NFL's 2010s All-Decade Team

erikthredd · April 6, 2020 10:22AM

The NFL Network voted on the All-Decade team for the 2010s and this is their roster:
2010s ALL-DECADE TEAM ROSTER
*--denotes a unanimous selection

OFFENSE
QB Tom Brady*
QB Aaron Rodgers
RB Frank Gore
RB Marshawn Lynch
RB LeSean McCoy
RB Adrian Peterson*
WR Antonio Brown
WR Larry Fitzgerald
WR Calvin Johnson
WR Julio Jones
FLEX Darren Sproles
TE Rob Gronkowski
TE Travis Kelce
OT Jason Peters
OT Tyron Smith
OT Joe Staley
OT Joe Thomas*
OG Jahri Evans
OG Logan Mankins
OG Zack Martin
OG Marshal Yanda*
C Alex Mack
C Maurkice Pouncey

DEFENSE
DE Calais Campbell
DE Cameron Jordan
DE Julius Peppers
DE J.J. Watt*
DT Geno Atkins
DT Fletcher Cox
DT Aaron Donald*
DT Ndamukong Suh
LB Chandler Jones
LB Luke Kuechly
LB Khalil Mack
LB Von Miller*
LB Bobby Wagner
LB Patrick Willis
CB Patrick Peterson
CB Darrelle Revis
CB Richard Sherman
S Eric Berry
S Earl Thomas
S Eric Weddle
DB Chris Harris Jr.
DB Tyrann Mathieu

SPECIALISTS
P Johnny Hekker
P Shane Lechler
K Stephen Gostkowski
K Justin Tucker*
PR Tyreek Hill
PR Darren Sproles
KR Devin Hester
KR Cordarrelle Patterson

COACHES
Bill Belichick
Pete Carroll

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001108338/article/nfl-2010s-alldecade-team-tom-brady-aaron-donald-headliners

thisistheshow · April 12, 2020 6:33PM

The unanimous votes say a lot, imo.

keets · April 13, 2020 4:10AM

the Joe Thomas selection probably infuriates a lot of Cleveland fans, they never really appreciated how good he was. instead, they chose to focus on any time he had a holding penalty or something negative happened on his side of the field. the guy played what is arguably the hardest position on offense with some pretty bad Teams and was consistently held up by Teammates, opponents and Coaches as one of the best.

fans are funny like that, they really only see what happens at the point of where the ball is.

JT should make the HOF on the first ballot, another thing that will aggravate a lot of Cleveland fans who truly didn't/don't like the guy. I actually met him after his rookie season, he had a meet-and-greet at the Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show and he looked like, well, an average Joe, just another guy who was there to check out boats, guns and fishing rods. of course he was sitting down so I couldn't judge his real size. the one thing I could see besides his arms, that muscle group that goes from the shoulders up the neck to a persons head!! the guy was a physical specimen like most NFL players.

erikthredd · April 13, 2020 7:40AM

@thisistheshow said:
The unanimous votes say a lot, imo.

I was surprised to see Mankins there at Guard. He had three straight second team All-Pro seasons from 2011-13 then got dealt to TB,had one more Pro Bowl season in 2015 then retired. He made the All Decade team when he only played half of a decade which sounds odd.

orioles93 · April 13, 2020 10:04AM

Can't really argue with to many on that list. Was a little surprised that Trent Williams and Terrell Suggs weren't on it.

thisistheshow · April 13, 2020 11:09AM

@keets said:
the Joe Thomas selection probably infuriates a lot of Cleveland fans, they never really appreciated how good he was. instead, they chose to focus on any time he had a holding penalty or something negative happened on his side of the field. the guy played what is arguably the hardest position on offense with some pretty bad Teams and was consistently held up by Teammates, opponents and Coaches as one of the best.

fans are funny like that, they really only see what happens at the point of where the ball is.

JT should make the HOF on the first ballot, another thing that will aggravate a lot of Cleveland fans who truly didn't/don't like the guy. I actually met him after his rookie season, he had a meet-and-greet at the Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show and he looked like, well, an average Joe, just another guy who was there to check out boats, guns and fishing rods. of course he was sitting down so I couldn't judge his real size. the one thing I could see besides his arms, that muscle group that goes from the shoulders up the neck to a persons head!! the guy was a physical specimen like most NFL players.

I am surprised to hear you say many Cleveland fans didn't appreciate him. He is the epitome of consistent excellence, physically and mentally, plus loyalty to a team.

thisistheshow · April 13, 2020 11:13AM

@erikthredd said:

@thisistheshow said:
The unanimous votes say a lot, imo.

I was surprised to see Mankins there at Guard. He had three straight second team All-Pro seasons from 2011-13 then got dealt to TB,had one more Pro Bowl season in 2015 then retired. He made the All Decade team when he only played half of a decade which sounds odd.

I can say for sure that Zack Martin is incredible. Watching him here in Dallas, I wish he was a Patriot. He dominates.

thisistheshow · April 13, 2020 11:18AM

Looking at the list and thinking about snubs is fun. It is hard to argue, but I will find a few. To start, I would put Witten over Kelce. I know Witten gets less love outside Dallas, but they guy was so good. HIs numbers are better than Kelce, but also his blocking, professionalism, never missing time, etc are all very exceptional.

thisistheshow · April 13, 2020 11:20AM

I think they could have found a place for Talib.

erikthredd · April 13, 2020 11:21AM

@thisistheshow said:

@erikthredd said:

@thisistheshow said:
The unanimous votes say a lot, imo.

I was surprised to see Mankins there at Guard. He had three straight second team All-Pro seasons from 2011-13 then got dealt to TB,had one more Pro Bowl season in 2015 then retired. He made the All Decade team when he only played half of a decade which sounds odd.

I can say for sure that Zack Martin is incredible. Watching him here in Dallas, I wish he was a Patriot. He dominates.

Agreed. He was the only Olineman that I've ever wanted BB to trade up for in the draft. Never happened and we end up with Dominique Easley instead.

LarkinCollector · April 13, 2020 11:27AM

As posted in the set registry forum ...

Rodgers over Brees?

thisistheshow · April 13, 2020 11:27AM

@erikthredd said:

@thisistheshow said:

@erikthredd said:

@thisistheshow said:
The unanimous votes say a lot, imo.

I was surprised to see Mankins there at Guard. He had three straight second team All-Pro seasons from 2011-13 then got dealt to TB,had one more Pro Bowl season in 2015 then retired. He made the All Decade team when he only played half of a decade which sounds odd.

I can say for sure that Zack Martin is incredible. Watching him here in Dallas, I wish he was a Patriot. He dominates.

Agreed. He was the only Olineman that I've ever wanted BB to trade up for in the draft. Never happened and we end up with Dominique Easley instead.

The Oline here in Dallas had that couple of years of awe inspiring dominance. Travis Frederick will be missed. Last year he was not the same guy, glad he is retiring for his own good. But the combination of him, Martin, and Smith was great. Tyron Smith has been superb, and it stinks that his back problems have rendered him less than he was. Tyron Smith is just a wall of muscle - no old school lineman fat on this guy.

thisistheshow · April 13, 2020 11:31AM

I just looked at articles about snubs - lots of opinions. I keep seeing that Brees should have been over Rodgers. I sort of agree. I think Rodgers is not a leader, underachiever, too often injured, uncoachable....... He is the opposite of TB.

keets · April 13, 2020 1:00PM

I am surprised to hear you say many Cleveland fans didn't appreciate him.

probably not as surprised as I was whenever someone would start to complain about him. the guy was a stud, I think he started 200+ straight games, just incredible for that position.

LarkinCollector · April 13, 2020 1:11PM

@thisistheshow said:
I just looked at articles about snubs - lots of opinions. I keep seeing that Brees should have been over Rodgers. I sort of agree. I think Rodgers is not a leader, underachiever, too often injured, uncoachable....... He is the opposite of TB.

Join the fun ... https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/12583008/#Comment_12583008

JoeBanzai · April 13, 2020 7:47PM

@LarkinCollector said:
As posted in the set registry forum ...

Rodgers over Brees?

Pretty close call. I like Brees a little better.

LarkinCollector · April 14, 2020 7:53AM

@JoeBanzai said:

@LarkinCollector said:
As posted in the set registry forum ...

Rodgers over Brees?

Pretty close call. I like Brees a little better.

It's really not even close at all, stats for the decade ...

All Pro selections
Brees 10
Rodgers 7 (2 First Team)

Name Comp Att Comp% Yds TD
Brees 4173 5997 69.6 46770 345 (missed 7 games in the decade)
Rodgers 3187 4925 64.7 38145 305 (missed 18 games in the decade)

So nearly 1k more completions, nearly 5% better completion %, 8600+ more yards, 40 more TDs

JoeBanzai · April 14, 2020 8:15AM

@LarkinCollector said:

@JoeBanzai said:

@LarkinCollector said:
As posted in the set registry forum ...

Rodgers over Brees?

Pretty close call. I like Brees a little better.

It's really not even close at all, stats for the decade ...

All Pro selections
Brees 10
Rodgers 7 (2 First Team)

Name Comp Att Comp% Yds TD
Brees 4173 5997 69.6 46770 345 (missed 7 games in the decade)
Rodgers 3187 4925 64.7 38145 305 (missed 18 games in the decade)

So nearly 1k more completions, nearly 5% better completion %, 8600+ more yards, 40 more TDs

Agree that if just looking at stats, it's not that close. I do give Rodgers an edge in mobility.

Bottom line for me, both great, Brees the better of the two.

NFL's 2010s All-Decade Team

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