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RX_Sith
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RE: The Sporting News Top 100 Greatest NFL Players (#s 40-31)
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#40-31:
40. Raymond Barry - "Me and Gino (Marchetti) would have a dozen beers down after practice and Raymond would still be out on the field catching passes. We'd all be running off the practice field and he'd be chasing us to get somebody to throw him another 50 passes. He was one of a kind."
Art Donovan, former Colts tackle
39. Sid Luckman - "I've never seen a player who worked as hard as Luckman. When everyone else left the practice field, he stayed on. He practiced pivoting and ball-handling by the hour. When he went to his room at night, he stood before a mirror and practiced still more. He became a great player simply because he devoted about 400 percent more effort to it than most athletes are willing to do."
George Halas, 1947
38. Eric Dickerson - "I can't remember seeing any back with more talent and potential than Eric, and that includes myself and Gale Sayers. He is the best I've seen, and I mean ever."
O.J. Simpson, 1984
37. Deion Sanders - "I remember that Atlanta game when he was with us (the 49ers in 1994). He told me that week he was going to bait the guy and let him catch a few -- then he was going to pick one off, run it right in front of their bench and high-step into the end zone. He told me he had a vision. He called it. Then he did it."
former 49ers director of football operations Dwight Clark, 1998
36. Mel Blount - "I played in a lot of Pro Bowls. I never saw a cornerback like him. He was the most incredible athlete I have ever seen. With Mel, you could take one wide receiver and just write him off. He could handle anybody in the league."
Jack Ham
35. Bronko Nagurski - "There's only one way to defense him -- shoot him before he leaves the dressing room. He is the only back I ever saw who ran his own interference. See these lumps on my head? I got most of them trying to stop Nagurski."
former Giants player Steve Owen
34. Alan Page - "When I was with Los Angeles, I thought Merlin Olsen was the best tackle around. And I'm sure (Dallas assistant) Ernie Stautner feels Bob Lilly is the best. But right now, I think Alan is the best tackle I have ever seen. He does everything you ask, and then some."
Vikings assistant coach Jack Patera, 1970, The Sporting News
33. Earl Campbell - "The way Campbell runs, it's like trying to stop a truck going downhill without a driver. Now that's hard to stop."
former Bears coach Neill Armstrong, 1980, The Sporting News
32. Marion Motley - "He had big, wide shoulders and he was a great blocker. He was big and strong and had great speed for the size of man that he was."
Former Browns receiver Dante Lavelli, 1999
31. Lance Alworth - "The good Lord usually takes something away from an individual to keep him from being perfect, but he goofed when he came to Alworth."
Former Broncos coach Mac Speedie, 1968, The Sporting News
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yankee8255
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RE: The Sporting News Top 100 Greatest NFL Players (#s 50-41)
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A really great group, though I'd put Dickerson way further down, below Emmit in any event, simply because Smith focused more on his team, whereas Dickerson only cared about his own stats.
As for Earl Campbell, for those 4 or so years where he was at his prime, he was almost unstoppable.
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Eric Dickerson ran behind one of the greatest lines ever. When he left for Indianapolis, his backup Charles White led the league in rushing. The next year White went down with an injury and his backup Greg Bell led the NFL in rushing touchdowns for the next 2 years, & the year after that his backup Cleveland Gary did the same.
Dickerson was a notorious fumbler, especially in big games. As a runner he had great speed but when hit hard he would cough it up. As a Bears fan I remember guarantees by Mike Singletary & Dan Hampton on Dickerson fumbles. It wasn't common to see mild mannered Singletary talk like that but he was right on the money when talking about Dickerson. Way too high on the list.
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Deion Sanders is so overrated, it's not funny. He was fantastic at the few things he did well, but sucked at everything else. He literally made your team play 11-on-10 football on running downs, because he couldn't/wouldn't tackle. Sure, he had great speed and could return kicks/punts with lethal force, and he could completely eliminate a receiver from a game. But to be great ... at least as great as he's hyped to be ... you have to be at least adequate at all areas of your position. And he's far from adequate on everything but coverage skills as a DB.
Give me Rod Woodson over Sanders any day of the week, and twice on Sundays.
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I remember when Montana first retired and worked the pregame for one of the networks, he was asked to assess Deion -- he said the first thing they noticed about him on film is that on running plays to his side he could always be seen backpedaling out of view. They ran at him alot.
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RE: The Sporting News Top 100 Greatest NFL Players (#s 30-21)
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#30-21:
30. Jack Lambert - "Lambert was equally good against the run as those other great linebackers, but he was dramatically better than any of them against the pass. He called the defensive signals. He set the tone. He was intelligent, all business, a terrific leader."
Former Steelers linebacker Andy Russell
29. Roger Staubach - "Every Cowboy, offense and defense, looked to him. They all felt that as long as he was in the game, they had a chance to win. To tell you the truth, his opponents felt the same way."
Former Cardinals coach Jim Hanifan, 1980, The Sporting News
28. Forrest Gregg - "Excellent technique and excellent footwork. Forrest always kept himself perfectly centered. He and Rosey Brown were the best technicians of all the offensive linemen. As a run-blocker, he was outstanding."
Lenny Moore, 1999
27. Dan Marino - "I'm playing with a legend. Dan Marino is a legend in his own time."
Former Dolphins receiver Mark Clayton, 1985, The Sporting News
26. O.J. Simpson - "Jim Brown? I never played against Jim Brown. But not in my wildest imagination do I think Jim Brown could be any better than The Juice."
Steelers defensive end Dwight White, 1976, The Sporting News
25. Merlin Olsen - "Merlin didn't talk much. He probably was the best of the Rams front four. He would chase you from here to Georgia just to beat you. He was the key to the foursome."
Hall of Fame offensive lineman Jim Parker, 1999
24. Jim Parker - "I loved playing next to Jim. He was the best, man. He played every position along the line and was great at all of them. He was one of those guys who just punished you. He smothered you."
John Mackey, 1999
23. Ronnie Lott - "He was one of the best safeties ever to play the game. He had it all. He was as smart as Emlen Tunnell, a great hitter and a great cover guy. He did everything."
Raymond Berry, 1999
22. Reggie White - "He's the best I've ever seen. The size, the strength, the speed. He's got everything. He never lets up, either. That's the thing; he's relentless."
Eagles defensive lineman Mike Pitts, 1988, TSN Pro Football Yearbook
21. Gayle Sayers - "Sayers is the greatest player I've ever seen. That's right -- THE greatest. I've never been more impressed with one player."
Dick Butkus, 1965, The Sporting News
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RE: The Sporting News Top 100 Greatest NFL Players (#s 20-11)
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#20-11:
20. John Hannah - "You never have to grade John because you know what he is doing in every game -- playing his guts out. When the game is over, he has nothing left."
former Patriots coach Raymond Berry
19. Night Train Lane - "Train will always be the Godfather of cornerbacks. He was as large as some linemen of his era. He also was agile and very fast. His tackling was awesome. He did the clothesline and other tackles that just devastated the ball carrier."
Lem Barney, 1999
18. Ray Nitschke - "It's not so much his speed or even his quickness. It's his desire to make the play, an ability to get to the right spot ahead of everybody else. He has all the strength and toughness needed to be truly outstanding and, as a leader, he is without peer."
Former Rams linebacker Les Richter
17. Anthony Munoz - "Anthony Munoz was the epitome of what an NFL offensive lineman should be. I've never seen one better."
Hall of Fame tackle Mike McCormack
16. John Elway - "He's most dangerous because he has the ability to run to his left and throw the ball back to his right with a lot of mustard on it. When he's running to his right, he can throw it 60 yards on one foot."
former Raiders cornerback Mike Haynes, 1986, The Sporting New
15. Gino Marchetti - "He's the greatest player in football. It's a waste of time to run around this guy's end. It's a lost play. You don't bother to try it."
former Rams coach Sid Gillman, 1959
14. "Mean" Joe Greene - "He's the best I've seen. He set the standard for us. Physically, he had all the necessary attributes but he also set the standard for attitude. There will never be another Joe Greene. Joe will always be something special."
Former Steelers coach Chuck Noll
13. Deacon Jones - "I'm the best defensive end around. I'd hate to have to play against me."
Deacon Jones
12. Barry Sanders - "He makes you stand on your toes any time he gets the ball. You watch because you feel something big is about to happen."
former Lions coach Wayne Fontes, 1990, TSN Pro Football Yearbook
11. Sammy Baugh - "I like to just sit and watch him. Every time he throws, I learn something. But nobody is ever going to equal him. Not anybody."
Sid Luckman, 1950
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Deacon Jones should've probably been in the top ten.
Same with Nitschke.
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So far the rankings are ok, but I have a feeling they are gonna put Tom Brady in the top 10, when in reality he should be ranked somewhat lowed (20s if you ask me).
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RE: The Sporting News Top 100 Greatest NFL Players (#s 10-6)
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#10-6:
10. Bob Lilly - "I've said this before and I'll say it again. In my lifetime, there hasn't been a player as good as Lilly. And I don't expect ever to see another one. He is that once-in-a-lifetime player."
Tom Landry
9. Dick Butkus - "If I had a choice, I'd sooner go one-on-one with a grizzly bear. I pray that I can get up every time Butkus hits me."
former NFL running back MacArthur Lan
8. Walter Payton - "It's his legs. He's got the strongest legs I've ever seen. They are like springs. . . . If he had played on good teams, oh my gosh, I can't imagine what he would have done."
Bobby Beathard, 1984, The Sporting News
7. Otto Graham - "The test of a quarterback is where his team finishes. By that standard, Otto was the best of them all."
Paul Brown
6. Don Hutson - "I'd always dreamed of an end who could do the things Hutson did. And out at practice (for the Rose Bowl) at Pasadena that day, there he was."
Curly Lambeau, on his first sighting of Don Hutson
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Based on reputation (I never saw either of them play) I don't see how you can pt Illy or Hutson over Joe Green.
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based on reputation?
Don Hutson is the only receiver that if put ahead of Jerry Rice on a lit, wouldn't get scoffed at. Don Hutson was way ahead of his time and he dominated the receivers of his day more then Rice did his.
Consider that in Hutson's best season, he had twice as many yards and twice as many touchdowns then the second best receiver that year.
And he was a great cornerback to boot. 30 interceptions in 6 seasons as a DB.
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E. Smith should be in top 10 players of all time. Holds several records. Same goes to Brett Farve.
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darth_gersh posted:
E. Smith should be in top 10 players of all time. Holds several records. Same goes to Brett Farve.
Not Smith, even with the record, I'd still put him no higher then 3rd best RB, maybe 4th behind Walter Payton, Barry Sanders and possibly Jim Brown.
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Darth Dark Helmet posted:
darth_gersh posted:
E. Smith should be in top 10 players of all time. Holds several records. Same goes to Brett Farve.
Not Smith, even with the record, I'd still put him no higher then 3rd best RB, maybe 4th behind Walter Payton, Barry Sanders and possibly Jim Brown.
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