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All DC Team: The Pro Style Quarterbacks

And we're off! The Quarterback position is always a hard one to judge at University level. At one end of the scale you have the gun slingers in the wide open offences that allow them to heave the ball all over the field, on the other you have the dual threat guys that are as much a danger to run you over as throw the ball over you.

As such we included a new category  "Dual Threat Quarterback", which will be making it's premier after the "Pro Style" Quarterbacks have their moment in the sun.

Pro Style Quarterback

First Team All DC

Tristan Varney - Birmingham Lions

With the return of Varney to the Birmingham Offence, many had the Lions tipped to win it all. They still managed without their talismanic signal caller, but his efforts during the season quite frankly cannot be ignored. Let me regale you with some numbers. 142-84 (59% comp) 1289 yards 28 Touchdowns and only 3 Interceptions. That ladies and gents is certified first team All DC.

Joe Thompson - Hertfordshire Hurricanes

Many will think it's a case of the same old names, but honestly Thompson and Varney are both very high level quarterbacks. Leading the second highest scoring offence in the country (behind only the Lions) with most of his receiving options returning as well Thompson put in another stellar performance and will have been disappointed that he did not finish his Hurricanes career with a second championship ring.

Second Team All DC

Joe Brammer - Derby Braves
Luis "Dutch" Stevenson - Stirling Clansmen

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All DC Team: The Dual Threat Quarterbacks

We were forced to add a new category to our All DC Team with the evolution of a new style of quarterback in the league. Not throwing for the gaudy numbers of the pro style quarterbacks, the dual threats post up huge rushing stats as well as solid passing numbers. There were a number of possible players here, but two stood out (I think you already know who we are talking about)

Dual Threat Quarterback

First Team All DC

Danny Miller - NTU Renegades

Surprise! You take one of last years first team all DC running backs, put him at quarterback and what do you get? Ridiculous numbers and a Challenge trophy to boot. Mr Miller compiled 100+ rushing attempts for 900+yds  and 15TDs on the ground and 81 completions off 137 attempts resulting in 1115yards 12 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Not bad for a linebacker!

David Saul - Sheffield Sabres 

No doubt a large factor in the Sabres run in the Championship playoffs, Saul made more of an impact on the ground than with his arm, especially inside the red zone. Over the season he accumulated 88 carries for 590 rushing yards and 18 TDs while completing 41 of 79 passes for 767 yards 8TD and 6 INT. Not bad for a safety!

Second Team All DC

Seb Gogerly - Hull Sharks

Josh Adamson - Canterbury Chargers

Check in tomorrow for the Running Backs and Receivers!

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All DC Team: A Disclaimer

The all DC team is originally supposed to be made up of nominated players from head coaches, however this year we had a lackluster showing from the coaches around the Uni League and only had about 6 coaches nominate.

As such we then expanded the nominations to the team Chairmen (who have their own Facebook group) and once again we had very little reply.

Obviously disappointed with the feedback and wanting to at least get something resembling an all star team out, we then decided to go with our own writers knowledge (as we have at least one writer in each division, with some divisions having two or three) to hopefully cover a majority of the players involved in the league.

Overall we are happy with the result with a good mix of players from multiple teams represented. Of course there are more players from the top teams in the country, but that is why they are the top teams! Some players also fell off the radar due to excellent overall team play reducing the number of carries/catches/tackles/sacks/throws a player had.

There will inevitably be some who miss out and slip through the cracks. For those that do we apologise!