Which player in NFL history would you draft No. 1?

[Redline360]

Well according to this forum I sould say Dak cause omg look at his stats they so goooood

Joking aside I would say offensively: Brady or Montana. Defensive: LT

 

[jazzcat22]

Emmitt Smith.
All time leading rusher.

How could he not be considered.

 

[Vtwin]

Not my final answer but at first glance I've got to throw #22 a bone here.

All time rusher and the linchpin of a dynasty.

Edited to add: Hadn't even seen the above before posting. I guess that settles it!

 

[gjkoeppen]

Wow what an off season. Next someone will start a thread asking what color shoes is the best for a QB. To make this thread even more funny is not one has mentioned any players prior to the 90's. I'm not say this is mine but forgetting about players from prior to the 90's how about a 13th round draft choice that ended up leading his team to be the only team ever to win THREE NFL championship in a row, Bart Starr, or how about a RB that led the league in rushing every year he played, Jim Brown or anither RB that was the all time leading rusher until Emmitt broke his record, Gale Sayers.
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[BrassCowboy]

For the same reasons Red Dragon said, this is a no-brainer, Tom Brady

 

[Bigdog]

Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Bo Jackson would be my top 3 but I would be tempted to pick Jim Thorpe over all of them maybe.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

I'll go against the grain and take Jerry Rice, best wr of all time.

 

[Direwolf63]

Wow what an off season. Next someone will start a thread asking what color shoes is the best for a QB. To make this thread even more funny is not one has mentioned any players prior to the 90's. I'm not say this is mine but forgetting about players from prior to the 90's how about a 13th round draft choice that ended up leading his team to be the only team ever to win THREE NFL championship in a row, Bart Starr, or how about a RB that led the league in rushing every year he played, Jim Brown or anither RB that was the all time leading rusher until Emmitt broke his record, Gale Sayers.
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[csirl]

Football's greatest ever athlete -Jim Thorpe.

 

[Joe Realist]

Where is Jim Brown?

 

[Robbieac]

Any answer that isn't Tom Brady is simply the wrong answer.

Period.

No debate.

End of thread/

 

[glimmerman]

Honest question? How many Super Bowls Brady wins with Jason Garrett as his coach? The greatest player in NFL history should have enough talent to overcome bad coaching IMO.

You didn’t say with JG being the HC. If that’s the case then why play the game. Lol. No one is going to make a difference. Maybe brady did what Romo did and ignore him and call his own plays. Is any defensive player gonna get it done. Could pick Bob Lilly.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Any answer that isn't Tom Brady is simply the wrong answer.

Period.

No debate.

End of thread/

I'll still take Jerry Rice.

 

[glimmerman]

Honest question? How many Super Bowls Brady wins with Jason Garrett as his coach? The greatest player in NFL history should have enough talent to overcome bad coaching IMO.

And Marino has Shula as his head coach. Isn’t he the one of if not the winningest HC in history. And Marino got 0 rings.

 

[sunalsorises]

Herschel Walker because we all know what he ended up being worth.

John Elway should get some consideration.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

I agree with not picking someone who hasn't finished their careers yet. As much as I really like Mahomes, he has a lot of football left...it remains to be seen if he is going to have a HOF career.

That's why I like Peyton Manning, he proved he wasn't a system guy when he went to Denver and picked up right where he left off. We will finally see what Brady can do but I fear it's not a fair test since if he fails it could just be because he's over the hill. Mahomes has only played 2 seasons under one coach who is very much known for lifting up QBs.

 

[Ebnorice]

My only question here is.....how much Brady wins w/o Belichick or Montana w/o Rice or Walsh?

That is the million dollar question. Would brady have even seen the field if drafted by Another team?

 

[cern]

My only question here is.....how much Brady wins w/o Belichick or Montana w/o Rice or Walsh?

A coach can only prepare a player for the game. The actual performance on the field is on the player.

 

[eromeopolk]

The real and only Captain America...Roger Staubach. No losing seasons, 4 Super Bowls, and 2 Super Bowl Championships in a 8 years as a starting QB.

If QB is the most valuable position, then you want a QB that is a winner, leader and legend.

 

[Williamsboys]

Lawrence Taylor, look at the package Dallas offered the Giants to trade up for him.