All-Lions Team
 

I'm going to create an All-Detroit Lions team (I know, doesn't give me much to work with but I gotta stick with my team :D ). For simplicities sake, it will be an 11-player iron man team, but only eight will be on the field at one time (Arena Football rules). Thought I'd let everyone get their input on who I should include.

Barry Sanders
Herman Moore
Bennie Blades
Chris Spielman
Dick "night train" Lane
Billy Simms

those are good
 

but how about adding

Dick LeBeau
Alex Karras
Al Baker
Robert Porcher

Joe Schmidt ?
Bobby Lane $br# lffng$

Calvin Johnson: Megatron is pretty impressive... not a throw back ... but talent is talent

Guys in my solitaire league, excluding current players
 

QB bobby layne 50-58
RB dexter busseyRB24
RB billy simsHB20**
RB doak walkerRB
RB barry sanders
WR pat studstillWR25
WR gail cogdillWR89
WR leonard thompsonWR39
WR Herman Moore
TE charlie sandersTE88**
LT keith dorneyRT71*
LG Lomas Brown
C ed flanaganC54**
RG
RT

S bennie bladesSS36
FS mel farrFB24*
S dick lebeauRCB24
CB jerry holmesLCB43
CB dick laneLCB81
OLB
MLB Spielman
MLB joe schmidt 56
MLB michael coferILB55
OLB
LE curtis greenDT62*
LE roger brownDE76
NG alex karrasDT71
NG william gayDT79
NG john mendenhallDE64
RE doug englishDE78**

Or this list from this site.
 

http://web.archive.org/web/200306032...onsHistory.htm


lions all-time greats
Offense Defense
Name Position
barry sanders HB
steve owens FB
doak walker RB
billy sims RB
nick pietrosante RB
gail cogdill WR
terry barr WR
herman moore WR
pat studstill WR
charlie sanders TE
leon hart TE
cloyce box TE
bobby layne QB
greg landry QB
ed flanagan C
louis creekmur OG
dick stanfel OG
rocky freitas OT
lomas brown OT
o emerson OL
jack christensen OL
john gordy OL
kevin glover OL
Name Position
al baker DE
alex karras DT
roger brown DT
william gay DE
jerry ball DL
doug english DL
luther elliss DL
robert porcher DL
michael cofer LB
joe schmidt MLB
les bingaman LB
mike lucci LB
chris spielman LB
wayne walker LB
dick lane LCB
lem barney RCB
yale lary FS
jack christiansen SS
dick lebeau DB
james hunter DB
donald doll DB
mike weger DB

Special Teams
Name Position
eddie murray K
jason hanson K

WHAT THE......DUDE, WE GOTTA TALK!!! :rtfl::rtfl::rtfl:

Yeah, I don't know how you can have ANY type of Lions all-time team of any number without Alex Karras. Those battles in the 60s between the Packers' O-Line and Karras are famous and should never be forgotten.

Defensive Line
Left End #71, Alex Karras
Left Tackle-#93-Jerry Ball
Right Tackle-#78, Doug English
Left End #74, Larry Hand

Pass Rush Specialist-#60 Al "Bubba" Baker, #79-William Gay,
Additional Tackle-#92-Shaun Rogers

Linebackers-
Middle-#56 Joe Schmidt
RLB-#50-Paul Naumoff
LLB-##55-Wayne Walker

Others, #53 Mike Lucci, #54Chris Speilman, #55 Mike Cofer, #59 Reggie Brown-would have been best but spinal injury shortened career.

Left Corner-#20 Lem Barney
Right Corner-#81 Dick Lane (He plays Ironman)
Safety-#44 Dick Lebeau
Strong Safety-#36 Benny Blades

Offense:

Fullback-#36 Steve Owens
Halfbacks-#20 Barry Sanders
Wingback-#20 Billy Sims
Tight Ends-#88 Charlie Sanders, #81 David Hill (Both were best)
Receivers- #84 Herman Moore, #85 Ron Jessie, #80 Brett Perriman, #87 Johnny Morton #81 Calvin Johnson

O-line Frank Gallagher, lomas Brown, Mike Flanaghan, Erick Andolsek (Played only year Barry didn't have high negative yards, died tragically, a beast)

Anyone else but Lynn Boden :rtfl: :rtfl: :rtfl: :rtfl: :rtfl: :rtfl: :rtfl: :rtfl: