NFL topic: Greatest to ever play their position

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Best running back - Shaun Alexander

Best Quarterback - Matt Hasselbeck

Best Wide Receiver - Steve Largent

Best TE/FB - J.L. Williams, Mack Strong

Best Cornerback/Safety - Dave Brown, Kenny Easley, Eugene Robinson

Best Linebacker - Lofa Tatupu, Fred Young, Chad Brown, Rufus Porter

Best Defensive Lineman - Jacob Green, Cortez Kennedy

Best Offensive Lineman - Walter Jones

GO SEAHAWKS!

 

[oldguy]

Best Running Back? Walter Payton

Best Quarterback? Joe Montana

Best Wide Receiver? Jerry Rice

Best TE? Kellen Winslow

Best Cornerback? Mel Blount

Best Linebacker? Lawrence Taylor

Best Safety? Ronnie Lott

Best Defensive End? Reggie White

Best Defensive Tackle? Joe Green

Best Punter? Ray Guy

Go Blazers

 

[oldguy]

Best running back - Shaun Alexander

Best Quarterback - Matt Hasselbeck

Best Wide Receiver - Steve Largent

Best TE/FB - J.L. Williams, Mack Strong

Best Cornerback/Safety - Dave Brown, Kenny Easley, Eugene Robinson

Best Linebacker - Lofa Tatupu, Fred Young, Chad Brown, Rufus Porter

Best Defensive Lineman - Jacob Green, Cortez Kennedy

Best Offensive Lineman - Walter Jones

GO SEAHAWKS!

You forgot Brian Bosworth.

Go Blazers

 

[magnifier661]

Interesting how many different legitimate answers you can get to questions like this in football. Makes Jerry Rice that much more impressive that he is the unanimous top guy at his position.

and the general consenus that the players on the mid-late 80's 49ner team had some of the best at their position.

 

[Denny Crane]

and the general consenus that the players on the mid-late 80's 49ner team had some of the best at their position.

The steel curtain Steelers were more talented.

 

[magnifier661]

The steel curtain Steelers were more talented.

I see none of them as the all time greats voted in here. I see 3 players from that 9er team.

 

[oldguy]

I see none of them as the all time greats voted in here. I see 3 players from that 9er team.

You must have missed Joe Green on my list. That guy was a freak'n animal.

Go Blazers

 

[PapaG]

You must have missed Joe Green on my list. That guy was a freak'n animal.

Go Blazers

Green was on my list too as the greatest DT ever.

 

[PapaG]

No love for offensive linemen, PapaG?

I had added to it before I saw your post.

 

[Natebishop3]

It's been really great reading everyone's different opinions about who was the best.

I'm definitely biased towards Niners like Steve Young, Jerry Rice, etc.

Dion was amazing. I really liked Barry Sanders and Terrell Davis. I think if Davis had stayed healthy he might have gone down as the best RB of all time. The guy was amazing. This would be my all-time favorite list to watch.

Best running back - Davis/Sanders

Best Quarterback - Steve Young/Vick (when he was young)/Elway

Best Wide Receiver - Rice/Randy Moss (when he was young)

Best TE/FB - Shannon Sharp/Mike Alstott was amazing when he was healthy

Best Cornerback/Safety - Dion/Champ Bailey/Woodson/Green/I was a huge Merton Hanks fan

Best Linebacker - Ken Norton Jr/Patrick Willis

Best Defensive Lineman - Reggie White/Strahan

Best Offensive Lineman - Can't think of any off the top of my head

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Randy Moss declared himself the greatest WR ever at Super Bowl media day. Jerry Rice's response? "Put my numbers up against his numbers."

 

[drexlersdad]

moss had the gifts to be the greatest, no doubt

but no

 

[Hobbesarable]

Answers for:

Best running back? Barry Sanders

Best Quarterback? Joe Montana

Best Wide Receiver? Jerry Rice

Best TE? Tony Gonzalez

Best Cornerback? Deion Sanders

Best Linebacker? Ray Lewis

Best Safety? Ronnie Lott

Best Defensive End? Reggie White

I agree with your list, Sinobas. And I actually watched these players play football.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Rice was amazing. He didn't have the freaky athletic ability of a Calvin Johnson or Randy Moss, but he had the best preparation, work ethic, dedication, and focus of any athlete ever.

You forgot hands. That's one of the things they always talked about. And they really started talking about it in 1998 or so, as his hands started slowly fading, and he started dropping balls.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Cris Carter had better hands

 

[VanillaGorilla]

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[PtldPlatypus]

Cris Carter had better hands

Cris Carter got mad at Cowherd this morning for saying that Steve Largent had the best hands ever. It was mildly amusing, because you could tell that the offense was genuine.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Cris Carter had better hands

I won't argue that. But add superior hands of Rice to the rest of Rice's football package/talent (not #1, but superior)....

Kill the jokes, I can see y'all trying o capitalize.

 

[VenomXL]

Bo? Seriously?
Adrian Peterson in just his last 2 seasons has more rushing yards than Bo's career. More TDs. More catches last season than Bo had in his career. More receving yards the past two years than Bo had in his career.

Also, Adrian destroyed his knee in the middle of those two seasons.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

I'm amazed that Tony Gonzalez isnt the #1 TE on everyones list. IMO, it's the only position in the NFL where there is an obvious #1.

 

[MickZagger]

The title should be changed from greatest to favoritist

 

[magnifier661]

The title should be changed from greatest to favoritist

Kinda thinking the same thing. Bo Jackson was definitely my most favorite of all players. My second was Rod Woodson.

 

[oldguy]

I'm amazed that Tony Gonzalez isnt the #1 TE on everyones list. IMO, it's the only position in the NFL where there is an obvious #1.

Rice?

Go Blazers

 

[drexlersdad]

Kinda thinking the same thing. Bo Jackson was definitely my most favorite of all players. My second was Rod Woodson.

dirty raider fan! burn him!

 

[magnifier661]

dirty raider fan! burn him!

LMAO!!!!!! My second favorite team is the Green Bay Packers.

 

[RR7]

LMAO!!!!!! My second favorite team is the Green Bay Packers.

oh yuck.

 

[drexlersdad]

LMAO!!!!!! My second favorite team is the Green Bay Packers.

gross man

my list was best ever, or else id have charles haley on it

 

[magnifier661]

oh yuck.

I figured it would go over well! Hahahaha

 

[44Thrilla]

Best running back? Barry Sanders

Best Quarterback? Joe Montana

Best Wide Receiver? Jerry Rice

Best TE? Tony Gonzalez

Best Cornerback? Ty Law

Best Linebacker? Lawrence Taylor

Best Safety? Ed Reed

Best Defensive End? Reggie White

 

[MickZagger]

Whatchyu fools know about Chuck Bednarik?