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 4/14/2021)
TE, Jordan Akins, #88
TE, Antony Auclair
DL, Auzoyah Alufohai, #98
DB, Cornell Armstrong, #30
DL, Ross Blacklock, #90
OL, Justin Britt
DB, Terrence Brooks
TE, Pharaoh Brown, #85
OL, Cohl Cabral, #72
OL, Marcus Cannon
WR, Randall Cobb, #18
DL, Maliek Collins
WR, Chris Conley
WR, Brandin Cooks, #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter, #82
WR, Keke Coutee, #16
DB, Keion Crossen, #35
LB, Zach Cunningham, #41
LB, Tae Davis
DL, Brandon Dunn, #92
LB, Duke Ejiofor, #53
WR, Alex Erickson
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, #7
QB, Ryan Finley
OL, Hjalte Froholdt, #77
LB, Jonathan Greenard, #52
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill
LB, Nate Hall, #48
DB, Vernon Hargreaves III, #26
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
RB, Dontrell Hilliard, #27
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
RB, Buddy Howell, #38
RB, Mark Ingram
TE, Ryan Izzo
LB, Jordan Jenkins
RB, David Johnson, #31
DL, Jaleel Johnson
DB, Lonnie Johnson Jr., #32
P, Cameron Johnston
DB, Desmond King
LB, Christian Kirksey
DL, Shaq Lawson
RB, Phillip Lindsay
LB, Jacob Martin, #54
OL, Justin McCray
LB, Whitney Mercilus, #59
DB, Terrance Mitchell
WR, Donte Moncrief
DB, A.J. Moore Jr., #33
WR, Chris Moore
DB, Eric Murray, #23
LB, Hardy Nickerson
DL, Charles Omenihu, #94
DB, Jonathan Owens, #36
LB, Kevin Pierre-Louis
RB, Scottie Phillips, #40
TE, Paul Quessenberry
DB, John Reid, #34
DB, Justin Reid, #20
DL, Derek Rivers
WR, Andre Roberts
DB, Bradley Roby, #21
OL, Max Scharping, #74
DB, Tremon Smith
OL, Jordan Steckler
QB, Tyrod Taylor
DL, Vincent Taylor
LB, Joe Thomas
DB, Tavierre Thomas
OL, Cole Toner
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
TE, Kahale Warring, #81
QB, Deshaun Watson, #4
LS, Jon Weeks #46
