Who would you choose if you constructed the best possible roster out of every player who's ever suited up for the Seahawks? Here are Bob Condotta's picks.

Maybe the most popular debate for NFL fans this time of year is to guess the makeup of their favorite team's 53-man regular-season roster and possible starting lineup.

Which got us to thinking — what might it look like if you constructed the best possible starting lineup and 53-man roster out of every player who has ever suited up for the Seahawks?

Russell Wilson or Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback? Marshawn Lynch or Shaun Alexander at tailback?

There's no anniversary tied to this — the team celebrated its 40th birthday a couple of years ago.

Instead, just consider this a fun conversation — if not argument — as the Seahawks get set to begin another season in two weeks.

First, one caveat — I decided a player had to spend more than one season with the team to be considered, so no Jerry Rice, Franco Harris or Carl Eller.

In general, this is based on what a player did as a Seahawk, but in a few cases also taking into account how good the player was overall.

Quarterback

Russell Wilson

Hasselbeck led Seattle to its first Super Bowl and Jim Zorn and Dave Krieg are two of the nine players in the team's Ring of Honor. But if we had just one Seahawks game to win we'd go with Wilson, whose arrival in 2012 transformed the franchise and who led the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl win.

Tailback

Marshawn Lynch

It might be easy to forget how good Alexander's 2005 season was, when he won the franchise's only NFL MVP award after scoring 27 rushing touchdowns and gaining 1,880 yards. You'd also hardly go wrong with Curt Warner, especially the 1983 pre-injury version. And Ricky Watters might end up in the Hall of Fame someday. But given just one tailback and one carry to decide a game — say, second-and-goal from the 1 to win a Super Bowl — we'd hand the ball to Lynch.

Fullback

John L. Williams

The rest of the roster Quarterback: Matt Hasselbeck Running back: Shaun Alexander, Curt Warner, Chris Warren, Ricky Watters. Receiver: Joey Galloway, Darrell Jackson, Brian Blades, Bobby Engram. Offensive line: Russell Okung, Chris Gray, Robbie Tobeck. Tight end: Zach Miller, Mike Tice. Fullback: Mack Strong. Defensive line: Michael Sinclair, Joe Nash, Cliff Avril, Jeff Bryant Linebackers: Lofa Tatupu, Keith Butler. Rufus Porter, Leroy Hill. Defensive backs: Safeties Kam Chancellor, Eugene Robinson and John Harris, cornerbacks Marcus Trufant and Shawn Springs. Bob Condotta

Mack Strong is a strong contender, and he might be the best traditional fullback the team has had. Williams was a hybrid type who may have actually arrived a little too early for his own good. Imagine how his pass-catching ability (his 471 receptions remain third in team history) could be used today.

Tight end

Jimmy Graham

Here's a fact that might have snuck under the radar last year, but when Graham was selected for the Pro Bowl, he became the first Seahawks tight end to receive that honor. The Seahawks have had other quality tight ends, notably Zach Miller, the starter for the Super Bowl champs. But Graham in two years has surpassed Miller's receiving totals in four years as a Seahawk (Graham has 113 receptions for 1,528 yards in two years and 26 games with Seattle, and Miller had 102 for 1,092 in four seasons and 48 games).

Wide receiver

Steve Largent, Doug Baldwin

Largent, who ended his Seattle career in 1989 holding the all-time NFL records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns, is a no-brainer. Baldwin is not. You could make good cases for Brian Blades, Darrell Jackson and even Joey Galloway, whose shortened tenure and unpleasant departure make it easy to forget how productive he was (three 1,000-yard seasons in the four full years he played in Seattle). But if you had just one Seahawk to throw a pass to on fourth down and you couldn't throw it to Largent, I think you'd pick Baldwin, whose 94 receptions last year tied a team season record and who became the only Seahawks receiver to lead the NFL in receiving touchdowns in a season, with 14 in 2015. If Baldwin plays out his current contract with Seattle that runs through 2020, he almost would certainly rank second behind Largent in every meaningful Seattle career receiving category.

Offensive line

Left tackle: Walter Jones

Left guard: Steve Hutchinson

Center: Max Unger

Right guard: Kevin Mawae