The Alternate Universe: Dave Dameshek's N "if" L

[fenikz]

What if Larry Fitzgerald was paying Kurt Warner to injure Saints defenders

[Rosebud]

What if Plax and Shockey weren't ******** and Tiki weren't a *****. Mega-Dynasty?

[BaLLiN]

Originally Posted by Rosebud

What if Plax and Shockey weren't ******** and Tiki weren't a *****. Mega-Dynasty?

i wanna say that we wouldve at least been in the NFC championship if plax didnt shoot himself.

[Taber21]

What if the Vikings took Aaron Rodgers with one of their 2 first round picks, instead of Troy Williamson or Erasmus James?

[7DnBrnc53]

What if the Broncos would have given Shanahan one more year after the 2008 season?

[The Dynasty]

Originally Posted by Taber21

What if the Vikings took Aaron Rodgers with one of their 2 first round picks, instead of Troy Williamson or Erasmus James?

Oh god that's that huge what if I would love to replay.. Here is another vikings one that will hurt many of us....

What IF Gary Anderson didn't miss in the 1999 NFC Championship game vs. Atlanta Falcons?

[7DnBrnc53]

Instead of letting Michael Turner go, what if they kept him, and traded LT in 2008?

[Grizzlegom]

What if Miami would have picked Drew Brees over Daunte Culpepper? (That's the best recent one for the Dolphins I can think of).

[The Dynasty]

What if Brett Favre was never traded to the Packers?

[7DnBrnc53]

Originally Posted by Grizzlegom

What if Miami would have picked Drew Brees over Daunte Culpepper? (That's the best recent one for the Dolphins I can think of).

Or, what if the Chargers benched Brees in 2005 after they were eliminated from the playoffs, and let Rivers play the rest of the season. Then, after the season, what if they traded him?

[Monomach]

Originally Posted by 7DnBrnc53

Or, what if the Chargers benched Brees in 2005 after they were eliminated from the playoffs, and let Rivers play the rest of the season. Then, after the season, what if they traded him?

You're not keeping it realistic. This is like "what if Green Bay cut Aaron Rodgers and re-signed Matt Flynn?"

1. At that point, everyone thought Brees was SD's future, including the front office. Despite his injury, they offered him 5 years / 50 million after that season. Everyone thought the Manning/Rivers pick was wasted (which it was). At that point, Brees had been a top 10 QB for two years. As soon as Rivers was drafted, his game went up a level. You don't bench a top 10 QB, not even if Andrew Luck is his backup.

and

2. You can't trade free agents

[jrdrylie]

What if Michael Vick didn't kill dogs?

This would have ramifications on the Eagles, Falcons, Arkansas, Mike Smith, whatever team got Matt Ryan (the Jets?). Quite interesting.

[Nalej]

What if the Pats actually sacked Eli on the helmet catch play? (2007)
What if Welker makes the catch? ( <----avatar)(2012)

[Don Vito]

Originally Posted by Nalej

What if the Pats actually sacked Eli on the helmet catch play? (2007)
What if Welker makes the catch? ( <----avatar)(2012)

These and...

What if we took Greg Jennings or another good receiver over Chad Jackson

What if we took MJD over Maroney

What if we took Clay Matthews like we wanted to

But those don't make me feel as bad when I think what if anyone else drafted Brady

[Jvig43]

what if Bernard Pollard were dead.

[Monomach]

What if Denver just promoted Rick Dennison instead of hiring McDumbass?

At the very least, we know for sure he'd have kept that offense together.

[WCH]

Originally Posted by Don Vito

These and...

What if we took Greg Jennings or another good receiver over Chad Jackson

What if we took MJD over Maroney

What if we took Clay Matthews like we wanted to

But those don't make me feel as bad when I think what if anyone else drafted Brady

Both were draft-day trades with Green Bay. I'm waiting for you guys to just stop trading with the Packers.

If the Pats wanted Matthews, then that explains why Green Bay gave up a lot more than the value chart said they should have. Some Packer fans still grumble about that. It's another Packer Fan First World Problem: "We traded too much...to draft Clay Matthews."

[MassNole]

Going to the way back machine, what if the USFL never signed the likes of Steve Young, Reggie White, Anthony Carter, Herschel Walker, and Mike Rozier?

[7DnBrnc53]

Originally Posted by Monomach

You're not keeping it realistic. This is like "what if Green Bay cut Aaron Rodgers and re-signed Matt Flynn?"

1. At that point, everyone thought Brees was SD's future, including the front office. Despite his injury, they offered him 5 years / 50 million after that season. Everyone thought the Manning/Rivers pick was wasted (which it was). At that point, Brees had been a top 10 QB for two years. As soon as Rivers was drafted, his game went up a level. You don't bench a top 10 QB, not even if Andrew Luck is his backup.

and

2. You can't trade free agents

I know Brees was a free agent. When I said "what if they traded him", I was talking about Rivers.

[OSUGiants17]

Well he ended up doing Brees to Miami, check it out:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/miami-dolp...h-the-Dolphins

[Ravens1991]

A good what if is what if the Ravens signed Brees over trading for McNair in 2006

[CJSchneider]

Thinking about Vince Young at QB just made me vomit in my mouth.

[OSUGiants17]

Thinking about the saints moving to LA makes me vomit in my mouth. That would be horrible.

[7DnBrnc53]

Here is a blog entry dealing with QB trades that were rumored, but didn't go down:

http://sportsdelve.wordpress.com/201...ever-happened/

One rumor was that the Cardinals were in the running for Steve Young in 1987 before he was traded to the Niners. Young may have been halfway decent there, but he probably doesn't become a HOF QB in Arizona.

[Brent]

That Steve Young/Cardinals one is crap, Bill Walsh's coaching was way, way ahead of the curve for that time in the NFL. His full potential never would have been realized.