A bit of a classic thread.
Premise is pretty simple. Make up a football team using DC/Marvel characters. No celestial beings. No singular player can start on offense AND defense.
Offense****
QB - Cable (Nathan Summers)
He’s a telepath, telekinetic, a leader, and a tough guy. The guy will do anything it takes to win. TK makes his passes deadly accurate. TP means he can read the defense. He’s big so he can take some hits and maybe even run with the ball if my Offensive coordinator (who I’ll get to later) decided to run the spread option/wishbone.
RB - Wolverine
Tough as hell with unbreakable bones. You wanna talk vision? Dude, he can smell the holes so you know he’s gonna get me that short yardage 1st down/touchdown. And adamantium claws make the greatest stiff arms ever.
FB - Juggernaut
Mostly for the run game as he will make the holes that Logan will run through. He’s unstoppable, kids. I may even give him a carry here and there if we run the triple option.
WR1 - Flash (Wally West) (and he’ll double as a punt returner and kick returner)
Self explanatory. Reverses with him would be incredible. And you gotta figure he’s always open.
WR2 - Mr Fantastic (Reed Richards)
He doesn’t have the speed one would think for the wr position, but he’ll be my possession receiver. Cable can throw a pass way far out of bounds and he’ll stretch out to catch it… and his feet will still be in bounds.
TE - Colossus (Peter Rasputin)
He’ll be steel when he blocks and runs routes. He’ll turn to flesh to catch a pass. Then he’ll turn back to steel when he gets the ball.
LT - Parasite
Gotta protect Cable’s blindside. No matter what power comes at him, all that has to happen is he touch you and he absorbs the power and you get weak. No bullrushing this guy.
RT - Strong Guy
Kinda the same premise with Parasite. He absorbs kinetic energy and sends it back at you. And he’s naturally strong as hell.
LG - The Thing (Ben Grimm)
Solid. I like the thought of him pulling on traps and sweeps and saying “IT’S CLOBBERING TIME”.
RG - Sebastian Shaw
He absorbs energy and it makes him stronger. You see the theme? It’s all about protect and redirect.
C - The Invisible Woman (Sue Richards)
A strange choice to some, but think about it. Invisible forcefield can stop blitzes cold and I put a barrier around Cable just in case. On running plays, the fumblerooskie becomes a staple and she can make any other player I want on the team invisible should the need arise.
Bench
WR3 - Quicksilver (In case Flash gets tired or hurt. He can also take back punts and kicks)
RB2 - X-23 (Same premise behind Wolverine)
QB2 - Hawkeye (The guy is a marksman to the extreme. I expect perfect accuracy from my backup)
DEFENSE****
LE - Hulk (Bruce Banner)
No time for subltety. Smash everybody and get the qb.
RE - Superman (Clark Kent)
I’m not a big fan of Superman (over)thinking things so I want him on defense. Collapse the pocket. Penetration on running plays. Dont think. Just chase.
NT - The Blob
We’re gonna run the 3-4 defense and I want my NT to be immovable. No inside runs going on in here.
ROLB - Thor
He’ll be my Clay Matthews.
LOLB - Icon
He’s like a black Superman. I got two supermans on opposite sides of our defense. YE-AH!
RILB - Sabretooth
At this spot I want a sick, sadistic, psychotic, blood-thirsty motherfucker who can seek and destroy the ball carrier. Sniff out those misdirection plays and play action plays and murder whoever has the ball. This position is important because next to him I’m gonna have…
LILB - Jean Grey/Phoenix
An Omega-Level character, she will destroy all telepathic shields and make the opponents offense do what our Defensive Coordinator (I’ll get to that later) wants it to do. Omega level TK is stopping people, passes, and runs in their tracks. She’s weak physically, but with the mass of humanity I have surrounding her, she’ll be untouched.
RCB - Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
You throw it in the air, he’s teleporting it and picking it off. He’ll be where the ball is.
LCB - Spiderman (Peter Parker)
He’s got some pop so he can take on sweeps to his side. Spidersense means he knows when the ball is coming and anything he can get his hands on is an int. Incredible agility and body control so fade routes and jump balls will be defended well. (Heh-heh… I just thought of something funny. Heard of Revis Island? Well… with Spiderman, how about Spider Island? :lol: Funny on so many levels)
SS - Rogue
Hits with power so she’s gonna take down everybody. Smart and I’ll let her roam the line of scrimmage and blitz if she so needs. As the last line of defense, she’ll be able to see the field with her flight and be able to survey the field. Also… touching Rogue knocks people out so… FUUUUUMBLEEEEEEEE!
FS - Martian Manhunter
My other telepath, but without the physical limitations of Jean. Like Rogue, he can bring the pain.
Kicker/Punter - Iron Fist
Chi-power baby!
Offensive Coordinator - Cyclops (Scott Summers). Pretty good with coming up with a gameplan. Having a few X-men on the team and Jean will mean he won’t be acting like a total dick all the time. Also, Cable (starting QB) would actually listen to Scott and vice versa.
Defensive Coordinator - Dr. Doom (Victor Voon Doom). The man knows defense. What? You think nobody has tried to overthrow him in Latveria? With the powers and versatility the players on defense have, Doom would be able to create some pretty crazy blitz packages.
Head Coach - Batman (Bruce Wayne). Duh. 10 minutes of prep time is too much for Batman. Can you imagine what kind of plans he could construct with an entire week of prep time?
General Manager/Owner - Lex Luthor. Say what you want… but the man will do what it takes to win. And he’s got the money and intelligence (and blackmailing skills) to get whatever free agents this team needs to go to the Superbowl.
This has been THE INVINCIBLE SWORDSMAN saying:
I highly considered having Tim Tebow as my backup qb. Why? Because it never hurts to have God on your side.
