Bring Back All-Time Great for 2021, Who We Adding?

[kcbob79clone]

Offensive Line: Karl Nelson or Gene Williams
Offense-Skill: Steve Lester or Tracy Henderson (if it weren't for the glut of TEs, I'd have loved to see Mike Busch with a shot in this offense)
Defense: Tom Boskey, Matt Blair or Barry Hill
Special Teams: James McMillion

Tom Boskey, one of my all time favorites! Thumb tack story is classic.

 

[IlliniCy]

It has to be on defense right? Our offence is STACKED. Even the WR room has a TON of talent, even though we haven't seen it all come together yet.

Jaquan Bailey or Jason Berryman (RIP) was my first thought. An upgrade over Peterson opposite Will McDonald. This would (and did) require opposing offenses to check those 2 guys every play or risk a sack.

Leonard Johnson also comes to mind (opposite of Anthony Johnson). 2 physical lock down corners would make opponents have to be creative in the passing game.

If I had to go offense, it would probably Lazard. He was more polished in college and would immediately give X and Milton a lot more opportunity.

The fun part of this is that it's incredibly difficult to choose because there are no obviously weak position groups. I'm holding out hope that special teams has already been addressed. We have a lot of guys competing for those very few weak spots on last year's team.

Berryman was my first thought, too.

 

[MeanDean]

I'd hate to take any of our current guys off. They work their asses off and all deserve to be there now.

Out of the box pick... Pete Taylor. I'd love to hear him in the booth this year and last.

(Love ya, John, but Pete was an all time great.)

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Just for fun, for basketball, give me Homan!

 

[CyBlitz]

I would pick cole netten or kene, because special teams always has troubles

 

[CYCLNST8]

How bout Jack Trice so he could play in his stadium?

 

[CloneIce]

KO is the right answer...but damn I'd love to have Hakeem for this season too.

Yeah, the more I think about it you are right. He was the most dominant OL I’ve seen at ISU and would be a huge difference maker.

 

[CYISFLY]

Just trying to a little different. Jeff Braswell was one of my favorite player on historically bad teams. The 80s were brutal

 

[WISCY1895]

My vote for offense would be KO. Defense would be Leonard Johnson.

 

[Peter]

Brent Curvey.

 

[cyfanatic]

Lots of great choices...but I am going to post my suggestion for a second time...and read the bio...this guy is one of the greatest players in Iowa State history...and yet we don't hear much about him (bad era in which to play I guess)? Marcus Robertson: https://cyclones.com/sports/2015/3/2/GEN_20140101105

 

[OnlyCyclones]

David Sims to shore up the safeties. Or maybe Ter’ran Benton. Someone versatile on the backend to fill in for injuries and the inevitable illegal hit ejection.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Hakeem or Blythe. A tall jump ball kind of guy would make this offense absolutely lethal.

 

[cyclones500]

Ed Bock

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Jason Scales

 

[Aclone]

Matt Blair

This.

Because then he’d be able to see it.

 

[JM4CY]

Not that LB is an area of weakness but a guy like AJ Klein or Knott would of had a lot of fun playing in Heacocks system

 

[IcSyU]

You take someone like KO. It locks down the opposing team's best pass rusher. I trust the defense more than I trust the offense.

Defensively I'd take a beast in the middle like Athyba Rubin.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Not that LB is an area of weakness but a guy like AJ Klein or Knott would of had a lot of fun playing in Heacocks system

Klein was the first that came to mind but I think our defense is pretty nasty as it is. KO, Butler, Lazard, Haywood, Davis, Moses would all do well.

 

[cychhosis]

Luther Blue special teams & wide out.