The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players (Full list page 7)

[zombie jesus]

List so far...

51. Bart Starr
52. Eric Dickerson
53. Willie Lanier
54. Forrest Gregg
55. Earl Campbell
56. Gene Upshaw
57. Mike Singletary Video Link
58. Steve Van Buren
59. Mike Dikta
60. Jack Ham
61. LaDanian Tomlinson
62. Randy White
63. Jim Otto
64. Herb Adderly
65. Randy Moss Video Link
66. Willie Brown
67. Kellen Winslow
68. Mike Webster
69. Bobby Bell
70. Marshall Faulk
71. Paul Warfield
72. Jonathan Ogden Video Link
73. Ozzie Newsome
74. Marion Motley
75. Darrell Green Video Link
76. Art Shell
77. Tony Dorsett
78. Bruce Matthews
79. Emlen Tunnell
80. Troy Aikman
81. Steve Young
82. Ted Hendricks
83. Norm Van Brocklin
84. Joe Schmidt
85. Marcus Allen
86. Willie Davis
87. Elroy Hirsch
88. Ed Reed Video Link
89. Ernie Nevers
90. Kurt Warner
91. Fran Tarkenton
92. Michael Irvin
93. Sam Huff
94. Lenny Moore
95. Larry Allen
96. Mel Hein
97. Derrick Brooks
98. Lee Roy Selmon
99. Michael Strahan
100. Joe Namath

Raiders: 6
Cowboys: 5
Rams: 5
Giants: 4
Packers: 4
Browns: 3
Bears: 2
Buccaneers: 2
Chargers: 2
Chiefs: 2
Ravens: 2
Steelers: 2
Titans: 2
Vikings: 2
49ers: 1
Cardinals: 1
Colts: 1
Eagles: 1
Jets: 1
Lions: 1
Redskins: 1

I'll update the list here as it goes.

On Friday, Sept. 3, NFL Network debuts a new 10-episode series produced by NFL Films entitled, The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players. The one-hour shows feature a countdown of the top 100 players in history as determined by a blue-ribbon panel comprised of more than 100 NFL experts, historians and all-time great players and coaches. There will be 10 players unveiled in each episode. Each player is presented by a noteworthy individual in the world of sports and entertainment talking about what made that player one of the greats.

Who will be #1?

 

[Tommy Smith]

Probably Jim Brown.

Top 5 IMO in no particular order:

Jim Brown
Laurence Taylor
Jerry Rice
Joe Montana
John Elway

 

[Big Mick]

Jerry Rice imo will be #1
Jim Brown second
Joe Montana 3rd
Lawrence Taylor 4th
Rod Woodson 5th? Its NFL Network...

 

[Blade]

No way Elway - as good as he was - will make the Top 5

 

[Blade]

Here's mine...

1. Jerry Rice
2. Johnny Unitas
3. L.T
4. Jim Brown
5. Joe Montana

 

[Blade]

How many of the current playing stock will make the Top 20?

I say apart from Brady, Lewis, Favre and P. Manning [at best] no other names will be there.

 

[Tom155]

elway, marino, walter payton would be up there

 

[DC_fan]

Good to see two Cowboys players are already on the list. Larry Allen #95 and Michael Irvin #92. I exxpect a few more as the count down goes on.

I found it easier to pick a Top 10 then then Top 5.

In alphabetical order

Sammy Baugh QB
Jim Brown RB
Bob Lilly DT
Joe Montana QB
Walter Payton RB
Jerry Rice WR
Bart Starr QB
Johnny Unitas QB
Reggie White DE
Peyton Manning QB

 

[Big Mick]

That's a fair assessment imo DC Fan

 

[pennywisealfie]

i would love to watch this.

 

[zombie jesus]

For bragging rights, added teams in the OP, for players who were with multiple teams I'll just go by what nfl.com has them as on their list, eg Kurt Warner is a Ram.

 

[Big Mick]

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d81abe8cb/Top-100-Randy-Moss -

 

[legend]

How can Elway not be in the top five? More fourth quarter comebacks than any other QB. Over 50,000 passing yards, two super bowl wins, five super bowl appearances, League MVP, Super bowl MVP and the list goes on.

Give Elway Montana's supporting cast and he would have been the most successful QB of all time in every area, without a doubt.

 

[DC_fan]

How can Elway not be in the top five? More fourth quarter comebacks than any other QB. Over 50,000 passing yards, two super bowl wins, five super bowl appearances, League MVP, Super bowl MVP and the list goes on.

Give Elway Montana's supporting cast and he would have been the most successful QB of all time in every area, without a doubt.

I have always thought that "Fourth quarter comebacks" is an overrated stat.

 

[zombie jesus]

I have always thought that "Fourth quarter comebacks" is an overrated stat.

Agreed.

 

[legend]

Have a look at "The Drive" against Cleveland in Cleveland and have a look at the two minute drill he did on a 98 yard drive against the Oilers back in 92. It was a thing of beauty.

 

[zombie jesus]

Update for this week... rest of the list in the first post which I couldn't edit for some reason.

41. Rod Woodson
42. John Mackey
43. Alan Page
44. Mel Blount
45. Tony Gonzalez
46. Roger Staubach Video Link
47. Ray Nitschke
48. Red Grange
49. Mike Haynes
50. Terry Bradshaw


Cowboys: 6
Raiders: 6
Packers: 5
Rams: 5
Steelers: 5
Giants: 4
Bears: 3
Browns: 3
Chiefs: 3
Vikings: 3
Buccaneers: 2
Chargers: 2
Colts: 2
Ravens: 2
Titans: 2
49ers: 1
Cardinals: 1
Eagles: 1
Jets: 1
Lions: 1
Patriots: 1
Redskins: 1

 

[Big Mick]

No Bills at all?

Thurman Thomas....Bruce Smith...Jim Kelly...? Reed?

 

[zombie jesus]

No Bills at all?

Thurman Thomas....Bruce Smith...Jim Kelly...? Reed?

There's a couple of Willie's, they might have been known as Bill to their mates.

 

[DC_fan]

46. Roger Staubach Video Link

I would have him rated a bit higher then this.