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  • Bob806 Bob806B Conversation Starter Dedicated Very Popular Posting Machine Collaborator First Post Reacting Well One Year In One Month Later Week One Done
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    Bob806B Bob806 wrote on last edited by
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    Jim Brown

    Otto Graham

    Earl Campbell

    Fred Biletnikoff

    Alan Page

    Jack Lambert

    Jerry Rice

    John Elway

    Barry Sanders

    Lawrence Taylor

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      @the-gipper said:

      This will be a very hard task for you. Name the 10 Greatest players in NFL/pro football history. You could name just 10 QBs. But, here is my list, no order:

      Jim Brown

      Jerry Rice

      Anthony Munoz

      Lawrence Taylor

      Don Hutson

      Reggie White

      Otto Graham

      John Unitas

      Joe Montana

      Tom Brady

      see how tough that was....and consider the names left off.

      Jim Brown

      Jerry Rice

      Lawrence Taylor

      Don Hutson

      Otto Graham

      Joe Montana

      Peyton Manning

      Tom Brady

      Sammy Baugh

      Walter Payton

      Deacon Jones

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      Browns149B Browns149 wrote on last edited by
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      Zombo said:

      Jim Brown

      Jerry Rice

      Lawrence Taylor

      Don Hutson

      Otto Graham

      Joe Montana

      Peyton Manning

      Tom Brady

      Sammy Baugh

      Walter Payton

      Deacon Jones

      I agree with Deacon Jones

      I would take Deacon Jones over Reggie White all day long

      "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."
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        Jim Brown

        Otto Graham

        Earl Campbell

        Fred Biletnikoff

        Alan Page

        Jack Lambert

        Jerry Rice

        John Elway

        Barry Sanders

        Lawrence Taylor

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        The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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        @bob806 said:

        Jim Brown

        Otto Graham

        Earl Campbell

        Fred Biletnikoff

        Alan Page

        Jack Lambert

        Jerry Rice

        John Elway

        Barry Sanders

        Lawrence Taylor

        Biletnikoff must be a favorite of yours.....as good as he was, no one would really consider him 10 best of all time.

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          Zombo said:

          Jim Brown

          Jerry Rice

          Lawrence Taylor

          Don Hutson

          Otto Graham

          Joe Montana

          Peyton Manning

          Tom Brady

          Sammy Baugh

          Walter Payton

          Deacon Jones

          I agree with Deacon Jones

          I would take Deacon Jones over Reggie White all day long

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          The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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          @browns149 said:

          I agree with Deacon Jones

          I would take Deacon Jones over Reggie White all day long

          I thought about that too. I also considered Bruce Smith, Bob Lilly and Joe Greene along the defensive line.

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          • The GipperT The Gipper

            @bob806 said:

            Jim Brown

            Otto Graham

            Earl Campbell

            Fred Biletnikoff

            Alan Page

            Jack Lambert

            Jerry Rice

            John Elway

            Barry Sanders

            Lawrence Taylor

            Biletnikoff must be a favorite of yours.....as good as he was, no one would really consider him 10 best of all time.

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            @the-gipper said:

            Biletnikoff must be a favorite of yours.....as good as he was, no one would really consider him 10 best of all time.

            Only guy that may have had better hands IMHO is Steve Largent.

            I also thought about Mean Joe Green, Ronnie Lott, and Brett Favre. Like you wrote, a real tough job to narrow down 10.

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              nickersN nickers wrote on last edited by
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              Otto Graham

              Jim Brown

              Jerry Rice

              Joe Montana

              Tom Brady

              Reggie White

              Paul Warfield

              Dick Butkus

              Anthony Munoz

              Kellen Winslow Sr.

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                Roethlisberger

                Bradshaw

                Kordell Stewart

                Neil o Donnell

                Bubby Brister

                Tommy Maddox

                Mark Malone

                Dick Shiner

                Kent Nix

                Bill Nelson

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                Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind...
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                  StinkHoleS StinkHole wrote on last edited by StinkHole
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                  Everyone should have Butkis on their list...he was like the JB of linebackers.

                  Anyone who has Graham on their list is just being a homer.

                  Graham wouldn't crack the top 10 in anyone's list outside of Cleveland.

                  http://www.ranker.com/list/top-25-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-time/hardtack?page=3

                  http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/10-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-­time.html/?a=viewall

                  http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278

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                    Everyone should have Butkis on their list...he was like the JB of linebackers.

                    Anyone who has Graham on their list is just being a homer.

                    Graham wouldn't crack the top 10 in anyone's list outside of Cleveland.

                    http://www.ranker.com/list/top-25-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-time/hardtack?page=3

                    http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/10-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-­time.html/?a=viewall

                    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278

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                    @stinkhole said:

                    Everyone should have Butkis on their list...he was like the JB of linebackers.Anyone who has Graham on their list is just being a homer.Graham wouldn't crack the top 10 in anyone's list outside of Cleveland.http://www.ranker.com/list/top-25-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-time/hardtack?page=3http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/10-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-­time.html/?a=viewallhttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278

                    Good God, you cant be serious.

                    Compare him statiscally to other QBs of his era.

                    You can even pretend he didnt lead his team to a championship game 10 times in ten years if that helps.

                    Z

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                      Everyone should have Butkis on their list...he was like the JB of linebackers.

                      Anyone who has Graham on their list is just being a homer.

                      Graham wouldn't crack the top 10 in anyone's list outside of Cleveland.

                      http://www.ranker.com/list/top-25-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-time/hardtack?page=3

                      http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/10-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-­time.html/?a=viewall

                      http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278

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                      nickersN nickers wrote on last edited by
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                      @stinkhole said:

                      Everyone should have Butkis on their list...he was like the JB of linebackers.

                      Anyone who has Graham on their list is just being a homer.

                      Graham wouldn't crack the top 10 in anyone's list outside of Cleveland.

                      http://www.ranker.com/list/top-25-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-time/hardtack?page=3

                      http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/10-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-­time.html/?a=viewall

                      http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278

                      Now your just being an ignorant asshole like your fuck buddy, Vagitron.

                      Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
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                      • nickersN nickers

                        @stinkhole said:

                        Everyone should have Butkis on their list...he was like the JB of linebackers.

                        Anyone who has Graham on their list is just being a homer.

                        Graham wouldn't crack the top 10 in anyone's list outside of Cleveland.

                        http://www.ranker.com/list/top-25-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-time/hardtack?page=3

                        http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/10-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-­time.html/?a=viewall

                        http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278

                        Now your just being an ignorant asshole like your fuck buddy, Vagitron.

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                        StinkHoleS StinkHole wrote on last edited by
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                        @nickers said:

                        Now your just being an ignorant asshole like your fuck buddy, Vagitron.

                        Sorry I caused you to be offended and butthurt dude, but I posted nothing outrageous, and backed it up with a couple links.

                        As if I was talking about Jim Brown.

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                          @stinkhole said:

                          Everyone should have Butkis on their list...he was like the JB of linebackers.Anyone who has Graham on their list is just being a homer.Graham wouldn't crack the top 10 in anyone's list outside of Cleveland.http://www.ranker.com/list/top-25-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-time/hardtack?page=3http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/10-greatest-nfl-players-of-all-­time.html/?a=viewallhttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278

                          Good God, you cant be serious.

                          Compare him statiscally to other QBs of his era.

                          You can even pretend he didnt lead his team to a championship game 10 times in ten years if that helps.

                          Z

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                          FlugelF Flugel wrote on last edited by
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                          Zombo said:

                          Good God, you cant be serious.

                          Z

                          That's why God is good - he was serious!

                          I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!"
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                          • StinkHoleS StinkHole

                            @nickers said:

                            Now your just being an ignorant asshole like your fuck buddy, Vagitron.

                            Sorry I caused you to be offended and butthurt dude, but I posted nothing outrageous, and backed it up with a couple links.

                            As if I was talking about Jim Brown.

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                            nickersN nickers wrote on last edited by
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                            @stinkhole said:

                            Sorry I caused you to be offended and butthurt dude, but I posted nothing outrageous, and backed it up with a couple links.

                            As if I was talking about Jim Brown.

                            I'm not butt hurt, but I'll call out ignorance when I see it. You're nothing more than a ignorant troll.

                            Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
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                              Roethlisberger

                              Bradshaw

                              Kordell Stewart

                              Neil o Donnell

                              Bubby Brister

                              Tommy Maddox

                              Mark Malone

                              Dick Shiner

                              Kent Nix

                              Bill Nelson

                              -Vagitron

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                              Riffer XR Riffer X wrote on last edited by
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                              @the-cysko-kid said:

                              Roethlisberger

                              Bradshaw

                              Kordell Stewart

                              Neil o Donnell

                              Bubby Brister

                              Tommy Maddox

                              Mark Malone

                              Dick Shiner

                              Kent Nix

                              Bill Nelson

                              -Vagitron

                              "Who is Otto Graham?"

                              90% of Steeler fans. He played before 1972.

                              Is a pig's ass pork?
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                                @the-cysko-kid said:

                                Roethlisberger

                                Bradshaw

                                Kordell Stewart

                                Neil o Donnell

                                Bubby Brister

                                Tommy Maddox

                                Mark Malone

                                Dick Shiner

                                Kent Nix

                                Bill Nelson

                                -Vagitron

                                "Who is Otto Graham?"

                                90% of Steeler fans. He played before 1972.

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                                StinkHoleS StinkHole wrote on last edited by StinkHole
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                                @riffer-x said:

                                "Who is Otto Graham?"

                                90% of Steeler fans. He played before 1972.

                                Probably 90% of any teams fans dude, unless you're 50 or over.

                                Lets not lose sight of the fact that the year is 2015.

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                                  @bob806 said:

                                  Jim Brown

                                  Otto Graham

                                  Earl Campbell

                                  Fred Biletnikoff

                                  Alan Page

                                  Jack Lambert

                                  Jerry Rice

                                  John Elway

                                  Barry Sanders

                                  Lawrence Taylor

                                  Biletnikoff must be a favorite of yours.....as good as he was, no one would really consider him 10 best of all time.

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                                  Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
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                                  @the-gipper said:

                                  Biletnikoff must be a favorite of yours.....as good as he was, no one would really consider him 10 best of all time.

                                  I could have sworn Bob just considered him...

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                                    @stinkhole said:

                                    Sorry I caused you to be offended and butthurt dude, but I posted nothing outrageous, and backed it up with a couple links.

                                    As if I was talking about Jim Brown.

                                    I'm not butt hurt, but I'll call out ignorance when I see it. You're nothing more than a ignorant troll.

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                                    StinkHoleS StinkHole wrote on last edited by StinkHole
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                                    @nickers said:

                                    I'm not butt hurt, but I'll call out ignorance when I see it. You're nothing more than a ignorant troll.

                                    Yes of course, just keep going with that.

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                                      @the-gipper said:

                                      Biletnikoff must be a favorite of yours.....as good as he was, no one would really consider him 10 best of all time.

                                      I could have sworn Bob just considered him...

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                                      StinkHoleS StinkHole wrote on last edited by StinkHole
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                                      @tour2ma said:

                                      I could have sworn Bob just considered him...

                                      Even so, that doesn't take away Gips reasoning. This is a thread about who you think are the top 10 players in the NFL, not the players who are your favorites.

                                      My favorite linebacker was Lambert, but when you have names like Butkis, Lawrence Taylor, and Lewis out there its hard to squeeze him in the top 10 best players in the NFL. Lambert is easily among the Top 10 linebackers who ever played though.

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                                        @tour2ma said:

                                        I could have sworn Bob just considered him...

                                        Even so, that doesn't take away Gips reasoning. This is a thread about who you think are the top 10 players in the NFL, not the players who are your favorites.

                                        My favorite linebacker was Lambert, but when you have names like Butkis, Lawrence Taylor, and Lewis out there its hard to squeeze him in the top 10 best players in the NFL. Lambert is easily among the Top 10 linebackers who ever played though.

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                                        Bob806B Bob806 wrote on last edited by
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                                        @stinkhole said:

                                        Even so, that doesn't take away Gips reasoning. This is a thread about who you think are the top 10 players in the NFL, not the players who are your favorites.

                                        My favorite linebacker was Lambert, but when you have names like Butkis, Lawrence Taylor, and Lewis out there its hard to squeeze him in the top 10 best players in the NFL. Lambert is easily among the Top 10 linebackers who ever played though.

                                        Well, those 2 guys made my list (Biletnikoff, Lambert). I'm in the 50+ crowd, so I've watched a ton of football. As much as I hate the Steelers, Lambert was awesome, sideline to sideline. He was the leader of the dreaded Steel Curtain, which carried those teams to glory.

                                        We all own our list, so agree or disagree, no biggie. Greats of the 70s are still greats to me.

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                                          @nickers said:

                                          I'm not butt hurt, but I'll call out ignorance when I see it. You're nothing more than a ignorant troll.

                                          Yes of course, just keep going with that.

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                                          @stinkhole said:

                                          Yes of course, just keep going with that.

                                          Well.. You Steeler fans amaze Me.. You never fail to show the world what dumb,ignorant mother fuckers you are .. Keep up the great work.. Free entertainment is a splendored thing!

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