Best All-Time Fantasy Team for each NFL Franchise (1 Viewer)

[Anarchy99]

It being Friday and being bored, I decided to compile the best conceivable fantasy teams for each NFL franchise. Here is the criteria: Start 1 RB, 3 RB, 4 WR, 2 TE. No PK or DEF. 0 ppr. I took the best scoring fantasy seasons by any player on that team from 1960 - 2014. A player can only count one season per franchise (so Jerry Rice could only have one season count for SFO). Here were the results (will break into multiple posts) . . . also will double back later to add comments.

JAC - 32	Brunell 1996	        332.0Jones-Drew 2009	        272.5Taylor 1998	        266.4Stewart 1999	        181.9Smith 1999	        199.6McCardell 2000	        150.7Shorts 2012	        139.5Sims-Walker 2009	128.9Lewis 2010	        130.0Wilford 2005	        110.1	               1911.6

HOU - 31	Schaub 2009	345.6Foster 2010	329.8Williams 2004	261.6Slaton 2008	225.9Johnson 2009	211.9Hopkins 2014	157.0Walter 2008	140.2Bradford 2002	104.6Daniels 2012	107.6Graham 2013	 84.5	       1968.7

NYJ - 30	Sanchez 2011	306.0Martin 2004	278.2Jones 2008	241.9McNeil 1985	205.8Maynard 1965	206.0Powell 1960	200.7Johnson 2008	185.1Moss 2003	177.2Schuler 1985	129.9Keller 2011	111.5	       2042.3

BAL - 29	Testaverde 1996	352.7Lewis 2003	311.1Rice 2011	300.9Forsett 2014	200.9Jackson 1996	204.1Alexander 1996	163.9Ismail 2001	147.9Mason 2009	145.0Heap 2005	127.5Sharpe 2000	111.0	       2065.0

 

[Anarchy99]

TBB - 28

Freeman 2012 307.8

Wilder 1984 305.7

Martin 2012 264.6

Dunn 2000 209.5

Carrier 1989 196.2

Galloway 2005 189.1

Jackson 2012 186.4

Evans 2014 177.1

Winslow 2009 119.1

Giles 1985 115.3

2070.8

BUF - 27

Bledsoe 2002 317.7

Simpson 1975 362.3

Thomas 1992 283.3

Henry 2002 258.7

Moulds 1998 190.8

Reed 1989 188.3

Price 2002 177.9

Evans 2006 177.2

Chandler 2012 93.1

Metzelaars 1993 84.9

2134.2

CIN - 26

Dalton 2013 357.1

Johnson 1981 235.7

Brooks 1986 231.3

Dillon 2001 231.3

Pickens 1995 226.0

Green 2013 208.6

Johnson 2005 200.5

Houshmandzadeh 2007 187.7

Trumpy 1969 137.5

Holman 1989 127.6

2143.3

SEA - 25

Wilson 2014 369.4

Alexander 2005 363.8

Lynch 2014 269.3

Warner 1983 261.4

Largent 1984 189.4

Galloway 1997 184.1

Jackson 2003 167.7

Robinson 2002 159.6

Carlson 2009 99.4

Stevens 2005 85.4

2149.5

 

[Anarchy99]

ARI - 24

Lomax 1984 363.1

Anderson 1979 251.3

Mitchell 1985 212.4

Lane 1970 212.2

Green 1984 226.5

Fitzgerald 2008 215.1

Boston 2001 211.3

Moore 1997 206.4

Smith 1967 174.5

Marsh 1984 90.8

2163.6

CAR - 23

Newton 2011 426.9

Williams 2008 283.9

Davis 2003 208.3

Stewart 2009 193.2

Muhammad 2004 238.0

Smith 2005 236.8

Jeffers 1999 181.8

Benjamin 2014 154.8

Walls 1999 154.2

Olsen 2014 136.8

2214.7

MIA - 22

Marino 1984 428.5

Williams 2003 323.6

Smith 2000 230.0

Abdul-Jabbar 1997 211.3

Clayton 1984 249.4

Duper 1986 196.3

Chambers 2005 187.0

Warfield 1971 177.1

Clay 2013 119.4

Jackson 1994 109.3

2231.9

CLE - 21

Sipe 1980 324.1

Brown 1965 313.2

Kelly 1968 273.6

Hillis 2010 244.1

Gordon 2013 227.4

Edwards 2007 224.9

Warfield 1968 178.7

Mitchell 1960 177.8

Winslow 2007 140.6

Newsome 1981 138.2

2242.6

 

[Anarchy99]

CHI - 20

Cutler 2014 315.7

Payton 1977 308.1

Forte 2013 265.3

Anderson 1989 260.9

Marshall 2012 216.6

Jeffery 2013 194.6

Robinson 1999 194.0

Conway 1995 183.4

Ditka 1961 179.6

Bennett 2014 127.6

2245.8

NYG - 19

Manning 2011 353.0

Barber 2005 305.0

Morris 1985 280.8

Johnson 1972 247.3

Jones 1967 210.9

Cruz 2011 207.9

Beckham 2014 206.0

Shofner 1962 185.7

Bavaro 1987 134.7

Shockey 2005 131.1

2262.4

WAS - 18

Griffin 2012 360.9

Riggins 1983 281.6

Allen 1996 280.7

Davis 1999 253.6

Taylor 1966 228.1

Mitchell 1962 204.9

Moss 2005 202.0

Clark 1991 194.0

Smith 1967 156.9

Cooley 2007 126.6

2289.3

NOS - 17

Brees 2011 458.4

Hilliard 1989 291.4

McAllister 2002 270.0

Rogers 1981 258.0

Horn 2004 205.9

Colston 2007 186.2

Martin 1989 157.0

Early 1995 156.4

Graham 2013 217.5

Childs 1979 114.6

2315.4

 

[Anarchy99]

OAK - 16

Gannon 2002 362.1

Allen 1985 315.4

Garner 2002 256.3

Daniels 1963 226.4

Powell 1963 226.4

Wells 1969 212.4

Brown 1995 194.2

Branch 1974 187.2

Christensen 1983 196.7

Casper 1978 139.2

2316.3

PIT - 15

Roethlisberger 2014 368.7

Bell 2014 287.5

Foster 1992 269.4

Parker 2006 267.4

Brown 2014 254.1

Ward 2002 219.1

Stallworth 1984 205.5

Lipps 1985 193.0

Miller 2012 129.6

Green 1993 124.2

2318.5

PHI - 14

Cunningham 1990 404.5

Montgomery 1979 284.6

McCoy 2011 282.4

Westbrook 2007 282.4

Quick 1983 218.9

Owens 2004 203.5

Maclin 2014 192.9

McDonald 1961 192.4

Celek 2009 145.1

Jackson 1988 122.9

2329.6

ATL - 13

Ryan 2012 369.8

Anderson 1998 312.5

Andrews 1983 283.6

Turner 2008 276.0

Rison 1993 214.2

Jenkins 1981 213.8

Mathis 1994 200.2

White 2010 199.2

Gonzalez 2012 141.0

Crumpler 2006 126.0

2336.3

 

[Anarchy99]

DET - 12

Stafford 2011 407.7

Sanders 1997 319.8

Sims 1980 288.4

Stewart 2000 213.1

Johnson 2011 265.2

Moore 1995 252.6

Perriman 1995 207.6

Barr 1963 187.5

Gibbons 1964 108.5

Pettigrew 2011 107.7

2358.1

TEN - 11

Moon 1990 387.0

Johnson 2009 346.9

Campbell 1979 293.1

George 2000 292.2

Hennigan 1961 246.6

Groman 1961 225.7

Bennett 2004 197.2

Frazier 1966 184.9

Dewveal 1963 117.2

Walker 2014 113.0

2403.8

DAL - 10

Romo 2007 360.5

Smith 1995 364.8

Murray 2014 304.1

Walker 1988 243.9

Bryant 2014 228.0

Owens 2007 226.0

Irvin 1995 220.3

Hayes 1966 201.1

Witten 2007 156.5

Cosbie 1985 115.3

2420.5

KCC - 9

Green 2004 329.1

Holmes 2003 373.0

Johnson 2005 335.3

Charles 2013 312.0

Bowe 2010 206.6

Alexander 2000 203.6

Carlson 1983 185.5

Taylor 1966 181.0

Gonzalez 2000 174.3

White 1976 122.8

2423.2

 

[Anarchy99]

NEP - 8

Brady 2007 454.1

Martin 1995 264.8

Dillon 2004 251.8

Nance 1966 222.1

Moss 2007 287.3

Welker 2011 213.9

Morgan 1986 209.1

Brown 2001 159.0

Gronkowski 2011 240.9

Coates 1994 159.4

2462.4

IND - 7

Luck 2014 426.4

James 2000 338.3

Dickerson 1988 293.6

Faulk 1998 282.7

Harrison 2001 242.7

Wayne 2007 211.4

Berry 1960 189.8

Hilton 2014 178.5

Clark 2009 171.7

Mackey 1966 136.9

2472.0

MIN - 6

Culpepper 2004 433.5

Peterson 2012 309.4

Foreman 1975 308.1

Allen 1992 257.9

Moss 2003 267.0

Carter 1995 239.1

Rice 2009 179.2

Harvin 2011 178.9

Reichow 1961 151.9

Senser 1981 148.4

2473.4

STL - 5

Warner 1999 383.9

Faulk 2000 374.9

Dickerson 1983 341.2

Jackson 2006 329.4

Bruce 1995 257.8

Holt 2003 242.1

Ellard 1988 202.1

Jackson 1973 164.6

Cook 2013 97.1

Barber 1983 83.7

2476.8

 

[Anarchy99]

SDC - 4

Fouts 1981 360.7

Tomlinson 2006 427.3

Muncie 1981 264.6

Means 1994 230.5

Alworth 1964 243.0

Jefferson 1980 213.6

Martin 1996 201.1

Miller 1989 187.3

Winslow 1980 183.0

Gates 2004 174.4

2485.5

GBP - 3

Rodgers 2011 449.9

Green 2003 345.0

Taylor 1962 272.0

Levens 1997 252.5

Nelson 2014 229.9

Brooks 1995 229.8

Freeman 1998 226.9

Sharpe 1992 224.9

Coffman 1983 147.4

Finley 2011 124.7

2503.0

SFO - 2

Young 1998 421.9

Craig 1985 296.6

Gore 2006 272.0

Hearst 1998 264.5

Rice 1995 284.4

Owens 2001 239.3

Washington 1970 182.0

Taylor 1989 168.3

Parks 1965 206.4

Davis 2009 174.5

2509.9

DEN - 1

Manning 2013 486.8

Davis 1998 360.5

Portis 2002 289.2

Anderson 2000 255.6

Thomas 2014 227.9

Smith 2000 224.1

Lloyd 2010 209.0

Watson 1981 203.0

Sharpe 1996 166.2

Thomas 2013 150.8

2573.1

 

[Keith R]

Very interesting. Fascinating that Josh Freeman and Mark Sanchez are the best ever (FFL-wise) for the Jets and Bucs respectively. Yet, Luck has already surpassed Manning's best in Indy (tho Manning surpassed Elway's best in Denver, so there's that).

Thanks for posting this.

 

[Mister CIA]

Cool thread bro.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Luck ouscored peytons 49 td season for indy??

 

[Anarchy99]

Luck ouscored peytons 49 td season for indy??

How many fantasy points did Peyton get running the football?

 

[Anarchy99]

Arguably the greatest franchise in history, the Steelers hit the trifecta last year, posting their highest scoring seasons at QB, RB, and WR in their history. None of their top three RB seasons were scored by HOFers Betts or Harris.

BUF, SEA, STL only teams not to have a TE score 100 fantasy points in a season.

Terrell Owens only player on the list for three teams,

Brees has the 9 highest scoring seasons at any position for the Saints.

Montana only has the 7th best season for SFO (3 each for Young and Garcia).

Andre Johnson 10 of top 12 fantasy scoring seasons for HOU.

 

[Anarchy99]

Jimmy Smith top 7 scoring seasons by a WR in JAC.

KCC top 4 all time fantasy seasons held by RBs.

NYJ lowest top scoring season by a QB of the 32 teams.

Brady holds top 8 seasons by a QB in NE.

NE, SD, SF, DEN only teams to score two TE with 150 points.

KC and STL only teams to score three RB with 300+ points.

Top 15 WR season in SF all by Rice and Owens.

BUF, KCC, DAL, SDC top scoring single fantasy season not held by a QB.

 

[Anarchy99]

JAC, HOU, NOS, OAK, NEP, SFO only teams to have a TE that scored more on their all time fantasy team than one of their WRs.

NOS only team to have a TE score more than all their WRs,

CLE and TEN both have 4 players on their all time roster from the 60s.

Most recent season by a player on OAK team was 2002.

CLE QB slot goes the farthest back of all the QBs (1980).

Players from before 1990: ARI 7, OAK 7, CLE 6, SDC 6, NYG 5, TEN 5

NYJ and WAS Top 10 QB seasons posted by 8 different QBs. CHI and KCC Top 10 QB seasons posted by 7 different QBs.

 

[Jrodicus]

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing

 

[kardplayer]

This is very cool. Not surprising that the teams with the "bad" stats (e.g. Jets and Skins have had 8 QB's have their 10 best QB seasons) seems to correlate with poor performing franchises over the last 15-20 years.

 

[Sabertooth]

How does Don Hutson's 1942 season not make the Packers cut?

From Reddit (I'm assuming this is accurate):

This one is just going to help put the sum of his contributions in a bit of perspective, even standalone. I will provide both his 11 game contributions, and how much he could have produced in a 16 game season, along with comparisons.

Using standard PPR scoring, he would have scored 347.5 points in 11 games. I included his 4 rushing yards, 7 interceptions, 1 field goal, and 33 PATs.

In 2013, only 2 players scored more points, and those were Drew Brees and Peyton Manning. They, of course, are Quarterbacks, who played 16 games. This was his 11 game fantasy score.

If he had played continued for 16 games, he would have scored 505.45 points. Again, for comparison, that is almost as much as Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker combined (509.3 points).

 

[Anarchy99]

Did Hutson play in 1960 or later?

 

[Sabertooth]

Missed that. No he didn't. If he had, nobody would remember Jerry Rice. Why 1960? Seems strange to eliminate the best player in NFL history from something like this. Why go back 55 years but not 75?

 

[Anarchy99]

Because the search tool starts in 1960.

 

[Sabertooth]

Ok good answer. Sorry for the threadjack. This is a great thread btw.

 

[Sabertooth]

Of all the great backs Pittsburgh has had, Bell reigns supreme!

 

[Bracie Smathers]

MIN - 6 Culpepper 2004 433.5

Dante Culpepper's 2004 season was the highest fantasy year ever for a quarterback at the time yet rarely gets mentioned. Not only did he have a big passing year but he was a duel threat rushing.

He broke a bone in his back diving-in the next year and was never the same but the 2004 season was one of the best ever for a fantasy QB and historically was the best when he had it.

 

[Bri]

This is great, David. Thanks for doing this

 

[Tau837]

Alworth 1964 243.0

Pretty sure this was Alworth's 1965 season. Didn't check others, but was curious to see if you just used the straight results or scaled all seasons to 16 games, which I see you didn't. So a lot of these older seasons were that much more impressive than shown here. For example, Alworth had 1590 YFS and 14 TDs in 1965, but in just 14 games.

 

[Anarchy99]

Listed wrong year for Alworth. No adjustments made to anything.

 

[Phenomena]

SDC - 4 Fouts 1981 360.7Tomlinson 2006 427.3Muncie 1981 264.6Means 1994 230.5Alworth 1964 243.0Jefferson 1980 213.6Martin 1996 201.1Miller 1989 187.3Winslow 1980 183.0Gates 2004 174.4 2485.5

GBP - 3	Rodgers 2011	449.9Green 2003	345.0Taylor 1962	272.0Levens 1997	252.5Nelson 2014	229.9Brooks 1995	229.8Freeman 1998	226.9Sharpe 1992	224.9Coffman 1983	147.4Finley 2011	124.7	       2503.0

SFO - 2	Young 1998	421.9Craig 1985	296.6Gore 2006	272.0Hearst 1998	264.5Rice 1995	284.4Owens 2001	239.3Washington 1970	182.0Taylor 1989	168.3Parks 1965	206.4Davis 2009	174.5	       2509.9

DEN - 1	Manning 2013	486.8Davis 1998	360.5Portis 2002	289.2Anderson 2000	255.6Thomas 2014	227.9Smith 2000	224.1Lloyd 2010	209.0Watson 1981	203.0Sharpe 1996	166.2Thomas 2013	150.8	       2573.1

Lol ... I'll take Don Hudson in his prime over any WR ever on the Packers.

Stats do not equal skill. Hudson would dominate in today's game.

 

[Anarchy99]

Given that no adjustments were made for number of games played in a season, Hutson's best year wouldn't score enough to count (although he only missed be a couple of points).

 

[Phenomena]

Given that no adjustments were made for number of games played in a season, Hutson's best year wouldn't score enough to count (although he only missed be a couple of points).

Doesn't matter he's still the best GB WR ever.

This analysis is a joke because it's only looking at total points - and obviously the rule changes favor 5x the offense of the 60s' game. The players are no better (genetics doesn't change in 40 years -_-). Obviously it's going to be heavily skewed towards players playing in the modern era.

This is EXACTLY the kind of trash that prevents people from appreciating NFL history (and the studs that used to play the game).

You're not doing anything but circle-jerking the players that played after the 78' rule changes.

 

[Anarchy99]

Feel free to make a list of whatever information you want and post it. No one is stopping you.

 

[BassNBrew]

Given that no adjustments were made for number of games played in a season, Hutson's best year wouldn't score enough to count (although he only missed be a couple of points).

Doesn't matter he's still the best GB WR ever.

This analysis is a joke because it's only looking at total points - and obviously the rule changes favor 5x the offense of the 60s' game. The players are no better (genetics doesn't change in 40 years -_-). Obviously it's going to be heavily skewed towards players playing in the modern era.

This is EXACTLY the kind of trash that prevents people from appreciating NFL history (and the studs that used to play the game).

You're not doing anything but circle-jerking the players that played after the 78' rule changes.

Sorry to break the news to you, but in general athletes are stronger, bigger, and faster than their predecessors.

 

[Tau837]

Given that no adjustments were made for number of games played in a season, Hutson's best year wouldn't score enough to count (although he only missed be a couple of points).

Doesn't matter he's still the best GB WR ever.

This analysis is a joke because it's only looking at total points - and obviously the rule changes favor 5x the offense of the 60s' game. The players are no better (genetics doesn't change in 40 years -_-). Obviously it's going to be heavily skewed towards players playing in the modern era.

This is EXACTLY the kind of trash that prevents people from appreciating NFL history (and the studs that used to play the game).

You're not doing anything but circle-jerking the players that played after the 78' rule changes.

Congrats, you are now in the lead for toolish post of the day. You must be proud.

 

[Pots]

Given that no adjustments were made for number of games played in a season, Hutson's best year wouldn't score enough to count (although he only missed be a couple of points).

Doesn't matter he's still the best GB WR ever.

This analysis is a joke because it's only looking at total points - and obviously the rule changes favor 5x the offense of the 60s' game. The players are no better (genetics doesn't change in 40 years -_-). Obviously it's going to be heavily skewed towards players playing in the modern era.

This is EXACTLY the kind of trash that prevents people from appreciating NFL history (and the studs that used to play the game).

You're not doing anything but circle-jerking the players that played after the 78' rule changes.

Genetics isn't the only way for the athletes of today to be far superior to the nostalgia-laced ones of the past.

 

[cstu]

SDC - 4

Fouts 1981 360.7

Tomlinson 2006 427.3

Muncie 1981 264.6

Means 1994 230.5

Alworth 1964 243.0

Jefferson 1980 213.6

Martin 1996 201.1

Miller 1989 187.3

Winslow 1980 183.0

Gates 2004 174.4

2485.5

But no Super Bowl title.

 

[BoltBacker]

SDC - 4

Fouts 1981 360.7

Tomlinson 2006 427.3

Muncie 1981 264.6

Means 1994 230.5

Alworth 1964 243.0

Jefferson 1980 213.6

Martin 1996 201.1

Miller 1989 187.3

Winslow 1980 183.0

Gates 2004 174.4

2485.5

But no Super Bowl title.

I was a little surprised that of the the top 8 teams both SD and STL were held back from being ranked higher by the QB position.

 

[Sweet Love]

MIN - 6 Culpepper 2004 433.5

Dante Culpepper's 2004 season was the highest fantasy year ever for a quarterback at the time yet rarely gets mentioned. Not only did he have a big passing year but he was a duel threat rushing.

He broke a bone in his back diving-in the next year and was never the same but the 2004 season was one of the best ever for a fantasy QB and historically was the best when he had it.

There was a brief moment when I was convinced that his draft class at QB (Culpepper, McNabb and Couch) would be in conversation with the '83 class...that lasted a fleeting second.

 

[Sweet Love]

NYJ - Surprised neither Al Toon or Wesley Walker placed...I guess memories are stronger than reality.

 

[Phenomena]

Given that no adjustments were made for number of games played in a season, Hutson's best year wouldn't score enough to count (although he only missed be a couple of points).

Doesn't matter he's still the best GB WR ever.

This analysis is a joke because it's only looking at total points - and obviously the rule changes favor 5x the offense of the 60s' game. The players are no better (genetics doesn't change in 40 years -_-). Obviously it's going to be heavily skewed towards players playing in the modern era.

This is EXACTLY the kind of trash that prevents people from appreciating NFL history (and the studs that used to play the game).

You're not doing anything but circle-jerking the players that played after the 78' rule changes.

Sorry to break the news to you, but in general athletes are stronger, bigger, and faster than their predecessors.

You guys just don't get it and I find that very sad.

If you gave Hutson today's training equipment he'd be one of the best WRs in the league. Despite not training specifically for the 100-yard dash, he could still run it in less than 10 seconds, which would have qualified for the Olympics. That's just one amazing stat of his but I'm not going to waste any more of my time for people who so clearly disrespect the players who played the game before the modern era.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

This is very cool. Not surprising that the teams with the "bad" stats (e.g. Jets and Skins have had 8 QB's have their 10 best QB seasons) seems to correlate with poor performing franchises over the last 15-20 years.

You may want to look into that a bit.

 

[Quez]

Man the Bucs have sucked at QB.