Top Player for NFL Teams in past 100 years

[FloridaRob]

I read an article today where Walter Payton was named the greatest player in the past 100 years for the Bears. It got me thinking who is the best one player for other teams. These are some that came to my head but I am not sure how they would measure up to others.

Packers-this would be between Don Hutson, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers but think Hutson gets the nod because he was 30 years ahead of this time

Cowboys-so many great players but who was THE best-Roger Staubach is my thought

Some are easy

New York Jets-Joe Namath
Patriots-Brady
Dolphins Dan Marino
Denver-Elway

Some are not so easy

Saints-Is it Archie Manning
Colts-Johnny Unitas or Peyton Manning
Vikings-Adrian Peterson?
Seattle-Jim Zorn?
LA Rams-Rosey Grier?
Giants? I have no idea
Commanders-Sonny Jurguson

Not as easy as it looks.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Giants? I have no idea.

Giants have one of the 5-6 players in legit contention for greatest NFL player of all-time....

 

[Manwiththeplan]

I read an article today where Walter Payton was named the greatest player in the past 100 years for the Bears. It got me thinking who is the best one player for other teams. These are some that came to my head but I am not sure how they would measure up to others.

Packers-this would be between Don Hutson, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers but think Hutson gets the nod because he was 30 years ahead of this time

Cowboys-so many great players but who was THE best-Roger Staubach is my thought

Some are easy

New York Jets-Joe Namath
Patriots-Brady
Dolphins Dan Marino
Denver-Elway

Some are not so easy

Saints-Is it Archie Manning
Colts-Johnny Unitas or Peyton Manning
Vikings-Adrian Peterson?
Seattle-Jim Zorn?
LA Rams-Rosey Grier?
Giants? I have no idea
Commanders-Sonny Jurguson

Not as easy as it looks.

Saints-Is it Archie Manning: No, it's Drew Brees by a mile
Colts-Johnny Unitas or Peyton Manning: legit question
Vikings-Adrian Peterson?: Probably Carl Eller, maybe John Randle
Seattle-Jim Zorn?: What? Are you serious? Walter Jones or literally any player from the 2013 defense
LA Rams-Rosey Grier?: Marshal Faulk. But he was only a St. Louis Ram, so we'll go with Eric Dickerson
Giants? I have no idea: Lawrence Taylor
Commanders-Sonny Jurguson: Possibly. I think most skins fans would say Darrell Green...unless they are like 30 years or younger. Then they'll likley say Sean Taylor​

 

[cowboyec]

giants....easy.....some cat named LAWRENCE FREAKIN' TAYLOR.

 

[cowboyec]

my picks for NFC East...
COWBOYS-BOB LILLY,DT

giants-lawrence taylor,olb
Commanders-art monk,wr
eagles-reggie white,de

 

[cowboyec]

random picks...
NFC
bears...Walter Payton
rams...deacon jones
vikings...jim marshall
49ers...joe montana
seattle...ken easley
cardinals...larry fitzgerald
lions...barry sanders
packers...Herb Adderly
tampa bay...lee roy selmon
saints...drew brees
falcons...tommy nobis

 

[cowboyec]

random picks...AFC

patriots...tommy
dolphins...danny
broncos...elway
colts...johnny u
steelers...mean joe
browns...jim brown
oilers...earl campbell
raiders...willie brown
jets...namath
bills...simpson
ravens...ed reed
titans...steve mcnair
chiefs...willie lanier
chargers...lance alworth
bengals...anthony munoz

 

[Califan007]

Commanders — Sammy Baugh. Dude was a stud...played QB, CB and punter, and one season lead the league in passing, interceptions caught, AND punting average lol...

 

[Pape]

quick list... i didnt read the article, so these are my best guesses... ymmv ... let me know what you agree/disagree with...

Patriots: Tom Brady
Bills: OJ Simpson
Dolphins: Dan Marino
Jets: Don Maynard

Bengals: Anthony Munoz
Browns: Jim Brown
Ravens: Ray Lewis
Steelers: "Mean" Joe Greene

Colts: Peyton Manning
Jaguars: Jimmy Smith
Texans: JJ Watt
Titans (Oilers): Earl Campbell

Broncos: John Elway
Chargers: Jr Seau
Chiefs: Tony Gonzales
Raiders: Fred Biletnikoff

Cowboys: Roger Staubach
Eagles: Darrel Dawkins
Giants: Lawrence Taylor
Commanders: Darrell Green

Bears: Walter Payton
Lions: Barry Sanders
Packers: Bart Starr
Vikings: Fran Tarkenton

Buccaneers: Warren Sapp
Falcons: Matt Ryan
Panthers: Cam Newton
Saints: Drew Brees

Cardinals: Larry Fitxgerald
49ers: Joe Montana
Rams: Eric Dickerson
Seahawks: Russell Wilson

 

[sean10mm]

Unitas over Peyton Manning 100 times out of 100. Unitas held every passing record in existence when he retired, too - but won twice as many championships in the process, wasn't an alleged PED cheat, and didn't have the defensive rules changed in his favor because his owner whined about it to the competition committee.

 

[Pape]

Unitas over Peyton Manning 100 times out of 100. Unitas held every passing record in existence when he retired, too - but won twice as many championships in the process, wasn't an alleged PED cheat, and didn't have the defensive rules changed in his favor because his owner whined about it to the competition committee.

recency bias, i guess. i agree with every negative thing that you said about peyton manning.

but he is the best player the colts have ever had imo.

 

[atlantacowboy]

quick list... i didnt read the article, so these are my best guesses... ymmv ... let me know what you agree/disagree with...

Patriots: Tom Brady
Bills: OJ Simpson
Dolphins: Dan Marino
Jets: Don Maynard

Bengals: Anthony Munoz
Browns: Jim Brown
Ravens: Ray Lewis
Steelers: "Mean" Joe Greene

Colts: Peyton Manning
Jaguars: Jimmy Smith
Texans: JJ Watt
Titans (Oilers): Earl Campbell

Broncos: John Elway
Chargers: Jr Seau
Chiefs: Tony Gonzales
Raiders: Fred Biletnikoff

Cowboys: Roger Staubach
Eagles: Darrel Dawkins
Giants: Lawrence Taylor
Commanders: Darrell Green

Bears: Walter Payton
Lions: Barry Sanders
Packers: Bart Starr
Vikings: Fran Tarkenton

Buccaneers: Warren Sapp
Falcons: Matt Ryan
Panthers: Cam Newton
Saints: Drew Brees

Cardinals: Larry Fitxgerald
49ers: Joe Montana
Rams: Eric Dickerson
Seahawks: Russell Wilson

Darrel Dawkins played for the 76ers not Eagles.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

Darrel Dawkins played for the 76ers not Eagles.

Yea, that is hilarious

 

[Pape]

Darrel Dawkins played for the 76ers not Eagles.

AHHH HAHAHA... i goofed on that one big time... lol ...thats pretty ***** funny

eagles... sixers, whats the difference... both from philly

but i'd be remiss in not saying - the correct answer to the philly conundrum has to be his brother from another mother, Brian Dawkins ...

 

[INCowboysFan]

I read an article today where Walter Payton was named the greatest player in the past 100 years for the Bears. It got me thinking who is the best one player for other teams. These are some that came to my head but I am not sure how they would measure up to others.

Packers-this would be between Don Hutson, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers but think Hutson gets the nod because he was 30 years ahead of this time

Cowboys-so many great players but who was THE best-Roger Staubach is my thought

Some are easy

New York Jets-Joe Namath
Patriots-Brady
Dolphins Dan Marino
Denver-Elway

Some are not so easy

Saints-Is it Archie Manning
Colts-Johnny Unitas or Peyton Manning
Vikings-Adrian Peterson?
Seattle-Jim Zorn?
LA Rams-Rosey Grier?
Giants? I have no idea
Commanders-Sonny Jurguson

Not as easy as it looks.

NFC North
Packers - Rodgers
Cowboys - Emmitt
Jets - Curtis Martin
Pats - Brady
Broncos - Elway
Seattle - Cortez Kennedy
Rams - Dickerson
Giants - LT, no brainer
Commanders - Sammy Baugh or Darrell Green

 

[INCowboysFan]

Here is my list of the best all time player from each current team:
AFC East
Pat - Brady
Jets - Curtis Martin
Dolphins - Marino
Bills - Jim Kelley

AFC North
Steelers - Rod Woodson
Browns - Jim Brown
Bengals - Anthony Munoz
Ravens - Ray Lewis

AFC South
Colts - Manning
Texans - Watt
Jax - Marc Brunell
Titans - McNair

AFC West
Broncos - Elway
Chiefs - Derrick Thomas
Raiders - Marcus Allen
Chargers - Dan Fouts

NFC East
Cowboys - Emmitt
Giants - LT
Commanders - Darrell Green
Eagles - Reggie White

NFC North
Packers - Rodgers
Bears - Payton
Vikings - Randy Moss
Lions - Barry

NFC South
Falcons - Deion
Panthers - Kuechly
Saints - Brees
Bucs - Derrick Brooks or Leroy Selmon

NFC West
Niners - Montana
Seahawks - Cortez Kennedy
Rams - Dickerson
Cardinals - Fitzgerals

 

[DFWJC]

I read an article today where Walter Payton was named the greatest player in the past 100 years for the Bears. It got me thinking who is the best one player for other teams. These are some that came to my head but I am not sure how they would measure up to others.

Packers-this would be between Don Hutson, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers but think Hutson gets the nod because he was 30 years ahead of this time

Cowboys-so many great players but who was THE best-Roger Staubach is my thought

Some are easy

New York Jets-Joe Namath
Patriots-Brady
Dolphins Dan Marino
Denver-Elway

Some are not so easy

Saints-Is it Archie Manning
Colts-Johnny Unitas or Peyton Manning
Vikings-Adrian Peterson?
Seattle-Jim Zorn?
LA Rams-Rosey Grier?
Giants? I have no idea
Commanders-Sonny Jurguson

Not as easy as it looks.

The easiest ones for me are the Giants (Lawrence Taylor—maybe best defensive player ever) and Browns (Jim Brown),

 

[John813]

Chargers is a hard one from a neutral fans view. LT, Fouts and Seau are all great choices.
Maybe LT vs Seau if I had to get rid of one?

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

AHHH HAHAHA... i goofed on that one big time... lol ...thats pretty ***** funny

eagles... sixers, whats the difference... both from philly

but i'd be remiss in not saying - the correct answer to the philly conundrum has to be his brother from another mother, Brian Dawkins ...

 

[Pape]

yeah, reggie white ... so what?

remind me where he spent almost as many years, and where his super bowl ring is from?