10 Year NFL Team

Lets say you are tasked with winning every single one of the next 10 Superbowls, what 24 man roster (11 offense, 11 defense, K & P, no backups for this scenario) do you select?

RULES:

1 - Your team can be made up of any 24 people in the world. If you think Kevin Durant is the best option for TE, then so be it.

2 - Money is clearly no object.

3 - Injuries and age are a factor. Take Tom Brady if you want, if you think he can win when he is 44 years old. Or take Matthew Stafford if you think he can stay healthy for 10 straight years. There is no free agent pick up if someone gets hurt.

4 - You lose, you die.

Obviously there is no way to predict this, but the thought behind rule 4 is to take it seriously and make real decisions that don't include just your favorite team.

For this scenario I will use a 3WR, 1 TE, 1 HB offense and a 4-3 defense. I will also give a brief explanation of each pick.

OFFENSE:

QB - Aaron Rodgers: He will be 38 at the end of the 10th year, and he has had a little problem with injuries in the past, but with this, I will have an elite offensive line, so I hope to eliminate any injury chance. Other choices would be Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, and Sam Bradford.

HB - LeSean McCoy: The complete idea here is he has proved the most at the youngest age with no injury history. He is 3 years younger than Peterson & Chris Johnson, and 2 years younger than Ray Rice. With RBs hitting a "wall" at age 30ish, younger is better.

TE - Jermichael Finley: He is young, and very athletic, and can matchup against anyone on defense. Only other consideration was Vernon Davis.

WR - Calvin Johnson Jr.: Quite simple. I have him as the best WR in the league, and even at age 36 in 10 years, I still think he will be a top 10 WR at that point.

WR - A.J. Green: Did you see this guy play this year? Just an absolute beast that if you matched up with another #1 reciever on his team, he would be that much better.

WR - Mike Wallace: He will be 35 in 10 years, so it makes sense his greatest attribute, his speed, won't be what it is now. But even then, he would be beyond the fastest #3 WR in the league.

LT - Joe Thomas: He will be 37 at the end of the 10 years, so not an ideal choice, but he has been the best LT in the league since he arrived, and hasn't missed a single snap since day 1. You bet against him, cause I wont.

LG - Mike Iupati: He is a strong interior lineman, and will provide some youth on this O-line, being just 34 at the end of the 10 years.

C - Maurkice Pouncey: He has already established himself in this league as one of the top centers to come, and at just 22 years of age, he will be the top lineman on this team for the next 10 years.

RG - Ryan Clady: Originally a tackle, I would move him to right guard for this scenario. He has developed into one of the top tackles in the game, and with right guard being a hard position to fill, he would fit good enough, and even if he was only 80% of what he is at tackle, it would be plenty.

RT - Tyron Smith: Quite possibly the best RT in the game, and he only has 16 starts. Oh, and he is just 21 years old. He would be a brute force for the next 10 years on this line.

DEFENSE:

DE - Jason Pierre-Paul: As an Eagles fan whose team drafted Brandon Graham ahead of JPP, it frustrates me to see him be so good, but at the end of the day, for the next 10 years, I think he is the top DE in the game.

DT - B.J. Raji: This is my safe pick, in terms of, he is a great defensive tackle, but not the best. But for his age, his injury history, and his track record, I feel confident playing him for 10 years and not having to worry about not having him for a game.

DT - Haloti Ngata: This is a very tough pick, because of his age. He will be 38 at the end of 10 seasons. I'm not sure how effective he will be 10 years from now, but I went with him instead of Ndamukong Suh is because if my life depended on it, I don't think Suh plays every game for the next 10 years because of his attitude.

DE - Von Miller: He plays OLB for the Broncos, but he is the type of player who can be a OLB/DE hybrid, so I am playing him at DE, where all he has to focus on is getting to the QB.

OLB - Brian Cushing: He played OLB his first season before moving to ILB when Wade Phillips brought the 3-4 defense to the team. He only had one of the best rookie performances that year, and with age being a premium at the LB position, being only 25 helps a lot.

MLB - Patrick Willis: This is probably the easiest pick for this entire team. The only downside is he will be 37 at the end of the 10 year period, although Ray Lewis is coming back at the age of 37, and he is still one of the top LBs in the game, so no real problem with this pick.

OLB - Clay Matthews: I almost left him off this list because he is a 3-4 OLB, but just his pure athletic ability made me put him back on. In a perfect world he is blitzing every play, but even on this defense, I just couldn't leave him off.

CB - Darrelle Revis: His age would concern me a lot by the end of the 10 year period, but his work ethic and desire to be the top CB in the game eases that thought.

SS - Eric Berry: When you factor in age and ability into a pick, Berry has to be the top SS in the game.

FS - Earl Thomas: Haven't really seen him play in a game, but watching highlights shows me all I need to know.

CB - Patrick Peterson: He is young, extremely fast, and his special teams contributions gave the Cardinals a few extra wins, and that is all I would need from him.

K - Alex henery: This may look like a homer pick, but before you judge, know that he has the range to kick almost a 60 yarder, and set the rookie accuracy record.

P - Brett Kern: Not much into a punter selection here, major thing is make sure he isn't an old man at the end of the 10 year period. And with the need to win the next 10 Superbowls, hopefully punting isn't going to be something my team does a lot.

Feel free to comment on players you would have chosen over one of my current players.