The Sporting News Top 100 Greatest NFL Players

[DaHooligan]

do you agree with there placings?

1. Jim Brown
2. Jerry Rice
3. Joe Montana
4. Lawrence Taylor
5. Johnny Unitas
6. Don Hutson
7. Otto Graham
8. Walter Payton
9. Dick Butkus
10. Bob Lilly


11. Sammy Baugh
12. Barry Sanders
13. Deacon Jones
14. Joe Greene
15. Gino Marchetti
16. John Elway
17. Anthony Munoz
18. Ray Nitschke
19. Night Train Lane
20. John Hannah


21. Gale Sayers
22. Reggie White
23. Ronnie Lott
24. Jim Parker
25. Merlin Olsen
26. O.J. Simpson
27. Dan Marino
28. Forrest Gregg
29. Roger Staubach
30. Jack Lambert


31. Lance Alworth
32. Marion Motley
33. Earl Campbell
34. Alan Page
35. Bronko Nagurski
36. Mel Blount
37. Deion Sanders
38. Eric Dickerson
39. Sid Luckman
40. Raymond Berry


41. Bart Starr
42. Willie Lanier
43. Larry Wilson
44. Terry Bradshaw
45. Herb Adderley
46. Steve Largent
47. Jack Ham
48. John Mackey
49. Bill George
50. Willie Brown


51. Randy White
52. Bobby Layne
53. Tony Dorsett
54. Chuck Bednarik
55. Art Shell
56. Mike Singletary
57. Roosevelt Brown
58. Bruce Smith
59. Fran Tarkenton
60. Paul Warfield


61. Ken Houston
62. Gene Upshaw
63. Steve Young
64. Ted Hendricks
65. Joe Schmidt
66. Bobby Bell
67. Buck Buchanan
68. Emmitt Smith
69. Willie Davis
70. Emlen Tunnell


71. Lenny Moore
72. Marcus Allen
73. Kellen Winslow
74. Mel Hein
75. Mike Webster
76. Sam Huff
77. Steve Van Buren
78. Jim Otto
79. Larry Little
80. Red Grange


81. Darrell Green
82. Brett Favre
83. Franco Harris
84. Dwight Stephenson
85. Charley Taylor
86. Jack Christiansen
87. Rod Woodson
88. Jim Thorpe
89. Elroy Hirsch
90. Mike Ditka


91. Art Monk
92. Dan Fouts
93. Mike Haynes
94. Fred Biletnikoff
95. Troy Aikman
96. Joe Namath
97. Lem Barney
98. George Blanda
99. Lou Groza
100. Charlie Joiner

[Money Shot]

wow ive never seen such a list against current players. no tomlinson or peyton manning or tom brady in the top 100??? absolutely a joke. someone is stuck in the past

[The Bigcheese]

Reggie White should be higher (yes bias) Rice made Montana, and vice versa. just my opinion.

[caj]

W Payton, J Elway, and R White should be higher.

[Greg1983]

wow ive never seen such a list against current players. no tomlinson or peyton manning or tom brady in the top 100??? absolutely a joke. someone is stuck in the past

I couldn't agree more. Favre down at 82. Young at 63. No way in hell are those guys that low.

As soon as I got through the top 5 without seeing Barry Sanders I should have stopped right there.

[DaHooligan]

wow ive never seen such a list against current players. no tomlinson or peyton manning or tom brady in the top 100??? absolutely a joke. someone is stuck in the past

I think this list is a bit old lol but they got Favre in there.

[Clide Whit]

elway should be ranked higher, imo he was the best qb of all time

[GoldBlue]

No Manning or Brady, BS. Arguably two of the best quarterbacks of all time.

[dustin156]

How are montana and rice at 2 and 3??? This was written by a west coast guy for sure.

[papi93]

Terry Bradshaw above Brett Favre?

[5x10]

the all time rushing leader at #68?

bs list IMO

[-bt11]

Rice should be #1.

[papi93]

Sporting News > Sports Illustrated, though.

[caj]

Terry Bradshaw above Brett Favre?

At least they had the sense to put Staubach ahead of Bradshaw.

[wsuwarrior]

LOL at 3/4 of the players above Brett Favre.


If the list was made today Favre would have to be in the top 25. Montana gets way more credit than he deserves, hes not even the 3rd best QB of all time much less the 3rd best player. I also think Reggie White should be top 10 if not top 5. He was unstoppable up until he retired the first time.

[DaHooligan]

Wow whats with the Montana hate? you guys act like he is joe namath or something.

Montana was the ****! probally the most Famous QB of that time no question.

[wsuwarrior]

Wow whats with the Montana hate? you guys act like he is joe namath or something.

Montana was the ****! probally the most Famous QB of that time no question.

Ryan Leaf could lead the 80's 49ers.

[johnny87]

wow ive never seen such a list against current players. no tomlinson or peyton manning or tom brady in the top 100??? absolutely a joke. someone is stuck in the past

x2, wtf.

i guess manning and tomlinson obliterating all time records doesnt actually make them as good as the player who set them originally........

[wsuwarrior]

x2, wtf.

i guess manning and tomlinson obliterating all time records doesnt actually make them as good as the player who set them originally........

What has Manning obliterated?

[johnny87]

What has Manning obliterated?

i dont know maybe only the single season touchdown record.

Shouldnt you be begging for reps bout now?

[wsuwarrior]

i dont know maybe only the single season touchdown record.

Shouldnt you be begging for reps bout now?

He beat it by 1 TD....hardly what I would call "obliterated".


Fool.

[DaHooligan]

Ryan Leaf could lead the 80's 49ers.
Would you say Steve Young was Better then Montana?

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1815944124

[wsuwarrior]

Would you say Steve Young was Better then Montana?

Yes, I would. Too bad he was a walking concussion.

[-bt11]

Yes, I would. Too bad he was a walking concussion.

Thats an ignorant thing to say. And Im a big fan of Montana, Young and Rice. But Montana was better then Young was.

[cmartini]

needs more O-line, specifically Will Shields

[wsuwarrior]

Thats an ignorant thing to say. And Im a big fan of Montana, Young and Rice. But Montana was better then Young was.

Only because he had more rings, not because he was a better QB.

[dustin156]

Thats an ignorant thing to say. And Im a big fan of Montana, Young and Rice. But Montana was better then Young was.

LMAO, u neg me for saying whoever wrote the article has a west coast biased?

blow me.

[DaHooligan]

Yes, I would. Too bad he was a walking concussion.

Sorry bud Montana is the best of his era! stop the hate already! lol

To me it was Montana and Dan Marino.

Montana is joe cool, the comeback kid! the guy came outta no where and lead a team to 4 superbowls this is a guy who drafted 3rd round number 82!



Joe montana
Noted for his ability to remain calm under pressure, Montana helped his teams to 31 fourth quarter come-from-behind wins

Espn named him 25th greatest Athlete of the 20th century.

IF he wasnt so good he wouldnt of been inducted in the hall of fame on First ballot in 2000.

come on man be honest why do you dislike him so much?

[Kovalchuk]

OJ should be higher.

[Clide Whit]

Montana was great no question, having 4 rings and not throwing 1 interception in a superbowl is a great feat. People overlook those things because Montana had an offensive system, which at the time nobody knew how defend, plus he and was surrounded by TONS of talent. As opposed to guys like Elway and Marino who basically had to carry their teams into the post season year in and year out. Elway finally got some help at the end on his career having TD and Sharpe, plus a good D, winning 2 straight rings.

[PieceAMind]

list is not very good....Deacon jones should be top 10...e. smith should be higher as well as many others

[Filthy Animal]

this list is def. outdated..where the hell is peyton manning?

[DaHooligan]

Montana was great no question, having 4 rings and not throwing 1 interception in a superbowl is a great feat. People overlook those things because Montana had an offensive system, which at the time nobody knew how defend, plus he and was surrounded by TONS of talent. As opposed to guys like Elway and Marino who basically had to carry their teams into the post season year in and year out. Elway finally got some help at the end on his career having TD and Sharpe, plus a good D, winning 2 straight rings.

well hey thats life some people are dealt a better hand.

People have to realize Football is a Team Sport! it is not tennis or boxing where its up to the individual. Marino and elway had receivers just like jim kelly the game just didnt go there way, to say the line or the teammates were sorry is an insult to those guys who put there blood and guts into the game. You could have the best receiver and still be sorry it depends if your Morale is up! and if you got a good leader and coach to help hype you mentally.

[TheStack]

where the heck are ray lewis, peyton manning and tom brady?

[Alfro]

No Bo Jackson? Why did he have to get injured...

[Johnny Rotten]

wow ive never seen such a list against current players. no tomlinson or peyton manning or tom brady in the top 100??? absolutely a joke. someone is stuck in the past


As soon as I got through the top 5 without seeing Barry Sanders I should have stopped right there.


I think this list is a bit old lol but they got Favre in there.


elway should be ranked higher, imo he was the best qb of all time


No Manning or Brady, BS. Arguably two of the best quarterbacks of all time.


How are montana and rice at 2 and 3??? This was written by a west coast guy for sure.


Terry Bradshaw above Brett Favre?


Rice should be #1.


LOL at 3/4 of the players above Brett Favre.


If the list was made today Favre would have to be in the top 25. Montana gets way more credit than he deserves, hes not even the 3rd best QB of all time much less the 3rd best player. I also think Reggie White should be top 10 if not top 5. He was unstoppable up until he retired the first time.


x2, wtf.

i guess manning and tomlinson obliterating all time records doesnt actually make them as good as the player who set them originally........


this list is def. outdated..where the hell is peyton manning?


No Bo Jackson? Why did he have to get injured...

No comment on Bo Jackson. lol.

BUT WHAT THE F#$% HAS LADANIAN TOMLINSON DONE?!?!?!?!

NOTHING!!!!!!

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[wsuwarrior]

BUT WHAT THE F#$% HAS LADANIAN TOMLINSON DONE?!?!?!?!

NOTHING!!!!!!

sorry for the burst of rage

He broke the single season TD and points record. But yea other than that, nothing. Teams have him figured out now.

[JRRBadBoy4Life]

do you agree with there placings?

21. Gale Sayers
22. Reggie White
23. Ronnie Lott
24. Jim Parker
25. Merlin Olsen
26. O.J. Simpson
27. Dan Marino
28. Forrest Gregg
29. Roger Staubach
30. Jack Lambert


How about a top 100 NFL players of all time where are they now list?

[DaHooligan]

No comment on Bo Jackson. lol.

BUT WHAT THE F#$% HAS LADANIAN TOMLINSON DONE?!?!?!?!

NOTHING!!!!!!

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