This week, one thing that popped up on my Twitter timeline came from a Major League Baseball player star. I believe it was Javy Baez, All-Star infielder, who put together his all-time Starting 9 to win one game. He picked, in his opinion, the lineup card that he thought was the ultimate one to win one game.
I've always loved that concept and it's something I've done through my Ultimate 11 over the years. So, I applied that concept, so to speak, to Texans All-Access with Marc Vandermeer. We did our Wednesday Night Draft and each drafted our ultimate offense to win one NFL game. Alternating draft picks, here's what I came up with.
The John Harris Ultimate NFL Team:
QB - John Elway
RB - Barry Sanders
Weapon X - Marshall Faulk
WR - Randy Moss
WR - Larry Fitzgerald
TE - Rob Gronkowski
LT - Jonathan Ogden
LG - Alan Faneca
C - Dermontti Dawson
RG - Bruce Matthews
RT - Walter Jones
I wanted versatility all over my offense so I took a tight end (Gronk) who lined up a ton at receiver. I drafted a Weapon X (Faulk) who could play slot receiver and running back with equal success. I drafted the best downfield weapon in the history of the game (Moss). Then, I drafted Elway, a guy that I wasn't always a fan of, but with a multiple offense, I wanted the opportunity to run some different things with him at quarterback. Think Deshaun Watson meets Patrick Mahomes and that's what Elway could've given me.
Marc came in with his team, led by Dan Marino and Andre Johnson, but I know that my squad would absolutely light up the scoreboard and get that precious win. His team would too, but mine is just a step ahead...at least in my own opinion, of course.
We've been cranking out Texans All-Access and that was one of our segments from last Wednesday. Be sure to check us out live at 6 p.m. each weeknight as we continue to broadcast from our homes and give you Texans/NFL talk through this extraordinary time in our American history. Thanks so much to all of you! Stay safe and be well.
The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 7/29/2021)
TE, Jordan Akins, #88
DL, Auzoyah Alufohai, #98
DB, Cornell Armstrong, #3
TE, Antony Auclair, #83
DL, Ross Blacklock, #90
OL, Justin Britt, #68
DB, Terrence Brooks, #29
TE, Pharaoh Brown, #85
RB, Rex Burkhead, #28
OL, Marcus Cannon, #61
DB, Shyheim Carter, #38
OL, Geron Christian Sr., #72
DL, Maliek Collins, #97
WR, Nico Collins, #12
WR, Chris Conley, #17
WR, Brandin Cooks, #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter, #82
WR, Keke Coutee, #16
DB, Keion Crossen, #35
LB, Zach Cunningham, #41
LB, Tae Davis, #55
QB, Jeff Driskel, #6
DL, Brandon Dunn, #92
WR, Alex Erickson, #14
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, #7
OL, Hjalte Froholdt, #77
OL, Carson Green, #62
LB, Jonathan Greenard, #52
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill, #51
LB, Nate Hall, #47
DB, Vernon Hargreaves III, #26
WR, Damon Hazelton, #86
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
LB, Neville Hewitt, #43
RB, Dontrell Hilliard, #22
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
RB, Buddy Howell, #8
RB, Mark Ingram, #2
TE, Ryan Izzo, #81
DL, Jordan Jenkins, #50
RB, David Johnson, #31
DL, Jaleel Johnson, #91
DB, Lonnie Johnson Jr., #1
OL, Roderick Johnson, #63
P, Cameron Johnston, #11
TE, Brevin Jordan, #9
DB, Desmond King II, #25
LB, Christian Kirksey, #58
DL, Shaq Lawson, #93
RB, Phillip Lindsay, #30
DL, Roy Lopez, #79
DL, Jacob Martin, #54
OL, Ryan McCollum, #75
OL, Justin McCray, #64
DL, Whitney Mercilus, #59
WR, Anthony Miller, #18
QB, Davis Mills, #10
DB, Terrance Mitchell, #39
DB, A.J. Moore Jr., #33
WR, Chris Moore, #15
DB, Eric Murray, #23
LB, Hardy Nickerson, #56
DL, Charles Omenihu, #94
DB, Jonathan Owens, #36
RB, Scottie Phillips, #27
LB, Kevin Pierre-Louis, #57
TE, Paul Quessenberry, #45
DB, John Reid, #34
DB, Justin Reid, #20
DL, Derek Rivers, #95
WR, Andre Roberts, #19
DB, Bradley Roby, #21
OL, Max Scharping, #74
DB, Tremon Smith, #24
OL, Jordan Steckler, #70
OL, Lane Taylor, #65
WR, Taywan Taylor, #37
QB, Tyrod Taylor, #5
DL, Vincent Taylor, #96
LB, Joe Thomas, #48
DB, Tavierre Thomas, #42
OL, Cole Toner, #66
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
DL, DeMarcus Walker, #44
WR, Jordan Veasy, #84
LB, Garret Wallow, #32
TE, Kahale Warring, #87
QB, Deshaun Watson, #4
LS, Jon Weeks #46
