Mt. Rushmore - NFC West

Part 3 is here.

Cardinals
1. Jim Hart
2. Larry Wilson
3. Roger Wehrli
4. Jackie Smith

San Francisco 49ers
1. Jerry Rice
2. Steve Young
3. Joe Montana
4. Leo Nomellini

Seattle Seahawks
1. Steve Largent
2. Walter Jones
3. Cortez Kennedy
4. Dave Krieg

Rams
1. Merlin Olsen
2. Jack Youngblood
3. Deacon Jones
4. Bob Waterfield

Mt. Rushmore - NFC South

Part 2 is here.

Atlanta Falcons
1. Mike Kenn
2. Claude Humphrey
3. Roddy White
4. Jeff Van Note

Carolina Panthers
1. Steve Smith
2. Julius Peppers
3. Muhsin Muhammad
4. Jake Delhomme

New Orleans Saints
1. Rickey Jackson
2. Drew Brees
3. Pat Swilling
4. Jahri Evans

Tampa Bay Bucs
1. Derrick Brooks
2. Ronde Barber
3. Warren Sapp
4. Lee Roy Selmon

Mt Rushmore: NFC North

Part 1 is here.

Chicago Bears
1. Bill George
2. Walter Payton
3. Mike Singletary
4. Brian Urlacher

Detroit Lions
1. Barry Sanders
2. Joe Schmidt
3. Yale Lary
4. Lem Barney

Green Bay Packers
1. Brett Favre
2. Henry Jordan
3. Willie Davis
4. Don Hutson

Minnesota Vikings
1. Alan Page
2. Carl Eller
3. Fran Tarkenton
4. Jim Marshall

Mt. Rushmore - NFC East

Pro Football Talk did a "Mt Rushmore" of each NFL team, the four emblematic figures from each franchise.

I'm not going to do that; I'll just pick the best players.  That's it.  Considering career/peak value for each player for that team - who are the four best.

Start with the NFC East

Dallas Cowboys
1. Bob Lilly
2. Emmitt Smith
3. Randy White
4. Roger Staubach

New York Giants
1. Lawrence Taylor
2. Emlen Tunnell
3. Michael Strahan
4. Andy Robustelli

Philadelphia Eagles
1. Chuck Bednarik
2. Reggie White
3. Donovan McNabb
4. Randall Cunningham

Washington Redskins
1. Sammy Baugh
1. Chris Hanburger
2. Charley Taylor
4. Darrell Green

2013 - All 32 NFL Starting Quarterbacks Ranked

Not 2012, not 2014 and forward.  Not fantasy projections - my ranking of the starting quarterbacks for each team in the NFL for the upcoming season.

QB

1.       A. Rodgers  GB

2.       T. Brady  NE

3.       D. Brees  NO

4.       P. Manning Den

5.       E. Manning NYG

6.       B. Roethlisberger Pitt

7.       M. Ryan Atl

8.       A. Luck Indy

9.       J. Flacco Balt

10.   R. Griffin Wash

 

11.   C. Kaepernick SF

12.   R. Wilson Sea

13.   T. Romo Dall

14.   M. Stafford Det

15.   C. Newton Carol

16.   J. Cutler Chi

17.   P. Rivers SD

 

18.   S. Bradford StL

19.   M. Schaub Hou

20.   M. Vick Phil

21.   J. Freeman TB

22.   C. Palmer Ari

23.   A. Smith KC

24.   A. Dalton Cin

25.   R. Tannehill Mia

26.   C. Ponder Min

27.   J. Locker Tenn

28.   K. Kolb Buff  (EJ Manuel will be last upon replacement)

29.   M. Flynn Oak

30.   B. Gabbert Jax

 

31.   B. Weeden Cle

32.   G. Smith NYJ