Best Nfl Player Of All Time

[Gdubbz]

Pre-2007
QB - John Elway, Dan Mario, Phil Simms
RB - Barry Sanders, Jim Brown, Walt Payton
WR - Jerry Rice, Mark Clayton, Cris Carter
Defense - Reggie White, Lawerence Taylor, Ronney Lott, Leroy Selmon

Currently
QB - Peyton Manning, Tom Brady
RB - Ladainian Tomlinson, Shaun Alexander
WR - Marvin Harrison, Joe Horn, Torrie Holt
Defense - Derrick Brooks, Brian Urlacher, Ed Reed

[nozz]

Jim Brown

[bhall43]

with all the talk of qb's making a guy better...why isnt Owens on the top of the list for current WR's based on talent?

Steve Young, Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb, Koy Detmer, Drew Bledsoe, Tony Romo, Al Gore, Sean Salisbury, Rex Grossman...it doesnt matter...he makes them good...

[Luxy312]

Individual players historically - Barry Sanders. Played on a team with an aweful offensive line and averaged 5 YPC, even though he holds the record for being caught behind the line of scrimmage more than any back in history.

Individual players today - Ladanian Tomlinson. Runs, catchs, throws. The guy is just head and shoulders better than anyone at his position, which I don't think you can really say for any other player. Atleast, I can't think of anyone.

[bhall43]

not really sure if its fair to say who was the best overall player ever...it has to go by positions...

[nozz]

not really sure if its fair to say who was the best overall player ever...it has to go by positions...

true.....is there an ultimate roster thread????

we can do it like that....

[bhall43]

true.....is there an ultimate roster thread????

we can do it like that....

sounds like they are taking the winners of the ultimate depth chart guys and then making it an NFL Ultimate Depth chart game...

[SanFranfan]

I say Jerry Rice with Barry Sanders a close second. Jerry holds how many receiving records???? He has some crazy numbers....

[Priest]

Rice and Lawrence Taylor

[Priest]

QB - Marino
FB - Jim Brown
TB - Barry Sanders
OL - Munoz, Mawae, Art Shell, Upshaw, Munchak
TE - Newsome
WR - Rice, Biletnikoff

LB - Lawrence Taylor, Lambert, Butkis, Urlacher
DL - Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Joe Green
CB - Deion, Dick (night train) Lane
safeties - Atwater, RONNIE LOTT!!!!!

K - Elam

what do you think?

[Luxy312]

QB - Marino
FB - Jim Brown
TB - Barry Sanders
OL - Munoz, Mawae, Art Shell, Upshaw, Munchak
TE - Newsome
WR - Rice, Biletnikoff

LB - Lawrence Taylor, Lambert, Butkis, Urlacher
DL - Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Joe Green
CB - Deion, Dick (night train) Lane
safeties - Atwater, RONNIE LOTT!!!!!

K - Elam

what do you think?

NICE effort. Seriously good work and reasonable.

[Priest]

I was gonna put randy white on there and take urlacher off.
but I figured with joe green in the middle takin up blocks, I can throw urlacher as an outside with LT on the other side and that would let butkus and lambert have a field day up the middle. lol

[Shardik17]

It would have to be Walter Payton.

Greatest running back of all time.
Threw a better pass than McMahon and most Qb's.
Could catch better than most recievers
No one blocked better

No one tackled players while holding the football like Walter.
When players tackled him they payed for it.

True football player and most respected teamate.
Stats aren't everything.

Oh my God, Marino, WTF? Yeah, he threw a lot of passes, whoopie.

[Priest]

barry did it without an O line

[chicagoman1]

QB - Marino
FB - Jim Brown
TB - Barry Sanders
OL - Munoz, Mawae, Art Shell, Upshaw, Munchak
TE - Newsome
WR - Rice, Biletnikoff

LB - Lawrence Taylor, Lambert, Butkis, Urlacher
DL - Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Joe Green
CB - Deion, Dick (night train) Lane
safeties - Atwater, RONNIE LOTT!!!!!

K - Elam

what do you think?

I like it exact I would put Walter ahead of Jim Brown
I mean Walter was an amazing blocker, trucked people for fun, and could run the ball
I know Jim Brown could run, but was he as good as Walter at blocking? thats pretty much what full backs are now today