Which Gopher Greats would best help THIS team?

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Thought it would be fun to select a Gopher great from each of the past five decades to help this year's team.

Do you keep in mind current roster strengths and weaknesses, or do you just take a "best player available" approach?

Personally, I went with a "fill in the gaps" approach based on where I think we could use it. With respect to past and current players, here are my five.

EDIT: Players like T.C. would undoubtedly help this team, but this is a good example of us already being stacked in the secondary.

1960 to 1969 - Carl Eller, DT

1970 to 1979 - Marion Barber, RB

1980 to 1989 - Rickey Foggie, QB

1990 to 1999 - Lamanzer Williams, DE

2000 to 2009 - Matt Spaeth, TE

Runner up - Ben Hamilton, C 1996, 2000



Old timers, what do you think? My Gopher football memory only goes back to early 1990s.
Also, thought it only made sense to go back five decades. I know there was a lot of great football before that.
 

I'm going to put my emphasis on the WR core. While I hope the freshmen are as good as advertised, I'd love me some Ron Johnson on this squad, and we've never had a better down field blocking WR than Tony Patterson.

Lamanzer would be a great addition and of course any Gopher team, or any team anywhere for that matter, would benefit from having a Tyrone Carter.

Go Gophers!!
 

Not exactly "old-timers" but Decker and Maroney would be killer. Also, does Maxx Williams count?
 

Weber or Asad Abdul Khaliq would really make this an excellent team. I like Mitch but he's yet to prove he's an above average player and having a good to very good QB would be huge
 

If Weber or Abdul Khaliq were at QB with last year's talent we win 10 games.
 



Anyone's list should probably be topped by Sandy Stephens.

Shouldn't it?
 

Decker. We need WR help.
 

Noel Jenke
Darrell Thompson
Tutu Atwell
 



I'm going to throw out a name a lot of people forget Karl Mecklenburg. On offense Decker and Upcurch at wide reciever. I'm torn betwee Assad Abdul Khaliq and Darrell Thompson for the fourth spot.
 

With our secondary, if we had a dominant pass rusher our defense would be downright freaky.

I'd go a proven rush DE.

Otherwise help at QB or WR - i that order.

Based only on players I've actually seen I guess I'd go:

1: Lamanzer Williams
2: AAQ.
3. Decker.
 

If I were going to draft a QB it would be Rickey Foggie.
 

Karl Mecklenburg played as an undersized DT at the U, but became a sack monster with the Denver Broncos, while playing Left ILB for the Broncos with 79 career sacks in 12 seasons. With the current coaching staff he would be a terror at WDE.
 




Offense would be Decker and defense Rashede Hageman from my point of view.
 

On defense Bronko Nagurski, and on offense Pug Lund.
We could really use a kid who would rather have a win than a finger.

I remember Lund's first game. He had an onion tied to his belt, which was the style at the time.
 

Decker, and Lemanzer Williams.
TC was great, but he would not fill a big hole on this team
I would also take Weber in a heart beat, but I do think Mitch will continue improving.a7
 

How am I the only one to mention Sandy Stephens.
 

We need to replace Williams and Cobb asap. How about Decker (even though he isn't a TE) and Darrell Thompson.

Go Gophers
 


When we are on defense Darrell could run up to the booth and assist with the broadcast. He would have great insight into what was happening down on the sidelines.

Go Gophers
 


Who knows how the past greats would fare today when players are muscled up and generally faster.

Of recent grads: Eric Decker and Max Williams on offense; Rashede Hageman and....Brock Vereen on defense.

From days of yore, Bobby Bell tops the list, or maybe he and Carl Eller in a tie.
 

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