This just has to be done every so often.
Here are the Flea Flicker choices for the best players at each position in the history of the NFL.
QB
Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
Baugh, Graham, Montana, Marino, Manning. So many have a valid claim to this title. This time it goes to Unitas.
RB
Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
Brown is an automatic. Peterson is a homer pick and it's a bit early. If his physical make up can continue to defy nature, Peterson may one day challenge Brown as the best back of all-time.
WR
Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers
Don Hutson, Green Bay Packers
There have been a lot of fantastic receivers but Rice and Hutson dominated the game like no others.
TE
John Mackey, Baltimore Colts
Mackey probably had more "splash" plays than any tight end in history. With the recent evolution of the position, some of the current tight ends will probably one day take this spot.
T
Jim Parker, Baltimore Colts
Art Shell, Oakland Raiders
Offensive and defensive tackle could be the two most contested positions on this team.
G
Randall McDaniel, Minnesota Vikings
Larry Allen, Dallas Cowboys
McDaniel and Allen made it fun to watch the guards.
C
Bulldog Turner, Chicago Bears
One of the "old guys" had to take one of these positions. Turner could have played in any era.
DE
Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles
Deacon Jones, Los Angeles Rams
No disrespect to other great DEs but these choices are pretty easy.
DT
Alan Page, Minnesota Vikings
Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers
The late '60s, early '70s saw some of the best DTs in the game. Page, Greene, Lilly, Olsen, Buchanan.
LB
Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants
Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears
Jack Ham, Pittsburgh Steelers
Taylor is an automatic. It's a nightmare to have to pick only one middle linebacker. Ham just did everything right. Always in the right place. Always around the ball.
CB
Deion Sanders, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, etc.
Mike Haynes, Oakland Raiders
Sanders is an automatic. It was all over for receivers if he was opposite them. He didn't tackle much but he rarely had to. Haynes was just so smooth. Night Train, Jimmy Johnson, Willie Brown, Darrell Green. There are several corners that deserve these spots.
S
Ronnie Lott, San Francisco 49ers
Emlen Tunnell, New York Giants
Both changed what could be done from the safety position.
K
Jan Stenerud, Kansas City Chiefs
P
Ray Guy, Oakland Raiders
It's hard to go wrong with the only players that put "foot" in football that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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