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VANITY - The Best Football Players of All-Time - VANITY

Posted on 09/14/2005 2:23:26 PM PDT by One Proud Son

QUARTERBACKS: (1) Johnny Unitas (2) Dan Marino (3) Joe Montana RUNNING BACKS: (1) Jim Brown (2) Walter Payton (3) Barry Sanders WIDE RECEIVERS: (1) Jerry Rice (2) Don Maynard (3) Randy Moss DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: (1) Joe Greene (2) Howie Long (3) Randy White LINEBACKERS: (1) Dick Butkus (2) Jack Lambert (3) Mike Singletary DEFENSIVE BACKS: (1) Ronnie Lott (2) Paul Krause (3) Ken Houston


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To: dinoparty

No Pete Carroll.


61 posted on 09/14/2005 2:42:03 PM PDT by slowhand520
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To: dfwgator

He knew how to carve long after he retired, too.


62 posted on 09/14/2005 2:42:32 PM PDT by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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To: kas2591

Sammy Baugh is an excellent suggestion. Otto Graham to me is a better selection than Marino. This list is very present oriented as these lists often are.


63 posted on 09/14/2005 2:42:50 PM PDT by JLS
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To: dfwgator

How about New York Giants Danny LLoyd LB #54. OK I'm biased cause he's my brother


64 posted on 09/14/2005 2:43:08 PM PDT by clamper1797 (Proud member of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 1972-1973)
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To: ken5050

I think Payton deserves that #2 spot. Sayers may have been a more flashy, spectacular runner -- but Payton was far more durable over time and was really the "full package" when it came to running backs. Great runner, great pass-receiver, great blocker (and loved doing it, too), and even a good passer (he threw 8 TD passes in his career).


65 posted on 09/14/2005 2:43:31 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: One Proud Son
You should really add a few spots to your list -- like a tight end and a few more defensive players.

Albert Lewis of the Kansas City Chiefs was the best defensive back I ever saw. He was tall for a cornerback, but could still run with any wide receiver in the league. He was a great special teams player, too -- specialized in blocking punts, in fact.

66 posted on 09/14/2005 2:45:43 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: One Proud Son
Surely you jest:

MONTANA #1


67 posted on 09/14/2005 2:46:00 PM PDT by Doomonyou (FR doesn't suffer fools lightly.)
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To: JLS

Bobby Layne, the last decent QB the Lions have had.


68 posted on 09/14/2005 2:46:34 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Larry Little


69 posted on 09/14/2005 2:47:00 PM PDT by paradoxical
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To: dfwgator

Yep. You did notice my Gator bias didn't you?


70 posted on 09/14/2005 2:47:20 PM PDT by JLS
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To: slowhand520

Oh yeah, how could I forget his name? Wasn't he the coach during the Jets' "just lose, baby" era?


71 posted on 09/14/2005 2:47:28 PM PDT by dinoparty
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To: One Proud Son

Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson.


73 posted on 09/14/2005 2:47:29 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: One Proud Son
(2) Don Maynard

Not THAT good. He can't possibly have the stats for this ranking.

74 posted on 09/14/2005 2:48:16 PM PDT by VadeRetro (Liberalism is a cancer on society. Creationism is a cancer on conservatism.)
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To: JLS

I would consider Gator Jack Youngblood one of the best defensive linemen as well.


75 posted on 09/14/2005 2:48:20 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

I can understand why LT was left off, even though I'm a Giants fan. His play at the linebacker position really revolutionized the game of football, but he was such a great athlete and a great pass-rusher that it was easy to overlook the fact that he was largely a one-dimensional player (he was average at best in pass coverage, for example).


76 posted on 09/14/2005 2:48:24 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: sinkspur

Barry Sanders WAS the Lions in the 90s...

QBs:
Gagliano
Peete
Kramer
Krieg
Mitchell
Batch

throw in Ware, Magic-man, etc...

teams keyed on Sanders....


77 posted on 09/14/2005 2:48:47 PM PDT by dakine
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To: dinoparty

Every year is a "just lose, baby" era. That is why I love them


78 posted on 09/14/2005 2:48:51 PM PDT by slowhand520
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To: One Proud Son

John Lynch. BEST Safety Ever!


80 posted on 09/14/2005 2:49:38 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
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