NFL Union's All-Time Team- Watch for the Part 2 Thread soon.

That's right, we have a project on our hands. Instead of going with the customary Player Elimination format to decide our favorites, we are going to create the NFL Union's All-Time Team.

This is going to take a pretty long time. Every former NFL player is eligible, though some are obviously more worthy to make the team. Noactive players, please. As eager as I am to place Brett Favre on our All-Time Team, he is not retired yet.

This is how it will work:

I will state a position, such as Quarterback, Linebacker, Center, etc. For the next 24 hours, the floor is open to anyone, Officer or Recruit, for discussion and submission of candidates. To submit your candidates, simply create a list of whom you believe are the best 8-10 historic players at that position(not necessarily in order).

The Officers and myself will then review each list. When at least 2, preferably 3 Officers have come to a consensus on which submitted list is the best, those players will become the candidates at that position. An Officer cannot approve his own list(meaning 2-3 other Officers must approve of it) and the approval period will not extend beyond 24 hours. If no consensus has been reached by the deadline, I will make the call.

After the candidates for one position have been named, we'll move on to the next position.

Once candidates for each position have been named, Step One will be completed. Step Two will consist of narrowing the candidates, and Step Three will decide the All-Time Team, but I will not discuss the details of those steps at this time. That would just add length to an already lengthy post.

Things to remember:
- Make your lists diverse in time period. I guarantee that not all of history's best QBs came in the 80's and 90's, so don't forget about the guys that played before that.
- You'll probably get an NFLUPS point just for submitting a list, and the list we pick will get 3 more. So it's in your best interest to help create this team.
- Don't submit a list that has already been posted. It's not worth your time. If you do find that the list you want to post is already here, try changing one or two players to make it more diverse.
- Different positions may require slightly different protocol, as more players from that position will make the team.

We'll start tomorrow, hopefully. For now, the floor is open for your thoughts, questions, etc.

So no current players? So no Tom Brady or Peyton Manning right? Sounds good to me.Espurs117

That is correct. Down the road theteam may be revised, but only to consider retired players.

Great Idea!

*writes down Deion Sanders for corner*....bring it on folks!

You know what would be cool... an All NFLU Team. Recognize the greatest members throughout the history of the union.bgres077

And your the historian so its a perfect job for you :P

This is a good idea. There will be a few positions that will be decided pure on debate, it should be fun though.

Since it's well past midnight here and I'm still up(not for much longer though), let's get started with the first position.

Defensive End, 8-10 players, no particular order

I'll go first just to start things off, but this will probably be the only time I go first. Note: If a player was known to play 2 positions in his career, his primary position will take precedent. If the 2 positions are on opposite sides of the ball(offense, defense, special teams), the player can be nominated for both positions.

Reggie White
Bruce Smith
Deacon Jones
Howie Long
Jack Youngblood
Carl Eller
Jim Marshall
L.C. Greenwood

I downgraded my last 2 names and left a major guy off the list so that this will serve more as an example than a serious entry.

Reggie White

Deacon Jones

Bruce Smith

Joe Greene

Jack Young Blodd

Willie Davis

Howie Long

Andie Robustelli

• Reggie White
• Deacon Jones
• Jack Youngblood
• Bruce Smith
• Carl Eller
• Doug Atkins
• Tony Brackens
• Howie Long

Bruce Smith

Howie Long

Reggie White

Dan Hampton

Deacon Jones

Carl Eller

Willie Davis

Jack Youngblood

1. Reggie White
2. Deacon Jones
3. Jack Youngblood
4. Howie Long
5. Carl Eller
6. Clyde Simmons
7. Doug Atkins
8. Tony Brackens
9. Bruce Smith
10. Richard Dent

Reggie White

Deacon Jones

Bruce Smith

Joe Greene

Jack Young Blodd

Willie Davis

Howie Long

Andie Robustelli

detroitpistons0

Mean Joe was a DT.

Reggie White

Bruce Smith

Deacon Jones

Jack Youngblood

Carl Eller

Can we nominate more then 1 person?

*writes down Deion Sanders for corner*....bring it on folks!

Espurs117

hell ya lets go w/2 sport athelets and get bojo on there.

Can we nominate more then 1 person?

Captious

yes

Reggie White

Bruce Smith

Deacon Jones

Jack Youngblood

Howie Long

Carl Eller

Doug Atkins

Gino Marchetti

Len Ford

Lee Roy Selmon

Alright, it's been almost 24 hours, late in the day, so I'm going to go ahead and close the nomination box for DE's.

Now comes the point where the Officers collaborate. Out of the lists submitted, choose the one you think is best. Those people will be the candidates.

I was getting pretty scared there for awhile. I kept seeing some of the essentials(Reggie, Bruce, Deacon, some others) but for a minute there I wasafraid nobody would mention Gino Marchetti. I breathed a sigh of relief when I read sfgiantsfan's list. He gets my vote.

ill go with sfgiantsfans list!Goliath_unit

Sorry, this part is Officers Only. We collaborate and pick the best list.

All right, we've got our nominees for Defensive End, so we can now move on to the next position.

I wanted to stay on one side of the ball until all of it's positions are filled, but I kind of like the idea of just jumping around randomly.

Let's do an "easy" one: Quarterbacks, 8 players(no more, no less)

This should be interesting, and not as easy as you might think. Off the top of my head, I can think of at least 12QBs that deserve candidacy. It's going to be tough to narrow it down to just 8.

Can you state the criteria exactly for picking the list because some QB's were great winners and others put up great statsthetombradyhate

- Non-active Players
- From the position I state
- as many players as I say can be on it

Other than that, it's completely up to you who is on the list you make, and your fellow Officers to decide if it's good enough.

I'll tell you this though: variety.

John Elway

Joe Montana

Dan Marino

Terry Bradshaw

Troy Aikman

Roger Staubach

Johnny Unitas

Bart Starr

Dan Marino

John Elway

Johnny Unitas

Bart Starr

Fran Tarkenton

Warren Moon

Dan Fouts

Archie Manning (I have to)

Joe Montana

Fran Tarkenton

Terry Bradshaw

Dan Fouts

John Elway

Steve Young

Dan Marino

Troy Aikman

Dan Marino

John Elway

Johnny Unitas

Bart Starr

Fran Tarkenton

Warren Moon

Troy Aikman

Dan Fouts

Georga Blanda

Archie Manning (I have to)

geaux321

Sorry geaux, gotta limit certain positions to 8 candidates, and QB is one of those positions. You need to pull 2 guys offyour list.

[QUOTE="thetombradyhate"]Can you state the criteria exactly for picking the list because some QB's were great winners and others put up great statswallymartin

- Non-active Players
- From the position I state
- as many players as I say can be on it

Other than that, it's completely up to you who is on the list you make, and your fellow Officers to decide if it's good enough.

I'll tell you this though: variety.

Dan Marino

Joe Montana 

Steve Young

John Elway

Terry Bradshaw

Bart Starr

Johnny Unitas

Fran Tarkenton

Dan Marino

Steve Young

Terry Bradshaw

Bart Starr

Johnny Unitas

John Elway

Bob Griese

Roger Staubach

Joe Namath

Joe Montana
Dan Marino
Steve Young
Terry Bradshaw
Bart Starr
Johnny Unitas
John Elway
Bob Griese
Roger Staubach
Joe Namath
sfgiantsfan8291

Please see my above post to geaux. The reason I put "8-10" in the rules is because some positions will have 2 players on the All-Time Team(such as DE), and thus would need more candidates. 8 is the standard.

Joe Montana

Steve Young

Dan Marino

Terry Bradshaw

john Elway

Johny Unitas

Warren Moon

Roger Staubach

I'll submit mine now.

John Elway
Dan Marino
Joe Montana
Johnny Unitas
Warren Moon
Fran Tarkenton
YA Tittle
Sammy Baugh

Terry Bradshaw and Steve Young were very difficult for me to leave off the list, and Roger Staubach to a lesser degree.