Could Rams/Dolphins Collaboration Win?

Filed in archive NFL on November 6, 2007

There was great news for fans of both the Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams on Sunday. For the first time this season, neither team lost a game. Granted, both teams were on their bye week, but it was still a minor achievement.

Since both teams are categorically awful, we got to thinking: If you combine the best players (who are healthy) at each position from the rosters of the Rams and Dolphins, would that team win a game? Let's take a look. (Note: Depth chart from ESPN.com and NFL.com, and we will use a 4-3 as the defensive model)

OFFENSE

QB: Marc Bulger or Cleo Lemon
- Starter: Bulger

RB: Steven Jackson or Jesse Chatman
- Starter: Jackson

FB: Brian Leonard or Reagan Mauia
- Starter: Leonard

WR: Torry Holt or Marty Booker
- Starter: Holt

WR: Isaac Bruce or Ted Ginn, Jr.
- Starter: Bruce

TE: Randy McMichael or David Martin
- Starter: McMichael

LT: Alex Barron or Vernon Carey
- Starter: Carey

LG: Milford Brown or Chris Liwienski
- Starter: Brown

C: Brett Romberg or Samson Satele
- Starter: Satele

RG: Andy McCollum or Red Hadnot
- Starter: McCollum

RT: Brandon Gorin or L.J. Shelton
- Starter: Shelton

DEFENSE

LE: Victor Adeyanju or Matt Roth
- Starter: Roth

DT: La'Roi Glover or Keith Traylor
- Starter: Traylor

DT: Adam Carriker or Rodrique Wright
- Starter: Carriker

RE: James Hall or jason taylor
- Starter: Taylor

OLB: Pisa Tinoisamoa or Donnie Spragan
- Starter: Tinoisamoa

MLB: Will Witherspoon or Channing Crowder
- Starter: Witherspoon

OLB: Brandon Chillar or Joey Porter
- Starter: Porter

FS: O.J. Atogwe or Jason Allen
- Starter: Atogwe

SS: Corey Chavous or Cameron Worrell
- Starter: Worrell

CB: Tye Hill or Mike Lehan
- Starter: Hill

CB: Fahkir Brown or Will Allen
- Starter: Allen

Clearly, the Rams have more offensive skill players and the Dolphins have more on the defensive side of the ball. Oddly enough, the Rams can't score and the Dolphins can't stop anybody. The one common denominator: both offensive lines are horrendous. So, could this group of players win some games? Yeah, 3-13 sounds about right.

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