If you could use only one position per side

[Zurp]

I picked RB's and LB's. They're both, in my opinion, the closest thing to "average" on each side of the ball. I don't think you're going to get much of a passing attack, but it could be like Woody's offense, where the "QB" only passes 5-10 times a game. But the defense needs to watch because the "QB" can run really well, and he'd have up to 3 players he may hand the ball to who are also good at running. On defense, the LB's already pretty much have to do everything, as it is. Maybe they don't typically line up as a lineman, but they have to take on real offensive linemen all the time. They step up in run coverage, drop back in man-to-man and zone coverages all the time.

I think that defenses will dominate this type of game. And because the offense will run so often, the game will be shortened, and the scores will be very low. I wouldn't be surprised to see a 3-0 win in overtime.

 

[ScarletInMyVeins]

I chose safties and RB's. Mainly because safties are fast and agile enough to cover most pass routes and they like to lay the wood. RB's generally have good hands and of course they car also run the ball effectively.

 

[gbearbuck]

I picked RB and LB... however if TE was an option I'd go with TE and LB... although if RB includes FB, you could have a bunch of FB blocking and a bunch of RB's in the skill positions....

 

[BayBuck]

LBs on offense, since they have the speed and strength to defend anybody; OLs on offense, just because I don't see how an 11-man team of 300-pounders could be stopped on the ground. Full house!

 

[tedginn05]

LBs on offense, since they have the speed and strength to defend anybody; OLs on offense, just because I don't see how an 11-man team of 300-pounders could be stopped on the ground. Full house!

Easy, put one of these in the backfield...

 

[CriticalSteve]

Where is TE?
That would have been my first choice with Fred Davis playing WR, TE, and QB on the scout team.

 

[tedginn05]

Where is TE?
That would have been my first choice with Fred Davis playing WR, TE, and QB on the scout team.

Yea I don't know if he forgot that or if he is figuring a TE as part of the O-Line or the WR's.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

Where is TE?

I was experimenting when I made the poll and had to select number of rows before I knew exactly what my options would be... but it's clear NOW that I made a hiccup on TE ..

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

It's obvious Buckeye Maniac can't read and is still preparing to pass the HS GED in two more years... but Deety is just being a brat...

 

[Deety]

It's obvious Buckeye Maniac can't read and is still preparing to pass the HS GED in two more years... but Deety is just being a brat...

Took you long enough to check that.

It would be interesting to just see OL and DL face off. Talk about your smashmouth football...

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

It would be interesting to just see OL and DL face off. Talk about your smashmouth football...

I was thinking along those lines...

If OL was chosen...the only logical defense to that would be DLs... If the offense is 'staffed' with all 300 pounders... regardless of how athletic LBs and DBs are... they'd lose... Refrigerator Perry carrying the ball behind other Refrigerator Perrys!?!? .. IMO ..

I was really interested to see how exhawg would vote...

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Kirk Ferentz has greatly improved Iowa's recruiting success by grabbing an inordinate number of QBs and then having them play the position that they fit athletically.

His reasoning is that high-school QBs often are playing out of position because the team doesn't have anyone else who is athletic enough or football-savvy enough to play QB.

His teams play well above where they end up in the recruiting rankings.

 

[stxbuck]

RB and safety. Best size/speed combo for both sides of the ball. W/ RB's you could run the option, and they would probably block better than QBs and WRs. As far as choosing safeties, they have to be able to hit, but also play in space. You couldn't count on that as much w/ LBs. Heck, w/ the HS team I coach with, 7 or 8 of the guys on each side of the ball basically fit that profile size/skill-wise, especially on defense.