The NFL Network has been airing episodes counting down their list of the Top 100 NFL players.  The list below is their 100-21.  

ETA: They announced 20-11 tonight.  So does the list I have left look like the top 10?  Or do you think someone wrong?

jim brown
jerry rice
joe montana
walter payton
johnny unitas
lawrence taylor
dick butkus
reggie white
don hutson
peyton manning

11  ronnie lott
12  anthony munoz
13  joe greene
14  sammy baugh
15  deacon jones
16  otto graham
17  barry sanders
18  ray lewis
19  bronko nagurski
20  brett favre

21 20 Brady, Tom QB
22 26 Sayers, Gale RB
23 8 Elway, John QB
24 - Hannah, John G
25 7 Marino, Dan QB
26 97 Lilly, Bob DT
27 92 Olsen, Merlin DT
28 10 Smith, Emmitt RB
29 41 Lambert, Jack LB
30 59 Train Lane, Night CB
31 33 Smith, Bruce DE
32 - Parker, Jim T
33 - Luckman, Sid QB
34 19 Sanders, Deion DB
35 - Bednarik, Chuck LB
36 - Berry, Raymond E Col
37 76 Thorpe, Jim RB  
38 - Alworth, Lance FL  
39 - Marchetti, Gino DE
40 44 Simpson, O.J. RB
41 23 Woodson, Rod DB
42 - Mackey, John TE  
43 91 Page, Alan DT
44 65 Blount, Mel DB
45 45 Gonzalez, Tony TE
46 30 Staubach, Roger QB
47 67 Nitschke, Ray LB
48 - Grange, Red RB
49 - Haynes, Mike DB
50 22 Bradshaw, Terry QB
51 36 Starr, Bart QB
52 28 Dickerson, Eric RB
53 - Lanier, Willie LB
54 - Gregg, Forrest T
55 35 Campbell, Earl RB
56 77 Upshaw, Gene G
58 - Van Buren, Steve HB  
58 15 Singletary, Mike LB
59 55 Ditka, Mike TE
60 70 Ham, Jack LB
61 31 Tomlinson, LaDainian RB
62 72 White, Randy DT
63 - Otto, Jim C
64 - Adderley, Herb DB
65 24 Moss, Randy WR
66 - Brown, Willie CB
67 69 Winslow, Kellen TE
68 - Webster, Mike C
69 - Bell, Bobby LB
70 21 Faulk, Marshall RB
71 - Warfield, Paul WR
72 81 Ogden, Jonathan OL
73 88 Newsome, Ozzie TE
74 - Motley, Marion FB
75 58 Green, Darrell DB
76 90 Shell, Art T
77 37 Dorsett, Tony RB
78 79 Matthews, Bruce G
79 - Tunnell, Emlen DB
80 25 Aikman, Troy QB
81 13 Young, Steve QB
82 - Hendricks, Ted LB
83 - Van Brocklin, Norm QB
84 - Schmidt, Joe LB
85 32 Allen, Marcus RB
86 - Davis, Willie DE
87 - Hirsch, Crazylegs WR
88 46 Reed, Ed DB
89 - Nevers, Ernie FB
90 27 Warner, Kurt QB  
91 50 Tarkenton, Fran QB
92 40 Irvin, Michael WR
93 - Huff, Sam LB
94 - Moore, Lenny HB  
95 89 Allen, Larry G
96 - Hein, Mel C
97 66 Brooks, Derrick LB
98 - Roy Selmon, Lee DE
99 47 Strahan, Michael DE
100 42 Namath, Joe

where's peyton manning

shit

first post and all

Lynn Swan.  Pittsburg WR, 4 SB rings

Chris

Johnny Unitas and Gale Sayers I don't see.



Nevermind.

they're both there

With the first post this thread became less fun than the day after Christmas.

Larry Csonka

I guess he didn't make the Top 100

sorry

Yep. Seen that guy drag what looked like entire defensive secondaries across the goal line with him.

, Griese, Czonka, Riggins

I didnt see marcus allen on the list

Frank Gifford.

Peyton Manning?

Well that's what I get for not hititng the reply button... answered already.

Seemed obvious.


I think Swan will be on there somewhere.

Bob Lilly from Dallas and Barry Sanders from Detroit.  How did they get left off?

Earl Campbell,Bo Jackson



 

Especially Barry Sanders

ETA: Nevermind, RIF .

George Blanda?  It appears they count AFL players like Naimeth in there.

Hershel Walker?

#85, which I thought was WAY too low

they're both there

Gayle Sayers.

bump

Good picks.

Trivia.......you gotta look up Hardy Brown and view some videos on him on the internet.  (He tackled with shoulder hits and was legendary at it.)

He is an oldtimer who averaged about one knockout a game......and the most unbelievable thing is he was small for the NFL.....even back then.

The old guys would always place bets.......according to them........as to how many or who would be knocked out by one of his tackles.

Here's one link:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d81117b47/Top-Ten-Most-Feared-Tacklers-Hardy-Brown

the film they had of Night Train Lane was awesome...

Hines Ward will find his way to the top 100, someday.  He's the most physical receiver ever to play the game.

Now him I remember!!

His clothes line tackles were legendary.

IIRC, he was the reason those types of tackles were outlawed.

Steve Largent?

it does seem like he should have made the top 100.  I'm surprised Chris Carter didn't make the top 100 either.

Largent is listed at 108 in a related "survey".

Bobby Lane is rated at 110 in that related survey also.  I would have put him in the top 100 because he won the most championships in the 1950's as a quarterback IIRC.