BigDingus Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) I'm not sure how many people have been following this, but they've been slowly unveiling the list since the beginning of the month, and now we're down to 20 names left. Only two Bills have made the list, OJ Simpson at #40 and Bruce Smith at #28 (unless you count Terrell Owens at #52). Not much, but at least better than the Dolphins currently sitting at 0 players. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl-100/2019/10/01/nfl-100-best-players-all-time/3785514002/ 100. Troy Aikman 99. Franco Harris 98. Willie Brown 97. Mike Haynes 96. Darrell Green 95. Adam Vinatieri 94. Herb Adderley 93. Marion Motley 92. Fran Tarkenton 91. Lee Roy Selmon 90. Tony Dorsett 89. Rob Gronkowski 88. Aaron Donald 87. Troy Polamalu 86. Derrick Thomas 85. Marvin Harrison 84. Jonathan Ogden 83. Michael Irvin 82. Willie Lanier 81. Walter Jones 80. Adrian Peterson 79. Kellen Winslow Sr. 78. Michael Strahan 77. Jim Otto 76. Sid Luckman 75. Terry Bradshaw 74. Larry Allen 73. Bruce Matthews 72. Randy White 71. Ted Hendricks 70. Art Shell 69. Orlando Pace 68. Joe Namath 67. Jack Ham 66. Mike Webster 65. Larry Fitzgerald 64. J.J. Watt 63. Bart Starr 62. Lance Alworth 61. Charles Woodson 60. Junior Seau 59. Earl Campbell 58. Raymond Berry 57. Marshall Faulk 56. Steve Young 55. Gene Upshaw 54. LaDainian Tomlinson 53. Merlin Olsen 52. Terrell Owens 51. John Mackey 50. Bronko Nagurski 49. Jim Parker 48. Roger Staubach 47. Red Grange 46. Mike Singletary 45. Jim Thorpe 44. Chuck Bednarik 43. Forrest Gregg 42. Ray Nitschke 41. Aaron Rodgers 40. O.J. Simpson 39. Mel Blount 38. Eric Dickerson 37. Rod Woodson 36. Tony Gonzalez 35. Gino Marchetti 34. Drew Brees 33. Dick 'Night Train' Lane 32. Ed Reed 31. Bob Lilly 30. John Hannah 29. Jack Lambert 28. Bruce Smith 27. Alan Page 26. Brett Favre 25. Don Hutson 24. Randy Moss 23. Ray Lewis 22. Sammy Baugh 21. Gale Sayers For the record, this is how they determined the list (using "19 current and former reporters across the USA TODAY Sports Network"): "While there were no strict parameters, the process for making decisions focused on the field of play and considered elements such as induction to the Hall of Fame, statistics, awards, reputation and the eye test. Each voter was asked to rank 60 players. Those votes produced a list of 170 names. A points system was used for the rankings starting with 60 points for the top player on a list down to 1. Ties were broken by using the highest single vote a player received." Edited October 20, 2019 by BigDingus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 A kicker?????? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Don’t care too much about these lists. They’re always top heavy with players from the last couple stat -inflated decades and the Pats* in particular. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 This list sucks. Badly. They've got Alan Page at 27, and Bruce (THE *****IN' GOAT!) at 28?!? That means the racist homophobic preacher is in the top 20. Disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: This list sucks. Badly. They've got Alan Page at 27, and Bruce (THE *****IN' GOAT!) at 28?!? That means the racist homophobic preacher is in the top 20. Disgusting. I’d imagine the list is based on football, and that being the case Reggie White and Bruce Smith should be separated by a no more than 3 or 4 names either way. Not sure what either of their opinions on homosexuals has to do with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Aikman ahead of Kelly? Yikes. A nutless monkey could've won three Superbowls with that team. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thronethinker Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 So is Thurman not going to make the list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Arron Donald? Joe Namath? and I know it’s blasphemy but Gale Sayers? the guy played like 4 years. Is Mahomes going to get in? Come on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 OJ #40 Tony friggin' Gonzalez #36 WTF Dickerson ahead of OJ too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, BigDingus said: I'm not sure how many people have been following this, but they've been slowly unveiling the list since the beginning of the month, and now we're down to 20 names left. Only two Bills have made the list, OJ Simpson at #40 and Bruce Smith at #28 (unless you count Terrell Owens at #52). Not much, but at least better than the Dolphins currently sitting at 0 players. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl-100/2019/10/01/nfl-100-best-players-all-time/3785514002/ 100. Troy Aikman 99. Franco Harris 98. Willie Brown 97. Mike Haynes 96. Darrell Green 95. Adam Vinatieri 94. Herb Adderley 93. Marion Motley 92. Fran Tarkenton 91. Lee Roy Selmon 90. Tony Dorsett 89. Rob Gronkowski 88. Aaron Donald 87. Troy Polamalu 86. Derrick Thomas 85. Marvin Harrison 84. Jonathan Ogden 83. Michael Irvin 82. Willie Lanier 81. Walter Jones 80. Adrian Peterson 79. Kellen Winslow Sr. 78. Michael Strahan 77. Jim Otto 76. Sid Luckman 75. Terry Bradshaw 74. Larry Allen 73. Bruce Matthews 72. Randy White 71. Ted Hendricks 70. Art Shell 69. Orlando Pace 68. Joe Namath 67. Jack Ham 66. Mike Webster 65. Larry Fitzgerald 64. J.J. Watt 63. Bart Starr 62. Lance Alworth 61. Charles Woodson 60. Junior Seau 59. Earl Campbell 58. Raymond Berry 57. Marshall Faulk 56. Steve Young 55. Gene Upshaw 54. LaDainian Tomlinson 53. Merlin Olsen 52. Terrell Owens 51. John Mackey 50. Bronko Nagurski 49. Jim Parker 48. Roger Staubach 47. Red Grange 46. Mike Singletary 45. Jim Thorpe 44. Chuck Bednarik 43. Forrest Gregg 42. Ray Nitschke 41. Aaron Rodgers 40. O.J. Simpson 39. Mel Blount 38. Eric Dickerson 37. Rod Woodson 36. Tony Gonzalez 35. Gino Marchetti 34. Drew Brees 33. Dick 'Night Train' Lane 32. Ed Reed 31. Bob Lilly 30. John Hannah 29. Jack Lambert 28. Bruce Smith 27. Alan Page 26. Brett Favre 25. Don Hutson 24. Randy Moss 23. Ray Lewis 22. Sammy Baugh 21. Gale Sayers For the record, this is how they determined the list (using "19 current and former reporters across the USA TODAY Sports Network"): "While there were no strict parameters, the process for making decisions focused on the field of play and considered elements such as induction to the Hall of Fame, statistics, awards, reputation and the eye test. Each voter was asked to rank 60 players. Those votes produced a list of 170 names. A points system was used for the rankings starting with 60 points for the top player on a list down to 1. Ties were broken by using the highest single vote a player received." Wow...No Jim Kelly. Hall of famer. That first SB would have got him in. Edited October 20, 2019 by Rocket94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 What’s laughable is that Thurman was better than more than half of these players. FACT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: Arron Donald? Joe Namath? and I know it’s blasphemy but Gale Sayers? the guy played like 4 years. Is Mahomes going to get in? Come on Not sure how longevity should factor in- if Sayers plays even as little as 8 years, he’s the greatest player in NFL history, no doubt. He and Bo Jackson are the two great “what if”s of NFL lore. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeKayAdams Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, njbuff said: What’s laughable is that Thurman was better than more than half of these players. FACT I don't know if it's laughable. When you only have 100 spots and are including every football position over 100 seasons, there are going to be some all-time greats left out. I see 8 post-WW 2 RB's (Motley, Dorsett, Peterson, Campbell, Faulk, Tomlinson, OJ, Dickerson) already. There will be 4 more (Smith, Payton, Sanders, Brown). Was Thurman a top-10 all-time RB? No. More like mid-teens. Playing at the same time as Sanders and Smith didn't help his cause. Edited October 20, 2019 by KayAdams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Tomlinson. Only list he belongs on is the one for Angel Soft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 These lists are always annoying.... and the icing on the cake is who we all know will be #1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrtonHearsaWho Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 9 hours ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: Arron Donald? Joe Namath? and I know it’s blasphemy but Gale Sayers? the guy played like 4 years. Is Mahomes going to get in? Come on Could not agree more about Namath. I get it, they beat the Colts and I know it was a different era but I think Namath is one of the most overrated players of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 1 minute ago, OrtonHearsaWho said: Could not agree more about Namath. I get it, they beat the Colts and I know it was a different era but I think Namath is one of the most overrated players of all time. Then it’s likely you weren’t alive then. Joe was a threat to score every time he was on the field. They were never out of a game with Namath playing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Oh man is it ever critical for them to stress Kellen Winslow SENIOR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffAlone Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 The first thing that comes to mind is T.O. ahead of Marshall Faulk? No way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Brown Eye Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 9 hours ago, Rocket94 said: Wow...No Jim Kelly. Hall of famer. That first SB would have got him in. 326 members in the NFL HOF. When doing a list of top 100 ever, 2/3rds are destined to get left off the list. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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