Paul's Pick:
Zas' Pick:
Paul and Zas only agreed on ONE face of the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Mount Rushmore.
That choice was an obvious one…
Tom Brady:
This is an obvious one. The most decorated and successful QB the New England Patriots have ever had, Brady is a 3-time Super Bowl Champion – twice winning MVP honors – an 8-time Pro Bowls selection and quite possibly one of my most efficient passers the league has seen (career completion percentage of 63%). He holds the NFL record for most TD passes in a season (50) and has thrown for 44,806 yards and 334 TDs in 175 career starts. Brady has led the league in passing TDs 3 times, passing yards and QB rating 2 times and completion percentage once. Oh yeah…he’s also married to a supermodel and is the baby-daddy to another, seprate but equally as super, supermodel. Tom Brady, ladies and gentlemen.
After that, Paul chose…
Tedy Bruschi:
His stats don’t suggest an all-world player, but there’s no denying that Bruschi was a vital cog in the Patriots’ Super Bowl-winning dynasty in the early-mid 2000s. He did rack up 30.5 sacks and 12 INTs in 13 seasons with the club (he led the league in INT return TDs in 2003) and was selected as the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year in 2005 after suffering a minor stroke just days after he played in the Pro Bowl.
Adam Vinatieri:
Normally you wouldn’t see a kicker on any list of greatest players in franchise history, but Adam Vinatieri is an exception to the rule. Clutch doesn’t begin to describe his kicking. From his game winning kick in the “Snow Bowl” against the Raiders in the 2001 AFC Championship game to his game winner two weeks later in Super Bowl XXXVI to defeat the St. Louis Rams, Vinatieri has come up big time and time again. Many have made the argument that Tom Brady wouldn’t have 3 rings without him and it’s hard to disagree when each Super Bowl win has decided by 3 points.
Ty Law:
A curious pick by Paul, Law was one of the league’s premiere shut down corners for much of his 10 years in New England. He racked up 36 INTs (6 returned for TDs), 542 solo tackles and was selected to 4 Pro Bowls. Law also led the league with 9 INTs in 1998. Could Paul’s basis for this choice have been Law’s 10 INTs and Pro Bowl selection while playing for the Jets in 2005? We’ll never know…
Zas went with…
John Hannah:
A Patriots lifer, Hannah was the anchor of New England’s offensive line at left tackle for 13 seasons. He made 9 Pro Bowls and was a 7-time First Team All-Pro…which was enough for the Canton, GA native to find himself enshrined in Canton, OH in 1991.
Stanley Morgan:
The 5 foot 11 inch wide receiver played 13 seasons in New England, catching 534 passes for 10,352 yards (a whopping 19.4 YPC average) and 67 TDs. Morgan led the league in YPC average 3 straight years from 1979-81 (22.8, 22.0 and 23.4 respectively) and also led the NFL in TDs in ’79. Morgan is still the Patriots all-time leader in receiving yards and receiving TDs.
Andre Tippett:
Spending his entire 12-year career with New England and having a Hall of Fame resume puts Andre Tippett firmly on the Patriots Mount Rushmore. The Patriots all-time leader in sacks with 100, Tippett is a member of the 80s All-Decade team earning a Pro Bowl selections in 5 straight years 1984-88. Since hanging up his cleats in 1993 Tippett has continued to be an active member of the Patriots organization, currently serving as the Patriots’ Executive Director of Community Affairs. Tippett is also a Pop Warner Football coach in Sharon, Massachusetts.
