Another Pac-10 Team
Here's Phil Steele's post-season All-Pac-10 team.
PHIL STEELE'S 2009 POSTSEASON ALL-PAC-10 TEAM
-- OFFENSE --
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM
QB Jeremiah Masoli, Oregon Sean Canfield, Oregon St Andrew Luck, Stanford
Jake Locker, Washington
RB Toby Gerhart, Stanford Chris Polk, Washington Joe McKnight, USC
RB LaMichael James, Oregon
RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon St Jahvid Best, California (FB) Owen Marecic, Stanford
WR Damian Williams, USC Chris McGaha, Arizona St Jeff Maehl, Oregon
WR Kyle Williams, Arizona St Ryan Whalen, Stanford Damola Adeniji, Oregon St
WR James Rodgers, Oregon St Jermaine Kearse, Washington Terrell Turner, Arizona
TE Ed Dickson, Oregon Anthony McCoy, USC Jim Dray, Stanford
C Colin Baxter, Arizona Kenny Alfred, Washington St Alex Linnenkohl, Oregon St
OL Jeff Byers, USC Chase Beeler, Stanford Chris Guarnero, California
OL Gregg Peat, Oregon St Adam Grant, Arizona David DeCastro, Stanford
OL Bo Thran, Oregon Mike Tepper, California Shawn Lauvao, Arizona St
OL Chris Marinelli, Stanford Charles Brown, USC Mitchell Schwartz, California
KR Chris Owusu, Stanford Kenjon Barner, Oregon Terrence Austin, UCLA
PR Damian Williams, USC Terrence Austin, UCLA Kyle Williams, Arizona St
-- DEFENSE --
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM
DE Everson Griffen, USC Ricky Elmore, Arizona Will Tukuafu, Oregon
DT Brian Price, UCLA Stephen Paea, Oregon St (DE) Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, Washington
DT Jurrell Casey, USC Earl Mitchell, Arizona Brandon Bair, Oregon
DE Thomas Keiser, Stanford Tyson Alualu, California Korey Bosworth, UCLA
Dexter Davis, Arizona St
LB Keaton Kristick, Oregon St Casey Matthews, Oregon Chris Galippo, USC
Michael Morgan, USC
LB Mike Mohamed, California Mike Nixon, Arizona St Akeem Ayers, UCLA
LB Reggie Carter, UCLA Vuna Tuihalamaka, Arizona Mason Foster, Washington
LB Donald Butler, Washington Vontaze Burfict, Arizona St Xavier Kelley, Arizona
CB Trevin Wade, Arizona Syd'Quan Thompson, California Josh Pinkard, USC
CB Alterraun Verner, UCLA Kevin Thomas, USC Devin Ross, Arizona
S Rahim Moore, UCLA John Boyett, Oregon Delano Howell, Stanford
S Taylor Mays, USC Bo McNally, Stanford Xavier Hicks, Washington St
Cam Nelson, Arizona
K Kai Forbath, UCLA Erik Folk, Washington Justin Kahut, Oregon St
P Jeff Locke, UCLA Johnny Hekker, Oregon St Trevor Hankins, Arizona St
all these pac10 lists have the same problem: too many familiar "names" and not enough unsung heroes who outplayed the big names
all I can say for certain is from the team I watched all year - Oregon
DE tukuafu never did crap all year
MLB matthews was 1/2 good 1/2 bad
DE kenny rowe was really good in a lot of games, but not all
OLB eddie pleasant was the mvp of the defense - he made lots of plays every game
safety tj ward played better than taylor mays, but missed some games due to injury
burfict was the best LB i saw all year