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NFL's All time Best Players Team

Discussion in 'Football: NFL, College, High School' started by moestavern19, Sep 21, 2002.

  1. moestavern19

    moestavern19 Member

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    Think of the Best NFL Players of all time in their prime. Post your custom-team here.

    QB - Dan Marino
    QB - John Elway
    QB - Joe Montana

    RB - Jim Brown
    RB - Barry Sanders
    RB - Walter Payton

    WR - Jerry Rice
    WR - Don Hutson
    WR - Lance Allworth
    WR - Cris Carter
    WR - Tim Brown

    TE - Kellen Winslow
    TE - Shannon Sharpe

    Defense - Give me the Bears D-Line from 85, the Ravens Linebackers from 2000

    DB's - Night Train Lane, Darrell Green, Rod Woodson, Everson Walls, Jack Tatum, Lester Hayes


    Punter - Ray Guy
    Kicker - Jan Stenerud
    Punt Returner - White Shoes Johnson
    Kick Returner - Brian Mitchell
     
  2. kubli9

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    No Deion? :confused:
     
  3. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    QB - Johnny Unitas
    QB - John Elway
    QB - Joe Montana

    RB - Jim Brown
    RB - Barry Sanders
    RB - Walter Payton

    WR - Jerry Rice
    WR - Charley Taylor
    WR - Lance Allworth
    WR - Charlie Joiner
    WR - Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch

    TE - Kellen Winslow
    TE - Shannon Sharpe

    OT - Ron Mix
    OT - Gary Zimmerman
    C - Jim Otto
    OG - John Hannah
    OG - Bruce Matthews

    DL - Doug Atkins
    DL - Bruce Smith
    DL - Deacon Jones
    DL - Merlin Olsen
    DL - Big Daddy Lipscomb
    DL - Bob Lilly

    LB - Lawrence Taylor
    LB - Dick Butkus
    LB - Junior Seau
    LB - Sam Huff

    DB - Night Train Lane
    DB - Emlen Tunnell
    DB - Paul Krause
    DB - Lem Barney
    DB - Mike Haynes
    DB - Steve Atwater

    Punter - Ray Guy
    Kicker - Jason Elam
    Punt Returner - White Shoes Johnson
    Kick Returner - Travis Williams (played for the Packers and returned like 3 kickoffs for a touchdown one season)

    Honorable mentions: Sammy Baugh, Bronko Nagurski, Red Grange, Don Hutson, John Mackey, Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw, Lynn Swann, Cliff Branch, Otis Taylor, John Riggins, Larry Csonka, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, O.J. Simpson, Gene Upshaw, Art Shell, Jim Parker, Tony Boselli, Jackie Slater, Randy White, Alan Page, Howie Long, Mark Gastineau, Brian Urlacher, Tommy Nobis, Ray Nitschke, Willie Lanier, Ted Hendricks, Randy Gradishar, Tom Jackson, Deion Sanders, Charles Woodson, Rod Woodson, Herb Adderely, Mel Renfro, Cornell Green, and Willie Brown (although there probably should be more).
     
  4. Desert Scar

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    This team would darn demolish anybody :)

    QB - Roger Staubach
    (Meridith or Aikmen to back up)

    RB - Calvin Hill
    RB - Emmitt Smith
    RB - Toney Dorsett (back up)

    WR - Bullet Bob
    WR - Micheal Irvin
    WR - Drew Pearson
    WR - Butch Johnson (4 wr set)

    TE - Jay Novacek
    TE - Jackie Smith (just kidding, but he was actually tough for the Cardinals, go figure. I'll really take Billy Joe Dupree to back up Jay)

    OT - Erik Williams
    OT - Rayfield Wright
    C - Mark Stepnoski
    OG - Larry Allen
    OG - John Niland

    DL - Bob Lilly
    DL - Randy White
    DL - Too Tall Jones
    DL - Harvey Martin
    DL - Leon Lett
    DL - Charles Haley

    LB - Hollywood Henderson (he was just 20 years too early, great player)
    LB - Lee Roy Jordan
    LB - Chuck Howley
    LB - DD Lewis

    DB - Mel Renfro
    DB - Deon Sanders
    DB - Cliff Branch
    DB - Charlie Waters
    DB - Darren Woodson

    PR - Deon
    KR - Mel Renfro
    K - Efrim (sp?) Herrera
    P - Danny White
     
  5. Desert Scar

    Desert Scar Member

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    My 2nd team:

    QB - John Elway (best 1 man team I have ever seen)
    RB - Jim Brown
    RB - Earl Campell (2nd only to Brown in his prime)
    WR - Jerry Rice
    WR - Don Hutson
    TE - Kellen Winslow (by far the best TE ever)

    OT - NE/Denver guy I can't remember right now
    OT - Not sure
    C - Dwight Stephenson
    OG - Larry Allen
    OG - Bruce Matthews

    DL - Deacon Jones
    DL - Merlin Olsen
    DL - Reggie White (great despite being a bigot)
    DL - Bob Lilly

    LB - Lawrence Taylor
    LB - Dick Butkus
    LB - Jack Lambert (hate to admit this)

    DB - Mike Haynes
    DB - Deon
    DB - Jack Tatum
    DB - Ronnie Lott

    Punter - Ray Guy
    Kicker - Jan Stenerud
    Punt Returner - White Shoes Johnson
    Kick Returner - Craig Upchurch
     
  6. 4chuckie

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    Warning: THese are only the modern players (so no Jim Browns, etc):

    QB: Joe Montana
    RB: Walter Payton
    FB: Moose Johnson
    WR: Jerry Rice
    WR: Randy Moss
    TE: Kellen Winslow
    T: Anthony Munoz
    T: Tony Boselli (Pre-Injuries)
    G: Larry Allen
    G: John Hanna
    C: M. Webster

    DE: M. Gasineau
    DE: Howie Long
    DT: Randy White
    DT: Warren Sapp
    OLB: LT
    OLB: Derrick Thomas
    MLB: Ray Lewis
    CB: Deion
    CB: Rod Woodson
    S: Ronnie Lott
    S: Darren Woodsen

    P: Ray Guy
    K: Gary Anderson
    PR: Deion
    KR: Eric Metcalf
     
  7. TheFreak

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    QB - Warren Moon
    RB - Earl Campbell
    RB - Mike Rozier
    WR - Kenny Burrough
    WR - Mike Renfro
    TE - Dave Casper

    OT - Harvey Salem
    OT - Dean Steinkuhler
    C - Carl Mauck
    OG - Mike Munchak
    OG - Bruce Matthews

    DE - Sean Jones
    DE - William Fuller
    DT - Elvin Bethea
    DT - Ray Childress

    LB - Greg Bingham
    LB - Al Smith
    LB - Robert Brazille

    DB - Blaine Bishop
    DB - Marcus Robertson
    DB - Cris Dishman
    DB - Richard Johnson

    Punter - Greg Montgomery
    Kicker - Toni Fritsch
    Punt Returner - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
    Kick Returner - Carl Roaches
     
  8. Nomar

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    Steve Young
    Garrison Hearst
    William Floyd
    Jerry Rice
    Terrel Owens
    Greg Jones

    Deion Sanders
    Bryant Young
    Charles Haley
    Ronnie Lott
     
  9. RocketsPimp

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    Lemme guess Desert Scar, you're a Cowboys fan. Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Jay Novacek & Erik Williams????? Please take off your blue/white colored glasses. I can see an argument for Emmitt(even though Sanders was twice as good as Emmitt), but the other three are obviously biased Cowboy homer choices.
     
  10. Sonny

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    well I am not biased but...

    for defense

    The 1985 Chicago Bears :D

    and throw in Brian Urlacher.


    Offense:

    QB - Montana, Marino, Elway, Favre

    RB - Payton, Sanders, Earl Campbell

    WR - Rice, Steve Largent, Irvin

    TE - Novacek, Sharpe

    O-Line - Early 90's Dallas Cowboys (Larry Allen/Nate Newton)
     
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    Last edited: Sep 22, 2002
  11. CriscoKidd

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    I know it says all-time, but I'm only going to go with guys I've actually seen play, so...

    Qb - Montana
    Qb - Young
    Qb - Favre

    Rb - Barry Sanders
    Rb - TD
    Rb - Emmitt

    Wr - Rice
    Wr - Moss
    Wr - TO
    Wr - Cris Carter

    Te - Coates
    Te - Sharpe

    OL - Dallas's 94 squad

    DL - Reggie White
    DL - Bruce Smith
    DL - Sapp

    LB - Derrick Thomas
    LB - Ray Lewis
    LB - Seau
    LB - Urlacher

    Cb - Rod Woodson
    Cb - Deion

    Db - Lott
    Db - Darren Woodson
     
  12. MacBeth

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    QB* Joe Montana
    RB* Barry Sanders
    FB* John Riggins
    WR* Jerry Rice
    WR* Paul Warfield
    TE* John Mackey
    OT* Anthony Munoz
    OT* Erik Williams
    OG* Randall McDaniel
    OG* Bruce Matthews
    C* Dwight Stephenson

    DE* Reggie White
    DE* Bruce Smith
    DT* Bob Lilly
    DT* Michael Carter
    OLB* Lawrence Taylor
    OLB* Andre Tippett
    ILB* Dick Butkus
    ILB* Mike Singletary
    CB* Deion Sanders
    CB* Rod Woodson
    FS* Ronnie Lott
    SS* Night Train Lane

    PK* Morten Anderson
    P* Miami's guy in th 80's...ane escapes me.

    PR* John Taylor
    KR* Gale Sayers

    Hon Mention...QB...Elway, Young, Marino, Unitas, Baugh, Favre, Bradshaw
    RB...Brown, Sayers, Payton, Simpson, Dickerson
    WR...Berry, Hutson, Allworth, Monk
    TE...Winslow, Newsome, Chritiansen, Sharpe, Bavaro
    OL....Larry Allen, John Hannah, Otto, Shell, Upshaw
    DL...Long, Haley, Dent, Sapp, Brtant Young, Olsen, Jones, Jones, Greene,
    LB..Carl Banks, Junior Seau, Jack Lambert, Ray Lewis,

    CB* Green, Hayes & Haynes,

    S* Darren Woodson, Mike Tatum,
     
  13. A-Train

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    Probably thinking of Reggie Roby...

    Hell, Sammy Baugh played quarterback AND punted
     

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