The 150 Best Players in NFL History Part 4

Part 3 is here.

We’re up to the top 180 players ever for total value as we try to find the 150 best players of all time; the numbers here are approximate value, games, value/game.

180. Jeff Saturday C  126 211 .597

The total value puts him just ahead of Howie.

179. Sam Mills ILB 126 181 .696

He beats Harry Carson

178. Steve McNair QB 126 161 .783

Between Alworth and Taylor goes Air McNair.

177. Larry Little G 126 183 .689

Just below Mills

176. Dan Hampton DE 126 157 .803

A tick ahead of Fortunato. 

175. Forrest Gregg T 126 193 .653

In between Pace and Jones.

174. Roger Staubach QB 127 131 .969

Total value makes Staubach your new overall number one.

173. Richie Petitbon S 127 179 .709

Just ahead of Meador

172. Lemar Parrish CB 127 166 .765

Just ahead of Charley Taylor

171. Steve McMichael DT 127 213 .596

Right ahead of Saturday.

170. Lou Groza K/T 127 268 .474

Right below Faneca

169. Bill Bergey ILB 127 159 .799

Just ahead of Hampton

168. Michael Irvin WR 128 159 .805

Where does the Playmaker wind up? Right above Willie Lanier.

167. Curtis Martin RB 128 168 .762

Right ahead of Parrish.

166. Jackie Slater T 129 259 .498

Just ahead of Alderman

165. Jack Pardee OLB 129 196 .658

Right below Little.

164. Art Monk WR 129 224 .576

Right ahead of Mongo

163. James Farrior ILB 130 230 .565

Right below Mongo.

162. Jim Kelly QB 130 160 .813

Just below Ricky Watters.

161. Jim Tyrer T 130 194 .670

Just ahead of Meador.

160 players left in our quest for the top 150.  Here’s the current list.

 

1.       Roger Staubach

2.       Bobby Boyd

3.       Dick Butkus

4.       Jim Taylor

5.       Ricky Watters

6.       Jim Kelly

7.       Maxie Baughan

8.       Michael Irvin

9.       Willie Lanier

10.   Jim Parker

11.   Bill Bergey

12.   Dan Hampton

13.   Joe Fortunato

14.   Lance Alworth

15.   Steve McNair

16.   Curtis Martin

17.   Lemar Parrish

18.   Charley Taylor

19.   Lenny Moore

20.   Antonio Gates

21.   Richie Petitbon

22.   Jim Tyrer

23.   Eddie Meador

24.   Rich Gannon

25.   Tiki Barber

26.   Sam Mills

27.   Larry Little

28.   Jack Pardee

29.   Harry Carson

30.   Torry Holt

31.   Dave Robinson

32.   Troy Aikman

33.   Lance Briggs

34.   Rod Smith

35.   Richmond Webb

36.   Ralph Neely

37.   Larry Wilson

38.   Warrick Dunn

39.   Orlando Pace

40.   Forrest Gregg

41.   Walter Jones

42.   John Riggins

43.   Phil Simms

44.   Erich Barnes

45.   Wayne Walker

46.   Wilber Marshall

47.   Jimmy Smith

48.   Art Monk

49.   Steve McMichael

50.   James Farrior

51.   Jeff Saturday

52.   Howie Long

53.   Ken Stabler

54.   Roger Wehrli

55.   Roy Winston

56.   Dick Schafrath

57.   Charlie Cowan

58.   Gene Hickerson

59.   Pat Swilling

60.   Jackie Smith

61.   Richard Dent

62.   Mark Brunell

63.   Harold Jackson

64.   Cornelius Bennett

65.   Pat Fischer

66.   Fred Biletnikoff

67.   Lyle Alzado

68.   Jackie Slater

69.   Grady Alderman

70.   Darren Sharper

71.   Ted Washington

72.   Bryant Young

73.   Kevin Mawae

74.   Steve Wisniewski

75.   Alan Faneca

76.   Lou Groza

77.   Kevin Carter

78.   Eugene Robinson

79.   Bill Romanowski

80.   Kevin Greene

 

 

The 150 Best Players in NFL History Part 3

Part 2 was here.

40 down.  200 to go.  Who will be the top 150 football players ever?

The numbers are approximate value, games, value/game. 

200. Richard Dent  DE 122 203 .601

The total value gets him right ahead of Brunell.

199. Harold Jackson WR 123 208 .591

The total value gets him right above Biletnikoff

198. Gene Hickerson G 123 202 .609

Just below Schafrath.

197. Pat Fischer CB 123 213 .577

Right below Jackson

196. Warrick Dunn RB 123 181 .680

He finishes right ahead of Pace.

195. Maxie Baughan OLB 123 143 .860

Baughan’s going high.  Right ahead of Parker.

194. Jackie Smith TE 124 210 .590

Between Dent and Swilling

193. Eugene Robinson S 124 250 .496

Lot of games to accumulate that value; just above Kevin Carter

192. Willie Lanier ILB 124 149 .832

Just behind Baughan.

191. Torry Holt WR 124 173 .717

Right between Barber and Robinson. 

190. Charlie Cowan T 124 206 .602

Beats out Hickerson

189. Harry Carson ILB 124 173 .717

Carson and Holt had the same career.  How about that?

188. Richmond Webb T 125 184 .679

Total value gets him just above Neely.

187. Ricky Watters RB 125 144 .868

Turn on the Watters – he’s right below Jim Taylor. 

186. Ted Washington DT 125 236 .530

Total value gets Ted just ahead of Bryant Young

185. Wayne Walker OLB 125 200 .625

Just ahead of Wilbur Marshall

184. Rod Smith WR 125 183 .683

Right ahead of Richmond Webb

183. Kevin Mawae C 125 241 .519

Right ahead of Wisniewski

182. Joe Fortunato OLB 125 155 .806

Just ahead of Alworth

181. Charley Taylor WR 126 165 .764

And just behind Alworth.

60 down.  180 to go.  Who will be ranked as the top 150 players ever?

Here’s where we stand.

1.       Bobby Boyd

2.       Dick Butkus

3.       Jim Taylor

4.       Ricky Watters

5.       Maxie Baughan

6.       Willie Lanier

7.       Jim Parker

8.       Joe Fortunato

9.       Lance Alworth

10.   Charley Taylor

11.   Lenny Moore

12.   Antonio Gates

13.   Eddie Meador

14.   Rich Gannon

15.   Tiki Barber

16.   Harry Carson

17.   Torry Holt

18.   Dave Robinson

19.   Troy Aikman

20.   Lance Briggs

21.   Rod Smith

22.   Richmond Webb

23.   Ralph Neely

24.   Larry Wilson

25.   Warrick Dunn

26.   Orlando Pace

27.   Walter Jones

28.   John Riggins

29.   Phil Simms

30.   Erich Barnes

31.   Wayne Walker

32.   Wilber Marshall

33.   Jimmy Smith

34.   Howie Long

35.   Ken Stabler

36.   Roger Wehrli

37.   Roy Winston

38.   Dick Schafrath

39.   Charlie Cowan

40.   Gene Hickerson

41.   Pat Swilling

42.   Jackie Smith

43.   Richard Dent

44.   Mark Brunell

45.   Harold Jackson

46.   Cornelius Bennett

47.   Pat Fischer

48.   Fred Biletnikoff

49.   Lyle Alzado

50.   Grady Alderman

51.   Darren Sharper

52.   Ted Washington

53.   Bryant Young

54.   Kevin Mawae

55.   Steve Wisniewski

56.   Alan Faneca

57.   Kevin Carter

58.   Eugene Robinson

59.   Bill Romanowski

60.   Kevin Greene

 

 

Top 100 NFL Players of 2013 #60-51

70-61 is here

NFL Net List:
60. J.Allen DE Minnesota (much higher on my list)
59. D.Johnson ILB KC (still to come on my list)
58. V.Cruz WR NYG (look below)
57. D.Martin RB TB (not on my list)
56. T.Suggs OLB Baltimore (coming soon)
55. J.Pierre-Paul DE NYG (already appeared)
54. J.Peppers DE Chicago (look below)
53. C.Bailey CB Denver (already appeared)
52. V.Jackson WR TB (already appeared)
51. R.Wilson QB Sea (not on my list, he'd just miss)

My List:
60. T. Polamalu S Pittsburgh
59. A.Luck QB Indianapolis
58. R.Wayne WR Indianapolis
57. R.White WR Atlanta
56. J.Peppers DE Chicago
55. E.Thomas S Seattle
54. V.Cruz WR NYG
53. J.Haden CB Cleveland
52. J.Joseph CB Houston
51. B.Cushing ILB Houston

Athlete of the Month, May 2013

April was here.

Clayton Kershaw.  Runners-up: Clay Buchholz, Matt Harvey, Miguel Cabrera

Five Months Down

Jan - Colin Kaepernick
Feb - Joe Flacco
Mar - LeBron James
April - Justin Upton
May-Clayton Kershaw

The 150 Best Players in NFL History Part 2

Part 1 is here.

The numbers are approximate value, games, and value per game.

220. Darren Sharper S 120 205 .585

That puts Sharper right above BY; 16^th overall.

219. Orlando Pace T 120 170 .706

The total value pops him above Simms.

218. Wilber Marshall OLB 120 179 .670

Right ahead of Jimmy Smith

217. Rich Gannon QB 120 157 .764

Look at the value/game on Gannon.  He’s right ahead of Barber.

216. Dick Butkus ILB 120 119 1.008

Our first player to crack 1; Butkus cruises into number one.

215. Mark Brunell QB 120 193 .622

Just below Swilling

214. Erich Barnes CB 120 177 .678

Just ahead of Marshall.

213. Grady Alderman T 120 204 .588

Right ahead of Sharper

212. Roy Winston OLB 121 191 .634

His career value gets him above Schafrath

211. Larry Wilson S 121 169 .716

Right below Briggs, despite the career value advantage.

210. Bill Romanowski OLB 121 243 .498

Lowest value/game yet, career value gets him above Greene.

209. John Riggins RB 121 175 .691

Right below Pace.

208. Bobby Boyd CB 121 121 1.000

Dead at 1, that puts Boyd first overall.

207. Troy Aikman QB 121 165 .733

Gets ahead of Briggs but no further.

206. Roger Wehrli CB 122 193 .632

Doesn’t quite clear Stabler. 

205. Jim Taylor RB 122 132 .924

Third overall. 

204. Eddie Meador S 122 163 .748

Right ahead of Gannon.

203. Ralph Neely T 122 172 .709

Just behind Briggs

202. Walter Jones T  122 180 .678

Right below Pace

201. Cornelius Bennett OLB 122 206 .592

Total value gets him ahead of Biletnikoff

That knocks off the first 40 as we count down the top 240 in overall value to find the best 150 players ever.

 

1.       Bobby Boyd

2.       Dick Butkus

3.       Jim Taylor

4.       Jim Parker

5.       Lance Alworth

6.       Lenny Moore

7.       Antonio Gates

8.       Eddie Meador

9.       Rich Gannon

10.   Tiki Barber

11.   Dave Robinson

12.   Troy Aikman

13.   Lance Briggs

14.   Ralph Neely

15.   Larry Wilson

16.   Orlando Pace

17.   Walter Jones

18.   John Riggins

19.   Phil Simms

20.   Erich Barnes

21.   Wilber Marshall

22.   Jimmy Smith

23.   Howie Long

24.   Ken Stabler

25.   Roger Wehrli

26.   Roy Winston

27.   Dick Schafrath

28.   Pat Swilling

29.   Mark Brunell

30.   Cornelius Bennett

31.   Fred Biletnikoff

32.   Lyle Alzado

33.   Grady Alderman

34.   Darren Sharper

35.   Bryant Young

36.   Steve Wisniewski

37.   Alan Faneca

38.   Kevin Carter

39.   Bill Romanowski

40.   Kevin Greene