I'm thinking this topic will be controversial because lots of people do not like this comparison.
I've create a list. Feel free to create your own. Give an honest opinion on how this team (or a similar team would do in the NFL).
QB - Calvillo, Mitchell, Burris
RB - Cornish, Roberts, Harris
FB - Sellers
WR - Stegall, Lawler, Andrew Hawkins
WR - Simon, SJ Green, Cahoon
TE - Thick Nic (Not sure who to put here. Streveler maybe?)
LT - Bryant, Makowsky
LG - Flory, Labatte
C - Brett Jones
RG - Greg Van Rotten
RT - Michael Ola, Murphy
DE - Wake, Bertrand Berry
DT - Micah Johnson, Brown
DT - Tom Johnson, Ted Laurent
DE - Monford, Willie Jefferson
SLB - Cox, Ayanbadejo, Rashad Jeanty
MLB - Jerrell Freeman, Bighill, Eliminian
WLB - Singleton, Eguavoen
CB - Browner, Jovon Johnson, Juran Bolden
FS - Erik Harris
SS - Neiko Thorpe
CB - Nick Harper, Rolan Milligan Jr, Dee Alford, Qwan'tez Stiggers
K - Vanderjagt
P - Jon Ryan
KR - Banks, Owens
win 3 games...maybe. NFL rules are different and lend themselves towards a different player. CFL all stars like you presented may be able to beat the very bottom feeders (Bungles etc). The smaller O-line would get overwhelmed by some of the speed giants the NFL has and that alone would be enough to tilt the game. The RB's presented are not top NFL calibre, Hardrick should be on the line in some fashion.
Flutie is close to the 2000's but not there so I can see why he wasn't included. While Calvillo is a CFL legend - not sure about going against the NFL...
Very subjective but still fun to play out in your mind.
Quote from: peg_city on November 04, 2025, 07:56:26 PMI'm thinking this topic will be controversial because lots of people do not like this comparison.
I've create a list. Feel free to create your own. Give an honest opinion on how this team (or a similar team would do in the NFL).
QB - Calvillo, Mitchell, Burris
RB - Cornish, Roberts, Harris
FB - Sellers
WR - Stegall, Lawler, Andrew Hawkins
WR - Simon, SJ Green, Cahoon
TE - Thick Nic (Not sure who to put here. Streveler maybe?)
LT - Bryant, Makowsky
LG - Flory, Labatte
C - Brett Jones
RG - Greg Van Rotten
RT - Michael Ola, Murphy
DE - Wake, Bertrand Berry
DT - Micah Johnson, Brown
DT - Tom Johnson, Ted Laurent
DE - Monford, Willie Jefferson
SLB - Cox, Ayanbadejo, Rashad Jeanty
MLB - Jerrell Freeman, Bighill, Eliminian
WLB - Singleton, Eguavoen
CB - Browner, Jovon Johnson, Juran Bolden
FS - Erik Harris
SS - Neiko Thorpe
CB - Nick Harper, Rolan Milligan Jr, Dee Alford, Qwan'tez Stiggers
K - Vanderjagt
P - Jon Ryan
KR - Banks, Owens
Thick Nick is kinda short to be a TE, fullback sure.
Erik Harris is more of a strong safety.
I don't watch NFL, so I have no idea.
However, Flutie played in the NFL so you can basically just use his results to gauge how a CFL best-ever team would fare down there. Did Flutie win every SB in the years he was there? No? Then I'd assume the rest of the CFLers would fare about the same.
Quote from: Tecno on November 05, 2025, 11:50:53 PMDid Flutie win every SB in the years he was there? No?
Despite his age at the time he was pro-bowler on a good team in Buffalo. He also had a game with a perfect passer rating. For some reason the owner wanted another QB to play. Politics. We was on a bad team after that and pushing 40.
Badly!
An NFL team would win by about 70 points.
Most of the players listed had a tryout with NFL teams.The CFL would not do very well against the NFL especially if they were playing NFL rules.
"How would a team of the best CFLers from 2000-present do playing in the NFL?"
I'm fundamentally disinterested in your question. A much more intriguing one would be:
How would a Super Bowl contending team do playing Canadian football seven days after its previous game in late September against an excellent CFL team?
I think the NFL team would be more than a bit confused and thus disorganized because it's very much a different game here in Canada. The CFL team would therefore emerge with the victory.
:)
Quote from: peg_city on November 04, 2025, 07:56:26 PMI've create a list. Feel free to create your own. Give an honest opinion on how this team (or a similar team would do in the NFL).
K - Vanderjerk
What!!?
::)
The player's name has been corrected in the OP. Reminder to all....please do not disrespect players by misspelling their names.
I think people are unselling the CFL players here.
If I start Jeanty, then only Joe Montford and Micah Johnson are players who didn't spend significant time in the NFL. And to honest, both should have spent more time in the NFL.
On the O-side, most the offensive lineman and the FB (who was a pro-bowl selection at one point) started games in the NFL.
Ryan was a pro-bowl alternate and Vanderjagt was a pro bowler as well.