Best players ever by uniform number, CNNSI (5 Cowboys)

[tecolote]

We got, 8, 21, 22, 48, 54 and 89 (if you count Ditka), how we didn't get 73 and 74 I don't know.

88 was pretty tough too. It's very entertaining, you can take a look at it here.

 

[viman96]

33???

 

[rkell87]

12 should be us, **** i hate that guy

 

[tecolote]

33???

Sammy Baugh, tough to argue that one. TD was runner up.

 

[bbgun]

Otto Graham is listed twice. That ain't fair.

 

[Future]

some pretty average guys in there for a best of all time list

 

[rkell87]

wow joesph addai is 'worthy of consideration'?

 

[SDogo]

5 & 6 simply are not popular numbers based on the winners.

 

[joseephuss]

54
Randy White

A tough pick over Brian Urlacher. White was one of the best linemen of his era. He missed one game in 14 years.

Runner-up: Brian Urlacher

Worthy of consideration: Tedy Bruschi, Chuck Howley, Bob Johnson, EJ Junior, Chris Spielman, Zack Thomas

No, this is not a tough pick. Urlacher is not even close to the Manster. I would even take a couple of the guys listed under "worthy of consideration" over Urlacher. Brian is a very good player, but I have thought he has been highly overrated for years.

 

[HanD]

Peyton over Buehler? i stopped right there!

 

[joseephuss]

74
Merlin Olsen

Before he became an actor and commercial pitchman, Olsen terrorized quarterbacks during his 15-year-career with the Rams and played in 14 straight Pro Bowls.

Runner-up: Bob Lilly

Worthy of consideration: Bruce Matthews, Fred Dean (San Francisco), Henry Jordan, Louie Kelcher, Bob Lilly, Ron Mix, Mike Reid

I take Lilly over Olsen. Lilly was incredible and the main force of the Doomsday Defense. Olsen was very good, but he was not even the best defensive lineman on his own team.

 

[joseephuss]

We got, 8, 21, 22, 48, 54 and 89 (if you count Ditka), how we didn't get 73 and 74 I don't know.

88 was pretty tough too. It's very entertaining, you can take a look at it here.

94 too if you count Charles Haley

 

[Chocolate Lab]

No, this is not a tough pick. Urlacher is not even close to the Manster. I would even take a couple of the guys listed under "worthy of consideration" over Urlacher. Brian is a very good player, but I have thought he has been highly overrated for years.

No kidding. What a joke.

I would say Cliff Harris should have had a pretty good battle against Polamalu... 4x First team All-Pro vs. 2x.

 

[Hostile]

I disagree with #60. Have to give that to Chuck Bednarik.

I disagree with #71. Walter Jones over Alex Karras.

I disagree with #73. As good as John Hannah was, Larry Allen was better.

I loved Merlin Olsen, but not over Bob Lilly.

I disagree with #81. Dick "Night Train" Lane over Tim Brown.

I'll take Randy Moss for #84 over Shannon Sharpe.

#88 is a tough one. I'd choose Tony Gonzalez.

I think Jerome Brown was better than Warren Sapp and would give him #99.

 

[joseephuss]

9
Sonny Jurgensen

A drop-back passer with exceptional accuracy, Jurgensen threw for 32,224 passing yards and 255 touchdowns over 18 NFL seasons (11 with the Commanders and seven with the Eagles).

Runner-up: Drew Brees

Worthy of consideration: Tommy Kramer, Jim McMahon, Steve McNair, Carson Palmer

Interesting that Palmer gets consideration, but not Romo. Statistically, Romo is most likely going to pass everyone on that list except Drew Brees.

He will probably surpass Jim McMahon's 18,148 career yards by the end of this season. Romo(107) already has more TD passes than McMahon(100) did.

 

[LeonDixson]

I'd take Staubach over Brady any day. Staubach was winner even when his OC didn't know in advance what the defense was going to do and he didn't have the best clutch kicker of all time. None of his SB's have to be asterisked.

I'd take Darrell Green at #28 over Faulk even though Faulk was a marvelous player.

 

[joseephuss]

I disagree with #60. Have to give that to Chuck Bednarik.

I disagree with #71. Walter Jones over Alex Karras.

I disagree with #73. As good as John Hannah was, Larry Allen was better.

I loved Merlin Olsen, but not over Bob Lilly.

I disagree with #81. Dick "Night Train" Lane over Tim Brown.

I'll take Randy Moss for #84 over Shannon Sharpe.

#88 is a tough one. I'd choose Tony Gonzalez.

I think Jerome Brown was better than Warren Sapp and would give him #99.

I agree with you on all those except I would take Sapp only because he got to play longer. Unfortunately, Brown only got to play 5 years in the league.

 

[Hostile]

I agree with you on all those except I would take Sapp only because he got to play longer. Unfortunately, Brown only got to play 5 years in the league.

I know, but he was a holy terror man.

#60 is the only one that pisses me off. I got a lot of respect for "Concrete Charlie."

 

[joseephuss]

I know, but he was a holy terror man.

#60 is the only one that pisses me off. I got a lot of respect for "Concrete Charlie."

I know he was. He and Reggie White are the ones that made people think Buddy Ryan was a defensive genius. Easy to be when those two are wreaking havoc.

 

[chuffly]

Interesting that Palmer gets consideration, but not Romo. Statistically, Romo is most likely going to pass everyone on that list except Drew Brees.

He will probably surpass Jim McMahon's 18,148 career yards by the end of this season. Romo(107) already has more TD passes than McMahon(100) did.

No kidding. What is Palmer doing on that list?