Football's 100 Greatest Players List

Discussion in 'NFL General Discussion' started by Platoon 86, Oct 28, 2008.

  1. Platoon 86

    Platoon 86 Loony

    * 100) Charlie Joiner
    * 99) Lou Groza
    * 98) George Blanda
    * 97) Lem Barney
    * 96) Joe Namath
    * 95) Troy Aikman
    * 94) Fred Biletnikoff
    * 93) Mike Haynes
    * 92) Dan Fouts
    * 91) Art Monk
    * 90) Mike Ditka
    * 89) Elroy Hirsch
    * 88) Jim Thorpe
    * 87) Rod Woodson
    * 86) Jack Christiansen
    * 85) Charley Taylor
    * 84) Dwight Stephenson
    * 83) Franco Harris
    * 82) Brett Favre
    * 81) Darrell Green
    * 80) Red Range
    * 79) Larry Little
    * 78) Jim Otto
    * 77) Steve Van Buren
    * 76) Sam Huff
    * 75) Mike Webster
    * 74) Mel Hein
    * 73) Kellen Winslow
    * 72) Marcus Allen
    * 71) Lenny Moore
    * 70) Emlen Tunnell
    * 69) Willie Davis
    * 68) Emmitt Smith
    * 67) Buck Buchanan
    * 66) Bobby Bell
    * 65) Joe Schmidt
    * 64) Ted Hendricks
    * 63) Steve Young
    * 62) Gene Upshaw
    * 61) Ken Houston
    * 60) Paul Warfield
    * 59) Fran Tarkenton
    * 58) Bruce Smith
    * 57) Roosevelt Brown
    * 56) Mike Singletary
    * 55) Art Shell
    * 54) Chuck Bednarik
    * 53) Tony Dorsett
    * 52) Bobby Layne
    * 51) Randy White
    * 50) Willie Brown
    * 49) Bill George
    * 48) John Mackey
    * 47) Jack Ham
    * 46) Steve Largent
    * 45) Herb Adderly
    * 44) Terry Bradshaw
    * 43) Larry Wilson
    * 42) Willie Lanier
    * 41) Bart Starr
    * 40) Raymond Berry
    * 39) Sid Luckman
    * 38) Eric twinkyerson
    * 37) Deion Sanders
    * 36) Mel Blount
    * 35) Bronko Nagurski
    * 34) Alan Page
    * 33) Earl Campbell
    * 32) Marion Motley
    * 31) Lance Alworth
    * 30) Jack Lambert
    * 29) Roger Staubach
    * 28) Forrest Gregg
    * 27) Dan Marino
    * 26) O.J. Simpson
    * 25) Merlin Olsen
    * 24) Jim Parker
    * 23) Ronnie Lott
    * 22) Reggie White
    * 21) Gale Sayers
    * 20) John Hannah
    * 19) Night Train Lane
    * 18) Ray Nitschke
    * 17) Anthony Munoz
    * 16) John Elway
    * 15) Gino Marchetti
    * 14) Joe Greene
    * 13) Deacon Jones
    * 12) Barry Sanders
    * 11) Sammy Baugh
    * 10) Bob Lilly
    * 9) twinky Butkus
    * 8) Walter Payton
    * 7) Otto Graham
    * 6) Don Hutson
    * 5) Johnny Unitas
    * 4) Lawrence Taylor
    * 3) Joe Montana
    * 2) Jerry Rice
    * 1) Jim Brown

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    Anyways, I'm just curious as to what people think of this list. Who do you think is too high, who is too low, etc etc. I think the list was done in 1999 but I think it could still warrant some discussion. Anyways, I'd say that Ronnie Lott's not high enough, John Elway's too high, Troy Aikman shouldn't be on it and neither should Joe Namath, Walter Payton should be in front of Jim Brown, Marino should be higher, and Favre should be a little bit higher as well. Thoughts on the list overall? Should anyone from after 1999 be on the list?
     
  2. phiglesphan

    phiglesphan BANNED

    WOO HOO number 26
     
  3. Crowned

    Crowned Doesn't give a shit.

    interesting
     
  4. Ridin Burgundy

    Ridin Burgundy on the Magic Bandwagon

    What a waste of time.
     
  5. hermhater

    hermhater Guest

    Tony Gonzalez should be in the 70's somewhere.
     
  6. mj1987us26

    mj1987us26 Super

    When he retires he should be the highest tight end.
     
  7. hermhater

    hermhater Guest

    Not having a ring will keep that from happening.
     
  8. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    Jim Brown is too high. Deion Sanders shouldn't be above Rod Woodson. Elway is way too high. Singletary should be in the 90's. Not the 50's.
     
  9. ravenfan52

    ravenfan52 Perennial All Pro

    what the butt with kellen winslow making the list? oh wait it's senior. :icon_redface:
    All right it was '99 so no JO or Ray or Manning or Brady or LT etc, I get that but no Ozzie? or eddie george? or shannon or sterling? staubach shouldn't be ahead of aikman, and certainly not by that much. dumbass list; you can never expect to be successful when you make a huge list of all those players and starting comparing positions, eras, etc. remember peter king's loser top 500 current players about a year ago? he had mario williams No. 6. i mean wtf???

    wrong. not his fault the chiefs suck.
     
  10. Platoon 86

    Platoon 86 Loony

    Seriously? There a link to that anywhere? That's ludicrous.
     
  11. ravenfan52

    ravenfan52 Perennial All Pro

    here: what do you think of this list? i know it also needs a lot of work with ordering especially but at least it got players on the list who belong there. this was in may of this year. ya know the other list didn't have marshall faulk, marvin harrison, chris carter, to name a few.

    Top 100 Football Players of All-Time (list only)

    1) Jerry Rice
    2) Jim Brown
    3) Lawrence Taylor
    4) Joe Montana
    5) Johnny Unitas
    6) Reggie White
    7) Emmitt Smith
    8) Deacon Jones
    9) Don Hutson
    10) Bob Lilly
    11) twinky Butkus
    12) Otto Graham
    13) Barry Sanders
    14) Tom Brady
    15) Anthony Munoz
    16) Joe Greene
    17) Marion Motley
    18) Sammy Baugh
    19) Brett Favre
    20) Steve Young
    21) Ray Lewis
    22) Walter Payton
    23) Gino Marchetti
    24) Peyton Manning
    25) twinky "Night Train" Lane
    26) Jack Lambert
    27) John Elway
    28) Ronnie Lott
    29) Dan Marino
    30) John Hannah
    31) Alan Page
    32) Deion Sanders
    33) LaDanian Tomlinson
    34) Roger Staubach
    35) Forrest Gregg
    36) Bronco Nagurski
    37) Ray Nitschke
    38) Marshall Faulk
    39) Earl Campbell
    40) Marvin Harrison
    41) Larry Allen
    42) Mel Blount
    43) Lance Alworth
    44) Bruce Smith
    45) Willie Lanier
    46) Jim Parker
    47) Merlin Olsen
    48) Herb Adderley
    49) Mike Singletary
    50) Terrell Owens
    51) Joe Schmidt
    52) Rod Woodson
    53) Randy Moss
    54) Derrick Brooks
    55) Bruce Matthews
    56) Sid Luckman
    57) Eric twinkyerson
    58) Bart Starr
    59) Chuck Bednarik
    60) Fran Tarkenton
    61) Steve Van Buren
    62) Jonathan Ogden
    63) Ken Houston
    64) Randy White
    65) Michael Strahan
    66) Ted Hendricks
    67) Mel Hein
    68) Junior Seau
    69) Jack Ham
    70) Emlen Tunnell
    71) Mike Webster
    72) Warren Sapp
    73) Willie Brown
    74) Bobby Layne
    75) Terry Bradshaw
    76) Derrick Thomas
    77) Roosevelt Brown
    78) Franco Harris
    79) Willie Wood
    80) Gene Upshaw
    81) Gale Sayers
    82) Norm Van Brocklin
    83) Tony Gonzalez
    84) Bobby Bell
    85) Will Shields
    86) O.J. Simpson
    87) Champ Bailey
    88) Mel Renfro
    89) Shannon Sharpe
    90) Bill George
    91) Y.A. Tittle
    92) Randall McDaniel
    93) Yale Lary
    94) Larry Wilson
    95) Darrell Green
    96) Sam Huff
    97) Torry Holt
    98) Kellen Winslow
    99) Willie Roaf
    100) Raymond Berry

    SI.com - Writers - Peter King: My list of the NFL's 500 best players - Wednesday August 29, 2007 12:09PM

    august of '07, peyton manning No. 1, Chris Simms No. 500.
     
  12. Platoon 86

    Platoon 86 Loony

    Ronnie Lott should be no less than Top 15 in my opinion.
     
  13. dolphindude13

    dolphindude13 Jack Of All Trades

    As I was going down the list, before I read this paragraph you typed I thought exactly the same things you wrote here. Rep!
     
  14. Jihad Joe

    Jihad Joe Life to Infidels

    Tony Dorsett ahead of Emmitt?????
     
  15. ravenfan52

    ravenfan52 Perennial All Pro

    So according to this list, the top 18 Quarterbacks in NFL history as of 1999 are:

    * 1) Joe Montana
    * 2) Johnny Unitas
    * 3) Otto Graham
    * 4) Sammy Baugh
    * 5) John Elway
    * 6) Dan Marino
    * 7) Roger Staubach
    * 8) Sid Luckman
    * 9) Bart Starr
    * 10) Terry Bradshaw
    * 11) Bobby Layne
    * 12) Fran Tarkenton
    * 13) Steve Young
    * 14) Brett Favre
    * 15) Dan Fouts
    * 16) Troy Aikman
    * 17) Joe Namath
    * 18) George Blanda

    And according to this list, the top 17 Running Backs in NFL history as of 1999 are:

    * 1) Jim Brown
    * 2) Walter Payton
    * 3) Barry Sanders
    * 4) Gale Sayers
    * 5) O.J. Simpson
    * 6) Marion Motley
    * 7) Earl Campbell
    * 8) Bronko Nagurski
    * 9) Eric twinkyerson
    * 10) Tony Dorsett
    * 11) Emmitt Smith
    * 12) Lenny Moore
    * 13) Marcus Allen
    * 14) Steve Van Buren
    * 15) Red Grange
    * 16) Franco Harris
    * 17) Jim Thorpe

    And according to this list, the top 11 Wide Receivers in NFL history as of 1999 are:

    * 1) Jerry Rice
    * 2) Don Hutson
    * 3) Lance Alworth
    * 4) Raymond Berry
    * 5) Steve Largent
    * 6) Paul Warfield
    * 7) Charley Taylor
    * 8) Elroy Hirsch
    * 9) Art Monk
    * 10) Fred Biletnikoff
    * 11) Charlie Joiner

    And according to this list, the top 3 Tight Ends in NFL history as of 1999 are:

    * 1) John Mackey
    * 2) Kellen Winslow
    * 3) Mike Ditka

    And according to this list, the top 12 Offensive Linemen in NFL history as of 1999 are:

    * 1) Anthony Munoz
    * 2) John Hannah
    * 3) Jim Parker
    * 4) Forrest Gregg
    * 5) Art Shell
    * 6) Roosevelt Brown
    * 7) Gene Upshaw
    * 8) Mel Hein
    * 9) Mike Webster
    * 10) Jim Otto
    * 11) Larry Little
    * 12) Dwight Stephenson

    And according to this list, the top 10 Defensive Linemen in NFL history as of 1999 are:

    * 1) Bob Lilly
    * 2) Deacon Jones
    * 3) Joe Greene
    * 4) Gino Marchetti
    * 5) Reggie White
    * 6) Merlin Olsen
    * 7) Alan Page
    * 8) Bruce Smith
    * 9) Buck Buchanan
    * 10) Willie Davis

    And according to this list, the top 14 Linebackers in NFL history as of 1999 are:

    * 1) Lawrence Taylor
    * 2) twinky Butkus
    * 3) Ray Nitschke
    * 4) Jack Lambert
    * 5) Willie Lanier
    * 6) Jack Ham
    * 7) Bill George
    * 8) Randy White
    * 9) Chuck Bednarik
    * 10) Mike Singletary
    * 11) Ted Hendricks
    * 12) Joe Schmidt
    * 13) Bobby Bell
    * 14) Sam Huff

    And according to this list, the top 14 Defensive Backs in NFL history as of 1999 are:

    * 1) twinky "Night Train" Lane
    * 2) Ronnie Lott
    * 3) Mel Blount
    * 4) Deion Sanders
    * 5) Larry Wilson
    * 6) Herb Adderly
    * 7) Willie Brown
    * 8) Ken Houston
    * 9) Emlen Tunnell
    * 10) Darrell Green
    * 11) Jack Christiansen
    * 12) Rod Woodson
    * 13) Mike Haynes
    * 14) Lem Barney

    And according to this list, the top Place Kicker in NFL history as of 1999 is:

    * 1) Lou Groza

    yeah i agree emmit's too low on a lot of lists i've seen

    btw that long-ass post that took over an hour to figure out and type was about the first list, not the one i just posted.
     
  16. tammietailgator

    tammietailgator ROCK CHALK!

    :nono: How can you leave OJ on there and take off Buck Buchanan?
     
  17. ravenfan52

    ravenfan52 Perennial All Pro

    not me, some other dude with no life
     
  18. tammietailgator

    tammietailgator ROCK CHALK!

    Its a FAIL then..... I say delete it!

    And go with the original list that platoon posted..... it is his thread right?