I’ll just list the NFC East and provide the lonk for every other team. Feel free to opine on the choices.
Cowboys
1-Roger Staubach, QB
2-Emmitt Smith, RB
3-Tony Dorsett, RB
Eagles
1-Reggie White, DE
2-Chuck Bednarik, C/LB
3-Brian Dawkins, S
Washington
1-Darrell Green, CB
2-Chris Hanburger, LB
3-Charley Taylor, WR
Giants
1-LT
2-Emlen Tunnell, S
3-Rosey Brown, OT
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I would rate Randy White, Bob Lilly or Chuck Howley ahead of him.
Number two behind LT
Number two behind LT
Carson was a 6 time All-Pro. Only two of them were 1st team.
Tunnell was a 6 time 1st team All-Pro.
Brown was also a 6 time 1st team All-Pro. He was also a 3 time 2nd team All-Pro.
Grier was a great player, but probably doesn't crack the Giants top 3.
If Eli had been better supporting casts through his career, I imagine he'd be in that short list.
2 Strahan
3 Gifford
There have been a bunch of great OLTs through the years, so I’m not going to minimize their greatness. That said, Rosy Brown and Jim Parker of the Colts (same era) were the two best OLTs I ever saw.
You need to click on the rest of the best link. He’s 4th
I would rate Randy White, Bob Lilly or Chuck Howley ahead of him.
Sounds like zeke
How do the Cowboys have two RBs but no Bob Lilly?
Steve Van Buren is 1A alongside Bednarik for the Eagles.
The top 3 Giants are actually not bad. I could argue about Mel Hein not being there, but LT, Brown & Tunnell are all solid choices.
Russ Grimm...when you think of the Redskins, you think of the Hogs...the best among them was Grimm.
Those two have to be on it.
As far as Darrell Green, he was a good corner for a VERY long time and was extremely fast, but he wasn't one of the game's best corners during his time. He was a very good corner, not great. He's an icon for the organization because of his longevity with the franchise but Champ Bailey was a better corner, he just didn't stay with the Redskins.
I think the greatness in the level of play matters too much, along with the longevity, so I think Baugh and Grimm are better choices than Green and Taylor.
Huff was almost as much a Redskin as he was a Giant. He played 8 years with the Giants, 5 with the Redskins. I think that knocks him a bit.
Flozell Adams is not anywhere near a Cowboys' great. Come on.
Nate Newton?
Probably one of the best offensive tackles in the history of the NFL. Dude was a first team all pro for like 7 or 8 years in a row.
Case for Strahan clearly.
Not sure I ever heard of that one Redskin
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most overrated RB ever, truly a product of his O-line, he gained five yards before being touched on most running plays.
I would rate Randy White, Bob Lilly or Chuck Howley ahead of him.
Sounds like zeke
Zeke is phenomenal. What are you talking about.
Monk, like Green, played a long time very well. But he was a compiler. He only made the Pro Bowl 3 times. I would argue that he was more of a complement to Gary Clark, who was the real threat when he and Monk were on the field together. Clark was dangerous, Monk was more of a possession guy. If we're talking top 10 players in Redskins history, maybe top 15, Monk is clearly on that list. But in terms of top 3, Monk is well outside of it, IMO, when you look at guys like Grimm, Sammy Baugh, and hell, I would throw in John Riggins before Monk. Joe Jacoby is probably in there before Monk as well, but neither of the latter two should crack the top 3.
Case for Strahan clearly.
Not sure I ever heard of that one Redskin
Lily was the greatest Cowboy ever. Better than Smith, Dorset, or Staubach IMO.
Urlacher was great, but come on, Mike Singletary was the leader of a defense that is widely considered perhaps the best ever.
Urlacher was great, but come on, Mike Singletary was the leader of a defense that is widely considered perhaps the best ever.
Agreed
Russ Grimm...when you think of the Redskins, you think of the Hogs...the best among them was Grimm.
Those two have to be on it.
As far as Darrell Green, he was a good corner for a VERY long time and was extremely fast, but he wasn't one of the game's best corners during his time. He was a very good corner, not great. He's an icon for the organization because of his longevity with the franchise but Champ Bailey was a better corner, he just didn't stay with the Redskins.
I think the greatness in the level of play matters too much, along with the longevity, so I think Baugh and Grimm are better choices than Green and Taylor.
I usually read what you write because you seem pretty well versed in the game. But to say Green wasn't a GREAT corner is a bit mad. Gil Brandt calls him the 8th best of all-time behind Sanders, Blount, Williams, Brown, CWoodson, Haynes, and RWoodson. Green was olympic speed fast, was able to fight against taller guys (and win), was actually terrific against the run, and, on a side note, was a brilliant punt returner.
Now, I'm a bit biased because I play hoops with the guy, and have gotten to know him, but he was only size away from likely being in the top five.
Harry & Carl, never received the credit they deserved, outside of snippets from Sumerall,, or Madden.
I would rate Randy White, Bob Lilly or Chuck Howley ahead of him.
In 93, last game of season in the brutal cold, I watched him will that team to victory with a monster game. One of the greatest clutch performances I ever saw. He was the reason they won all those SBs.
I agree that Hein has to be considered for top 3 list. But it's a tossup between him, Rosey Brown and Tunnell...three super players.
I'd go LT, Hein and Rosey, but man, the Giants have a great history and there are several guys deserving of recognition. Time to make more good history soon, I hope.
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most overrated RB ever, truly a product of his O-line, he gained five yards before being touched on most running plays.
I would rate Randy White, Bob Lilly or Chuck Howley ahead of him.
In 93, last game of season in the brutal cold, I watched him will that team to victory with a monster game. One of the greatest clutch performances I ever saw. He was the reason they won all those SBs.
You could have put an average NFL back behind that line and still won.