Rather than pick my team, I am going to pick my best four teams.

Let’s start with my run-n-shoot offense: think of this as the team you would pick if, say, you know you are starting the second half down 21-0.

Here are my thoughts:

1) Calvin Johnson is the only WR available at flex, so he’s an obvious choice.

2) Barry Sanders has a lot of experience in the run-n-shoot (first under Mouse Davis) and with 11 personnel under Tom Moore; Sanders’s skills are best utilized without a fullback on the field. The running back will be devalued here, but Sanders can keep defenses honest — especially when they are playing the pass.

3) At FB/TE, we are going with the best receiver in the group, and that’s Kellen Winslow Sr. He’s got some experience playing on some pass-happy teams.

4) You want Peyton Manning — the ultimate quarterback to lead a second half comeback — and he also has experience under Moore.

5) Taking Manning and Johnson removes Rice and Moss from the WR list, but going with Don Hutson and Lance Alworth is a legendary pair of wide receivers to join Johnson.

6) Mel Hein is going to be a consistent pick — the guy won MVP at center! He is the pick as our player from the ’30s.

7) Next, I’m taking Dan Dierdorf as my right tackle.  In addition to being an outstanding player, Dierdorf excelled under Don Coryell  — which means he’ll be a natural fit sliding in next to Winslow.

8) You can’t go wrong with Forrest Gregg at LT and Jim Parker at LG: in addition to being, you know, outstanding, Gregg was a lighter player who would do well in a pass-heavy offense (even if that’s not what he did during his career).  As for Parker, he may be the best pass-blocking guard in history.

9) That leaves us with Mike Michalske, a player known as Iron Mike. He was one of the best guards of the early days of the NFL:

Now, what about if the situation was reversed? What if we are up 21-0 at halftime? Which is my run out the clock offense?

1) We start with Jim Brown at running back. No other explanation needed.

2) At flex, I want a great blocker and runner — and Marcus Allen fits the bill. He can spell Brown, but also has experience as a lead blocker for a more physically gifted back.

3) Now it’s time to beef up on the line. I’ll take Jonathan Ogden, Joe DeLamielleure, Larry Allen, and Nick Mangold each of whom are intimately familiar with blocking for a power running offense. I’ll round it out with Roosevelt Brown, giving me an athletic tackle who can lead block in front of Brown and Allen.

4) I’ll grab Don Hutson at receiver and Arnie Herber at quarterback. The duo starred together with the Packers, and Hutson gives me the second best receiver in pro football history. If I need to pass, my team will be OK, and Herber and Hutson have built-in chemistry.

5) I’ll round things out with Guy Chamberlin at end: a big, tall end during the ’20s, Chamberlin scored a lot of touchdowns during his day and was a physical player who could block in this offense.

6) Finally, we round this out with our pick from the alternate leagues: Marion Motley. He’s the last pick, but by no means was he the last one picked — on this or any other team. Motley was a physical marvel, an outstanding blocker and runner, and could catch, too. If we need to pass, I’m comfortable putting him or Allen out wide, but a backfield of him, Allen, and Brown will be tough to stop — especially behind this line.

Here is the run-heavy offense:

That’s it for today. Who would make your pass-heavy and rush-heavy offenses? Here’s a black template for you to use.