As hard as this is to say, Sam Adams over Kelly Gregg. Adams and Goose was a HUGE reason we were the best defense ever. Imagine Ngata and either one of these 2 together lol.

[RavenFanFromPackerLand]

Even though he was only here a short time, I think you have to add Lorenzo Neal.

McClain obviously is a good fullback but no where near what Neal is.

[ravenz_fan]

insert brandon stokley and steve mc nair and we are talking

[J-man]

Consider these things: The amount of time played here, their success as a Raven, and there talent overall. No offense, but McNair had a decent year here and thats it. In 2007 he sucked.

[smashmouth]

[quote name='J-man' date='01 January 2010 - 04:13 PM' timestamp='1262380393' post='327571']
Consider these things: The amount of time played here, their success as a Raven, and there talent overall. No offense, but McNair had a decent year here and thats it. In 2007 he sucked.
[/quote]
McNair was only healthy one year. Regardless a 13-3 is enough for me to put him in over Boller in my all decade team.

[Shawn`]

Mcnair definitely deserves to be past Boller in the all-decade team.

in 06 Mcnair-Mason-Clayton looked unstoppable.