hondo in seattle Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) A few names come to mind... I love watching RBs in action, so Jim Brown is a favorite. His off-the-field behavior wasn't always commendable, but on the field he was a force of nature. From my humble vantage point, Brown and Simpson were the two greatest running backs of all time. Drew Brees. I'm a Purdue alum so I followed Brees since college. And in the pros, he did what you want a QB to do: sling the ball. He threw for over 5,000 yards four times and more than 40 TDs twice. If not for Tom Brady and his rings, Brees with 80,000 career yards would be in the conversation for greatest QB of all time. Earl Campbell. This guy was a human battering ram. I loved the way he sacrificed his body for his team. For younger fans, think of King Henry - only tougher & better. Paul Warfield. When I was young, I fancied myself a wide receiver, and I was a Browns fan even before I was a Bills fan, so Warfield was my first football idol. He was such a graceful, athletic receiver who had been an all-conference RB in the Big Ten. Diggs averaged 11.1 per catch last year. Warfield was a deep threat who averaged 20+ yards/catch for seven consecutive seasons playing on two different teams. It didn't matter who was throwing him the ball; he was going to get the ball downfield. Edited July 9 by hondo in seattle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Roger Staubach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goin Breakdown Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 4 hours ago, chongli said: Which one? Warner or Fitzgerald? Good point. Fitz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) My favourite all time player is Marcus Allen. No one moved quite like he did. He was a better QB than most of the Raiders washouts too. After Raiders madman Al Davis tried to ruin him he had a renaissance with the Chiefs and Joe Montana. He was classy in everything did except his unfortunate friendship with a certain OJ Simpson. If you ask me who the best football player of all time is, my answer is Marcus Allen on offense and Rod Woodson on defense. Edited July 8 by stuvian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, mrags said: Omg!!! I forgot about Priest Holmes. He was incredible. Best 3-4 year run of any player in history imo. So amazing. I rode him to 3 fantasy football championships. Ill never forget the year I had him and Trent Green. I was down quite a bit in point that week. Then Green threw a screen to Holmes that went for like 90 yards and a TD. I wasn’t behind anymore. I had such an amazing team that year. Pretty sure it was 2003. Trent Green Randy Moss Terrell Owens Priest Holmes Travis Henry Jeremy Stevens don’t remember who I had at D and K I only lost one game that year. Only because Shaun Anderson went off on Monday night football to the tune of 5TDs and scored about 60pts. *Shaun Alexander Yeah, Priest was amazing. Edited July 8 by Chicken Boo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBob806 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Eric Metcalf. Why he isn't in the HOF is a mystery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 John Mackey 88 I was a kid but he was my 1st football hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I loved watching Reggie Bush at USC along with Michael Vick at Virginia Tech. Obviously Barry was pretty amazing to watch at the NFL level. All three of these guys could just do things nobody else could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 7 hours ago, Beast said: Both were Colts QB’s. Bert Jones and Peyton Manning. I loved watching Bert Jones as a kid. He threw the deep ball as well as anyone I ever saw on that dirt field in Baltimore. I also loved watching Ken “the snake” Stabler. He was just so clutch. And won a lot of games w the Raiders. A lot more characters back in the day. Game has become so technical and robotic. At least you get a lot of improv and raw joy and emotion from Joe Allen. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppy Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 not on the Bills. I'm assuming that means at any time. That's kind of a tough call I think I would acquiesce to a guy I followed since hubby was a ND alumni. The name that first came to mind was actually Rocket Ismael. Either him or Tim Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepPass Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Sweetness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Chicken Boo said: *Shaun Alexander Yeah, Priest was amazing. I actually typed Alexander but I just have fat fingered a letter and my iPhone took over and changed it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 9 hours ago, I'm Spartacus said: Fred Biletnikoff (sp?) Of the Raiders You beat me to it. Ditto on Fred. Defense I would go with the same timeframe and Willie Lanier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Mac Jones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Marcus Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Buffalo Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 He was before my time, but I'm going with Johnny Unitas. Before Brady, the conversation for best QB ever usually came down to Joe Montana vs. Unitas. Unitas was tough as nails. I mean really, really tough. He played in a pass-oriented offense, many years before pass-oriented offenses were a thing. That allowed him to put up far more passing yards per year than did other QBs of his era, such as Bart Starr. You have to like his longevity. He played 18 seasons, despite the absolutely brutal pounding QBs took back then. For his career, he averaged 7.8 yards per pass attempt. That compares favorably to Tom Brady (7.4), Drew Brees (7.6), and Joe Montana (7.5). Unitas played in an era where the rules were less favorable to passing. Sadly, his body had been partially destroyed by football. Some of his joints no longer worked the way they were supposed to, most notably in his hand, arm, and legs. Looking at his stats, you notice that during the last third of his career, there was a notable decline. One wonders if injuries which never fully healed may have contributed to the decline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Fred Belitnikof. He was similar to Bob Chandler, a crafty route runner with great hands and feet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 10 hours ago, dpberr said: Jim McMahon. Just liked the way he played football. For me, his most memorable season was one of his last - his 1991 season. He was with the Eagles, and the Eagles were expected to compete for the Super Bowl that year behind what would become one of the greatest defenses in NFL history. Randall Cunningham is lost for the season with a torn ACL in the *first* game, and McMahon, as the backup, piloted the Eagles to a 10-6 record and into the playoffs, despite himself sustaining multiple serious injuries, including five broken ribs and barely being able to move his arm. If he played for the Bills he would've gone down as an all-time Buffalo icon, not that he was the most talented QB to ever play the game but his personality would've fit like a glove in Western New York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 47 minutes ago, BobbyC81 said: Fred Belitnikof. He was similar to Bob Chandler, a crafty route runner with great hands and feet. I also enjoyed watching Roger Staubach, Favre, Brees, Peyton Manning and A. Rodgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ControllerOfPlanetX Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Bob Hayes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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