OT: fun NFL playoff question

[Eric15]

If your NFL team is in the playoffs, you have the chance to bring back one former offensive and one former defensive player for the postseason. Who do you choose?

 

[MSOrange]

If your NFL team is in the playoffs, you have the chance to bring back one former offensive and one former defensive player for the postseason. Who do you choose?

Bills
Bruce Smith
Thurman Thomas

 

[NineOneSeven]

Bills
Bruce Smith
Thurman Thomas

Can't imagine there is anything else to discuss here for Buffalo.

 

[orangecuse]

Browns:
Jim Brown/Ozzie Newsome
Clay Matthews

 

[NineOneSeven]

Colts...

Manning and Freeney

 

[Eric15]

Colts...

Manning and Freeney

I actually might go Harrison and Freeney. I feel like adding Harrison to that receiving core is a bigger upgrade than Rivers to Peyton.

 

[NineOneSeven]

I actually might go Harrison and Freeney. I feel like adding Harrison to that receiving core is a bigger upgrade than Rivers to Peyton.

Fair. I think adding a top 5 QB all time is quite significant.

 

[cusefan88]

I actually might go Harrison and Freeney. I feel like adding Harrison to that receiving core is a bigger upgrade than Rivers to Peyton.

Rivers has a noodle arm! Peyton all the way.

 

[MikeSU02]

I don't care that my team isn't in it, I'm doing the Giants:

LT on D.
OBJ on O (we need that #1 WR).

 

[NineOneSeven]

Rivers has a noodle arm! Peyton all the way.

Yeah I assume the question implies players from their prime. Prime manning >>>>>> current rivers

 

[texascpa]

Broncos (though I really don't follow NFL anymore)

Elway
2015 Von Miller

 

[donniesyracuse]

Colin Kaepernick

 

[sufandu]

Can't imagine there is anything else to discuss here for Buffalo.

Maybe OJ instead of Thomas. (I'm setting aside that he's still looking for the killers)

 

[sufandu]

I actually might go Harrison and Freeney. I feel like adding Harrison to that receiving core is a bigger upgrade than Rivers to Peyton.

How about Freeney and Mackey?

 

[JustPherU]

Rivers has a noodle arm! Peyton all the way.

I’ve never understood the love for Rivers, guy has never impressed me.Average at best.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Packers

Reggie White
Forrest Gregg or Chad Clifton

 

[sufandu]

Packers

Reggie White
Forrest Gregg or Chad Clifton

Jim Taylor would be another good one. He actually beat out Jim Brown one year for first team all pro when he ran for almost 1500 yards and scored 19 touchdowns.

 

[cuse62]

Not my team; but Chiefs Upshaw and Bell. They don’t need anything on offense.

 

[syrBossHogg]

Bills were already well said so I'll choose for another team

Browns
Joe Thomas
Clay Matthews Jr

 

[Doc5120]

Lions may end up in the playoffs at some point. I'll go Barry Sanders and Chris Spielman.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Jim Taylor would be another good one. He actually beat out Jim Brown one year for first team all pro when he ran for almost 1500 yards and scored 19 touchdowns.

Yeah, I was more thinking this current playoff situation. Could always use more pressure on the QB and with Aaron’s left tackle out, need some support there. I almost went with Sterling Sharpe, but Aaron seems just fine passing to who he’s got.

 

[JDubbin]

If the Eagles were in...
Brian Dawkins
Jon Runyon and/or Tra Thomas

 

[DMDMD]

Not my team; but Chiefs Upshaw and Bell. They don’t need anything on offense.

Man different era.
More modern on offense I'd add Willie Roaf. On Defense Derrick Thomas

 

[Moontan]

Broncos (though I really don't follow NFL anymore)

Elway
2015 Von Miller

Floyd Little!

 

[texascpa]

Floyd Little!

Can he throw a 50 yarder on point?