With free agency underway last week, I thought another NFL post seemed timely. But instead of recapping all that has gone down during free agency (still not over...of course), I will be breaking down my all-time list of players and how they stack up against everyone else.
Yeah, I know, pretty interesting you might say. The way I have it all laid out is that all-positions have their own separate category: QB, RB/FB (Back in the day they were basically the same), WR, TE, OT, OG, OC, DE, DT, OLB, ILB, CB, S, K and P. I hope you know abbreviations, but if not then I'll write out what each category is in their respected sections.
The things I do for some people....anyways. My philosophy in regards how to rank players all-time.
It isn't that complicated. The first misconception many people have when ranking players is looking at statistics. If you did that Matthew Stafford would be a Top 5 quarterback in the league over the past several years. I believe that the only way you can judge a person all-time is to look at how they stack up against the competition they played against. One way of judging that in the NFL is looking at (NFL-First Team's, NFL-Second Team's, MVP Honors [Offense and Defense] and Super Bowl MVP's. I do not include how many Super Bowl's a player has won, because that is a team accomplishment. But I do include Super Bowl MVP's because that is stepping up in the biggest game in sports and being the one that influenced the game the most. And don't get NFL-First Team & Second Team mixed up with the Pro-Bowl, because like the NBA All-Star game, it is strictly a popularity contest.
Understand? No?
So let me break down the point system. It really isn't to hard to understand.
- NFL First-Team: 1 Point
- NFL Second-Team 0.5 Point
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year: 1 Point
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year: 1 Point
- NFL Most Valuable Player: 1 Point
- Super Bowl MVP: 1 Point
Quarterbacks (QB)
1. Peyton Manning, 16.5 points
2. Joe Montana, 10 points
3. Tom Brady, 9.5 points
T-4. Brett Favre, 8.5 points
T-4. Steve Young, 8.5 points
6. Dan Marino, 6.5 points
7. Aaron Rodgers, 5.5 points
T-8. Bart Starr, 5 points
T-8. Kurt Warner, 5 points
T-10. Drew Brees, 4.5 points
T-10. John Elway, 4.5 points
T-12. Terry Bradshaw, 4 points
T-12. Dan Fouts, 4 points
T-14. Ken Anderson, 3.5 points
T-14. Bert Jones, 3.5 points
T-14. Ken Stabler, 3.5 points
T-14. Frank Tarkenton, 3.5 points
T- 18. John Brodie, 3 points
T-18. Roman Gabriel, 3 points
T-18. Rich Gannon, 3 points
T-18. Earl Morrall, 3 points
T-18. Joe Theismann, 3 points
T-18. Johnny Unitas, 3 points
*Must earn a minimum of 3 points
*Bold players mean they are still in the league.
*Italic players mean they have gotten a point(s) at a different position.
Runningbacks & Fullbacks (RB & FB)
1. Barry Sanders, 10 points
T-2. Marshall Faulk, 8.5 points
T-2. Walter Payton, 8.5 points
T-4. Earl Campbell, 8.5 points
T-4. Terrell Davis, 8.5 points
T-4. O.J. Simpson, 8.5 points
T-7. Adrian Peterson, 6.5 points
T-7. Emmitt Smith, 6.5 points
T-7. Ladanian Tomlinson, 6.5 points
10. Eric Dickerson, 6 points
T-11. Marcus Allen, 6 points
T-11. Thurmon Thomas, 6 points
13. Gale Sayers, 5 points
14. Larry Brown, 4.5 points
T-15. Priest Holmes, 4 points
T-15. Leroy Kelly, 4 points
17. Larry Csonka, 3.5 points
T-18. Shaun Alexander, 3 points
T-18. Mike Alstott, 3 points
T-18. Jim Brown, 3 points
T-18. Franco Harris, 3 points
T-18. Vonta Leach, 3 points
Wide Receivers (WR)
1. Jerry Rice, 12.5 points
2. Marvin Harrison, 5.5 points
3. Terrell Owens, 5 points
4. Randy Moss, 4 points
5. Calvin Johnson, 3.5 points
T-6. Fred Biletnikoff, 3 points
T-6. Cliff Branch, 3 points
T-6. Andre Johnson, 3 points
T-6. Steve Largent, 3 points
T-6. Herman Moore, 3 points
T-6. Drew Pearson, 3 points
T-6. Andre Rison, 3 points
T-6. Lynn Swann, 3 points
T-6. Paul Warfield, 3 points
T-6. Gene Washington 3 points
T-6. Wes Welker, 3 points
Tight Ends (TE)
1. Tony Gonzalez, 8 points
2. Shannon Sharpe, 4.5 points
T-3. Dave Casper, 4 points
T-3. Antonio Gates, 4 points
T-5. Keith Jackson, 3.5 points
T-5. Ozzie Newsome, 3.5 points
T-5. Kellen Winslow, 3.5 points
T-8. Todd Christensen, 3 points
T-8. John Mackey, 3 points
T-8. Riley Odoms, 3 points
T-8. Jason Witten, 3 points
Offensive Tackles (OT)
1. Anthony Munoz, 10 points
2. Roy Yary, 7 points
T-3. Bob Brown, 6.5 points
T-3. Willie Roaf, 6.5 points
T-5. Jonathan Ogden, 6 points
T-5. Joe Thomas, 6 points
7. Walter Jones, 6 points
8. Dan Dierdorf, 4.5 points
T-9. Orlando Pace, 4 points
T-9. Rayfield Wright, 4 points
T-9. Gary Zimmerman, 4 points
T-9. Jason Peters, 4 points
T-13. Willie Anderson, 3.5 points
T-13. Mike Kenn, 3.5 points
T-13. Jim Lachey, 3.5 points
T-13. Ralph Neeley, 3.5 points
T-13. Marvin Powell, 3.5 points
T-19. Tony Boselli, 3 points
T-19. Leon Gray, 3 points
T-19. Art Shell, 3 points
Offensive Guards (OG)
1. John Hannah, 8.5 points
2. Randall McDaniel, 8 points
T-3. Bruce Matthews, 7 points
T-3. Alan Faneca, 7 points
T-5. Steve Hutchinson, 6 points
T-5. Larry Little, 6 points
T-7. Larry Allen, 5.5 points
T-7. Gene Upshaw, 5.5 points
T-9. Joe DeLamielleure, 5 points
T-9. Mike Munchak, 5 points
T-9. Steve Wisniewski, 5 points
T-12. Jahri Evans, 4.5 points
T-12. Gene Hickerson, 4.5 points
14. Willi Shields, 4 points
T-15. Russ Grimm, 3.5 points
T-15. Logan Mankins, 3.5 points
17. Tom Mack, 3 points
Offensive Centers (OC)
1. Dermontti Dawson, 6 points
2. Mike Webster, 5.5 points
T-3. Kevin Mawae, 5 points
T-3. Mick Tingelhoff, 5 points
T-5. Jim Langer, 4.5 points
T-5. Dwight Stephenson, 4.5 points
T-7. Forrest Blue, 3 points
T-7. Jay Hilgenberg, 3 points
T-7. Kent Hull, 3 points
T-7. Maurkice Pouncey, 3 points
Defensive Ends (DE)
T-1. Bruce Smith, 11.5 points
T-1. Reggie White, 11.5 points
T-3. Carl Eller, 6 points
T-3. Michael Strahan, 6 points
T-3. Jack Youngblood, 6 points
6. Deacon Jones, 5.5 points
7. J.J. Watt, 5 points
T-8. Claude Humphrey, 4.5 points
T-8. Julius Peppers, 4.5 points
T-8. Jason Taylor, 4.5 points
11. Jared Allen, 4 points
T-12. Dwight Freeney, 3.5 points
T-12. Mark Gastineau, 3.5 points
T-12. Harvey Martin, 3.5 points
T-12. Lee Roy Selmon, 3.5 points
T-16. Willie Davis, 3 points
T-16. Chris Doleman, 3 points
Defensive Tackles (DT)
1. Randy White, 8.5 points
2. Alan Page, 8 points
3. Joe Greene, 7.5 points
4. Bob Lilly, 7 points
T-5. Merlin Olsen, 6 points
T-5. John Randle, 6 points
T-5. Warren Sapp, 6 points
8. Kevin Williams, 5 points
9. Kortez Kennedy, 4.5 points
T-10. Richard Seymour, 4 points
T-10. Halodi Ngata, 4 points
T-10. Ndamukong Suh, 4 points
13. Keith Millard, 3.5 points
T-14. Bob Baumhower, 3 points
T-14. Michael Dean Perry, 3 points
Outside Linebackers (OLB)
1. Lawrence Taylor, 13 points
2. Derrick Brooks, 8 points
T-3. Jack Ham, 6.5 points
T-3. Chuck Howley, 6.5 points
5. Demarcus Ware, 5.5 points
T-6. Robert Brazile, 4 points
T-6. Chris Hanburger, 4 points
T-6. James Harrison, 4 points
T-6. Ted Hendricks, 4 points
T-6. Isiah Robertson, 4 points
T-6. Pat Swilling, 4 points
T-6. Dave Wilcox, 4 points
13. Derrick Thomas, 3.5 points
T-14. Greg Lloyd, 3 points
T-14. Dave Robinson, 3 points
T-14. Andre Tippett, 3 points
Inside Linebackers (ILB)
1. Ray Lewis, 11.5 points
2. Mike Singletary, 9.5 points
3. Jack Lambert, 7.5 points
T-4. Junior Seau, 6.5 points
T-4. Dick Butkus, 6.5 points
6. Zach Thomas, 6 points
T-7. Brian Urlacher, 6 points
T-7. Patrick Willis, 6 points
9. Randy Gradishar, 4.5 points
T-10. Bill Bergey, 3.5 points
T-10. Karl Mecklenburg, 3.5 points
T-10. Willie Lanier, 3.5 points
T-13. Luke Kuechly, 3 points
T-13. Hardy Nickerson, 3 points
Cornerbacks (CB)
1. Deion Sanders, 7.5 points
T-2. Lem Barney, 5.5 points
T-2. Mike Haynes, 5.5 points
T-2. Charles Woodson, 5.5 points
T-5. Champ Bailey, 5 points
T-5. Rod Woodson, 5 points
7. Roger Wehrli, 4.5 points
T-8. Ronde Barber, 4 points
T-8. Mel Blount, 4 points
T-8. Bobby Boyd, 4 points
T-8. Jimmy Johnson, 4 points
T-8. Darrelle Revis, 4 points
T-8. Aeneas Williams, 4 points
T-14. Herb Adderley, 3 points
T-14. Nnamdi Asomugha, 3 points
T-14. Willie Brown, 3 points
T-14. Cornell Green, 3 points
T-14. Sam Madison, 3 points
T-14. Richard Sherman, 3 points
Safeties (S)
1. Ed Reed, 7.5 points
2. Larry Wilson, 6.5 points
3. Troy Polamalu, 6 points
4. Ronnie Lott, 5.5 points
5. Brian Dawkins, 5 points
6. Jake Scott, 4.5 points
T-7. Leroy Butler, 4 points
T-7. Deon Cherry, 4 points
T-7. Kenny Easley, 4 points
T-7. Ken Houston, 4 points
T-7. Paul Krause, 4 points
T-7. Darren Sharper, 4 points
T-7. Willie Wood, 4 points
T-14. Dick Anderson, 3.5 points
T-14. Joey Browner, 3.5 points
T-14. Eddie Meador, 3.5 points
T-14. Donnie Shell, 3.5 points
T-14. Earl Thomas, 3.5 points
T-14. Eric Weddle, 3.5 points
T-20. Cliff Harris, 3 points
T-20. John Lynch, 3 points
T-20. Bob Sanders, 3 points
T-20. Darren Woodson, 3 points
Kickers (K)
T-1. David Akers, 4 points
T-1. Morten Anderson, 4 points
3. Adam Vinatieri, 3 points
Punters (P)
1. Shane Lechler, 7.5 points
2. Ray Guy, 6.5 points
T-3. Dave Jennings, 3.5 points
T-3. Andy Lee, 3.5 points
T-5. Sean Landeta, 3 points
T-5. Rohn Stark, 3 points
T-5. Jerrel Wilson, 3 points
Top 50 All-Time
1. Peyton Manning, QB, 16.5 points
2. Lawrence Taylor, OLB, 13 points
T-3. Jerry Rice, WR, 12.5 points
T-3. Reggie White, DE/DT, 12.5 points
T-5. Ray Lewis, ILB, 11.5 points
T-5. Bruce Smith, DE, 11.5 points
T-7. Joe Montana, QB, 10 points
T-7. Anthony Munoz, OT, 10 points
T-7. Barry Sanders, RB, 10 points
T-10. Tom Brady, QB, 9.5 points
T-10. Mike Singletary, ILB, 9.5 points
12. Bruce Matthews, OG/OC, 9 points
T-13. Marshall Faulk, RB, 8.5 points
T-13. Brett Favre, QB, 8.5 points
T-13. John Hannah, OG, 8.5 points
T-13. Walter Payton, RB, 8.5 points
T-13. Randy White, DT, 8.5 points
T-13. Steve Young, QB, 8.5 points
T-19. Derrick Brooks, OLB, 8 points
T-19. Tony Gonzalez, TE, 8 points
T-19. Randall McDaniel, OG, 8 points
T-19. Alan Page, DT, 8 points
T-23. Joe Greene, DT, 7.5 points
T-23. Jack Lambert, ILB, 7.5 points
T-23. Shane Lechler, P, 7.5 points
T-23. Ed Reed, S, 7.5 points
T-23. Deion Sanders, 7.5 points
T-23. Junior Seau, ILB/OLB, 7.5 points
T-29. Earl Campbell, RB, 7 points
T-29. Terrelle Davis, RB, 7 points
T-29. Alan Faneca, OG, 7 points
T-29. Rob Lilly, DT, 7 points
T-29. O.J. Simpson, RB, 7 points
T-29. Roy Yary, OT, 7 points
T-35. Dick Butkus, ILB, 6.5 points
T-35. Bob Brown, OT, 6.5 points
T-35. Ray Guy, P, 6.5 points
T-35. Jack Ham, OLB, 6.5 points
T-35. Chuck Howley, OLB, 6.5 points
T-35. Ronnie Lott, S, 6.5 points
T-35. Dan Marino, QB, 6.5 points
T-35. Adrian Peterson, RB, 6.5 points
T-35. Willie Roaf, OT, 6.5 points
T-35. Emmitt Smith, RB, 6.5 points
T-35. Ladanian Tomlinson, RB, 6.5 points
T-35. Larry Wilson, S, 6.5 points
T-47. Eric Dickerson, RB, 6 points
T-47. Demontti Dawson, CB, 6 points
T-47. Carl Eller, DE, 6 points
T-47. Steven Hutchinson, OG, 6 points
T-47. Larry Little, OG, 6 points
T-47. Jonathan Ogden, OT, 6 points
T-47. Merlin Olson, DT, 6 points
T-47. Troy Polamalu, S, 6 points
T-47. John Randle, DT, 6 points
T-47. Warren Sapp, DT, 6 points
T-47. Michael Strahan, DE, 6 points
T-47. Joe Thomas, OT, 6 points
T-47. Zach Thomas, ILB, 6 points
T-47. Jack Youngblood, DE, 6 points
So there you have it. The All-Time list. Do you agree? Disagree? Or what other award/accomplishment would you add into the point system?
Until next time.
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