greatest football player ever?

[chris79]

when it comes to football everyone normally breaks it down by position as to who is the greatest, but who do you guys think is the single greatest football player ever? who has dominated the sport like no one else?


my answer is jerry rice, nobody has dominated their position like he has

[TheHipHopBillGates]

this is a tough one, I think rice is obviously up there, but i think it would have to either be a quarterback or running back. I can't see starting my team with a reciever, that's like selecting a reciever in the first round of a fantasy draft, it's stupid. I'd say maybe Barry Sanders would like Bonds never got the ring because he never had any talent around him, Jim Brown, Montana, Lawrence Taylor.

[chris79]

y u gotta go with the bonds and no ring thing again that shit hurts :( lol

[chris79]

i understand what your saying about reciever not being as important but nobody has dominated their position the way jerry rice has

[Unclebuc]

ummm LT dominated the linebacker position just as much as jerry rice did as a reciever.

LT changed the way the game was played.

[Unclebuc]

my answer is Jim Brown though

[chris79]

Originally posted by Unclebuc1
ummm LT dominated the linebacker position just as much as jerry rice did as a reciever.

LT changed the way the game was played. i dont know about that, lt did change the linebacker position but jerry rice holds every single wr record and he is far ahead of everyone else

[AQBILLSMC]

greatest football player of all time,i'd have to go w/ montana. i hate to say it and give props to any player that
plays for a team chris79 likes but no one handled a team and could be as calm as montana in the last two
min of a drive.hes got rings not like BONDS lol, had to throw that in there

[chris79]

scumbag, atleast bonds didnt go to 4 superbowls in a row and manage to lose all of them

[Unclebuc]

Jerry Rice is the greatest reciever, I am not denying that.....

LT dominated his position just as much. Greatest Outside Linebacker ever

[Steve Psych]

Barry Sanders... we in our lifetime will not see a RB as great as him again. 2,000 yards on argueable the WORST offensive line in NFL history. Just the way he faked people out was scary

[admin]

Barry Sanders

[Steve Psych]

werd Uncle D... just imagine Barry Sanders on an old Denver Broncos line... no doubt in my mind he could have broke 3,000

[mikey77]

barry sanders, LT did rule at LB postion.

[chris79]

lt definitly ruled at outside lb never said he didnt

[chris79]

i see people say barry sanders but if im going to pick a rb i think ill pick jim brown i give him a slight edge over barry

[TheHipHopBillGates]

this may not sound logical but I almost think that sanders bad line contributed to his success because of the juke-style runner he was. It allowed the rushers to be pushed upfield and once he made the first move left him with more space and less defenders to meet. Granted, his ability to make that first, second and sometimes third move was unbelievable.

[chris79]

Originally posted by TheHipHopBillGates
this may not sound logical but I almost think that sanders bad line contributed to his success because of the juke-style runner he was. It allowed the rushers to be pushed upfield and once he made the first move left him with more space and less defenders to meet. Granted, his ability to make that first, second and sometimes third move was unbelievable. that is a good point...the same with emmitt smith his style of running depends on a good offensive line