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The Power Four => Big Ten => Topic started by: ELA on June 01, 2026, 01:36:34 PM
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Looks like Myles Garrett to the Rams
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30. Larry Allen, OL (1994-07)
Larry Allen was among the many reasons Emmitt Smith became the NFL's all-time leading rusher. | Tim Heitman-Imagn
29. Bob Lilly, DT (1961-74)
Bob Lilly is one of the greatest Cowboys of all time.
28. Emmitt Smith, RB (1990-04)
Emmitt Smith is the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
27. Jonathan Ogden, OT (1996-07)
Jonathan Ogden is among the best offensive tackles in NFL history. | James D. Smith-Imagn Images
26. Bruce Smith, DE (1985-03)
Bruce Smith was a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
25. Sammy Baugh, QB (1937-52)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, two-time NFL champion, four-time first team All-Pro, six-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1940s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 33 jersey retired by Washington
24. Rod Woodson, DB (1987-03)
Rod Woodson holds the NFL record for fumble recoveries (32) by a defensive player and interceptions returned for a touchdown (12). Woodson was the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1993
23. John Hannah, G (1973-85)
Former Patriots guard John Hannah is the best interior offensive lineman in NFL history.
22. Randy Moss, WR (1998-12)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1998 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 2007 Comeback Player of the Year, four-time first team All-Pro, six-time Pro Bowler, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, NFL 100th Anniversary Team
21. Ronnie Lott, DB (1981-94)
Ronnie Lott was one of the hardest hitters in NFL history.
20. Patrick Mahomes, QB (2017-present)
Patrick Mahomes is a three-time Super Bowl champion. three-time Super Bowl MVP, two-time NFL MVP, 2018 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, two-time first team All-Pro, six-time Pro Bowler
19. Aaron Donald, DT (2014-23)
Aaron Donald is the youngest defensive player to make the list.
18. Deion Sanders, CB (1989-00, 2004-05)
Deion Sanders is among the top playmakers in NFL history.
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, two-time Super Bowl champion, 1994 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, six-time first team All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
17. Ray Lewis, LB (1996-12)
Ray Lewis is the NFL's all-time leader in tackles.
16. John Elway, QB (1983-98)
John Elway won two Super Bowls to finish his NFL career.
15. Anthony Muñoz, OT (1980-92)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, nine-time first team All-Pro, 11-time Pro Bowlers, 1991 NFL Man of the Year, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
14. “Mean” Joe Greene, DT (1969-81)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, four-time Super Bowl Champion, two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Defensive Rookie of The Year, 1979 NFL Man of the Year, five-time first team All-Pro, 10-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 75 jersey retired by Steelers
13. Barry Sanders, RB (1989-98)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1997 NFL MVP, two-time Offensive Player of the Year, 1989 Offensive Rookie of the Year, six-time first team All-Pro, 10-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 20 jersey retired by Lions
Arguably the most exhilarating rusher of all time, Barry Sanders excelled at evading defenders and turning negative plays into positive gains over his Hall of Fame career with the Lions.
12. David “Deacon” Jones, DE (1961-74)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, five-time first team All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 75 jersey retired by Rams
11. Johnny Unitas, QB (1956-73)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl V champion, three-time NFL champion, three-time NFL MVP, 1970 NFL Man of the Year, five-time first team All-Pro, 10-time Pro Bowler, 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL 50th, 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 19 jersey retired by Colts
10. Don Hutson, End (1935-45)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Three-time NFL champion, two-time NFL MVP (Joe F. Carr Trophy), eight-time first team All-Pro, four-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1930s All-Decade Team, NFL’s 50th, 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, five-time NFL scoring leader, No. 14 retired by Packers
In one game, Hutson scored 29 points in a single quarter, an NFL record that the league no longer recognizes.
9. Dick Butkus, LB (1965-73)
Major Achievements: From 1965-1973, linebacker Dick Butkus was the ever-imposing force in the middle of the Bears’ defense. Hall of Famer Bill George preceded Butkus as the Bears’ middle linebacker, but even he knew his time was running out when Butkus arrived.
8. Peyton Manning, QB (1998-15)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, two-time Super Bowl Bowl champion, Super Bowl XLI MVP, five-time NFL MVP, two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 2012 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 2005 Walter Player Man of the Year, seven-time first team All-Pro, 14-time Pro Bowler, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 18 jersey retired by Colts and Broncos
7. Joe Montana, QB (1979-94)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, four-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Super Bowl MVP, two-time NFL MVP, 1989 Offensive Player of the Year, three-time first team All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 16 retired by 49ers
6. Reggie White, DE (1985-00)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl XXXI champion, two-time Defensive Player of the Year, eight-time first team All-Pro, 13-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1980s and 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary Team, No. 92 retired by Packers and Eagles
5. Walter Payton, RB (1975-87)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl XX champion, 1977 NFL MVP, 1977 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 1977 NFL Man of the Year, five-time first team All-Pro, nine-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1970s and 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 34 retired by Bears
4. Lawrence Taylor, OLB (1981-93)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Two-time Super Bowl champion, 1986 NFL MVP, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, eight-time first team All-Pro, 10-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary Team, No. 56 retired by Giants
Lawrence Taylor tops our list as the best defensive player in NFL history.
3. Jim Brown, FB (1957-1965)
Major achievements: Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1964 NFL champion, three-time NFL MVP, eight-time first team All-Pro, nine-time Pro Bowler, 1957 Rookie of the Year, 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL 50th, 75th and 100th Anniversary Team, No. 32 retired by Browns
It’s hard to find a player more dominant at their position in the history of the NFL than Jim Brown. Over his nine seasons in the league, the bruising fullback out of Syracuse led the league in rushing yards eight times. Only five running backs have even led the NFL in rushing yards four times—Steve Van Buren, O.J. Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders—and all but Van Buren had longer careers than Brown.
Despite playing just nine years during an era when NFL seasons were 12 or 14 games, Brown still ranks 12th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. He was in his prime when he retired, too, having rushed for 1,544 yards in his final season in the league. He could be much higher on the all-time rushing list had he continued playing.
Along with rushing yards, Brown also led the NFL in rushing touchdowns a record five times. Outside of Hutson, he’s the only non-quarterback to win the NFL MVP award multiple times in his career, winning it three different times. He remains the NFL record-holder for career rushing yards per game (104.3) and rushing yards per carry for a player with at least 1,500 attempts (5.2). No other player has averaged 100 rushing yards per game over their entire career.
2. Jerry Rice, WR (1985-2005)
Major Achievements: Pro Football Hall of Famer, three-time Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl XXIII MVP, two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 10-time first team All-Pro, 13-time Pro Bowler, NFL 1980s and 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, No. 80 jersey retired by 49ers
While many NFL greats are known for being the first to enter the building and last to leave, Rice’s work ethic was unmatched. Rice’s offseason workouts were legendary, with the 49ers receiver running The Hill and treacherous wind sprints to stay in top condition. When Rice tore his ACL during the first game of the 1997 season, he came back three months later to play in Joe Montana’s jersey retirement game, catching a touchdown in the game before missing the remainder of the season.
It’s that work ethic that not only allowed Rice to return from a torn ACL in three months, but play at his best in the biggest moments and achieve unprecedented longevity at the position. In his first Super Bowl, he caught 11 passes for a record 215 yards and a touchdown, and was subsequently named the Super Bowl MVP. He holds a record 589 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns across all his Super Bowl appearances.
Rice finished his career as the NFL’s all-time leading receiver, finishing his career with 1,549 receptions for 22,895 yards and 197 touchdowns—all records. He led the NFL in receiving yards and touchdowns six times, and recorded 11 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons from 1986-96. Though many receivers are considered past their prime by the age of 30, Rice put up 12,274 receiving yards after turning 30. It’s why he’s the only player to become a 10-time first team All-Pro. It’s also why despite the influx of receiving talent in the modern era, Rice’s records remain unbreakable.
1. Tom Brady, QB (2000-2022)
Patriots, Tom Brady, NFL.
Major Achievements: Seven-time Super Bowl champion, five-time Super Bowl MVP, three-time NFL MVP, two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL 2000s and 2010s All-Decade Team, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, three-time first team All-Pro,15-time Pro Bowler, No. 12 jersey retired by Patriots
The goal of the NFL is to win Super Bowls, and nobody did this better in the history of the sport than Tom Brady, which alone is enough to make him the greatest ever. Over his incredible career, Brady won a record seven Super Bowls and appeared in 10 total. If you take out the 2000 and 2008 seasons—which he barely played in—Brady made the Super Bowl in nearly half of the seasons he played, a remarkable feat. He made eight consecutive AFC championship games from 2011-18, and holds the record for quarterback wins (251) and postseason wins (35).
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The talk on Sports Radio this morning is how Cleveland Browns dysfunction is already in mid-season form.
Over the weekend Deshaun Watson spent a whole press conference whining about Browns fans after getting booed off the field over his latest pre-season performance.
His coach responds by saying if you don't want to get booed, play better football.
This after all off-season the Browns made a point to stick with Watson as presumptive QB1 because the Browns are paying Watson way too much to not have him on the field – over $40M this season (https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/deshaun-watson-browns-contract-ends-211617726.html).
This after last season Browns owner Jimmy Haslem wrote-off Watson as a 'big swing-and-miss (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44479689/browns-co-owner-admits-big-swing-miss-deshaun-watson)'
Performance wise, Shedeur Sanders is having the better preseason, and should he ultimately win the starting job, it's after missing out on a lot of off-season reps that instead went to Watson.
On top of all that, waived Browns TE Dae’Quan Wright has a deal in the works to return to college (https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/sports/lane-kiffin-lsu-could-land-waived-browns-tight-end-in-unprecedented-move/) as LSU’s TE. This after Lane Kiffin reached out to Wright last week while he was still on the Browns active roster.
Leave it to Lane Kiffin to be the first college coach to tamper with an NFL Roster.
Leave it to the Browns to be the first NFL team to have their roster raided by a college program.
https://twitter.com/SMHighlights1/status/2091495010768208001
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On top of all that, waived Browns TE Dae’Quan Wright has a deal in the works to return to college (https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/sports/lane-kiffin-lsu-could-land-waived-browns-tight-end-in-unprecedented-move/) as LSU’s TE. This after Lane Kiffin reached out to Wright last week while he was still on the Browns active roster.
Leave it to Lane Kiffin to be the first college coach to tamper with an NFL Roster.
As I understand it, it's incorrect to say Kiffin or LSU "tampered" with an NFL roster. Cleveland waived Wright, and now he's looking to return to college. LSU couldn't take him if Cleveland hadn't waived him first. And returning to college ball is still contingent on no other NFL team claiming him off waivers.
I'm no fan of the current state of cfb of LSU's role in it, but you're overstating this.
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1) Ohio
2) Trailer Park
3) Prostitute
4) $140
https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/2091938301166878899
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$140 seems a bit high
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$140 seems a bit high
If you know enough about market rates for that particular service to know if it's high or not, it's gonna make us wonder about what you've been up to when not posting here, FF... :57:
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well, I haven't ever paid and don't plan to but,.............at a trailer park in East Palestine, Ohio.
I have no knowledge of East Palestine, perhaps is an upscale trailer
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how f-ing stupid. Being wealthy is no guarantee of common sense.
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https://twitter.com/nflmemes/status/2092014300697088046?s=61
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https://twitter.com/drunkrepub/status/2091999277325148509?s=61
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how f-ing stupid. Being wealthy is no guarantee of common sense.
in my experience, the inverse is true
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I mean, most of youse guys have much more money than I
;)
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https://twitter.com/apparentlysteve/status/2091957230383903040?s=61
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All too easy.
https://twitter.com/nflmemes/status/2091989693986378130?s=61
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well, I haven't ever paid and don't plan to but,.............at a trailer park in East Palestine, Ohio.
I have no knowledge of East Palestine, perhaps is an upscale trailer
They had a massive Trainwreck with a chemical spill a few years back
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The talk on Sports Radio this morning is how Cleveland Browns dysfunction is already in mid-season form.
Over the weekend Deshaun Watson spent a whole press conference whining about Browns fans after getting booed off the field over his latest pre-season performance.
His coach responds by saying if you don't want to get booed, play better football.
This after all off-season the Browns made a point to stick with Watson as presumptive QB1 because the Browns are paying Watson way too much to not have him on the field – over $40M this season (https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/deshaun-watson-browns-contract-ends-211617726.html).
This after last season Browns owner Jimmy Haslem wrote-off Watson as a 'big swing-and-miss (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44479689/browns-co-owner-admits-big-swing-miss-deshaun-watson)'
Performance wise, Shedeur Sanders is having the better preseason, and should he ultimately win the starting job, it's after missing out on a lot of off-season reps that instead went to Watson.
On top of all that, waived Browns TE Dae’Quan Wright has a deal in the works to return to college (https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/sports/lane-kiffin-lsu-could-land-waived-browns-tight-end-in-unprecedented-move/) as LSU’s TE. This after Lane Kiffin reached out to Wright last week while he was still on the Browns active roster.
Leave it to Lane Kiffin to be the first college coach to tamper with an NFL Roster.
Leave it to the Browns to be the first NFL team to have their roster raided by a college program.
https://twitter.com/SMHighlights1/status/2091495010768208001
As bad as Watson has been, Sanders is worse. Watson has outplayed him all preseason beyond the games which is th least important part of evaluating. Sanders is having trouble getting the plays from the huddle to the Los. He has the longest passing time in the nfl. Takes too long to process. Doesn't throw until after a wr breaks rather than anticipate. Sanders cannot be the chose even as bad as Watson is.
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maybe he will go back to Boulder
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They had a massive Trainwreck with a chemical spill a few years back
Which is why it's worth wondering, given the chemical fallout, whether Jed York, in a fit of billionaire's boredom, was looking to encounter a mutant in East Palestine's trailer parks.
Like maybe she has 12 toes, green-glowing eyes, and is immune from viral transmission.
(https://i.imgur.com/fMXfHET.png)
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It's kinda like Prince Andrew or any of the other billionaire creeps going to the island.
They start thinking with their dick and the brain turns off.
Jerry York, like all of those other creeps, could get about any piece of ass on the planet.
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As bad as Watson has been, Sanders is worse. Watson has outplayed him all preseason beyond the games which is th least important part of evaluating. Sanders is having trouble getting the plays from the huddle to the Los. He has the longest passing time in the nfl. Takes too long to process. Doesn't throw until after a wr breaks rather than anticipate. Sanders cannot be the chose even as bad as Watson is.
And as bad as the Cleveland's QB situation is, is Minnesota's worse?
After losing the starting job to Kyler Murray, JJ McCarthy is sharing 2nd-team reps with Carson Wentz? Carson Wentz who hasn't been good in 8 years?
Now there's talk of the Vikings potentially waiving McCarthy this week.
https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/2092383295874990138
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A friend of mine here is from MN, and he's NOT happy about the fact that they picked up Murray...
He's not excited about the season.
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A friend of mine here is from MN, and he's NOT happy about the fact that they picked up Murray...
He's not excited about the season.
I will not shed a tear.
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Wentz is a LOT better than McCarthy
It's not close - McCarthy was NEVER NFL QB material
Murray might not be good, but he's the best they have today
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Don't let mdot hear you say that.
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that's just like my opinion, Dude
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Hey, there's plenty of scoring at a Browns game... By the opposing team.
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What's the over/under on Romo making it back on CBS?
My guess is he's out all this year, but if he behaves and rehabs his image some, they'll have him back next season. Potential stumbling blocks could be he screws up again, or J.J. Watt has stellar chemistry with Jim Nantz and CBS decides to move on.
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What's the over/under on Romo making it back on CBS?
My guess is he's out all this year, but if he behaves and rehabs his image some, they'll have him back next season. Potential stumbling blocks could be he screws up again, or J.J. Watt has stellar chemistry with Jim Nantz and CBS decides to move on.
My bet is on CBS Sports carefully finding a way to rid themselves of Romo for cause, but it might take another offseason.
CBS will use Romo's DUI as the reason to find the needed legal cause to do so, but the true motivation to send Romo packing is his contract: A 10-year, $180 million contract that began in 2020.
Keeping in mind how much of a surprise hit Romo was as an announcer when he began calling games for CBS in 2017, there was nothing quite like his predictive commentary, and, at first, viewers (including me) received it well. His commentary carried the added entertainment of a card trick, where the magician correctly picks each card blindly pulled from a deck. See below – I still remember how amusing it was to hear Romo call this specific Raiders-Titans game when it aired nine years ago.
At first Romo’s commentary was a novelty, and once it wore off sometime by the end of season two, viewers began more easily noticing and getting annoyed by his shortcomings: unpreparedness especially with rosters, nonsensical offhand comments, sounding bored or lost, losing track of downs, and overall sounding like he was ‘winging it.’ And all of his negatives have worsened with each season in the booth, most noticeably after signing his monster contract in 2020.
Romo’s was a terrible contract for CBS Sports to talk themselves into, and now, with CBS under new owners (Ellison Family) who are looking to cut overhead across their greater corporate umbrella – CBS News, Paramount Skydance, Showtime Networks, and CBS Sports – the parent company itself has identified Romo’s contract as a cost they no longer want.
https://twitter.com/onlocationexp/status/908031392323391488
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Maybe the Rams should have left sooner
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Couldn't watch, no Netflix currently.
I was hoping when Netflix picked up a wildcard round playoff game last season this wasn't becoming a thing. It's becoming a thing.
Soon I'm gonna have to have cable, Prime, Netflix, HBOMax, Disney, Hulu, Paramount+, who knows what else in order to watch games.
Maybe we need a "Death of NFL--tv access" thread.
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I'll go to the bar for the one or two games that are on netflix or some other channel I don't get
IF it's the vikings and they haven't been eliminated from the playoffs - so probably won't happen
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Hey, there's plenty of scoring at a Browns game... By the opposing team.
Bastages,oh that right I don't give a shyt anymore. Or I can always commiserate with Boiler/Badger Fans should I ever start
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I mean it's only the NFL, not really worth getting worked up over.
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I mean it's only the NFL Lite, not really worth getting worked up over.
Same same.
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Bastages,oh that right I don't give a shyt anymore. Or I can always commiserate with Boiler/Badger Fans should I ever start
Jesus, the Browns are bad.