The NFL Top 10 list #1....

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by troutman

No Tom Jackson?

Denver's ring of fame:

http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=147

No Irving Fryar?

I love Tom Jackson and he would likely be the next on my list. I could make an argument with myself and put him at #9 and Eddie McCaffrey at 11.

Rulon Jones had a really short but productive career...but he's not at the level of the other guys I've listed IMO. Karl Mecklenberg....he's got me thinking. That guy did more with less....wow.

Haven Moses and Louis Wright would be two more worthy candidates.

[Canada 02]

Raiders (LA and Oakland)

Marcus Allen
Fred Biletnikoff
George Blanda
Howie Long
Ted Hendricks
Art Shell
Gene Upshaw
Mike Haynes
Willie Brown
Cliff Branch

HM
Lester Hayes
Todd Christensen
Lyle Alzado
Bo Jackson
Tim Brown

[Clever_Iggy]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

Raiders (LA and Oakland)

Marcus Allen
Fred Biletnikoff
George Blanda
Howie Long
Ted Hendricks
Art Shell
Gene Upshaw
Mike Haynes
Willie Brown
Cliff Branch

HM
Lester Hayes
Todd Christensen
Lyle Alzado
Bo Jackson
Tim Brown

I think Tim Brown has to be in the top 10. Bo Jackson is close too. And what about Rich Gannon in the HM category? He didnt play a ton of years but wow when he did - again, only HM.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy

I think Tim Brown has to be in the top 10. Bo Jackson is close too. And what about Rich Gannon in the HM category? He didnt play a ton of years but wow when he did - again, only HM.

Don't forget Jim Plunkett and Ken Stabler.

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy

I think Tim Brown has to be in the top 10. Bo Jackson is close too. And what about Rich Gannon in the HM category? He didnt play a ton of years but wow when he did - again, only HM.

Tim Brown was a great Raider, but the two WR I put ahead of him include a hall of famer and Super Bowl MVP, and a guy with 3 rings

[SportsJunky]

1. Fran "That's Incredible!" Tarkenton
2. Alan Page
3. Carl Eller
4. Jim "Wrong Way" Marshall
5. Paul Krause
6. Chris Carter
7. Ron Yary
8. Joey Browner
9. Randall McDaniel
10. John Randle

Honorable mention: Robert Smith, Herschel Walker, Chuck Foreman, Leo Lewis

I can't believe how hard it is to get it down to 10. I had to sneak 4 of my favourites onto the HM list.

[gcycheun]

I find that its pretty interesting that you can tell when a person started watching football seriously.....I grew up watching the Buffalo Bills but was not turned into a big fan till Elway got Terrell Davis in his backfield, a lot of my friends like the Colts due to the emergence of Manning

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

1. Fran "That's Incredible!" Tarkenton
2. Alan Page
3. Carl Eller
4. Jim "Wrong Way" Marshall
5. Paul Krause
6. Chris Carter
7. Ron Yary
8. Joey Browner
9. Randall McDaniel
10. John Randle

Honorable mention: Robert Smith, Herschel Walker, Chuck Foreman, Leo Lewis

I can't believe how hard it is to get it down to 10. I had to sneak 4 of my favourites onto the HM list.

Great list, but where's Ahmad Rashad?

[habernac]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

No Irving Fryar?

I love Tom Jackson and he would likely be the next on my list. I could make an argument with myself and put him at #9 and Eddie McCaffrey at 11.

Rulon Jones had a really short but productive career...but he's not at the level of the other guys I've listed IMO. Karl Mecklenberg....he's got me thinking. That guy did more with less....wow.

Haven Moses and Louis Wright would be two more worthy candidates.

Irving Fryar. pfft. Maybe for the Dolphins or Eagles. He was too busy getting high in his years with NE.

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

Raiders (LA and Oakland)

Marcus Allen
Fred Biletnikoff
George Blanda
Howie Long
Ted Hendricks
Art Shell
Gene Upshaw
Mike Haynes
Willie Brown
Cliff Branch

HM
Lester Hayes
Todd Christensen
Lyle Alzado
Bo Jackson
Tim Brown

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Great list, but where's Ahmad Rashad?

I'm a fan of Ahmad but for me he doesn't rank up there. I had to leave a lot of guys I like off unfortunately but that's the fun of these lists.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

I'm a fan of Ahmad but for me he doesn't rank up there. I had to leave a lot of guys I like off unfortunately but that's the fun of these lists.

Agreed, that's what is fun about it. Looking at the top of your list though it is clear you know your Vikings. Page, Eller and Marshall were absolute monsters and they'd fly under the radar of most casual fans who weren't around in the 70's.

I'm not even sure how great Rashad's numbers are....I just remember that unbelievable hail mary catch he made against Cleveland. One of the greatest plays in NFL history!

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Karl Mecklenberg....he's got me thinking. That guy did more with less....wow.

Mecklenberg was my Dad's favourite player on the Broncos. He always said the guy left it all out there every Sunday.

[Patek23]

Originally Posted by Flames in 07

New Orleans Saints:

1. Archie Manning

He never had a winning season and threw more interceptions than touchdowns yet he's the best player ever for the Saints?

[Pagal4321]

Another Vikings fan...and it's hard to complain about SportsJunky's list....

1. Fran Tarkenton
2. Carl Eller
3. Alan Page
4. Jim Marshall
5. Chris Carter
6. Paul Krause
7. Joey Browner
8. Randall McDaniel
9. John Randle
10. Jeff Siemon

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

He never had a winning season and threw more interceptions than touchdowns yet he's the best player ever for the Saints?

Easily IMO.

He was surrounded by nothing. The film on that guy is amazing. Huge heart.

[Saint Troy]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

He never had a winning season and threw more interceptions than touchdowns yet he's the best player ever for the Saints?

Yep, and it's not close, until Brees wins a superbowl or two Manning had no offensive line for basically his entire career, they weren't the Aint's for nothing.

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

He never had a winning season and threw more interceptions than touchdowns yet he's the best player ever for the Saints?

Not to knock the Saints fans around here. But if a rookie makes some of the Saints fans top 10 lists. There isn't much to pick from over the years.

[Flames in 07]

Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn

Not to knock the Saints fans around here. But if a rookie makes some of the Saints fans top 10 lists. There isn't much to pick from over the years.

Not to knock Cheifs fans, but when you're team chokes in the playoffs consistantly, regardless of how they are seeded, including and especially #1 seed there isn't much to be proud of over the years.

My #2 team is Denver so I know first hand how disappointing the last couple decades have been in KC.

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

New thread idea and a way to get things going for the quickly approaching NFL season. If anyone has another idea for an NFL top 10 list simply post in under NFL top 10 list #2....etc.etc. etc.

First list, the top 10 players in your franchise's history.

Mine is the Denver Broncos....

1. John Elway
2. Shannon Sharpe
3. Rod Smith
4. Terrell Davis
5. Randy Gradishar
6. Steve Atwater
7. Al Wilson
8, Dennis Smith
9. Ed McCaffrey
10. Jason Elam

Interested in everyone's lists!

Hey, another Broncos fan!

Awesome! Go Broncos in 07! Were getting a pretty good offense this off season. Hope we draft a D-linemen.

As for the topic, I generally agree with the list. That was easy.