NFL Football USA Dream Team for 2012 Olympics

[jamie1981]

If football were an Olympic sport, who would be picked for the team? I was just wondering who you guys would pick at each position.

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[Cusefan]

Quote: Originally Posted by jamie1981

If football were an Olympic sport, who would be picked for the team? I was just wondering who you guys would pick at each position. Sent from my 1983 Motorola DynaTAC mobile phone

I would be more interested in who would be picked for "the world" because American football is 99% american

[RJTurneR]

My list is made up of players 25 years of age or less, most of them are anyway. Soccer teams in the Olympics are only allowed players under a certain age, with 3 veteran players. In this case, I picked all young players.

QB: Cam Newton, RGIII
RB: LeSean McCoy, Trent Richardson
WR: A.J Green, Julio Jones, DeSean Jackson, Dez Bryant
TE: Gronk, Brandon Pettigrew
T: Tyron Smith, Matt Kalil
G: Mike Iupati, Josh Sitton
C: The Pouncy's

DT: Ndamukong Suh, Marcell Darius
DE: JJP, Brian Orakpo
OLB: Von Miller, Aldon Smith
MLB: NaVorro Bowman, Sean Lee
CB: Joe Haden, Patrick Peterson
S: Eric Berry, Earl Thomas

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by RJTurneR

My list is made up of players 25 years of age or less, most of them are anyway. Soccer teams in the Olympics are only allowed players under a certain age, with 3 veteran players. In this case, I picked all young players. QB: Cam Newton, RGIII RB: LeSean McCoy, Trent Richardson WR: A.J Green, Julio Jones, DeSean Jackson, Dez Bryant TE: Gronk, Brandon Pettigrew T: Tyron Smith, Matt Kalil G: Mike Iupati, Josh Sitton C: The Pouncy's DT: Ndamukong Suh, Marcell Darius DE: JJP, Cliff Avril, OLB: Von Miller, Aldon Smith MLB: NaVorro Bowman, Sean Lee CB: Joe Haden, Patrick Peterson S: Eric Berry, Earl Thomas

Dez Bryant? Outside of the fact we really don't want him repping our country overseas and he's probably end up in a foreign jail, has he actually done enough to warrant this?

What about Mike Wallace? Isn't he like 25? And he's been far more productive.

[RJTurneR]

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Dez Bryant? Outside of the fact we really don't want him repping our country overseas and he's probably end up in a foreign jail, has he actually done enough to warrant this? What about Mike Wallace? Isn't he like 25? And he's been far more productive.

I'm only including on-field talent combined with young age, and I completely forgot about Wallace. In saying that, Antonio Brown is only 24. You could have any of them up there.

EDIT: Just realised Avril is 26, I'd replace him with Orakpo.

[Chrisksaint]

Quote: Originally Posted by RJTurneR

My list is made up of players 25 years of age or less, most of them are anyway. Soccer teams in the Olympics are only allowed players under a certain age, with 3 veteran players. In this case, I picked all young players. QB: Cam Newton, RGIII RB: LeSean McCoy, Trent Richardson WR: A.J Green, Julio Jones, DeSean Jackson, Dez Bryant TE: Gronk, Brandon Pettigrew T: Tyron Smith, Matt Kalil G: Mike Iupati, Josh Sitton C: The Pouncy's DT: Ndamukong Suh, Marcell Darius DE: JJP, Cliff Avril, OLB: Von Miller, Aldon Smith MLB: NaVorro Bowman, Sean Lee CB: Joe Haden, Patrick Peterson S: Eric Berry, Earl Thomas

Jimmy Graham still qualifies with the age, i'd put Stafford or Luck over RG3(pro QB to go with a more mobile QB), Suh would probably kill a guy in the Olympics so i'll pass there and same as Bk mentioned with Dez

[RJTurneR]

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Jimmy Graham still qualifies with the age, i'd put Stafford or Luck over RG3(pro QB to go with a more mobile QB), Suh would probably kill a guy in the Olympics so i'll pass there and same as Bk mentioned with Dez

Yeah, wasn't sure about his age and I couldn't be bothered to keep searching players.

To add, at the key positions (QB, WR, etc) I put in guys that have that superstar, 'Wow' factor about them. Living an hour from London, you realise how big the Olympics is. I'd want big time guys on my team.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by RJTurneR

I'm only including on-field talent combined with young age, and I completely forgot about Wallace. In saying that, Antonio Brown is only 24. You could have any of them up there. EDIT: Just realised Avril is 26, I'd replace him with Orakpo.

Good call on Brown.

Dez has shown flashes, and has obvious talent, but if you watch the games, he really hasn't been very good.