Ryan's 2008 NFL All-Pro Team Offense

This season the NFL’s Pro Bowl team was voted on after only 13 games, making the team the “Players Who Played Exceptionally Well in 81 percent of the Games”. Ryan’s All Pro team includes players who played exceptional for the entire season.

Records were a non-factor in the selection, the criteria was the best player this season at every position. Without further ado, here are my 2008 selections for offense.

Note: my team is in a three wide receiver set because most of the time teams are leaving the fullback on the sideline in favor of a three wide receiver set. Offensive linemen notes are somewhat arbitrary, but notice that they all come from teams with top rushing attacks. Good ground games are mostly the doing of the line, more than the runner.

QB - Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans’ Saints quarterback came within 16 yards of breaking the great Dan Marino’s single season passing yards record this season.

Brees threw for 5,069 yards and 34 touchdowns this season, about 600 more yards and six more touchdowns than last season. He threw for over 300 yards in 10 games this season and over 400 yards twice.

This was all done with Marques Colston and Reggie Bush both missing time with injuries, and his leading receiver was Lance Moore.

The NFC Pro Bowl starter is Kurt Warner of the Arizona Cardinals. Warner has thrown for 4,583 yards and 30 touchdowns while having two of the best receivers in football in Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald.

The Cardinals had three receivers with 1,000 receiving yards (Boldin, Fitzgerald, and Steve Breaston). Taking nothing away from Warner’s great season leading the once defunct Cardinals to the playoffs, Brees was just the better quarterback this season.

Other quarterbacks who would usually be in the discussion did not have the kind of numbers that Brees and Warner put up this season. Peyton Manning threw for 4,002 yards and 27 touchdowns. Philip Rivers of the Chargers equaled Brees in touchdown passes with 34, but threw for about 1,000 less yards with 4,009 yards.

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