Name Your Top 5 Non-QB Players Of All Time

[Avante]

How many times do we hear.....best RB in the nation.....about some college kid? We all get the guy is talking the college game. No need to tell us anything about the NFL. Then there's HS, JC, NAIA, all the levels of the college game. We all get it.

This is no different, when talking greatness it's done by era, level. Simply common sense.

Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb was a monster in his day, the cat didn't even weigh 300 pounds.

Why something so obvious has to be explained...????

[Avante]

No matter where ya find....THE GREATEST EVER....THE BEST EVER.....it wil look something like this...

Positional and franchise designations are taken directly from the list provided by the NFL Network. Note that in many cases, players played for more than one franchise and/or in more than one position.

Rank	Name	Position	First	Last	Franchise	AP[4]	PB[5]
1	Jerry Rice	4 !WR	1985	2004	San Francisco 49ers	10	13
2	Jim Brown	3 !FB	1957	1965	Cleveland Browns	8	9
3	Lawrence Taylor	11 !LB	1981	1993	New York Giants	8	10
4	Joe Montana	1 !QB	1979	1994	San Francisco 49ers	3	8
5	Walter Payton	2 !RB	1975	1987	Chicago Bears	5	9
6	Johnny Unitas	1 !QB	1956	1973	Baltimore Colts	5	10
7	Reggie White	10 !DE	1985	2000	Philadelphia Eagles	8	13
8	Peyton Manning	1 !QB	1998	2015	Indianapolis Colts	7	14
9	Don Hutson	4 !WR	1935	1945	Green Bay Packers	4	8
10	Butkus	11 !LB	1965	1973	Chicago Bears	5	8

Why do we always find Don Hutson listed, well? And what about old timers Jim Brown, John Unitas, Butkus doing there? What chance would they stand vs todays athlete, yep..................NOT ABOUT THAT AT ALL.

[benefactor]

Earl Campbell
Barry Sanders
Lawrence Taylor
Deacon Jones
Deion Sanders

[Avante]

See the above....Earl Campbell? He isn't even in the top 30 All Time rushers. But....those of us who saw him play get the greatness....IN HIS TIME. The guy was a monster, would he be a monster today.....nope....but....it simply doesn't matter, it's never been about that.

Campbel wouldn't have enought quickness to tehole in todays game and his size not nearly as dramatic vs todays defenders than what he faced. But.....it just doesn't matter.

The only old timer from way back when who would STILL be just as dominate....Bob Hayes. His 10.06 speed is faster than anyone playing today.

[spurraider21]

Jerry Rice
Lawrence Taylor
Walter Payton
Reggie White
Ray Lewis

[Spurtacular]

Ronnie Lott was the best safety of his era, tbh. He is an unsung hero of those dominant 49er teams.

[Spurtacular]

Earl Campbell
Barry Sanders
Lawrence Taylor
Deacon Jones
Deion Sanders

GOAT, tbh. I had thought Marshall Faulk might've surpassed him; but he was slow out of the gates. And Adrian Peterson had a chance, too.

[Avante]

The only RB where I had more......did I really just see that......over Gale Sayers was Barry Sanders. His ability to stop, start at the speed he did it, totally unique.

Over 2000 yards in a season and over 6 yards a carry, that is amazing. Had five seasons with a better than 5 yards a carry, who does that?

[spurraider21]

Ronnie Lott was the best safety of his era, tbh. He is an unsung hero of those dominant 49er teams.

do you know what unsung hero means?

[spurraider21]

and yeah, longevity/body of work is why i have payton on that list over sayers, bo, sanders

[Spurtacular]

do you know what unsung hero means?

More tears.

[Avante]

do you know what unsung hero means?

Did people push you around as a kid and now in hiding...................

[Darth_Pelican]

Sad to watch those who know...0....about the game in with those of us who know everything about the game.

You had Jerry Rice number one, right?

I get this is over your head.....

When Hutson retired in 1945, he held 18 NFL records. He left the game with 488 pass receptions. The next player on the list had 190. His record of 99 career touchdown receptions stood for 44 years before Largent broke it, and still ranks ninth all time.





Here's another cat who knows the game.


There are some things in sports that one just accepts without hesitation. The New York Yankees are the greatest franchise in professional sports history. Michael Jordan is the greatest clutch player in basketball history. And Jerry Rice is the greatest wide receiver in NFL history.
However, what if a closer examination revealed...that the general public might be wrong?
What if Jerry Rice really isn't the greatest wide receiver in NFL history?
What if somebody 50, 60, even 70 years ago was better?
Accept it. It's true.
Meet Don Hutson, wide receiver of the Green Bay Packers from 1935-1945.
Don Hutson, the greatest wide receiver in the 89-year history of the National Football League.



To compare Hutson and Rice, I have chosen five different topics to focus on: supporting cast, longevity, postseason, impact on the game, and most importantly, a statistical analysis.

And there wasn't a single black cornerback in the league to cover him, so the stats are completely irrelevant.

[Darth_Pelican]

GOAT, tbh. I had thought Marshall Faulk might've surpassed him; but he was slow out of the gates. And Adrian Peterson had a chance, too.

I'd take Faulk because he was more dual threat. Sanders had 15,269 yards rushing but only 2,921 receiving (18,190 total). Faulk had 12,279 rushing and 6,875 receiving (19,154 total). Sanders had 109 total touchdowns. Faulk had 136.

[benefactor]

See the above....Earl Campbell? He isn't even in the top 30 All Time rushers. But....those of us who saw him play get the greatness....IN HIS TIME. The guy was a monster, would he be a monster today.....nope....but....it simply doesn't matter, it's never been about that.

Campbel wouldn't have enought quickness to tehole in todays game and his size not nearly as dramatic vs todays defenders than what he faced. But.....it just doesn't matter.

The only old timer from way back when who would STILL be just as dominate....Bob Hayes. His 10.06 speed is faster than anyone playing today.

I'm also a bit biased. He's from my hometown and the Houston connection. Guys here that were old enough to watch him in HS said it was like nothing they had ever seen. They said it wasn't uncommon for Earl to just drag/carry guys 20-30 yards to the end zone.

[spurraider21]

I'd take Faulk because he was more dual threat. Sanders had 15,269 yards rushing but only 2,921 receiving (18,190 total). Faulk had 12,279 rushing and 6,875 receiving (19,154 total). Sanders had 109 total touchdowns. Faulk had 136.

faulk had 23 more games played, so to scale, sanders would have had more yardage, faulk more TD's.

and sanders hadn't exactly slown down yet when he retired. put up over 1700 all purpose yards in his final season, which was just 1 season after his 2000 yard rushing season.

in the meantime, faulk was draggin his feet his last 3 seasons. faulk had like 7-8 great seasons, sanders had 9. sanders just got bored of the game. only jim brown averaged more rushing yards per game for a career, and that's because he also retired early, so those guys didn't have a few lousy last years to drag their averages down. but shows they could have been great for another couple years

[Spurtacular]

I'd take Faulk because he was more dual threat. Sanders had 15,269 yards rushing but only 2,921 receiving (18,190 total). Faulk had 12,279 rushing and 6,875 receiving (19,154 total). Sanders had 109 total touchdowns. Faulk had 136.

Sanders did all his damage playing with turrible QB's and turrible offensive lines. I wouldn't hesitate to draft Sanders over Faulk. We start getting into face value rush/receiving stats and suddenly we're looking at Reggie Bush as a great, tbh.

[Avante]

And there wasn't a single black cornerback in the league to cover him, so the stats are completely irrelevant.

I mentioned that fact, but with 9.8 speed in the 30's he was as fast as any football playing blacks.

Find anything about the greatest NFLers ever and you will see Don Hutson mentioned. What happened is you don't know history, what a shame.

[Avante]

I'm also a bit biased. He's from my hometown and the Houston connection. Guys here that were old enough to watch him in HS said it was like nothing they had ever seen. They said it wasn't uncommon for Earl to just drag/carry guys 20-30 yards to the end zone.

I have no problems at all picturing HS kids on his back, hanging on to whatever as Earl chugged on down the field, a legit monster...ESPECIALLY...vs HS kids.

[Avante]

I'd take Faulk because he was more dual threat. Sanders had 15,269 yards rushing but only 2,921 receiving (18,190 total). Faulk had 12,279 rushing and 6,875 receiving (19,154 total). Sanders had 109 total touchdowns. Faulk had 136.

Sanders averaged 5.0 yards a carry which is amazing over a 10 year career. Faulk just 4,3 which is pretty ordinary for "good" backs.

Faulk averaged 9.9 yards a reception, Sanders 8.3.

The big difference is teams couldn't zero in on Faulk because of Holt and Bruce, but....they could zero in on Sanders.

[Avante]

The Top Five non QB old AFLers

1.Lance Alworth Chargers
2.Cookie Gilchrist Bills
3.Don Maynard Jets
4.Ron Mix Chargers
5.Abner Haynes Chiefs

[DMC]

1. Ronnie Lott
2. Jerry Rice
3. Emmitt Smith
4. Barry Sanders
5. Bo Jackson

H.M. Devin Hester, Derrick Coleman, Deion Sanders, Franco Harris.

[Avante]

Fifty years from now will it be.....Tom Brady, GRONK, Antonio Brown....among the greats, hahahaha~~~ Those old timers couldn't play today.

See how silly that is?

If ya understand the game then ya know it's all about vs the era.

High school offensive lines today that would dwarf those Lombardi Packer teams...........so what.

[monosylab1k]

1. Ronnie Lott
2. Jerry Rice
3. Emmitt Smith
4. Barry Sanders
5. Bo Jackson

H.M. Devin Hester, Derrick Coleman, Deion Sanders, Franco Harris.

trying too hard tbh

[DMC]

trying too hard tbh

True, meant Derrick Thomas tbh

Don't even know who Derrick Coleman is.