OK...
First things first...
Whether or not you like it...love it...hate it...that hardly matters. I don't wanna sound too "spiritual" here but truly, the value is in creating. That's the reward. While someone has their butt parked on a couch watching Survivor, you're creating. Very cool.
Sharing what you created is big stuff too. We've all done that here. Takes courage to do so but you're gonna find, the group that we have back here in the Image Dungeon is a super, helpful, good bunch of people.
I like that you went a bit bonkers on the background...I think it's pretty cool looking. I think it might be more "dramatic" looking if the type was not blurry...but that's just my opinion.
You did a pretty good job of cutting out the players, with the exception of the lobotomy you gave TNew...there are ways around that...
I might have done all the player images in the effect that you applied to Terry Glenn...and maybe carried that look over to the background as well...at least just the grey area...
First time out...great job.
Also, the larger the "canvas" the more difficult the graphic is to create...at least that's the way I feel...so to start with a wallpaper is pretty tough.
Keep up the good work.