All 32 NFL Franchises Statistically Ranked In Order Of All-Time Greatness

http://nflspinzone.com ^ | Daniel D. Zillmer

[clintonh8r]

Dolphins ranked one place ahead of Pats. Just enough to drive Pats fans crazy. I love it.

[BBell]

Quit being anal ansel

[Veggie Todd]

Ok, now let’s rank them in order of felons.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

As a Seahawks fan I’m pretty sure that Curt Warner and Kenny Easley at their prime would hang with the all time greats

For sure Easley would have - a great pity his career ended early. You mentioned my beloved 49ers - the widespread expectation in '81 was that Bill Walsh would draft Kenny Easley with the 6th pick of the first round. Of course the Hawks took him with the 4th pick and the 49ers had to "settle" for Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott.

Lott was the heart and soul of four 49ers SB defenses and he's enshrined forever on the 49ers' Mt. Rushmore with Montana, Rice and Young, but 49ers fans from that era always kept an admiring eye on Easley; he was the subject of more than a few "what if" discussions in my section at Candlestick prior to kickoffs.

[ansel12]

Yeah, that didn’t really work out like it did in your head.

[Michael.SF.]

this list is biased simply towards the length of time the team has existed

Isn't that pretty much what "all-time" means?

[Michael.SF.]

this list is biased simply towards the length of time the team has existed

Isn't that pretty much what "all-time" means?

[Michael.SF.]

They’re (Steelers) 74-79 run is truly impressive; the NFL’s only true dynasty

The Steelers were 4-0 in super bowls during that run, meaning they did not make it to the big game twice.

In the eight year period from 1960 to 67, the Packers were 5-1 in NFL championship games. They also did not make it twice.

This 49'er fan votes for the Packers as the all time best.

As a 12 year season ticket holder I will also say this: The Cheeseheads are the best visiting fans in the league (Saints a close second).

[big'ol_freeper]

Damn straight

[mc5cents]

I have never seen a running back who could run over people like Jimmy Taylor.

He was good but the Buffalo Bills had a guy named Cookie Gilchrist that made Bronko Nagurski look like a girl scout in comparison. He only played 3 years in the early 60's and gained over 3,000 yards in the pass-happy era of the AFL.

[davetex]

Earl Campbell.

[Seattle Conservative]

As another big Seahawks fan, I agree with you. I’d possibly add Jacob Green to some of the greats. Hall of Famer Steve Largent is one of my all-time favorite players.

I was thinking about some of Seattle’s former QBs and was remembering that Dave Kreig was pretty good. I did a search on bing and found this Wikipedia page. Given you’re a Hawks fan, you might be interested in it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Seattle_Seahawks_starting_quarterbacks

3 former coaches and 4 former players from the Seahawks have been nominated for the 2015 Hall of Fame:

Mike Holmgren (with Seahawks from 1999-2008)
•Chuck Knox (1983-91)
•Tom Flores (1992-94)
•Shaun Alexander (2000-07)
•Ricky Watters (1998-2001)
•Kevin Mawae (1994-97)
•Shawn Springs (1997-2003)

http://12thmanrising.com/2014/09/17/seven-former-seahawks-among-2015-hall-fame-nominees/

[Impy]

Ping

[nhwingut]

List lost all credibility ranking Patriots at #17. Lol. Total garbage. Top 2-3 coach all time. Top 2-3 QB all time. Most appearances in Super Bowl all time. Best winning % in all of NFL since 1994 - that’d be 20 years. Team of decade of 2000s.

Not saying #1 or even top 5. But 17 is total joke.

[GOPsterinMA]

Thanks.

[ZOOKER]

Once again, the Chiefs achieve mediocrity.

Their early years, with Hank Stram and Len Dawson, keep them out of the basement in this poll.

Lately they're performing a different role in the NFL - when they run clips of outstanding plays in the league, it's the Chiefs they're scoring against.

[Skooz]

Yep.

It’s like being a Cubs fan.

[dangus]

Yes, of course... I meant in the Superbowl era.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Interesting idea, to go through football history like this.

Author is right that football doesn’t celebrate and connect with the history in the same way that baseball does.

People talk about Babe Ruth and the old days of the Brooklyn Dodgers all the time. How many football fans talk about the Detroit Lions of the ‘50s and their championships? How many talk about the days of the leather helmets?

When people talk about football history, they tend to talk about it from the ‘60s onward, as if the old days of the NFL never happened. Just my observation.

[bobby.223]

Well said. Otto G. and the Browns had one heck of a ‘Championship Run’ late ‘40s and into the 1950’s also huh?