1. Tom Brady - QB New England Patriots
Is there really a discussion? Besides his ridiculous chin, Brady gets the nod as the top player on my decade team. 3 Super Bowl wins, 5 Pro Bowls, 2 Super Bowl MVP's, and not to mention he's tapping super model Gisele. That right there should get you the nod. Here is the reason why I have Brady listed #1. Besides Randy Moss' arrival in 2007, Brady never had a great group of receivers. Every receiver that's left New England has never amounted to anything else. Brady made them good and the fact he's never had a dominate running game. Brady is that good, he's a winner, and will go down in history as one of the best all-time.
2. Peyton Manning - QB Indianapolis Colts
Probably the smartest quarterback to play the game of football and definitely one of the hardest ones to look at. Tell me this, can you ever remember a quarterback being his own offensive coordinator? You know he just gets the play from the sideline, under his breath says F$%^ this, and changes the play. Why do you think he screams all the time at the line of scrimmage? Regardless, I've never seen a quarterback be so unstoppable. Every route he knows off the top of his head, he knows where the protection goes, and his timing is impossible to duplicate. That and he hasn't missed a game since I was a fetus. If he stays this healthy, he could probably play until he's 45.
3. Ray Lewis - MLB Baltimore Ravens
Have you ever seen a defensive player change the outcome of a game more than Ray Lewis? Lewis gets a bad rap because he shanked some guy down in Louisiana but the man knows how to find the football. Probably the best middle linebacker to ever play the game, even better than Dick Butkis. He's the most intense football player I've ever watched play the game. He doesn't back down from anyone and he never is afraid to exchange words with any player on the field. I guarantee you if Lewis hadn't been mixed up in that whole deal down South, more people would be on board with him being the best defensive player of all-time.
4. LaDanian Tomlinson RB San Diego Chargers
As much as this pains for me to write this because I'm an avid Denver Broncos fan, I watched his cat run up and down the field on the Broncos. The funny thing about LT was that he was incredibly fast but he also finished runs by lowering the shoulder. I hate the fact that he started the visor trend, except for the d-bag Phillip Rivers that wore one in college. Did I mention I can't stand Phillip Rivers? Anyways, no one could impact a game on offense like LT. He ran it, he caught it, and basically carried the Chargers organization for years. I feel bad that he was under the curse in San Diego for not winning a ring. I hope he wins one with the N.Y. Jets.
5. Jonathan Ogden - LT Baltimore Ravens
Anytime you are elected to the pro bowl 11 times you must be doing something right. Probably the best offensive lineman to ever play the game of football. You never realize how important left tackles are until you watch the move "The Blindside." By the way, thank you to that movie for making me relive the Joe Theisman leg collapsing like a lawn chair scene at the first. I could have done without that. Ogden was part of that Super Bowl team in 2001 that was won by the defensive because they had no offense. Anytime Trent Dilfer is your starting quarterback you may as well pull a guy out of a dumpster to play quarterback. Sorry, we got off topic, Ogden kept his quarterbacks clean and he made way for running backs. Just ask Jamal Lewis who had an amber alert issued for him when Ogden retired, his productivity dropped quicker than Bill Clinton's pants in the oval office.
6. Champ Bailey - CB Denver Broncos
Easily the best shutdown corner we've ever seen. Bailey has recorded 7 straight Pro Bowls and has been reliable every year he's been in the league. One of the only good moves Mike Shanahan made was trading drag queen Clinton Portis to Washington for Champ Bailey. To be honest, the trade worked out well for both teams, but I've always been a huge Bailey fan. The pick he had on the goal line in the 2005 AFC Championship game was one of the best plays I've ever seen. If you don't know what I'm talking about, watch the link below.
A safety that covers so much field and has the hands of a wide receiver is just flat out scary. I'd be willing to bet that quarterbacks that look across the line of scrimmage and see Reed have urinated on themselves. Reed is scary good, and like teammate Ray Lewis, changes the game unlike any player I've seen playing safety. I can count on one hand on how many picks he's taken to the house and punts he's returned for touchdowns. Anytime this guy touches the ball you better watch out. I would definitely say he's a top 3 safety of all-time. He gives Ronnie Lott a run for his money.
8. Tony Gonzalez - TE Atlanta Falcons
Like LT, this guy terrorized my Broncos for years. Easily the best tight end to play the game of football. I read a stat where he hasn't missed a game in 10 years. For a tight end? That's ridiculous. The guy weighs close to 250 lbs and just runs over people. And not to mention he has the hands of a wide receiver. He's another guy I want to see win a ring even though the a-hole single handily kept me awake after running down the middle of the field on Denver.
9. Troy Polamalu - SS Pittsburgh Steelers
Is there anyone else that means more to their team than Troy Polamalu? Besides Kyle Orton? Just kidding, but seriously this guy means more on his team than anyone in the NFL. You saw the Steelers last year after they lost Polamalu, they folded like Barack Obama in 2011's Democratic race. It's a give, Obama is done, and thank the Lord for that. Not only does this guy punish running backs coming up the middle, he also punished wide receivers for coming across the middle. Also the most important part, his hair is insured for a cool million dollars. This guy will keep terrorizing people for the next 10 years.
10. Randy Moss - WR New England Patriots
This kills me to put this guy here because he quit on the last organization he played for in the Oakland Raiders. Ok check that, I'd probably quit on them too, what an awful franchise. Moss has freakish ability. Hops, speed, hands, and the ability to fake moon people at the Lambeau Field. The guy hasn't put it altogether yet though. It's too bad he hasn't because the guy could have been one of the greatest receivers of all-time. Let's hope he turns things around and stays with the Pats, he won't play with another great receiver like Tom Brady, he better realize what he's got.
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