Over the last ten years of Fantasy Football, plenty of owners have debated endlessly over who's the best players for their rosters. Luckily, Tazsports would like present its All-Decade Fantasy team for the 2000's.
QB - Drew Brees / Kurt Warner
Take your pick of either of these Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks. Brees is ultimate proof that one does not have to be 6'5" to play the the position at a world-class level. Warner, on the other hand, has been to the Super Bowl three times with two different teams (St. Louis and Arizona).
Some owners are wishing he never retired to this day. Faulk pierced through the hearts of Fantasy opponents, grabbing 87 receptions while rushing and receiving for over 1,000 yards at the beginning of the decade.
RB - LaDainian Tomlinson
There has not been a more productive running back since Emmitt Smith retired. L.T. has accumulated over 16,000 all-purpose yards and 153 touchdowns (rushing and receiving). No one is anywhere close to these numbers since the TCU grad has entered the NFL.
The Alexander City, Alabama native is showing no signs of slowing down as he enters his fifteenth season. Owens has received for over 1,000 yards in ten of those years, for a total of 1,006 catches for 14,951 (yards) and 144 scores with popcorn as a prop. And yes, T.O. ranks number one (2nd in TD's) in each of these categories this decade. What else would one expect from a player who was groomed by the legendary Jerry Rice?
WR - Randy Moss
In his thirteen-year career, Moss has managed to put together 1,000 yard performances in eleven of those seasons. Tied for the most touchdowns in '09 with 14, the 6"4' 210 pound gazelle has caught the most touchdowns since 1998, with 144. Moss is also only 486 receiving yards behind the decade's leader, Terrell Owens.
TE - Tony Gonzalez
He needs only one catch to reach 1,000 for his professional career. He has over 11,000 receiving yards and 82 scores and has only missed two games in fourteen seasons. At 6'5" and weighing 243 pounds, the term beast seems rather appropriate.
K - Adam Vinatieri
The South Dakota native kicks field goals at a 82 percentile rating (not to mention giving New England three Super Bowl wins in four years) including a fifty-seven yard boot in 2002. Not bad.
Allowing a league best seven and a half points per game in '09, the Ravens defense has stood tall year after year. The black and purple birds earned the title of Greatest Defense off All Time in 2000, winning four consecutive regular season games without scoring an offensive touchdown.
Needless to say, the upcoming decade, starting with this season, shall be gigantic!
