Four Colts Make All-Decade Team; One Tops List
September 25th, 2009 | by brooksbusch | 
Sportingnews.com came out with their NFL All-Decade Team this week, this team consists of both offensive and defensive players along with specialists. Colts fans will be happy to see that the Colts were represented very well, with four players making the team. Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Jeff Saturday, and Adam Vinatieri all made the team. Here is a look at the rest of the team…
SN NFL All-Decade Team:
OFFENSE
WR Marvin Harrison
WR Randy Moss
T Walter Jones
G Alan Faneca
C Jeff Saturday
G Steve Hutchinson
T Jonathan Ogden
TE Tony Gonzalez
QB Peyton Manning
FB Lorenzo Neal
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
DEFENSE
DE Michael Strahan
DT Richard Seymour
DT Casey Hampton
DE Jason Taylor
OLB Derrick Brooks
MLB Ray Lewis
OLB Joey Porter
CB Champ Bailey
CB Ronde Barber
S Brian Dawkins
S Ed Reed
SPECIALISTS
K Adam Vinatieri
P Shane Lechler
KR Dante Hall
PR Devin Hester
Sportingnews.com also revealed their NFL Athlete of the Decade, this debate came down to Manning vs. Brady. However, in the end Peyton Manning prevailed and claimed SN’s NFL Athlete of the Decade award.
Manning: 102-43 record, 38,055 passing yards, 282 TDs, 123 INTs, three MVPs, one Super Bowl
Brady: 88-25 record, 27,040 passing yards, 199 TDs, 88 INTs, one MVP, three Super Bowls
Clearly Brady has the edge in terms of Super Bowls, but Manning’s numbers speak for themselves. In all honesty I would take either one of these quarterbacks, a simple coin flip may be the best and simplest way to solve this everlasting debate.
