Windy City Gridiron
It was 250 years ago today that a group of men sat around a table at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, PA, and signed the Declaration of Independence. It was the birth of an idea and the birth of a country.
So let’s have some fun on this 4th of July on our country’s 250th birthday. If we put together a football squad made up entirely of the country’s Founding Fathers, what would that look like? Well, look no further because we’ve done it for you, here is the Founding Fathers Football Squad.
QB: George Washington, “The General”: Was there another choice? The man led the Continental Army, survived Valley Forge, and was the country’s first president. Who would you rather have in your huddle with two minutes to go? Joe Montana? John Elway? Give me George Washington all day.
QB2: Nathaniel Greene, “The Fighting Quaker”: If Washington goes down with an injury, is there a better guy to step in than his right-hand man of the Continental Army? Greene’s brilliant strategic mind is exactly what you want in your QB room, and the kind of chemistry with his QB1 that teams dream about in their QB room.
RB: Alexander Hamilton, “His name is Alexander Hamilton”: New England fans thought Drake Maye’s nickname being “Drake Maye” was a first, but it started with “Alexander Hamilton.” Hamilton was small and shifty, and he was money (Get it?) with the ball in his hands. Like many running backs, his career was cut short due to having a Burr in his sock.
WR1: James Monroe, “The Doctrine”: Prototypical X Receiver. Monroe was tall and lanky and could get to those jump balls. Washington and Monroe had great chemistry on the field, largely because Monroe was one of Washington’s ambassadors. Monroe may have opposed European interference in America, but the only way to stop this man on the field was pass interference.
WR2: Paul Revere, “Midnight”: The perfect complement to Monroe. Revere was the flanker with shiftiness and speed, but ran routes with the precision of a Silversmith. The man raced across Boston to tell the city, “The British were coming.” Revere used that speed on the field to stretch defenses and was unstoppable in space.
WR3: Thomas Paine, “Persuasion”: Paine could convince defenders he was going one direction and just get open. He used Common Sense in his approach to the game every week and was a solid contributor to the offense. Unfortunately, Paine felt he deserved more targets and had a huge falling-out with George Washington, which eventually led to him leaving the squad.
TE: Patrick Henry, “Liberty”: Henry is the exact kind of guy you want at tight end. He doesn’t mind getting dirty and doing the blocking, but he’s a surprisingly reliable pass catcher. But his mindset at the position is what makes him an asset: “Give me liberty or give me death!” That might have been the motto at the first Tight End University.
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