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The Five Best You've Ever Seen (WR, RB, QB) (Don't Include Redskins)
Playing off the Top 32 All-Time WR Thread, let's do our own list.
Here are the groundrules: 1.) No Redskins can be on your list (to avoid homerism, for you fans of other teams-Sandtrap,Giantone-no Cowboys/Giants respectively) 2.) Has to be someone you actually saw play, whether at the game and/or on television. I know Jim Brown was awesome but I never saw him play so he doesn't make my list 3.) Order is not important, just the top 5 overall Quarterback 1. Joe Montana 2. John Elway 3. Tom Brady 4. Peyton Manning 5. Neil Lomax Running Back 1. Barry Sanders 2. Walter Payton 3. Roger Craig 4. Eric Dickerson 5. Bo Jackson Wide Receiver 1. Jerry Rice 2. Randy Moss 3. Jimmy Smith 4. Terrell Owens 5. Roy Green |
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[B]Quarterback[/B]:
Roger Staubach Terry Bradshaw Joe Montana Dan Marino Peyton Manning [B]Running Back[/B]: Eric 'The Great' Dickerson Walter Payton Earl Campbell Barry Sanders Adrian Peterson [B]Wide receiver[/B]: Jerry Rice John Jefferson Dwight Clark Charlie Joyner Randy Moss |
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QB:
1. Montana 2. Peyton Manning 3. Marino 4. Brady 5. Favre / Elway (tie) RB: 1. Payton 2. Emmitt 3. Earl Campbell 4. Sanders 5. Simpson WR: 1. Rice 2. Moss 3. Harrison 4. Tim Brown 5. T.O. Cool thread. I believe Montana was the greatest football player of all time, and clearly my top QB. In the Emmitt / Barry debate, I'm probably in the minority, but I would take Emmitt every time since Barry often put his offense in a lot of 3-and-outs by losing 5 yards on first down dancing for the home run, whereas Emmitt would turn a 1 yard play into 3-4 yards by running much more decisively. Payton was probably a better blocker and receiver than both, so I give him the nod as the best RB that I saw. Rice is peerless at WR. |
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QB:
John Unitas Joe Montana Dan Marino Peyton Manning Tom Brady RB: Barry Sanders Eric Dickerson OJ Simpson Earl Campbell Walter Payton WR: Jerry Rice Randy Moss John Jefferson Marvin Harrison Paul Warfield |
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QB:
1. Montana 2. Peyton Manning 3. Marino 4. John Elway 5. Sammy Baugh RB: 1. Walter Payton 2. Emmitt Smith 3. Barrry Sanders 4. Jim Brown 5. John Riggins WR: 1. Jerry Rice 2. Art Monk 3. Randy Moss 4. Marvin Harrison 5. Dwight Clark |
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[quote=VTSKINS61;723896]QB:
1. Montana 2. Peyton Manning 3. Marino 4. John Elway 5. Sammy Baugh RB: 1. Walter Payton 2. Emmitt Smith 3. Barrry Sanders 4. Jim Brown 5. John Riggins WR: 1. Jerry Rice 2. Art Monk 3. Randy Moss 4. Marvin Harrison 5. Dwight Clark[/quote] You got to see Sammy Baugh play? That's awesome. Tell us all about it |
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QB:
1. Manning 2. Montana 3. Brady 4. Elway 5. Marino RB: 1. Berry Sanders 2. Walter Payton 3. Earl Campbell 4. Bo Jackson 5. Emmitt Smith WR: 1. Rice 2. Moss 3. Harrison 4. Terrell Owens 5. Andre Reed |
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Quarter Backs:
Brett Favre Peyton Manning John Elway Tom Brady Dan "The Man" Marino Running Backs: E.Smith L. Tomlinson M. Faulk C. Martin B. Sanders ( Soon to be Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson) Wide Receivers Jerry Rice Randy Moss Andre Reed T.O Cris Carter I'm only 23 lol |
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Bo only played part time and for a few years but he can't be denied he as simply amazing.
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[B]Quarterback - No Order
[/B]1. Joe Montana 2. John Elway 3. Steve Young 4. Peyton Manning 5. Dan Marino [B]Running Back - No Order [/B] 1. Earl Campbell 2. Walter Payton 3. O.J. Simpson 4. Eric Dickerson 5. Barry Sanders L. Tomlinson is #6 [B]Wide Receiver - No Order[/B] 1. Jerry Rice 2. Randy Moss 3. Steve Largent 4. Marvin Harrison 5. Issac Bruce |
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I was born in 1973 and became a Redskins when I was 4 years old.
So I will go only by who I saw or watched or remember since 1977. Except I will go in order of who I believed to be the best at that time. QB's ----------------- #1)Joe Montana=Greatest QB I ever saw...It's just that simple and without hesitation. #2)John Elway=You guys truly need to DVR the Chiefs @ Broncos Oct. 17th 1994 matchup to really appreciate both Elway and Montana.Some say Elway was the greatest...This game proved who was imo...None-the-less,Elway is a legend. #3)Peyton Manning=A true general on the field. Probably the Marino of his era,except he won the big game. #4)Tom Brady=Can't stand him..but even with bias...or excuse of scheme or whatever excuse a man can make or hatred he has for the cheating pats,he has to be on this list unfortunately. #5)Steve Young=Very intellegent and tough player of his own.very underated with compared to scrambling QB's imo...Imagine a young Michael Vick with smarts and awesome passing accuracy,but not quite as fast....Exactly..lol RB's ------------- #1)Walter Payton=You know a player is good,when even Cowboy fans admit Smith wasn't better than "sweetness".This guy has it all...speed,durability,strength..you name it? #2)Earl Campbell=Ever tried to tackle a tree?Ever tried to tackle 2 tree's? Well,that was Earl Campbell. Imagine trying to tackle a tough and fast RB with tree trunks for legs?People would rip his jersey off as he ran with the ball and he...kept...on...going! Unforunately,I was very young when I watched him,but it's branded into my brain of him rolling through pins as the bowling ball. #3)Barry Sanders=Probably the most dangerous RB I ever saw. hahah..lol You thought people had to completely focus on Brian Westbrook when he got the ball for the eagles when younger? If that scared you to death,then you never saw Barry Sanders. #4)Terrell Davis=I personally don't think a player should ever be in the HOF unless they have success + longevity. But that's just my opinion. But if I ever had to vote for someone to get in based on just success, no matter how long they played? Davis would be on my list. Some say Elway doesn't get his 2 rings without Davis. Either way,you can't deny the fact that Davis was a true beast at RB no matter the Shanahan Scheme #5).Bo Jackson=Same as Davis on the success + longevity thing. I have no doubt in my mind that had he had a long career,he would be discussed as the greatest RB ever..no doubt.The guy was a freak at the RB position. Much like Sean Taylor was at the safety position imo as both players careers were cut short...(Yes,I have no doubt in my mind,that had Sean Taylor played for a long time,he would be considered not just a HOFer,but the best at his position as well) same opinion from me on Bo Jackson as well. WR's ------------ I'll do later if I have time.. |
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[quote=12thMan;723889][B]Quarterback[/B]:
Roger Staubach Terry Bradshaw Joe Montana Dan Marino Peyton Manning [B]Running Back[/B]: Eric 'The Great' Dickerson Walter Payton Earl Campbell Barry Sanders Adrian Peterson [B]Wide receiver[/B]: Jerry Rice John Jefferson Dwight Clark Charlie Joyner Randy Moss[/quote] Nice list ... I thought i was the only one to mention J. Jefferson ...... had he stayed in SD , I think he would have a bust in Canton . |
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QB ) Montana Elway Staubach Marino , RB Payton Campbell Emmit Bo Jackson WR Rice J.Jefferson Art Monk Largent R.Moss < too many could be on this list .... nice thread SS .
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Quarterbacks:
Johnny Unitas Bart Starr Otto Graham Dan Marino Joe Montana Running Backs: Jim Brown Emmitt Smith Walter Payton Gale Sayers O J Simpson Wide Receivers: Lance Alworth Jerry Rice Lynn Swann Drew Pearson Paul Warfield SS it's not fair you limited me to just five. There's more. j/k |
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QB:
Marino Manning Montana Brady Young RB: B. Sanders LT M. Faulk E. Smith I'd go with Dickerson because I do remember him playing but don't remember him that much so I'll go Curtis Martin with an honorable mention to umm.. maybe Jerome Bettis if you axe the last few years Wide Receivers: Rice Moss C. Carter T. Brown M. Harrison really hard to pick the WRs.. could've put on Lofton, Bruce, Holt, T.O., Reed, etc |
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[quote=Longtimefan;723942]Quarterbacks:
Johnny Unitas Bart Starr Otto Graham Dan Marino Joe Montana Running Backs: Jim Brown Emmitt Smith Walter Payton Gale Sayers O J Simpson Wide Receivers: Lance Alworth Jerry Rice Lynn Swann Drew Pearson Paul Warfield SS it's not fair you limited me to just five. There's more. j/k[/quote] Finally someone else has the great Unitas. If he lived in this era he would be seriously tearing it up. |
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My bad, Never seen him play in real life, just clips. I guess I would have to substitute him with Steve Young or Roger Staubach.
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[quote=Longtimefan;723942]Quarterbacks:
Johnny Unitas Bart Starr Otto Graham Dan Marino Joe Montana Running Backs: Jim Brown Emmitt Smith Walter Payton Gale Sayers O J Simpson Wide Receivers: Lance Alworth Jerry Rice Lynn Swann Drew Pearson Paul Warfield SS it's not fair you limited me to just five. There's more. j/k[/quote] I'll have to agree on your list, with the exception of having Franco Harris instead Gale Sayers and that is only due to Gale's amount of year's played. I would also rank Payton ahead of Smith. Payton has to be my favorite running back, the guy played defense on offense (he was like a LB, he hit you and made a hole). I hated Drew Pearson cause that bastard killed us many times. |
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[quote=Lotus;723949]Finally someone else has the great Unitas. If he lived in this era he would be seriously tearing it up.[/quote]
A vast majority here never saw him play. |
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I didn't put Brady on my list because of the cheating. I always wonder (before they got caught) how much of his success had to do with the cheating.
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[quote=SFREDSKIN;723952]I'll have to agree on your list, with the exception of having Franco Harris instead Gale Sayers and that is only due to Gale's amount of year's played. I would also rank Payton ahead of Smith. Payton has to be my favorite running back, the guy played defense on offense (he was like a LB, he hit you and made a hole). I hated Drew Pearson cause that bastard killed us many times.[/quote]
I wanted to include Eric Dickerson, Earl Campbell and Franco Harris, being limited to five I couldn't. I just listed my five r/b's in no particular order. Funny you mention Drew Pearson, that's why I included him because he was truly a thorn im my side for a long time. I'll also agree with you on Sayers because his career was so short, but what an electrifying runner he was for the short time he played. |
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[quote=SouperMeister;723892]QB:
1. Montana 2. Peyton Manning 3. Marino 4. Brady 5. Favre / Elway (tie) RB: 1. Payton 2. Emmitt 3. Earl Campbell 4. Sanders 5. Simpson WR: 1. Rice 2. Moss 3. Harrison 4. Tim Brown 5. T.O. Cool thread. I believe Montana was the greatest football player of all time, and clearly my top QB. In the Emmitt / Barry debate, I'm probably in the minority, but I would take Emmitt every time since Barry often put his offense in a lot of 3-and-outs by losing 5 yards on first down dancing for the home run, whereas Emmitt would turn a 1 yard play into 3-4 yards by running much more decisively. Payton was probably a better blocker and receiver than both, so I give him the nod as the best RB that I saw. Rice is peerless at WR.[/quote] Since I am from the Detroit area I love Barry, but you are right. IF I was a GM or HC, I would pick Emmitt. Barry would get those 20 yard runs, but only after 2-3 runs that netted negative yardage. Guy tap danced too often and back then the Lions' line wasn't so bad. |
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I have always been reluctant to try and deal with the GOAT. There has been so many different era's of the game it's virtually impossible to try and make any kind of determination as to who is the GOAT at any position. Since it became an American game, there has been many great players and I'm just content to leave it at that.
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QB
1. Peyton Manning 2. John Elway 3. Joe Montana 4. Brett Favre 5. Randall Cunningham RB 1. Walter Payton 2. Bo Jackson 3. Barry Sanders 4. Eric Dickerson 5. William Andrews WR 1. Jerry Rice 2. Randy Moss 3. Art Monk 4. Michael Irvin 5. Gary Clark |
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QB
1 Unitas 2 Montana 3 Favre 4 Jurgensen 5 Young RB 1 Sanders 2 Campbell 3 Payton 4 Smith 5 Sayres WR 1 Rice 2 Warfield 3 C Taylor 4 Moss 5 Monk |
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Figured it wouldn't be fair to you longtime fan :)
Reminder thar redskins don't count on this list. So no monk or clark |
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[quote=Longtimefan;723960]I wanted to include Eric Dickerson, Earl Campbell and Franco Harris, being limited to five I couldn't. I just listed my five r/b's in no particular order. Funny you mention Drew Pearson, that's why I included him because he was truly a thorn im my side for a long time.
I'll also agree with you on Sayers because his career was so short, but what an electrifying runner he was for the short time he played.[/quote] The saddest name on that list is the "juice", what a talent that guy was. I loved him as a kid and hate him as a grown up. Too bad he turned out to be a murderer. |
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we should do top 5 for Redskins only that we've seen
even the youngest of fans can remember 5 diff starting quarterbacks |
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Quarterbacks:
Johnny Unitas Bart Starr John Elway Brett Favre Joe Montana Running Backs: Jim Brown Barry Sanders Walter Payton Gale Sayers Larry Csonka Wide Receivers: Jerry Rice Raymond Berry Randy Moss Paul Warfield Fred Biletnikoff |
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Quarterbacks
Peyton Manning Tony Romo Rich Gannon Steve McNair Chad Pennington/Philip Rivers/Kurt Warner Running Backs Marshall Faulk LaDainian Tomlinson Priest Holmes Brian Westbrook Larry Johnson/Curtis Martin Wide Receivers Marvin Harrison Terrell Owens Derrick Mason Randy Moss (late career) Jerry Rice/Rod Smith |
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[quote=tryfuhl;723990]we should do top 5 for Redskins only that we've seen
even the youngest of fans can remember 5 diff starting quarterbacks[/quote] Campbell/Brunell Brunell/Campbell Ramsey Shane Matthews! Todd Collins But honestly, Colt Brennan was the best my eyes ever did saw. |
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I"m almost 21, but I seriously started following football 5-6 years ago, so my list is going to be a little different considering I've never seen some greats (i.e. Jerry Rice) play.
QB 1. Peyton Manning 2. Tom Brady 3. Drew Brees 4. Aaron Rogers 5. no one really compares to the ones above...but I guess Brett Favre? One year of the time that ive followed McNabb looked special, but as always got hurt then stopped showing it. RB 1. Barry Sanders (ive watched alot of clips) 2. LT 3. AP 4.CJ2K 5. LJ (his one season of being unbelievable put him somewhere on this list for me, but if we are going with consistency Id have to say Brian Westbrook) WR 1. Randy Moss (by far) 2. TO 3. Fitzy 4. Andre Johnson 5. Steve Smith (not really deserving...Reggie Wayne maybe one more are probably ahead of him, but I just love how small he is and how he still nabs everything) |
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QB's
John Unitas Fran Tarkenton Dan Marino Dan Fouts & Peyton Manning RB's Jim Brown Walter Payton Gale Sayers Bo Jackson & Barry Sanders WR's Jerry Rice Paul Warfield Raymond Berry Jimmy Orr & Don Maynard I would like to add the one person I hated to leave off any of my list is a WR who I feel should already be in the Hall - Cris Carter. IMVHO he belongs with the likies of Orr and Maynard. |
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QB:
Montana Marino Manning Brees Brady RB: Sanders Dickerson Payton LT Faulk WR: Rice R. Moss Cris Carter Largent Tim Brown |
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I don't feel like doing a whole list but the best player I have ever seen in my lifetime is Barry Sanders hands down, god he was awesome!
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QB:
Dan Marino Joe Montana Tom Brady Peyton Manning Jim Kelly WR: Jerry Rice Randy Moss Steve Smith Steve Largent Larry Fitzgerald RB: Bo Jackson!! Barry Sanders Marshal Faulk Erik Dickerson Roger Craig |
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QB -
John Elway Joe Montana Dan Marino Peyton Manning Warren Moon RB - Barry Sanders Walter Payton John Riggins Ladainian Tomlinson Priest Holmes (unstoppable and versatile, when healthy) WR - Jerry Rice Steve Largent Randy Moss - early years Andre Johnson Art Monk |
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[quote=dmek25;723974]QB
1 Unitas 2 Montana 3 Favre 4 Jurgensen 5 Young RB 1 Sanders 2 Campbell 3 Payton 4 Smith 5 Sayres WR 1 Rice 2 Warfield 3 C Taylor 4 Moss 5 Monk[/quote] You really saw Unitas play? He's near the top of my all-time rankings, but I never saw him play to include him on this list. |
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i’ve seen sammy baugh highlights too, but I’ll stick with the rules - leaving out don hutson and many other greats.
qb: 1. brett favre 2. steve young 3. peyton manning 4. dan marino 5. joe montana rb: 1. barry sanders 2. the bus 3. lt 4. emmitt smith 5. fred taylor wr: 1. jerry rice 2. randy moss 3. marvin harrison 4. steve smith 5. larry fitzgerald i was born was born in 1985 |
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QB's - Dan Marino
Peyton Manning John Elway Joe Montana Tom Brady RB's - Barry Sanders Emmit Smith Walter Payton Bo Jackson Thurman Thomas WR's - Randy Moss Jerry Rice Michael Irvin Sterling Sharpe Andre Reed |
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