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The All Mickey Andrews Team Is Terrifying

Nov 3, 2009, 8:30 PM UTC

â†µâ†µLongtime Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews long agoâ†µwent from resplendent genius to a guy the internet wants to seeâ†µbeheaded, and the internet is getting its wish this year.â†µAndrews will not return to FSU next year in the aftermath of a disastrous seasonâ†µthat confirms what FSU fans have know for a while know: Andrews hasâ†µchecked out.â†µ

â†µâ†µBut when Andrews was good, he was terrifying. In memoriam, an Allâ†µMickey Andrews defense:â†µ

â†µâ†µDE Andre Wadsworth - Wadsworth was actually draftedâ†µin front of Heisman winner and future All-Pro Charles Woodson in theâ†µloaded 1998 NFL Draft. (The first two picks were, famously, Peytonâ†µManning and Ryan Leaf.) He did zero in the NFL because of injuries, butâ†µgoing third was tribute to what a terror he was in college. â†µ

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â†µDT Corey Simon (right) - Crushing defensive tackle, aâ†µconsensus All-American his senior year and the winner of the Outlandâ†µTrophy. Set a school record for TFLs at a position thatâ†µdoesn't see a whole lot of statistical production. Sixth pick in the theâ†µ2000 NFL draft, a Pro-Bowler in 2003, and one of the first guys to getâ†µin a franchise tag holdout. Would still be in the NFL if not for seriousâ†µarthritis.â†µ

â†µâ†µDT Darnell Dockett - Dockett was a four-year starterâ†µat FSU and left the school as FSU’s all-time leader in tackles for loss,â†µbreaking Simon’s mark from four years earlier. He would have been aâ†µfirst round pick but for character concerns. He eventually landed withâ†µthe Cardinals in the third round and was a Pro-Bowler in 2007. â†µ

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â†µDE Jamal Reynolds - Won the Lombardi Award in 2000,â†µhis senior year, with 12 sacks and 58 tackles. He was also anâ†µAll-American. He was the 10th pick of that year's draft but failed toâ†µmake an impact with the Packers.â†µ

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â†µâ†µLB Peter Boulware - Boulware was basicallyâ†µWadsworth, a terror of an edge rusher that did almost nothing exceptâ†µdestroy quarterbacks. He did that spectacularly, though, racking up 19â†µsacks his junior year. He was named an All-American and Nationalâ†µDefensive Player of the Year, and went #4 in that year’s draft to theâ†µRavens, where he was Defensive Rookie of the Year and a four-timeâ†µPro-Bowler.â†µ

â†µâ†µLB Derrick Brooks - The centerpiece of Tampa Bay’sâ†µexcellent defenses under Tony Dungy, Derrick Brooks was aâ†µsideline-to-sideline linebacker capable of getting to any play as longâ†µas his defensive line kept him clean. Dungy built the entire Tampa 2â†µdefense around Brooks, using his athleticism to deploy him as aâ†µquasi-safety and getting him free to pick up huge tackle numbers. Inâ†µcollege, Brooks was a two-time All-American; in the pros he was anâ†µeleven-time Pro-Bowler and nine-time All-Pro. He’ll be a slam-dunkâ†µHall-of-Famer the instant he’s eligible.â†µ

â†µâ†µLB Marvin Jones - The fourth pick in the 1993 NFLâ†µdraft, Jones was a Jets mainstay for a decade and was an All-Pro inâ†µ2000. When Florida State’s Scout site ran down the top ten players inâ†µFSU history, Jones checked in at No. 4: â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥Without a doubt Marvin Jones is the finest linebacker in Floridaâ†µâ‡¥State history. He earned consensus All-America honors as a sophomore andâ†µâ‡¥junior before departing for the NFL. The Miami native was a dominatingâ†µâ‡¥force on FSU’s 1993 National Championship team and was named to theâ†µâ‡¥ACC’s 50th Anniversary team in 2002.â†µâ†µâ†µDang, man. Two-time All-American as a sophomore and junior. â†µ

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â†µCB Deion Sanders (right) - Fighting with Darrell Green toâ†µsee who is the best cornerback of all time. Somewhat less good in anâ†µadvisory role.â†µ

â†µâ†µCB Terrell Buckley - Buckley was a slightâ†µdisappointment as a pro, a long-lived journeyman but never a star. Inâ†µcollege, though, he was incredible, setting a Florida State record withâ†µ21 interceptions in just three years. He still holds the NCAA record forâ†µtotal interception return yards. With 12 interceptions as a junior, heâ†µwas an easy winner of the Thorpe Award and a top-five NFL draft pick.â†µ

â†µâ†µS LeRoy Butler - Packers icon played 14 seasons inâ†µGreen Bay and claims to have “invented” the Lambeau Leap. Atâ†µFlorida State he was an All-American, intercepting seven passes, and wasâ†µthe guy who ran on FSU’s famous fake punt against Clemson.â†µ

â†µâ†µS Corey Fuller - And finally we come to a playerâ†µthat wasn’t either a top-ten pick or an NFL icon. Fuller wasn’tâ†µshabby, a second round pick in 1995 who had a ten-year NFLâ†µcareer, but he was never an All-American or a Thorpe winner, which makesâ†µhim the least accomplished player on this list. â†µ

â†µâ†µSo ... yeah, when a guy who played ten years in the NFL is the lamestâ†µplayer in your starting eleven, you’ve had a hell of a run as a defensiveâ†µcoordinator. Mickey Andrews got old and faded but dang, man, theâ†µSeminole run in the mid-90s is one of the greatest of all time [/kanye].â†µ

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