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Top Guns - THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY ALL-RAVENS TEAM
The best at each position
OFFENSE
|
Position |
Player |
Runner-up/Comments |
| Quarterback | Vinny Testaverde | Trent Dilfer by virtue of the fact he was behind center for the Super Bowl; Eric Zeier deserves mention statistically anyway. |
| Running Back | Jamal Lewis | Priest Holmes ~ And Ernest Byner is in the Ring of Honor because? |
| Fullback | Sam Gash | Alan Ricard obviously paid close attention to his mentor Gash and deserves mention here. |
| Wide Receiver | Michael Jackson | He may have received his due had he played on a winning team. Anyone seen or heard of him lately? |
| Left Tackle | Jonathan Ogden | Jonathan Ogden on a bad day with honorable mention to Tony Jones; has anyone ever done it better or more effortlessly? |
| Left Guard | Edwin Mulitalo | Steady, dependable with little competition; runner-up to J.O. during his rookie season |
| Center | Jeff Mitchell | Still productive and still missed; runner up goes to Wally "World" Williams |
| Right Guard | Mike Flynn & Spencer Folau | Tie ~ Folau was a big free agent loss in 2001...just ask Elvis Grbac; Folau was one of the league's better pass blocking guards |
| Right Tackle | Orlando Brown | Little competition here and historicially one of the team's weaker positions; Harry Swayne gets a mention |
| Wide Receiver | Derrick Alexander | He and MJ were a solid one-two punch but their accomplishments are swept away by the ineptitude of a wretched defense |
| Tight End | Shannon Sharpe | Statistically Todd Heap belongs on the first team but Sharpe's leadership was crucial to the Ravens championship run and it would be hard to imagine the Ravens with a "Silver Betty" without him. |
DEFENSE
Position Player Runner-up/Comments
Left End
Rob Burnett
Steady team player
Tackle
Tony Siragusa
Effective run stuffer with a strong understanding of the game and his responsibilities
Tackle
Sam Adams
The best free agent signing in the past 10 years in all of football
Right End
Michael McCrary
Never say die; never took off a play and made his opponent play 60 minutes of football week in and week out
OLB
Peter Boulware
Four time Pro Bowler that once produced 10 sacks in a season while playing with one arm strapped to his body in a harness; Ravens all-time sack leader
MLB
Ray Lewis
Ravens leader in all ways and a perennial All-Pro
OLB
Jamie Sharper
Too soon for Suggs to be plugged in here although Suggs does have a Pro Bowl honor as a Raven; something Sharper never had.
CB
Chris McAlister
Two Pro Bowls and a ring; Runner-up Rod Woodson
SS
Ed Reed
Can you say 2004 Defensive Player of The Year?
FS
Rod Woodson
Successfully made the shift from CB and did it at Pro Bowl levels; Outstanding leader and mentor; Added props to the late Eric Turner
CB
Duane Starks
Big post season in 2000; Gary Baxter gets a mention but his uneven 2004 dropped him in our ratings
SPECIAL TEAMS
|
Position |
Player |
Runner-up/Comments |
| Kicker | Matt Stover | Matt Stover ~ Money from 40 yards in; his dependability is taken for granted |
| Punter | Kyle Richardson | The MVP of Super Bowl XXXV during the first half; his ability to pin an opponent is sorely missed |
| Gunner | Adalius Thomas | A freak of an athlete for this unheralded yet extremely important position; mention goes to Bennie Anderson and the forgotten Billy Davis |
| Returner | Jermaine Lewis | He's left us with memorable highlights that will never be forgotten |
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