# List your Top 10 Players of All-Time from your favorite NFL team **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 16, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322 "2010-12-16T02:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/41 "2010-12-17T16:28:49Z")
I’ll do the 49ers quickly, until someone more qualified shows up. My criteria includes a requirement that the player play multiple years for the club, regardless of the superlative skill the player may have shown in a single year. (E.g. Deion Sanders 1994-1995, where he basically shut down half the field by himself in the Bears Divisional playoff game). I am tempted to include Charles Haley in the top 10, just because of how unbelievably awesome three of his first six years in SF were. That said, here goes: 1. Jerry Rice 2. Joe Montana 3. Ronnie Lott 4. Steve Young 5. Roger Craig 6. Bryant Young 7. Leo Nomellini (never watched him play, but heard about him all the time from old farts in the Bay Area. Gobs of Pro Bowl appearances at a time when the Niners weren’t very good.) 8. Jimmy Johnson (as Nomellini, but in the 60s. Hall of Famer, FWIW.) 9. Terrell Owens (much as I may loathe him, he put up very impressive numbers, most of them with Jeff Garcia as his QB.) 10. Kind of stuck between picking a defender like Merton Hanks, Dwain Board, or Haley, OR going with Brent Jones, Randy Cross, or Tom Rathman. EDIT: I’ll go with fear and fame. No one feared Merton Hanks, chicken dance or not. Opposing offenses (and his own locker room, if “ **Boys Will Be Boys** ” is to be believed) feared Charles Haley, both with the Niners and the Cowboys. So Haley’s my 10th pick. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/42 "2010-12-17T17:53:01Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > **Green Bay Packers** > > 1. **Sterling Sharpe** - a “what if he remained healthy” player ala Gale Sayers. 5 Pro Bowls, 3 All Pros, led the league in receptions 3 times, yardage once, td receptions twice, and “I made Don Majkowski and Brett Favre look like better QB’s than they really are) 500 times. A neck injury cut short a great football career. Plus I have his jersey. > > 2. **Herb Adderly** - A converted RB (tough getting playing time behind Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung), he led the league in interceptions twice, made 5 pro bowls and 7 All Pros. He also returned kicks (25.7 yp), and had 7 ints returned for TD’s. Shame he went on to play for the Cowboys. > > 3. **Willie Davis** - another converted player (from OT to DE), he was a speed rusher on 5 championship teams. Stats on sacks/tackles weren’t kept back then, but he would have tallied between 100-120 career sacks. 5 time Pro Bowler, 5 time All Pro, and another durable player (162 consecutive). > > 4. **Jim Taylor** - 5 Pro Bowls, 5 consecutive 1000 yard season (back when a 1000 yard season meant something), and he led the league (including Jim Brown) in rushing in 1961. He was a bruising fullback who could both block and run the ball, and was dangerous in the red zone. > > 5. **Forrest Gregg** - forget the ill fated coaching career and remember Lombardi saying he was the finest player Lombardi had ever coached. An 9 time Pro Bowler and 8 time All Pro, he was also durable (188 starts) and versatile (played guard very well too). > > 6. **Ray Nitschke** - the defensive cornerstone of multiple championship Packers teams. A fearsome, hard hitting LB, who also had 25 career ints and was a championship MVP. I’m still a bit scared of him, and he’s been dead for years. > > 7. **Brett Favre** - one of the most frustrating, exhilarating QB’s of all time, and the face of the Packers franchise for over a decade. When he was great, he was amazing. But when he was bad, which was far too often and far too often in big games, he was horrible. Put Joe Montana’s head in that body, and nobody could touch him. > > 8. **Bart Starr** - [They do a better job than I can](http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_2103_The_definitive_list:_Top_10_NFL_quarterbacks.html). > > 9. **Reggie White** - yes, I know he was an Eagle for most of his tenure, but he played (and played well) six seasons with the Packers. 13 pro bowls, two defensive players of the year (one with the Packers), and 198 career sacks. He was a major reason the Packers went to and won the 96 Super Bowl. > > 10. **Don Hutson** - far and away the best wide receiver of his era, with some of his records surviving even to today. He helped develop modern route running, he won two league MVPs, and led the league in receptions 8 times, and yardage 7 times. Oh, and he has 30 career interceptions playing safety and added almost 200 points as a kicker. The best WR ever in the NFL not named Jerry Rice. Good list, I might switch out James Lofton for Sterling Sharpe, but its pretty much six of one half dozen of the other. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/43 "2010-12-17T18:07:11Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Good list, I might switch out James Lofton for Sterling Sharpe, but its pretty much six of one half dozen of the other. Lofton clearly had a more productive career than Sharpe, but the fact that Lofton never led the league in yardage or receptions (and some questionable personal conduct by Lofton) convinced me to go with Sharpe. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/44 "2010-12-17T18:15:34Z")
I’m a Steelers fan, and can’t argue much with **Airman Doors** ’ list, except that Jack Lambert is forever #1 for me. I might replace Hines Ward or Troy Polamalu with Jack Ham or Mel Blount…but that’s just because I have a soft spot for those 70’s teams. Make the new guys earn their spots with the Hall-of-Famers 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/45 "2010-12-17T18:22:52Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > I’ll do the 49ers quickly, until someone more qualified shows up. > > My criteria includes a requirement that the player play multiple years for the club, regardless of the superlative skill the player may have shown in a single year. (E.g. Deion Sanders 1994-1995, where he basically shut down half the field by himself in the Bears Divisional playoff game). I am tempted to include Charles Haley in the top 10, just because of how unbelievably awesome three of his first six years in SF were. > > That said, here goes: > > 1. Jerry Rice > 2. Joe Montana > 3. Ronnie Lott > 4. Steve Young > 5. Roger Craig > 6. Bryant Young > 7. Leo Nomellini (never watched him play, but heard about him all the time from old farts in the Bay Area. Gobs of Pro Bowl appearances at a time when the Niners weren’t very good.) > 8. Jimmy Johnson (as Nomellini, but in the 60s. Hall of Famer, FWIW.) > 9. Terrell Owens (much as I may loathe him, he put up very impressive numbers, most of them with Jeff Garcia as his QB.) > 10. Kind of stuck between picking a defender like Merton Hanks, Dwain Board, or Haley, OR going with Brent Jones, Randy Cross, or Tom Rathman. > > EDIT: I’ll go with fear and fame. No one feared Merton Hanks, chicken dance or not. Opposing offenses (and his own locker room, if “ **Boys Will Be Boys** ” is to be believed) feared Charles Haley, both with the Niners and the Cowboys. So Haley’s my 10th pick. How about Y.A. Tittle or John Brodie? People seem to forget that the Niners did have some good QBs before Joe Montana… ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/46 "2010-12-17T18:25:42Z")
cowboys staubach emmit irvin too tall haley aikman jordan walls witten dorsett but crud there are about another twenty that need to be included as well. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/47 "2010-12-17T18:38:17Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Oakland Raiders: > > Can’t possibly put these into order (plus to do so would be antithetical to one of the Raiders’ unwritten rules, as I’ve discovered while reading the recent book on the Raiders, _Badasses_): > > Marcus Allen > Howie Long > Fred Biletnikoff > Ken Stabler > Willie Brown > Gene Upshaw > Art Shell > Ted Hendricks > Jim Otto > Ray Guy > > Just missed the cut: Jim Plunkett, Cliff Branch, Dave Casper, Mark van Eeghen, Phil Villapiano. In their primes I’d rather have Snake than Plunkett as my QB. No Lester Hayes? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/48 "2010-12-17T22:23:27Z")
Tough competition, tho he certainly belongs in the Honorable sublist. My personal rule is that I will always forget at least one thing I am trying to remember. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/49 "2010-12-17T23:03:14Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > **Green Bay Packers** > > 1. **Sterling Sharpe** - a “what if he remained healthy” player ala Gale Sayers. 5 Pro Bowls, 3 All Pros, led the league in receptions 3 times, yardage once, td receptions twice, and “I made Don Majkowski and Brett Favre look like better QB’s than they really are) 500 times. A neck injury cut short a great football career. Plus I have his jersey. > > 2. **Herb Adderly** - A converted RB (tough getting playing time behind Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung), he led the league in interceptions twice, made 5 pro bowls and 7 All Pros. He also returned kicks (25.7 yp), and had 7 ints returned for TD’s. Shame he went on to play for the Cowboys. > > 3. **Willie Davis** - another converted player (from OT to DE), he was a speed rusher on 5 championship teams. Stats on sacks/tackles weren’t kept back then, but he would have tallied between 100-120 career sacks. 5 time Pro Bowler, 5 time All Pro, and another durable player (162 consecutive). > > 4. **Jim Taylor** - 5 Pro Bowls, 5 consecutive 1000 yard season (back when a 1000 yard season meant something), and he led the league (including Jim Brown) in rushing in 1961. He was a bruising fullback who could both block and run the ball, and was dangerous in the red zone. > > 5. **Forrest Gregg** - forget the ill fated coaching career and remember Lombardi saying he was the finest player Lombardi had ever coached. An 9 time Pro Bowler and 8 time All Pro, he was also durable (188 starts) and versatile (played guard very well too). > > 6. **Ray Nitschke** - the defensive cornerstone of multiple championship Packers teams. A fearsome, hard hitting LB, who also had 25 career ints and was a championship MVP. I’m still a bit scared of him, and he’s been dead for years. > > 7. **Brett Favre** - one of the most frustrating, exhilarating QB’s of all time, and the face of the Packers franchise for over a decade. When he was great, he was amazing. But when he was bad, which was far too often and far too often in big games, he was horrible. Put Joe Montana’s head in that body, and nobody could touch him. > > 8. **Bart Starr** - [They do a better job than I can](http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_2103_The_definitive_list:_Top_10_NFL_quarterbacks.html). > > 9. **Reggie White** - yes, I know he was an Eagle for most of his tenure, but he played (and played well) six seasons with the Packers. 13 pro bowls, two defensive players of the year (one with the Packers), and 198 career sacks. He was a major reason the Packers went to and won the 96 Super Bowl. > > 10. **Don Hutson** - far and away the best wide receiver of his era, with some of his records surviving even to today. He helped develop modern route running, he won two league MVPs, and led the league in receptions 8 times, and yardage 7 times. Oh, and he has 30 career interceptions playing safety and added almost 200 points as a kicker. The best WR ever in the NFL not named Jerry Rice. Excellent list. I liked Sharpe a lot, but he wouldn’t make my list. I would likely replace him on my list with either Paul Hornung, Tony Canadeo, or Arnie Herber. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/50 "2010-12-18T02:25:12Z")
Atlanta Falcons Might be a short list ☹ 1. Deion Sanders 2. Steve Bartkowski 3. Jessie Tuggle 4. Michael Vick 5. Jamal Anderson (RB) 6. Andre Rison 7. Jeff Van Note 8. William Anderson 9. Gerald Riggs 10. Eric Metcalf There may be some older greats but I never saw them play. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/51 "2010-12-18T03:18:43Z")
I have to start with the Washington Redskins as I grew up a Skins fan from the late 1970’s until the early 1990’s when I moved to the Cincinnati area and became a Bengals fan. 1. Dexter Manley. Couldn’t read, was a crackhead. _Could_ get after the QB with a vengeance. 2. Joe Theismann. Yeah, he’s a tool now, but he was a good QB in a great system. 3. Joe Jacoby. He was a 330lb LT before there were 330lb left tackles. A monster of a man and a mauler in run blocking. 4. John Riggins. 4 yards a carry, 4 yards a carry, 4 yards a carry…Miller Time! 5. Gary Clark/Charlie Brown. These two wideouts were awesome for the day. Loved the nickname “Downtown Charlie Brown”, too. 6. Wilber Marshall. Awesome linebacker. Just a step below a guy like Singletary. 7. Doug Williams. Loved him in Tampa, loved him with the Skins. First black QB to ever win a Superbowl. Still the only one. 8. Charles Mann. With he and Manley paired up at the DE positions, there wasn’t a much fiercer pass rush from the defensive line in that time. 9. Art Monk. Underrated receiver who was a really classy guy. Long career. 10. Darrel Green. Fastest player I’ve ever seen. Super long career. By all accounts set the stage for how CB was played in the modern era and was a super classy guy to boot. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/52 "2010-12-18T04:02:35Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Atlanta Falcons > > Might be a short list ☹ > > 1. Deion Sanders > 2. Steve Bartkowski > 3. Jessie Tuggle > 4. Michael Vick > 5. Jamal Anderson (RB) > 6. Andre Rison > 7. Jeff Van Note > 8. William Anderson > 9. Gerald Riggs > 10. Eric Metcalf > > There may be some older greats but I never saw them play. [Tommy Nobis](http://www.tommynobiscenter.org/autommy.aspx) is Mr Falcon. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/53 "2010-12-18T04:36:25Z")
And now my current team, the Bengals. I won’t rely on historical data, just from memory. 1. Max Montoya. Great olineman. Perfect complement to Munoz. 2. Ickey Woods. Short career, but still an amazing impact. Had that dance, too. 3. John Copeland. Awesome pass rusher. Shared in a dline that was the Bengals best ever, although in the 1990’s the team overall sucked. Shone with Alfred Williams and Dan Wilkinson. 4. Willie Anderson. A perennial pro-bowler on many bad teams. An absolute mauler and a leader. 5. Chad Ochocinco. Stats don’t lie, he was an exciting player in his heydey and his antics are known league-wide. I wish he wasn’t on my team anymore, though. 6. Rudi Johnson. In his prime, running behind a great offensive line, was a bowling ball of a north-south back. 7. Corey Dillon. The best RB the Bengals ever had, wasted on some really bad teams. Can’t really blame him for his shitty attitude at the end either. 8. Boomer Esiason. Best playaction fake ever and led the team to the Superbowl in 1988 which they would have won if not for a dropped INT and Joe Montana. And Jerry Rice. And John Taylor. 9. Terrell Owens. I hate the guy personally, but he’s the 2nd best wideout ever to play the game statistics-wise and is an athletic freak. 10. Anthony Munoz. Arguably one of the best tackles to ever play the game, and a super nice guy to boot. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/54 "2010-12-18T04:37:15Z")
> [@imthjckaz](#): > > [Tommy Nobis](http://www.tommynobiscenter.org/autommy.aspx) is Mr Falcon. Yeah, I was going to note him, too, though he may well be before **G0sp3l** ’s time. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/55 "2010-12-18T04:38:50Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > 1. William Anderson I’m suspecting this might actually be William Andrews (he was a stud for a few years there). ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/56 "2010-12-18T05:25:58Z")
I left Airman Door’s quotes when I agreed with him. I wrote new ones when I thought it warranted it. My Top 10 Pittsburgh Steelers, from 10 to 1: 10. Hines Ward- Best receiver Pittsburgh has ever had statistically, hits like a truck, sure-handed throughout his career. Lock for the Hall. * * * 1. Mel Blount - The biggest, strongest and most intimidating cornerback of his time. He was the original shutdown corner.\*\*\* 2. John Stallworth- A much better receiver than Swann over the course of his career and a vastly underrated player during his playing days. 3. Iron Mike Webster- Greatest center ever. His nickname was quite apt, what happened to him later notwithstanding. His death, while unfortunate, may save many others in the years to come by raising awareness on concussions and head injuries. _ **-eta I met Webster right before his death. He was a very nice man; his hands were huge and when we shook hands mine disappeared from view.** _ 4. Troy Polamalu- If he plays for just a few more years he’ll be a lock for the Hall of Fame. Current heart and soul of the defense. _ **eta** _\*\*\* - I think he’s close to a lock for the hall now. Two rings don’t hurt, and I think he’s generally regarded as either 1 or 2 in his position over his career (Ed Reed).\*\*\* 5. Jerome Bettis- Great pound-them-into-oblivion running back. Fit the Pittsburgh mold perfectly. Lock for the Hall. 6. Franco Harris- _ **Great running back during his prolific years. He slowed down a bit, but he had very quick feet for a big man, and he was key in the run-first offense of the Steelers.** _ 7. Jack Lambert- Arguably the best middle linebacker of all time, and one of the meanest, take-no-prisoners players ever. \*\*\*-eta, don’t know who can argue with Lambert except Butkus fans. But I’m biased, and I say Lambert was the best. Period * * * 1. Terry Bradshaw- _ **4 trips to the Super Bowl. 4 rings. The best clutch QB Ive ever seen. Also, I know his stats aren’t great, but he played in a run first offense and called all his own plays** _ 2. Mean Joe Greene- _ **Could it be anybody else? No. Chuck Noll’s first pick to begin building his dynasty, and truly the heart and soul of the Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s. He wins because he was the single biggest piece of a very special puzzle.** _ Like Airman said, that was tough. I’m not even going to bother listing the guys who didn’t make my cut. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/57 "2010-12-18T05:44:34Z")
Greg Lloyd? Levon Kirkland? Jack Ham? I think at least Lloyd belongs on the list somewhere despite his injuries and media recalcitrance. He was a force to be reckoned with! ---
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The Saints, I went for historic, considering their top 10 players of all time are probably on their current roster. 10.Guido Merkens 1. Rich Mauti 2. Eric Martin 3. Wes Chandler 4. Reuben Mayes 5. Pat Swilling 6. Ricky Jackson 7. Bobby Hebert 8. Tommy Myers 9. Archie Manning ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-top-10-players-of-all-time-from-your-favorite-nfl-team/564322/59 "2010-12-18T06:47:01Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > And now my current team, the Bengals. I won’t rely on historical data, just from memory. > > 1. Max Montoya. Great olineman. Perfect complement to Munoz. > > 2. Ickey Woods. Short career, but still an amazing impact. Had that dance, too. > > 3. John Copeland. Awesome pass rusher. Shared in a dline that was the Bengals best ever, although in the 1990’s the team overall sucked. Shone with Alfred Williams and Dan Wilkinson. > > 4. Willie Anderson. A perennial pro-bowler on many bad teams. An absolute mauler and a leader. > > 5. Chad Ochocinco. Stats don’t lie, he was an exciting player in his heydey and his antics are known league-wide. I wish he wasn’t on my team anymore, though. > > 6. Rudi Johnson. In his prime, running behind a great offensive line, was a bowling ball of a north-south back. > > 7. Corey Dillon. The best RB the Bengals ever had, wasted on some really bad teams. Can’t really blame him for his shitty attitude at the end either. > > 8. Boomer Esiason. Best playaction fake ever and led the team to the Superbowl in 1988 which they would have won if not for a dropped INT and Joe Montana. And Jerry Rice. And John Taylor. > > 9. Terrell Owens. I hate the guy personally, but he’s the 2nd best wideout ever to play the game statistics-wise and is an athletic freak. > > 10. Anthony Munoz. Arguably one of the best tackles to ever play the game, and a super nice guy to boot. All good selections, but I’m floored that Ken Anderson isn’t near the top of your list. He was MUCH better than Boomer, in my book. ---
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