NFL's Mount Rushmore for each team.

[DirtDirtDirt]

GIANTS--Frank Gifford, Phil Simms, Michael Strahan, Lawrence Taylor.

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Maybe before Simms

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Maybe before Simms

How is Mel Hein not on the Giants list?

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

How is Mel Hein not on the Giants list?

Damn, ya taking back to the 40's

I guess so, be hard to replace Gifford, Strahan and of course LT tho

 

[jarntt]

Maybe before Simms

I also think Harry Carson was vastly underrated. Great player

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I also think Harry Carson was vastly underrated. Great player

Definitely, some Giant fans would have him there over any of the QB's

 

[Southieinnc]

PATRIOTS--Tom Brady, Mike Haynes, Stanley Morgan, Andre Tippett.

tough to argue...tho id put law over haynes. haynes had 28 picks here. law had 36. he also scored 6 TD's here.

Where does John Hanna fit in?

 

[Roy Munson]

he'd be there. hard to put a lineman in over skill positions guys tho.

hannah was a mountain

ROIDS....

 

[NWPATSFAN]

John Hannah?

Hannah for sure. I was thinking Matt Light as well. Not on the same level as JH though.

 

[PhilSimms11]

For the Eagles you are probably 3 out of 4

If you go by fan's opinion, Donovan McNabb does not even come close to sniffing it.

Objectively McNabb probably does not belong there either.

The only way McNabb belongs on this list is if the requirement is to include a QB. McNabb is greatest franchise QB so far by numbers, though there is a good chance Wentz will surpass him there, even if he does not win a Super Bowl. If Wentz wins a Super Bowl it does not even come close. Is McNabb one of the greatest four franchise players? Definitely not.

Greater franchise player beyond doubt of those left of the list: Chuck Bednarick (though I can imagine if you have blocked him from your mind, seeing what he did to Gifford).

Looking by fan-following/fan-reverence:

The likes of Jerome Brown, Randall Cunningham, Jason Peters, Harold Carmichael, Herman Edwards, Duce Staley (possibly), Brian Westbrook and Nick Foles all easily surpass McNabb.

No, I screwed up, if you will. I simply forgot about Bednarik since I was doing this strictly by memory. I'd take out McNabb and put in 'Concrete Charlie'.

 

[wood20ks]

PLAYERS ONLY. I'm doing this off the top of my head without any assistance from the web. This is going to be fun. I've done this before, but not like this. Let's see how I do.

BILLS--Jim Kelly, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas.
DOLPHINS--Mark Clayton, Larry Csonka, Larry Little, Dan Marino.
PATRIOTS--Tom Brady, Mike Haynes, Stanley Morgan, Andre Tippett.
JETS--Joe Klecko, Curtis Martin, Don Maynard, Joe Namath.

BRONCOS--John Elway, Randy Gradishar, Tom Jackson, Rod Smith.
CHIEFS--Bobby Bell, Len Dawson, Tony Gonzalez, Derrick Thomas.
CHARGERS--Lance Alworth, Dan Fouts, Junior Seau, LaDainian Tomlinson.
RAIDERS--Marcus Allen, Fred Biletnikoff, Tim Brown, Jim Plunkett.

RAVENS--Ray Lewis, Jonathan Ogden, Ed Reed, Terrell Suggs.
BENGALS--Boomer Esiason, AJ Green, Anthony Munoz, Ken Riley.
BROWNS--Jim Brown, Ozzie Newsome, Otto Graham, Lou Groza.
STEELERS--Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert.

TEXANS--Arian Foster, DeAndre Hopkins, Andre Johnson, JJ Watt.
COLTS--Raymond Berry, Marvin Harrison, Peyton Manning, John Unitas.
JAGUARS--Tony Boselli, Mark Brunell, Maurice Jones-Drew, Fred Taylor.
*TITANS--Earl Campbell, Eddie George, Steve McNair, Warren Moon.
(*)Houston Oilers (1960-96).

GIANTS--Frank Gifford, Phil Simms, Michael Strahan, Lawrence Taylor.
COWBOYS--Tony Dorsett, Bob Lilly, Emmitt Smith, Roger Staubach.
EAGLES--Steve Van Buren, Brian Dawkins, Donovan McNabb, Reggie White.
REDSKINS--Darrell Green, Sonny Jurgensen, Art Monk, John Riggins.

CARDINALS--Ottis Anderson, Larry Fitzgerald, Charley Trippi, Larry Wilson.
RAMS--Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, Jackie Slater, Kurt Warner.
49ERS--Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice.
SEAHAWKS--Shaun Alexander, Cortez Kennedy, Walter Jones, Steve Largent.

BEARS--Dick Butkus, Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, Mike Singletary.
LIONS--Lem Barney, Calvin Johnson, Bobby Layne, Barry Sanders.
PACKERS--Brett Favre, Paul Hornung, Don Hutson, Bart Starr.
VIKINGS--Cris Carter, Alan Page, Adrian Peterson, Fran Tarkenton.

FALCONS--Tommy Nobis, Matt Ryan, Jessie Tuggle, Roddy White.
PANTHERS--Cam Newton, Julius Peppers, Steve Smith, DeAngelo Williams.
SAINTS--Drew Brees, Rickey Jackson, Archie Manning, Sam Mills.
BUCCANEERS--Derrick Brooks, John Lynch, Warren Sapp, Lee Roy Selmon.

BEARS--Dick Butkus, Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, Mike Singletary.

Bears had a few more greats that could be mentioned,maybe switch out Singletary for possibly one of these,the founder of the NFL in George Halas,Red Grange or Mike Ditka.....Other than Payton,Iron Mike could be/is the face of Chicago,imo........Hard to choose.

Don`t get me wrong tho,its a great list.......

 

[PhilSimms11]

How is Mel Hein not on the Giants list?

Mel Hein, Ken Strong, Emlen Tunnell, Harry Carson, Rosey Brown, Andy Robustelli, Tuffy Leemans, and Sam Huff were all studs. Damn, this franchise has been around since 1925. It's hard with only four spots.

 

[Rex Racer]

PATRIOTS--Tom Brady, Mike Haynes, Stanley Morgan, Andre Tippett.

tough to argue...tho id put law over haynes. haynes had 28 picks here. law had 36. he also scored 6 TD's here.

Tough call, but I'm sticking with Haynes. He was the as big as a lot of LB's in his day and could really fly. He also played in an era when teams threw 20-25 times a game.

Edit;

Honorable mentions for NE. Bruce Armstrong, Matt Light, John Hannah and Steve Nelson.

 

[fknhippie]

and where's Youngblood?

 

[desert heat]

 

[Nosferatu]

RAIDERS--Marcus Allen, Fred Biletnikoff, Tim Brown, Jim Plunkett.


Kenny Stabler, Lester Hayes, Jim Otto, Willie Brown

 

[handicappers]

Need more than 4 for the Cowboys. Americas Team has a lot of GOATs

 

[Nosferatu]

SEAHAWKS--Shaun Alexander, Cortez Kennedy, Walter Jones, Steve Largent.


Kenny Easley belongs over Alexander IMO...

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Mel Hein, Ken Strong, Emlen Tunnell, Harry Carson, Rosey Brown, Andy Robustelli, Tuffy Leemans, and Sam Huff were all studs. Damn, this franchise has been around since 1925. It's hard with only four spots.

Yeah. Giants, Packers, Bears all have some absolute legends that are tough to leave out or put in over more recent greats. Really hard to narrow it down to just 4 with those teams. But I just can’t picture a Bears list without Bronko or a Packers list without Hutson or a Giants list without Hein.

 

[megalodon30]

Broncos - Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, maybe Elway (otherwise, one more Tebow)

 

[Wamu]

Broncos - Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, maybe Elway (otherwise, one more Tebow)

Fuckin' a right. And that's why Elway got rid of Tebow. He knew if Touchdown Timmy remained a Bronco he'd surpass everything # 7 did as a QB. The proof is right there. Just look @ his NFL career after the Broncos let him get away. Oh wait a minute. How's his baseball career doing?