Ty Law and Rodney Harrison, But Willie McGinest has to be considered. Who can forget the goal line stand in Indy 38-34 Pats!

Maybe for the decade now, if he keeps playing the way he does… but the 2000s? He missed 60% of it. That’s a head-scratcher, especially with guys like Urlacher around.

Six LBs – Ray Lewis, Demarcus Ware (apparently) as locks. So the other four might be some combination of Brian Urlacher, Julian Peterson, London Fletcher, Keith Bulluck, Terrell Suggs or Derrick Brooks. IF Demarcus Ware is a lock, Shawn Merriman might get a look-in, too – similar time-frame, similar production. McGinest might deserve it, but he is probably on the wrong side of the decade to be considered, unlike Ware. Bruschi doesn’t have the stats of an Urlacher or Lewis, so he might suffer ignominy.

I don’t see Troy Brown making it – the KR and PR slots will be eaten up by Josh Cribbs, Devin Hester, Dante Hall, and maybe Antonio Cromartie. The WR slots will be guys like TO, Moss, Torry Holt, Marvin Harrison, maybe even a lower stat, but all-round player like Hines Ward. If they’d had a “Utility” position, he’d be in with bells on, but they don’t.

Vince Wilfork might get one of the four DT slots – he’d likely be competing against Kris Jenkins, Albert Haynesworth, and the Williams Wall. A four out of 5 shot? His best performances have also come later in the decade, too, so the memories will be fresh – as will memories of the decline of the older Williams’, overpaid Haynesworth and the injured Jenkins.

In a similar vein, Richard Seymour might have a shot at one of the four DE or DT slots – he has the Pro Bowl appearances, was more self-promoting than most Pats of recent times (and thus non-Pats supporters would’ve heard of him), and has a few Rings to cap it off. He might earn a berth below Strahan, Peppers and Freeney, although Mathis might trump him due to his recent performances and combination with Freeney – a package deal of sorts.

Vinatieri surely has to be a lock – ‘most clutch’ and all that. You can’t rate a Kicker of the Decade without looking at the guy who knocked the ball over on so many crucial playoff field-goals.

Ditto, Brady. It’s a two-horse race, and both horses win – Manning’s already a lock, so Brady presumably is too. Although, the F-word might trump someone, because if this comes down to a vote, a lot of voters are stupid. Ugh.

Faulk!!! Kevin Faulk has been an integral part of the offense. He wouldnt make it as a running back, but as a fullback. He has done anything in the backfield that was asked, block, run, catch screens, he even might have thrown it once or twice! Is there any other fullback this decade that had more of an influence then him?