Monday, August 18, 2008

ESPN's face of the franchise- NFL teams

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3538393&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1. This is pretty interesting. I agree with all of them except one. Matt Stover as the face of the Ravens? Are you kidding me? A kicker? With the great defenses? They've won a Super Bowl in their short history...in fact, I believe the 2000 Ravens defense is the best that's ever taken the field (including the '85 Bears). Ray Lewis is the face of the Ravens franchise. He is one of the greatest linebackers ever to play the game. They would not have won a Super Bowl without him...they still would've won the Super Bowl without Matt Stover. Incredible. All the other picks are good. I even agree with the Bengals having Anthony Munoz as their franchise player. He was an offensive lineman but he may very well be the best left tackle ever. He was a stud. Some of the teams have such a rich history that several players could be their franchise player. For example, the Colts have Peyton Manning, but you could also make a great case for Johnny Unitas. Another would be the Cowboys. It ended up being Emmitt Smith, but it could've been Staubach, Aikman, Irvin, Dorsett, etc.

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