ebod39 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 a completely hypothetical situation presented by my girlfriend today. What if the NFL was comprisedof state teams rostered only by players born and raised in that state. We know there's some restrictions and some regions may merge such as New England or that some states may have enough players for more than one team, such as Texas or Florida. Who would have the best roster and how would you break it down. Active players only.example: Ben Rothlisberger (Findlay Oh.) would be the starting QB for Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCBoy Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Yah, I've had this thought too. And when I looked it up, looked like California had a pretty darn good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Maybe this will help...(as of 2004)State Rosters "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminD Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 California's, Texas's, and Florida's JV squads could crush most other states' best talent. Which is scary - most of the guys who go to out-of-state colleges from Florida high schools weren't good enough to make the teams at Miami, FSU or Florida. Their 4th-rate high schoolers start at most major college programs. "Start spreading the news... They're leavin' today... Won't get to be a part of it... In old New York..."In order for the Mets' run of 12 losses in 17 games to mean something, the Phillies still had to win 13 of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Wow, NJ's best player is Chris Simms. Although by these guidlines their Head Coach would be Bill Parcells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminD Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Wow, NJ's best player is Chris Simms. Although by these guidlines their Head Coach would be Bill Parcells. Can we exhume Vince Lombardi to help out on the sidelines?And Simms may be the best player, but you're overlooking former Heisman winner and the pride of West Berlin, Camden County*... Ron Dayne.*actually, one of the "co-prides" of West Berlin; it's also Kelly Ripa's hometown. "Start spreading the news... They're leavin' today... Won't get to be a part of it... In old New York..."In order for the Mets' run of 12 losses in 17 games to mean something, the Phillies still had to win 13 of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_gold_capone Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 how bout Pa, we'd be stacked at QB Now that we have the one for the thumb, the other hand looks lonely........GO STEELERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 FL, CA, TX, also OH and PA I bet an all star team from the rest of the nation might have trouble against those states best, especially the first three. "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockchalk Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hey, Kansas has a good punter (Brian Moorman) one of the best long snappers (Kendall Gammon) and a decent punt returner (Terence Newman)!!! Special Teams are one third of the game. I've decided to give up hope for all sports teams I follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatCityEnforcer Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Sheesh, we'd be screwed here in CT....The only ones we can count are Dwight Freeney (Bloomfield) and Dan Orlovsky (Shelton).... FANTASY TEAMSHousatonic U. Dragons (NCFA Basketball): 16-6 (8-4 Conf.)--National Runner-UpJersey State U. (NCFA Football): Inaugural Year - 2006Motor City Silverhawks (WArFL): 9-4 (3rd--National Conf.)Lehigh Valley Ironmen (WAmFL): Inaugural Season--2006New England Marauders RFC (RLI): 6-0-7 (6th place)Detroit Spirit (AA): 3-6 (T-4th--Patriot League)Brooklyn Atlantics (IBF): 10-5 (1st--Appalachian Conf.)Boston Mariners RFU (WRU): Coming Soon!New York Americans (SHL): Inaugural Season - 2006-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_limey Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 At least us Virginians get Mike Vick & the Bros. Barber... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usahockeyrube Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 My state would suck other than Larry Fitzgerald, Ben Hamilton, Matt Birk, and Marion Barber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 2005 rosters are also available now:2005 NFL State RosterLouisiana does pretty well; 6th overall. When you think about the amount of players relative to state population we do really well. One would expect California, Texas and Florida to do well due to their population; Ohio also, but where is New York? Quite a bit down the list. Probably a function of the population density and demographics in NYC, which provides the lion's share of New York State population(metro NYC not being know as a high school football hotbed. Basketball-- heck yeah, but not football)..... It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockchalk Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 OOO, forgot about Darren Sproles. Now if I could find a QB, WR, Linemen, LB, and DB's, Kansas would be in the top 48! I've decided to give up hope for all sports teams I follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_limey Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Looks like I missed on a Virginian going to the Superb Owl, Heath Miller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMcD Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Go NY! NO Pro Bowlers in the 3rd most populus state.At least we got Vinny and Jay Fiedley at QB But the Pride of My High School OPHS Josh Thomas would probably start @ DE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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