Ohio State All Decade Team

• OneBuckeye

  

  http://blog.dispatch.com/buckeyesblog/2009/12/lets_name_an_alldecade_team.shtml
  

  Here's a challenge --
  The next several days I want you folks to nominate an all-decade team for the Buckeyes, with players eligible who played in the 2000 season through this 2009 season. I'll consider all entries and then we'll come up with a final version and maybe even get it printed in the real paper.
  And I'm looking for a whole team, not just "Quarterback -- Troy Smith." Duh.
  
  We need kickers, punters, punt returners, kickoff returners, too. And nicknames if you fee like it.
  
  For example --
  One tailback -- Chris "Beanie" Wells.
  One fullback -- Jamar "Jammer" Martin.
  Two wide receivers -- Michael "Clutch" Jenkins and Santonio "Grip'n'Rip" Holmes.
  One tight end -- Ben "The Governor" Hartsock.
  Five offensive linemen -- Nick "24 Carat" Mangold, LeCharles "Le Chef" Bentley; Shane "The Slammer" Olivea, Alex "All But Forgotten" Stepanovich and Kirk "Almost Forgot" Barton. (Yes, I was partial to the 2002 line).
  One kicker -- Mike "It's Good" Nugent
  One punter -- Andy "Boom" Groom.
  One punt returner -- Ted "Fast Forward" Ginn Jr.
  One kickoff returner -- Ginn (a cop out, maybe, but he would return every kick for my team of the decade and on offense he would have touched the ball twice as many times as he actually did).
  Do the same on defense --- four DL, three LBs, four DBs.
  Just a thought to pass the time during this lull before the bowl.

  This article got me thinking about an all decade team... what do you guys think?
• jordo212000

  

  Qb- Krenzel
  TB- a somewhat sane Maurice Clarett/Beanie
  FB- Jamar Martin
  WR- Jenkins, Ginn
  TE- Hartsock
  OL- meh not going to waste time on this one
  
  DL- Will Smith, Thad Gibson, Kenny Peterson, Tim Anderson
  LB- Wilhelm, Rolle, Hawk
  CB- Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Gamble
  FS- Kirk Coleman
  SS- Mike Doss
  
  K- Nugent
  P- Groom
• LJ

  

  QB- Troy Smith
  RB- Beanie Wells
  FB- Jamar Martin
  WR1- Jenkins
  WR2- Holmes
  TE- Hartsock
  OL-who cares
  
  DL- Will Smith, Vern Gholston, Kenny Peterson, Tim Anderson
  LB- Wilhelm, Hawk, Lauranitis
  CB- Clements, Jenkins
  FS- Donte Whitner
  SS- Will Allen
  
  K- Nuge
  P- Groom
  
  KR- Ginn
  
  I also believe this assortment of players would be at least 8-8 in the NFL
• jordo212000

  

  I went back and forth between Krenzel and Troy Smith, but ultimately I had to go with the guy that helped bring home the championship. Mind you, Troy Smith is probably my favorite Buckeye of the past decade
• OneBuckeye

  

  QB- Smith
  RB- Clarrett
  WR- Holmes
  WR- Jenkins
  TE- Hartsock
  OT-Olivea
  OG-Stepanovich
  OC-Mangold (With three centers on this line, of course the GOAT would be the center on this line.)
  OG-Bently
  OT-Kirk Barton ( I wish there was someone better to put at Tackle than Barton, but there isn't)
  
  DE- Will Smith
  DT-Kenny Peterson
  DT-Cam Heyward
  DE-Vernon Gohlston (He was the last pick on the D line, I wouldn't argue putting someone else here.)
  Sam-Rolle
  Mike-Wilhelm
  Will-Hawk
  CB-Malcolm Jenkins
  CB-Nate Clements (DB is so hard to pick... I was debating between Gamble and Clements)
  SS-Kurt Coleman
  FS-Donte Whitner
  
  K- Nuge
  KR-Ginn
  P-Groom
• DaBrowns41

  One tailback -- Maurice Clarett/Beanie Wells
  One fullback -- Jamar Martin.
  Two wide receivers -- Michael Jenkins and Santonio Holmes.
  One tight end -- Darnell Sanders.
  Five offensive linemen -- Nick Mangold, LeCharles Bentley, Shane Olivea, Alex Stepanovich and Adrien Clarke.
  One kicker -- Mike Nugent
  One punter -- BJ Sander
  One punt returner -- Chris Gamble
  One kickoff returner -- Teddy Ginn Jr. (I won't cheat like the other guy)
  
  Four defensive lineman -- Will Smith, Darrion Scott, Ryan Pickett, Vernon Gholston
  Three line backers -- AJ Hawk, Bobby Carpenter, Na'il Diggs
  Four defensive backs -- Ahmed Plummer, Mike Doss, Malcolm Jenkins, Nate Clements
• krazie45

  

  QB: Troy Smith
  RB: Maurice Clarett
  FB: Jamar Martin
  WR: Michael Jenkins
  WR: Santonio Holmes
  TE: Ben Hartsock
  OL: Nick Mangold, LeCharles Bentley, Doug Datish, Shane Olivea, Kirk Barton
  DL: Will Smith, Darrion Scott, Cameron Hayward, Vernon Gholston
  LB: AJ Hawk, James Laurinaitis, Bobby Carpenter
  SS: Mike Doss
  FS: Kurt Coleman
  CB: Malcolm Jenkins, Nate Clements
  K: Mike Nugent
  P: BJ Sander
  KR/PR: Ted Ginn Jr.
• thedynasty1998

  

  QB: Troy Smith
  RB: Clarett
  FB: Jamar Martin
  WR: Santonio Holmes
  WR: David Boston (graduated in 2000, but played mostly in the 90's)
  TE: Ben Hartsock
  T: Tyson Walter
  G: Adriene Clark
  C: LeCharles Bentley
  G: ????
  T: Shane Olivea
  
  DE: Will Smith
  DT: Tim Anderson
  DT: Quinn Pitcock
  DE: Vernon Gholston
  LB: Andy Katzenmoyer
  LB: Matt Wilhelm
  LB: AJ Hawk
  CB: Ahmed Plummer
  CB: Chris Gamble
  S: Mike Doss
  S: Donte Whitner
  
  P: Andy Groom
  K: Mike Nugent
• Cleveland Buck

  

  QB Troy Smith
  HB Maurice Clarett
  FB Jamar Martin
  WR Santonio Holmes
  WR Michael Jenkins
  TE Ben Hartsock
  O-Line - They all suck
  
  DE Will Smith
  DT Cameron Heyward
  DT Kenny Peterson
  DE Vernon Gholston
  WLB Bobby Carpenter
  MLB James Laurinaitis
  SLB A.J. Hawk
  CB Nate Clements
  CB Chris Gamble
  FS Donte Whitner
  SS Michael Doss
  
  K Mike Nugent
  P Andy Groom
  KR Ted Ginn Jr. & Chris Gamble
  PR Ted Ginn Jr.
• Benny The Jet

  

  Their All-Decade team is pretty stacked. What other teams in the decade could compete with the All Buckeyes 2000's team? Miami? Florida? USC?
• LJ

  

  Pretty amazing, just taking the list I made with no OL, and 20 total players you have
  
  12 first round picks
  3 pro bowlers
  1 All-Rookie performer
  1 Super Bowl MVP
• charliehustle14

  Benny The Jet wrote: Their All-Decade team is pretty stacked. What other teams in the decade could compete with the All Buckeyes 2000's team? Miami? Florida? USC?

  Texas would be ridiculous too.
• cmbwsu84

  QB- Troy Smith
  RB- Beanie Wells
  FB- Jamar Martin
  WR1- Michael Jenkins
  WR2- Santonio Holmes
  WR3- Anthony Gonzalez
  TE- Hartsock
  OT-Rob Simms
  OG- LeCharles Bentley
  OC- Nick Mangold
  OG- Justin Boren
  OT- Shane Olivea
  
  DL- Will Smith, Cam Heyward, Quinn Pitcock, Vernon Gholston
  LB- Bobby Carpenter, AJ Hawk, James Laurenaitis
  CB- Chris Gamble, Malcolm Jenkins
  NB- Kurt Coleman
  FS- Donte Whitner
  SS- Mike Doss
  
  K- Mike Nugent
  P- BJ Sander
  
  KR- Ted Ginn
• OneBuckeye

  

  charliehustle14 wrote:

  Benny The Jet wrote: Their All-Decade team is pretty stacked. What other teams in the decade could compete with the All Buckeyes 2000's team? Miami? Florida? USC?

  Texas would be ridiculous too.

  All you have to do is look at Miami's team in the 2002... natl champ game. This is the most ridiculous amount of talent looking back at it now.
  
  Offense
  QB- Ken Dorsey, Derrick Crudup
  FB- Kyle Cobia, Quadtrine Hill
  RB- Willis McGahee, Jarrett Payton, Frank Gore
  WR- Andre Johnson, Jason Geathers
  WR- Kevin Beard, Ethenic Sands
  TE- Kellen Winslow II, David Williams
  LT- Carlos Joseph, Tony Tella
  LG- Sherko Haji-Rasouli, Joe McGrath
  C- Brett Romberg. Joel Rodriguez
  RG- Ed Wilkins, Chris Myers
  RT- Vernon Carey , Rashad Butler
  
  Defense
  DE- Andrew Williams, Jamaal Green
  DT- Matt Walters, Santonio Thomas
  DT- William Joseph, Vince Wilfork
  DE- Jerome McDougle, Cornelius Green
  WLB- D.J. Williams, Jerrel Weaver
  MLB- Jonathan Vilma, Leon Williams
  SLB- Howard Clark, Rocky McIntosh
  CB- Al Marshall, Jean Leone
  CB- Kelly Jennings, Antrel Rolle
  SS- Maurice Sikes, Marcus Maxey
  FS- Sean Taylor, James Scott
• charliehustle14

  OneBuckeye wrote:

  charliehustle14 wrote:

  Benny The Jet wrote: Their All-Decade team is pretty stacked. What other teams in the decade could compete with the All Buckeyes 2000's team? Miami? Florida? USC?

  Texas would be ridiculous too.

  All you have to do is look at Miami's team in the 2002... natl champ game. This is the most ridiculous amount of talent looking back at it now.
  
  Offense
  QB- Ken Dorsey, Derrick Crudup
  FB- Kyle Cobia, Quadtrine Hill
  RB- Willis McGahee, Jarrett Payton, Frank Gore
  WR- Andre Johnson, Jason Geathers
  WR- Kevin Beard, Ethenic Sands
  TE- Kellen Winslow II, David Williams
  LT- Carlos Joseph, Tony Tella
  LG- Sherko Haji-Rasouli, Joe McGrath
  C- Brett Romberg. Joel Rodriguez
  RG- Ed Wilkins, Chris Myers
  RT- Vernon Carey , Rashad Butler
  
  Defense
  DE- Andrew Williams, Jamaal Green
  DT- Matt Walters, Santonio Thomas
  DT- William Joseph, Vince Wilfork
  DE- Jerome McDougle, Cornelius Green
  WLB- D.J. Williams, Jerrel Weaver
  MLB- Jonathan Vilma, Leon Williams
  SLB- Howard Clark, Rocky McIntosh
  CB- Al Marshall, Jean Leone
  CB- Kelly Jennings, Antrel Rolle
  SS- Maurice Sikes, Marcus Maxey
  FS- Sean Taylor, James Scott

  Yeah Miami trumps everyone else.
  
  That's not even including other greats of this past decade such as Ed Reed, Greg Olsen, Clinton Portis, Bryant McKinney, Jeremy Shockey, Dan Morgan, Phillip Buchanon, Kenny Phillips, Mike Rumph, and Devin Hester. Those are just ones off the top of my head that played there from 2000 on.
• BuckeyeBlue

  

  QB - Troy Smith
  RB - Beanie Wells
  FB - Jamar Martin
  WR - Michael Jenkins
  WR - Santonio Holmes
  TE - Ben Hartsock
  OL - Nick Mangold, LeCharles Bentley, Shane Olivea, Alex Stepanovich, and Doug Datish
  
  DE - Will Smith
  DT - Kenny Peterson
  DT - Cameron Heyward
  DE - Vernon Gholston
  OLB - AJ Hawk
  MLB - James Laurinitas
  OLB - Bobby Carpenter
  CB - Malcom Jenkins
  CB - Chris Gamble
  S - Mike Doss
  S - Donte Whitner
  
  P - Andy Groom
  K - Mike Nugent
  KR - Ted Ginn
  PR - Ted Ginn
• lhslep134

  

  OneBuckeye wrote:

  charliehustle14 wrote:

  Benny The Jet wrote: Their All-Decade team is pretty stacked. What other teams in the decade could compete with the All Buckeyes 2000's team? Miami? Florida? USC?

  Texas would be ridiculous too.

  All you have to do is look at Miami's team in the 2002... natl champ game. This is the most ridiculous amount of talent looking back at it now.
  
  Offense
  QB- Ken Dorsey, Derrick Crudup
  FB- Kyle Cobia, Quadtrine Hill
  RB- Willis McGahee, Jarrett Payton, Frank Gore
  WR- Andre Johnson, Jason Geathers
  WR- Kevin Beard, Ethenic Sands
  TE- Kellen Winslow II, David Williams
  LT- Carlos Joseph, Tony Tella
  LG- Sherko Haji-Rasouli, Joe McGrath
  C- Brett Romberg. Joel Rodriguez
  RG- Ed Wilkins, Chris Myers
  RT- Vernon Carey , Rashad Butler
  
  Defense
  DE- Andrew Williams, Jamaal Green
  DT- Matt Walters, Santonio Thomas
  DT- William Joseph, Vince Wilfork
  DE- Jerome McDougle, Cornelius Green
  WLB- D.J. Williams, Jerrel Weaver
  MLB- Jonathan Vilma, Leon Williams
  SLB- Howard Clark, Rocky McIntosh
  CB- Al Marshall, Jean Leone
  CB- Kelly Jennings, Antrel Rolle
  SS- Maurice Sikes, Marcus Maxey
  FS- Sean Taylor, James Scott

  Kind of confused why you thought their 2002 team was better than their 2001 team, it wasn't.
  
  2001 Miami also had Ed Reed, Jeremy Shockey, Najeh Davenport, and Clinton Portis. Definitely more talented than 2002 if that's possible.
• OneBuckeye

  

  2001 starters
  
  Position Name
  QB Ken Dorsey
  FB Najeh Davenport
  HB Clinton Portis
  TE Jeremy Shockey
  WR Andre Johnson
  WR Kevin Beard
  LT Bryant McKinnie
  LG Sherko Haji-Rasouli
  C Brett Romberg
  RG Martin Bibla
  RT Joaquin Gonzalez
  
  [edit] Defense
  Position Name
  RE Jerome McDougle
  DT Matt Walters
  DT William Joseph
  LE Andrew Williams
  OLB D.J. Williams
  MLB Jonathan Vilma
  OLB Chris Campbell
  RCB Mike Rumph
  FS James Lewis
  SS Ed Reed
  LCB Phillip Buchanon
  
  [edit] Special Teams
  Position Name
  K Todd Sievers
  P Freddie Capshaw
  KR Andre Johnson
  KR Frank Gore
  PR Phillip Buchanon
• LJ

  

  Ahmed Plummer didn't play this decade BTW
• dwccrew

  

  krazie45 wrote: QB: Troy Smith
  RB: Maurice Clarett
  FB: Jamar Martin
  WR: Michael Jenkins
  WR: Santonio Holmes
  TE: Ben Hartsock
  OL: Nick Mangold, LeCharles Bentley, Doug Datish, Shane Olivea, Kirk Barton
  DL: Will Smith, Darrion Scott, Cameron Hayward, Vernon Gholston
  LB: AJ Hawk, James Laurinaitis, Bobby Carpenter
  SS: Mike Doss
  FS: Kurt Coleman
  CB: Malcolm Jenkins, Nate Clements
  K: Mike Nugent
  P: BJ Sander
  KR/PR: Ted Ginn Jr.

  Looks like what I would pick.
• purple_rein

  Give me these guys:
  
  QB: Troy Smith
  RB: Maurice Clarett
  FB: Jamar Martin
  WR: Michael Jenkins
  WR: Santonio Holmes
  TE: Ben Hartsock
  LT: Rob Simms
  LG: Alex Stepanovich
  C: Nick Mangold
  RG: LeCharles Bentley
  RT: Shane Olivea
  
  DE: Will Smith
  DT: Tim Anderson
  DT: Kenny Peterson
  DE: Cameron Hayward
  WLB: A.J. Hawk
  MLB: Matt Wilhelm
  SLB: Bobby Carpenter
  CB: Malcolm Jenkins
  CB: Nate Clements
  SS: Mike Doss
  FS: Kurt Coleman
  
  K: Mike Nugent
  P: B.J. Sander
  KR/PR: Ted Ginn Jr.