Running Back: Zoom

With the Fullback position going to the brute Juggernaut, we're left to go with some speed to balance the equation. While the heroes are quadruple covering the Juggernaut, our speedy Running Back will zip through (or around) their lines and into the end zone. Well, Zoom doesn't actually have super-speed so much as he slows time for himself making him appear superfast. Even so, he does have the ability to grant super-speed to others on occasion and this can boost the team's chances at victory. What can the heroes do against a superfast Juggernaut or a quarterback with a few extra minutes to analyze the actual play? Not much we tell you!

Quarterback: Doctor Doom

Evil Quarterback selection is quite a challenge with all the villainous minds capable of advancing nefarious schemata and football winning campaigns. The problem is that many of the superbrains are lacking superbrawn. Lex Luthor can be knocked out of commission once his Kryptonite Suit is crippled, The Leader's giant green brain doesn't give him telepathic powers capable of accurately directing a football's trajectory and MODOK is a floating head in a chair, probably the worst idea for a quarterback ever. All that doesn't even consider what happens when the heroes drop an enraged Hulk in the pocket for a Gamma Tackle. Many "brains," right there, would be accenting the white yard markers with a reddish paste made from equal parts smashed villain and defeat. Our victorious candidate is Dr. Doom. Already we have a born team leader capable of working with diverse villain sets and one who is already feared throughout the world, by heroes and villains alike. Factor in his hypergenius intellect and you have a game winner - if this dictator can usurp the powers of the Beyonder, then he can definitely win a football game, while simultaneously attaining godlike powers as well. But, like late night infomercials, there's more! Doom's armor contains a variety of weaponry and technology to hinder the heroes' defensive plans. Photon blasts, laser cannons and rocket boots allow Doom to avoid (read: repel) the blitz and his armor's computers can calculate playbook and passing information. If you thought that was enough, here's a bonus like sprinkles on a birthday cupcake (of evil). Doom has repeatedly faced the most powerful heroes on Earth on more than one occasion. He has the experience and clout needed to react with cold, ruthless determination even with the Fantastic Four coming around the corners. And did we mention that Dr. Doom has a doctorate in magic? This Sorcerer Supreme runner up wields magical abilities which rival or surpass those of Doctor Strange and, as we all know, magic is unpredictable enough to give the villains the edge.

There you have it. The Lombardi Trophy is ours next year.