Throwback Thursday: Minnesota Vikings All-Time Team

Here's one look at a Minnesota Vikings All-Time Team.

Quarterback
Fran Tarkenton

There's really no debating this one.

Running backs
Adrian Peterson
Chuck Foreman

Some might have Robert Smith instead of Foreman. There was a 2-3 year stretch in the mid-1970s in which Foreman was the best back in the NFL. Certainly the most versatile. Smith was great for a few years and he was probably the ideal runner for that incredible 1998 offense.

Receivers
Cris Carter
Randy Moss

Cris Carter might have been the best pass catcher in the history of the league. Randy Moss was one of the most physically gifted football players ever.

Tight end
Steve Jordan

If Joe Senser had played longer he might get the nod.

Tackles
Ron Yary
Gary Zimmerman

Both are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Guards
Randall McDaniel
Steve Hutchinson

Both are among the best guards to ever play. McDaniel is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hutchinson should join him soon.

Center
Mick Tingelhoff

He was finally enshrined in Canton last summer

Defensive ends
Carl Eller
Chris Doleman

Hall of Famers.

Defensive tackles
Alan Page
John Randle

Another pair of Hall of Famers. Defensive line is probably the most stacked position in Vikings franchise history.

Linebackers
Matt Blair
Jeff Siemon
Chad Greenway

He just finished his second season but Anthony Barr will probably be in this group real soon. Linebacker is probably the most debated position in Vikings history. Blair is the only one that I'd consider an automatic pick. Some might have Scott Studwell or even Lonnie Warwick ahead of Siemon at middle linebacker. Wally Hilgenberg, Roy Winston, and Ed McDaniel might get consideration at the outside spots. I think that Siemon is an historically underrated middle linebacker. He was one of the best in the league for a few years in the 1970s and he looked like the only Vikings player that showed up for Super Bowl XI.

Cornerbacks
Antoine Winfield
Carl Lee

I go back and forth with Lee and Bobby Bryant. Hopefully, Xavier Rhodes takes one of these spots in a few years.

Safeties
Paul Krause
Joey Browner

Krause is in the Hall of Fame. Browner probably would be if injuries hadn't thrashed his career. This position will be hotly debated in a couple of years. Harrison Smith is well on his way to making it a hot debate.

Kicker
Fred Cox

And he invented the Nerf football!

Punter
Chirs Kluwe

It's probably a toss-up between Kluwe, Greg Coleman, and Mitch Berger.

Returner
Cordarrelle Patterson

This spot could probably go to Patterson, Percy Harvin,, David Palmer, even Marcus Sherels. I'll go with Patterson for now. If he could keep his head in the game he'd be more than just a returner. He's such a gifted, and frustrating, football player.

Coach
Bud Grant

An automatic choice until a Vikings coach does what Grant never could do. Win a Super Bowl.