QB: Romo. Yeah that's right. I dont for one second believe Dak is better than Wentz. So he wasnt getting the start anyways. You switch them and i think Wentz is in the SB as a rookie given where Dak is. I concede im probably being too harsh on Cousins who strangely maybe the right answer? But i dont trust him at all in the clutch. Eli looked cooked this year. Wasnt a consideration. I think Romo is actually probably #1 tbh. Wentz would legitimately be my #2 pick.
RB: Zek Elliott: Not even close, no other RB in the division is worth a pinch of shit imo.
WR: OBJ, Dez, Crowder (Slot): Another easy one, OBJ and Dez are easily the best in the division, and Crowder was electric out of the slot this year. That's as good as any division can throw up IMO.
TE: Reed: When healthy he is pretty much uncoverable. He's got it all as a TE and the only downside is his injury history and in particular concussions.
OL: Tyron Smith, Zach Martin, Travis Frederick, Brandon Brooks, Lane Johnson: Trent Williams almost made the team at RT over Johnson but i do think they are specialist positions now days and Johnson is maybe the best in the league. I could have put Lael Collins at LG and Martin at RG, but i feel they are less specialised and just went with the two best Guards, Martin being the clear #1 and Brooks be the next best. Frederick was an easy choice at center, as was Smith at LT.
Going to go with a 4-3 since that's the scheme of the division
DE: Oliver Vernon,Graham: Very tough call. Very tough. JPP could easily displace either of those two, but i feel like those two offer both a strong present in the run game, and the ability to get sacks. JPP is not much of a sack guy anymore. If someone wants to say im a homer here, ill wear that.
DT: Cox, Harrison: This gives the team two run stuffing beasts and Cox has the ability to create an interior pass rush. The bold move here would be to slot JPP as an interior DLmen, but i cant do that and cheat Snacks out of his job
SLB: Nigel Bradham: Quietly an excellent season from him but it's not the strongest field to be honest. And i feel like Jaylon Smith could easily take this spot
MLB: Jordan Hicks: This guy is already one of the best MIKE linebackers in the entire league. He's an absolute stud and probably the best thing of the chip kelly era.
WLB: Sean Lee: He is outrageously good when healthy. Can cover, great instincts, good ball skills. He's got it all as a WILL.
CB: Jenkins and Norman: I laughed a lot when these franchises blew the budget on these corners, FA corners almost never seem to pan out, but those two were lights out all year. Norman less so but he was still a cut above the rest. Again not a strong field but this is a pretty formidable duo
SS: Landon Collins: the back end of the NFCE isnt great. But Landon Collins was a worthy DPOTY candidate this year. He was absolutely ridiculous. Rodney McLoud was good too and beyond him it was straight trash
FS: Malcom Jenkins: This was a tougher than you'd expect. I think Byron Jones had a really good year, I think Darian Thompson was pretty good too, but Malcom Jenkins was just a touch better.
Team Summary
Romo (DAL), Elliott (DAL), Beckham Jr (NYG), Bryant (DAL),Croweder (WAS), Reed (WAS)
Smith (DAL), Martin (DAL), Frederick (DAL), Brooks (PHI), Johnson (PHI)
Vernon (NYG), Cox (PHI), Harrison (NYG), Graham (PHI)
Bradham (PHI), Hicks (PHI), Lee (DAL)
Jenkins (NYG), Collins (NYG), Jenkins (PHI), Norman (WAS)
