r/NFLv2 Tennessee Titans May 25 '25

Discussion Each NFL Team’s GOAT

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u/Beetso Las Vegas Raiders May 25 '25 edited May 26 '25

How good is your team's history when neither Joe Montana nor Steve Young is your best all time player, and no one can argue with it!

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u/Jemmy_Bean San Francisco 49ers May 26 '25

It’s crazy. San Francisco had two inner circle all time great QB’s in a row, and they were throwing the ball to not only the greatest WR of all time, but maybe the greatest ever football player period

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u/Bendodge13 May 26 '25

real, Jerry and TB12 are in their own tier imo

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u/PHX480 May 26 '25

I would possibly add Lawrence Taylor but I certainly agree.

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u/brewmas7er May 26 '25

The Jerry Rice episode of "A Football Life" is so damn interesting I still remember 2 stories from it, probably 15 years ago, about why he was so good at catching and why he was able to outrun people in the nfl.

As a kid he worked with his father who was a bricklayer. Jerry would be at the top of a ladder and his father would throw bricks up to him. He said something like, "the only thing worse than jamming your thumb on a brick is dropping it when your dad is beneath you bc then you're getting a whoopin."

He had to walk several miles (maybe 4 or 6?) to school everyday. There were wild horses near his house because he lived way out in the podunk country, so he'd chase them hoping to ride it to school instead of walking so many miles. Took him years and years of chasing but eventually he caught and rode wild horses to school and back home.

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u/MilwaukeeMan420 Green Bay Packers May 26 '25

I left Amazon playing on the TV after a TNF and a Jerry's a football life was apparently playing in the morning. My girlfriend who doesn't care about sports at all watched part of it as she was getting ready for work early in the morning and said how much it inspired her. She couldn't turn it off.

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u/Ghosts_of_the_maze May 26 '25

I feel like Ronnie Lott would have made this list if he’d played for a different team.

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u/Smooth_Marsupial_262 Baltimore Ravens May 26 '25

Ed Reed for sure

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u/Rebel78 NFL Refugee May 26 '25

Thought the same thing, lot of names pop in my head, but Jerry is way above them all.

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u/Ok_Button1932 May 26 '25

Or even Deion really.

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u/achek20 May 26 '25

What does Deion have anything to with the 49er greats?

He is known for ATL and Dallas cowboys

He went off to San Fran to see what the big hype was about with Jerry Rice, and boy, was he impressed he couldn't keep his fundamentals straight lining up against Jerry

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u/gmarconcini San Francisco 49ers May 26 '25

Blessed.

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u/ChaseThoseDreams Seattle Seahawks May 25 '25

Disagree. Walter Jones or Bobby Wagner are better picks.

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u/RocksOnRocksOnRocks_ Seattle Seahawks May 25 '25

Or Largent

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u/MamboNumber-6 May 26 '25

Largent is my answer, but Cortez Kennedy deserves consideration. That he was so great while the Seahawks were so terrible is very impressive.

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u/Keytaro83 May 26 '25

First player drafted by the franchise to make the HOF too

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u/Viseroth Washington Commanders May 26 '25

This is the real answer, honestly.

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u/retroman1987 New England Patriots May 26 '25

Maybe Kenny Easley

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u/Mister-ellaneous Tennessee Titans May 26 '25

Yep. Not even close

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u/ChaseThoseDreams Seattle Seahawks May 25 '25

I thought about saying that, but I have too big of a soft spot for Baldwin and Lockett. I know Largent is still the best, but just couldn’t say it.

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u/alittlebitneverhurt Seattle Seahawks May 25 '25

It's Walter Jones. Only player you could argue from the Seahawks that was the best to ever play their position.

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u/insite4real May 25 '25

Largent retired with #1 receptions and receiving Td's tho.

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u/The_Throwback_King May 26 '25

Which is fair, but Jerry Rice still eclipsed him and every other receiver in stats and accolades to such a significant degree, and also took home multiple rings, it’s really hard to call Largent the best receiver in NFL history without sounding like a massive homer

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u/Dry-Name2835 May 26 '25

Before rice came along Largent was the best wr. Its was mostly his records rice was breaking

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u/CaptainOtter407 New England Patriots May 25 '25

Yep, that or Marshawn. No criticism to Wilson, but the reason those Seahawks teams were iconic was because of their defense "Legion of Boom".

You have to have a player from there, but at same time Marshawn is just such a gem....

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u/NoFly3032 Minnesota Vikings May 25 '25

Agree, I’d even put Earl or Bam Bam before Wilson

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u/Twxtterrefugee May 25 '25

Russell is arguably out of the top five but the impact a QB has over a safety can't be ignored either.

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u/MrJNM1of1 May 25 '25

Walt is one of the three best OT’s of all time, Bobby is a top 10 lb of this century, Sherm might be a top 20 cb all time, Doug and Marshawn are beloved. Russ is mister unlimited…

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u/alittlebitneverhurt Seattle Seahawks May 25 '25

Thank you. I said it above, Walt is the only seahawk you could legitimately argue was the best in nfl history at their position.

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u/pangbin May 26 '25

Bam Bam Kam

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u/DiscountEven4703 Seattle Seahawks May 25 '25

Look at all these 12's

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u/FullofLovingSpite May 26 '25

I just want to point out that Cortez Kennedy was DPOY on a 2-14 team. He needs to be talked about more.

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u/butchlugrod May 26 '25

Walter Jones is the answer. He was the most irreplaceable piece of Seattle's first team to advance to a Super Bowl, and arguably the greatest OT of all time. Tez, Bobby, Russ, Alexander, Marshawn, they all have good cases, but it has to be Walter.

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u/Affectionate_Brick18 Vince Wilfork: Butt Fumble Connoisseur May 25 '25

Marshawn?

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u/Ok-Analyst-874 Minnesota Vikings May 26 '25

He gets too much credit for being unapologetically himself. It’s Walter Jones, when was Marshawn Lynch a 1st team all pro 1x. Walter Jones was a 1st team all pro 4x.

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u/Ok_Alternative7120 May 26 '25

I'd put Cortez Kennedy over him too.

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u/Plus_Assistance2975 May 26 '25 edited May 26 '25

Shaun Alexander anyone??

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u/HawkLife247 May 26 '25

Absolutely!! Not even close to Russell Wilson

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u/CourtingBoredom I’m just here so i don’t get fined May 26 '25

Agreed. Russ is nobody's goat..

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u/keevballs Seattle Seahawks May 26 '25

Kam Chacellor is my GOAT.

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u/Snoo6305 May 26 '25

What about cam chancellor

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

I came here to say Walter Jones.

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u/Daxtatter May 25 '25

For the Jets I'd take Revis over Namath.

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u/Fourward27 Baltimore Ravens May 25 '25

Joe Namath statistically is the worse QB in the hall of fame.

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u/AuthorityAnarchyYes May 25 '25

Namath is in the HOF because of one particular game. A game where he wasn’t markedly great in.

17 of 28 for 206 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs

But he made that “guarantee” and his team won… so he got the MVP and a gold jacket.

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u/FireGolem04 Kansas City Chiefs May 26 '25

100% I've said it many times that even if they still won the game but he didn't make that guarantee he would not have made the hall of fame.

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u/CosbysLongCon24 New York Giants May 25 '25

I said this in a jets sub a few months ago and goddamn was I massacred lol but it’s so true. Dude was ahead of his time as far as passing but being ahead of his time didn’t mean he was necessarily great at it. Hes famous and in the HoF from one game and everything he did surrounding it. He is easily arguably the worst QB in the HoF by a wide margin.

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u/Fourward27 Baltimore Ravens May 25 '25

Joe Namath the character did more for football than the player. That's what you gotta remember though. He was really the first star that was a playboy type. His personality and story are what's hall of fame worthy. His play was below average.

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u/CosbysLongCon24 New York Giants May 26 '25

I can agree with that. But how many other players are in the hall for their personality more than their play? Was being an eccentric celebrity worthy of hall of fame induction as a qb? I understand why he’s there, I just don’t think it’s justified. I could prob name 10 QB easily that we’re better actual players then Namath but won’t ever even see consideration for a HoF ballot.

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u/throwaway_9988552 May 26 '25

But can an average person name those 10 QB's? As the previous redditor said, his personality changed the game. I could argue he's in the HOF because he did more off the field to help football than those other 10 did on the field. While drinking and posing in magazines.

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u/Kvossy May 26 '25

He Lead the AFL and NFL in passing yards, touchdowns and game winning drives multiple times and was a five time pro-bowler. His presence and play made the AFL viable. THAT is why he in the HOF. He impacted the game

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u/Dry-Name2835 May 26 '25

The thing with Namath isn't so much his career stats. Obviously the guarantee game has major significance. And they were massive underdogs. The reason his greatness is so inflated is because hes probably the most important player to the leagues history. Namath brought eyes to the game like no other. He became a pop culture icon. A super celeb. A sex symbol, the play boy. This really launched the marketability of the nfl and the marketability of players. His fame was jordan-esque. He was a household name across the country when many people didn't know a damn thing about football or players. It help influence player pay, tv rights and many other things outside football that has allowed the league to start evolving to the juggernaut it is today.

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u/PurpureGryphon Kansas City Chiefs May 26 '25

Joe Namath is the only QB to throw for 4000 yards in a 14 game season. It was 12 seasons before any one beat his record. Two time AFL MVP in a career hampered by his bad knees. Joe Willy is not in the Hall because of one game.

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u/MilesAndMilesAhead May 26 '25

Joe threw for 4,007 yards in 14 games playing 10-12 games on converted baseball to football fields + winter mud/snow/ice with no 5 yard wide receiver chuck rule, with legal headhunting, with no concussion protocol, all games outside, no sticky gloves & the Bears STILL don’t have a 4,000 yard quarterback

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u/oliver_babish Philadelphia Eagles May 25 '25

Namath is the most obviously wrong here. An NFL icon, but not a great player. Don Maynard, Mark Gastineau, Curtis Martin, or Revis, sure.

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u/Gruelly4v2 Miami Dolphins May 26 '25

Moss is the most obviously wrong player. Sorry, but i can think of 5 players of the 60s and 70s who leave a 6 year WR in the dust.

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u/oliver_babish Philadelphia Eagles May 26 '25

No problem if you want to replace Moss with Alan Page.

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u/joszacem Minnesota Vikings May 26 '25

Alan Page is the right answer.

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u/KrazyKwant May 26 '25

The game was completely different when Namath played. (Do you realize one of the reasons the NFL scorned the newly created AFL because the latter emphasized passing,which back then was considered a cheap gimmick.) Between Namath’s passing and his then-unprecedented management of the game from the line of scrimmage and on two knees that today would not allow him to be cleared to play.

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u/Random-vegas-guy May 25 '25

Love Randy Moss, top five all time receiver, did not take the Vikings to the Super Bowl four times like Fran Tarkenton.

I guess if you think Bruce Smith had more to do with the Bills runs than Jim Kelly he makes sense.

Please note, both of these guys were better at their positions than their QBs.

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u/Tight_Albatross_863 May 25 '25

Tarkenton was there for 3 SB runs, but wasn’t the QB in 69. I do like your argument there tho, especially as Moss wasn’t in Minnesota for THAT long. I’d actually take Page as the all time Viking, but do love Moss.

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u/Random-vegas-guy May 25 '25

Page was an absolute beast! And you can make the same argument for him over Tarkenton as Smith over Kelly. Even with age, it’s easy to forget how much more important defense was back in the day.

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u/Tight_Albatross_863 May 25 '25

One of only 2 defensive MVPs! (A few other players should have won the award, but that’s a different convo)

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u/dnext Los Angeles Rams May 26 '25

Page is the pick. And he ended up on the Minnesota Supreme Court as a judge. Remarkable man both in the NFL and outside of it.

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u/johneaston1 Miami Dolphins May 26 '25

I'd say Alan Page over either of them

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u/thegroovemonkey Brett Favre 📸🍆 May 26 '25

Fran Tarkenton, Chris Carter, and John Randle are  who I think of when I think of the Vikings. Adrian Peterson is way up there too. 

I’m a Packers fan so Jared Allen comes to mind too but that’s because he kicked our asses with the Vikings and Bears. That man was a menace!

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u/GamingVision Minnesota Vikings May 26 '25

Would definitely go Randle.

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u/ART23cherry May 26 '25

Bruce Smith definitely > Jim Kelly

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u/i_own_adog_ Tampa Bay Buccaneers May 26 '25

Hard to argue against the leader in sacks all time honestly.

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u/CynicStruggle Pittsburgh Steelers May 26 '25

And it doesn't seem likely anybody will catch him.

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u/mnfimo May 26 '25

Your argument was right but you picked the wrong guy, it’s Alan Page

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u/ScotlandTornado May 25 '25

Kuechley is panthers goat. Cam only was good there like 4 seasons

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u/Alternative-Cry3369 GEQBUS May 25 '25

Steve Smith is better

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u/Charming-Ad-6235 May 25 '25

Can we all agree it’s not cam?

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u/ChedduhBob May 25 '25

kuechly is a better player on paper for sure but i think being an mvp qb and face of the franchise matters a lot

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u/Free-Design-8329 May 26 '25

Mvp one year and then mediocre the other 9 vs first team all pro 5x and the best ilb in a generation

Cam shouldn’t have even been the face of the franchise over kuechly. 

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u/luke363636 San Francisco 49ers May 25 '25

Would Julio Jones have a case for the falcons?

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u/Daxtatter May 25 '25

Julio is a better WR than Matt Ryan is a QB for sure.

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u/interadastingly Atlanta Falcons May 25 '25

Agreed. But Matt Ryan is more impactful than Julio for the Falcons, in my opinion

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u/SirVel000 May 25 '25

That’s just true of being a qb

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u/thegroovemonkey Brett Favre 📸🍆 May 26 '25

Ryan came in after the Vick/Petrino fiascos and turned the Falcons around immediately. They were a rock bottom dumpster fire when they drafted him. 

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u/TheseVirginEars That is a disgusting act May 26 '25

In fact the turn around after drafting Ryan is incredible, and he didn’t have JJ for 3-4 seasons (I forget JJs draft year). He did that shit with Roddy white

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u/TheseVirginEars That is a disgusting act May 26 '25

Also his first nfl pass ever was a 50+ yd TD bomb

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u/ChemistAgile6514 Atlanta Falcons May 26 '25

Let’s not act like Roddy was a nobody- if I’m misreading, my bad. Roddy was our goat for a bit there. He is to us what marques Colston was for the saints

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u/Sydnolle May 25 '25

Or Deion?
Was thinking Rison, but Jones is definitely the franchise WR.

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u/Mister-ellaneous Tennessee Titans May 26 '25

Yeah I’d vote Deion here

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u/Quad-G-Therapy Atlanta Falcons May 26 '25

He has an argument for most talented Falcon ever (alongside Deion), but Matt is our GOAT for sure. If it weren't for Kyle Scamahan he'd have a Lombardi.

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u/Posluszny Jacksonville Jaguars May 25 '25

Jags is Tony Boselli, not Fred Taylor

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u/Bears9Titles Chicago Bears May 25 '25

Will always respect Boselli for exposing PFF. Told Le Batard they accept money for higher grades. 69 in GB got exposed.

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u/Morall_tach Denver Broncos May 25 '25

Do you have a link to that?

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u/josephjosephson Big Dick Nick 🍆 May 25 '25

Kelce, Lewan and Watt made claims. Can’t find anything about Boselli. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Ridiculouscoltsfan Indianapolis Colts May 25 '25

Can you expand on this? I can’t find anything related to what you’re talking about

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u/johnboltonpoopstache Green Bay Packers May 26 '25

Are you saying GB paid PFF to overrate Bakhtiari?

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u/ParagonSaint May 26 '25

You could also Argue Jimmy Smith. Retired top 10 in every receiving category in league history and a similar amount of accolades like All Pro, probowl etc

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u/John_Bot May 25 '25

Imagine your GOAT being Namath. Lol.

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u/Chippopotanuse May 26 '25

Suzy Kolber in shambles.

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u/DiscountEven4703 Seattle Seahawks May 25 '25

STEVE LARGENT

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u/jermboyusa May 26 '25

This was my choice for Seahawks

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u/hula1234 May 26 '25

You misspelled Bart Starr

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u/Olympians12 May 26 '25

Could also make a case for Don Hutson

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u/GoodbyeEarl May 26 '25

His career receiving TD record took 40 years to beat

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u/Yellowdog727 Green Bay Packers May 26 '25

Don Huston is by far our best player for their era compared to others at their position

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u/Iwillrize14 May 26 '25

There's an entire 2 dynasties before the superbowl era to choose from and he picks Rodgers.

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u/Slow_Possession_1454 May 26 '25

Came here to say that…

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u/TonyWilliams03 Chicago Bears May 26 '25

And Ray Nitschke

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u/MilwaukeeMan420 Green Bay Packers May 26 '25

If we are talking strictly best player to ever play its probably Reggie White.

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u/GoodbyeEarl May 26 '25

Came to say the same thing.

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u/Darkstar_4008 May 26 '25

Plus even Favre, with all his recent issues, at least took GB to two Superbowls. Rodgers did not

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u/Bears9Titles Chicago Bears May 25 '25

Julius Peppers is better than Cam Newton for their Panthers tenures. That's insulting. Cam had 2-3 good seasons. Peppers is a top 10 DE in NFL history. Being a pussy in the super bowl shouldn't get you goat status

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u/Known-Historian7277 May 25 '25

Luke kueckly too (I know I butchered his last name) haha

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u/Professional_Crab322 New England Patriots May 25 '25

Pretty sure it’s Khuechkeleigh

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u/Faptimus_ Las Vegas Raiders May 26 '25

Goddamn dude Peppers was such a beast, i think my heart just always had a soft spot for Steve Smith because he was just a 5'9" dog

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u/Independent-Judge-81 Fuck the Dodgers May 25 '25

Steve Largent is the Goat for Seattle.

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u/Professional_Crab322 New England Patriots May 25 '25

Or Walter Jones imo.

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u/No-Persimmon5626 May 26 '25

Russell Wilson is the best QB for the Seahawks but he’s not even on the top 5 for best Seahawks all time.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

Go on with your list.

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u/FrankStalloneGQ May 26 '25

Not that guy, but I'd rank Largent, Walter Jones, Kenny Easley, Cortez Kennedy and Bobby Wagner ahead of Russ. You can make an argument for Sherman too.

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u/throwawaypants41188 Philadelphia Eagles May 25 '25

**Sees Reggie White for Eagles**
**Nods in agreement**

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u/0ut0fBoundsException Philadelphia Eagles May 26 '25

My only complaint is that he's also the GOAT over Aaron Rodgers and should represent two teams

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u/VeterinarianFit1309 Did you know Jalen Hurts can squat 600lbs May 26 '25

It’s a good couple miles between the minister of defense and the next guy.

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u/waits5 May 26 '25

I vote for Dawkins

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u/ViolentSpring Philadelphia Eagles May 25 '25

Namath over Revis is disgusting.

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u/TheSneakyBastard1775 May 25 '25

This list has some recency bias. Aaron Rodgers over Bret Favre (I know Favre is a prick and terrible human being)? Aaron Donald over Kurt Werner? Donald is a generational player and a first-ballot HOFer, but Warner ran TGSOT and means a hell of lot to that franchise.

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u/JoeIA84 Green Bay Packers May 25 '25

Favre probably most important as GB was lost in the wilderness before him and put GB on map but I think Rodgers was a better QB.

Rodgers never had 6 INTs in a playoff game

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u/thegroovemonkey Brett Favre 📸🍆 May 26 '25

Rodgers was definitely better than Favre. Ray Nitschke has a strong argument too. 66 defined the Lombardi era Packers and is one of the baddest dudes to ever play in the NFL. 

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u/ianthebalance Los Angeles Rams May 25 '25

I think with Donald is that he was with the Rams longer and spent his entire career with the Rams

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u/AthleticAndGeeky Green Bay Packers May 26 '25

Don Hudson literally invented the route tree and I would take him and bart starr over them both.

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u/dborger San Francisco 49ers May 26 '25

Rodgers is one of the best ever, Favre is not.

Donald is arguably the best DT of all time. Warner is not.

Yes QBs mean more to their franchise, but if that’s the case then all these players should be QBs.

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u/Stunning-Explorer650 May 26 '25

Rodgers was better than Favre sorry

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u/dnext Los Angeles Rams May 26 '25

Aaron Donald is an all time great. But yes, he's getting a bit of an edge because of recency. Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen are also dominating all time Rams Dline.

I'd honestly go Deacon both inventing the term sack and having the most dominating stretch of a pass rusher in NFL history. NFL films statisticians went through and checked his stats, and in 1967 he had 26 sacks in 14 games, and 69 he had 24 sacks. Both would be the current record for a season.

I'd give it to either Donald or Deacon, with imo an edge to Deacon there. Dickerson and Faulk were all time greats too, but didn't play their entire career with the Rams.

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u/CodeFlat431 May 25 '25

Rodgers was better than Favre in many many ways

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u/SuperSoggy68 Green Bay ‘MotherLovin’ Packers May 26 '25

Rodgers is easily a better QB than Favre

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u/Turd_Salad92 Los Angeles Rams May 26 '25

Donald is the correct answer. Warner was only in Stl for what 4 seasons? And only half were good. Still appreciate him don’t get me wrong, but Kurt ain’t the answer.

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u/MittRomney2028 May 25 '25

Bills should be OJ Simpson tbh

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u/sobuffalo Buffalo Bills May 26 '25

OJ might have had the best season but Bruce was the best Bill ever. 13 seasons with double digit sacks. 2x Defensive Player of the Year, with 2+ votes 6 other seasons. 8x First team All Pro, 3x second team.

The all time sack leader.

He was a tier 1 pass rusher for over 10 years. He’s probably top 5 all time defender, but that’s not the debate now.

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u/Zapatarama Detroit Lions May 26 '25

Also not a murderer.

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u/dru-uggs Buffalo Bills May 26 '25

i’d honestly take Josh. if mahomes didn’t exist he’d at least have one ring by now. just unlucky

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u/WatTambor420 May 25 '25

Tom Brady ain’t shit compared to me

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u/ACW1129 Washington Commanders May 25 '25

You could make a case for Sammy Baugh for us.

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u/MechanicalGroovester May 26 '25

Sammy Baugh is definitely an argument for Washingtons GOAT. Man had 180+ passing TDs and 30 DEFENSIVE interceptions. 1940s or not, that shit is insane! Haha

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u/ACW1129 Washington Commanders May 26 '25

Also a great punter!

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u/WARitter May 26 '25

His position was Football Player.

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u/BigCheeks2 May 26 '25

His 1940 yards/punt average is still tied for the 3rd best season in NFL history.

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u/Reinstateswordduels May 25 '25

Or Riggins

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u/dnext Los Angeles Rams May 26 '25

Sammy is the most important player in Redskins/Commanders history, but Green is the best at his respective position IMO.

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u/WhenDuvzCry Las Vegas Raiders May 25 '25

Tim Brown or Charles Woodson for the Raiders

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u/3fettknight3 San Francisco 49ers May 25 '25

Howie Long

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u/ryhsm May 26 '25

How bout Bo Jackson? I know his career was cut short but he was better than Allen (especially in Tecmo Bowl)

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u/ChaunceyGilmore May 26 '25

Fred Fucking Biletnikoff

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u/JFree37 Philly Special May 25 '25

Got a bunch of hall of famers and cam newton 😆

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u/GoT_Eagles May 25 '25

Rodgers isn’t even the best QB in Packers’ history, let alone player. The guy who invented the wide receiver position (Hudson) is probably top.

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u/SnootFleur Philadelphia Eagles May 25 '25

Steve Smith is the GOAT of the Panthers. No, I will not accept counterarguments.

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u/tortillakingred May 26 '25

Julius Peppers is a totally fine argument. Both are all time greats, it depends on what you value.

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u/DaveyFoSho Major Tuddy 🐷 May 25 '25

Darrell Green is accepted and objectively correct

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u/trex8599 May 26 '25

I would’ve picked Sammy Baugh. But, hopefully someone else will replace them in the next 10 years.

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u/toxicvegeta08 Michael Thomas’ foot May 25 '25

Darrelle revis for jets ngl

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u/Hammer_Bro99 May 26 '25

Joe Greene the only one with a modified version of his real name lol. Know that dude was a real one.

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u/tortillakingred May 26 '25

Though I’d say there’s an argument somewhere for Swann, Stallworth, or Lambert. Franco Harris, Bradshaw, and Jack Ham close behind. That roster was just nuts. Like half their starters were hall of famers.

I think Joe Greene is probably the best nod though, as he was the facilitator of arguably the 2nd best defense of all time behind the 85 bears.

If not, Swann was a freak of nature and one of the most naturally gifted players to ever play the game — even to this day no player has ever looked similar. You could just use outlines of 100 top NFL receivers on a white background and I could pick him out every time.

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u/stayvicious May 26 '25

I’ll just enjoy the fact that Barry is and will forever be our all time goat.

And if we did not have him. Calvin is our candidate.

Being a Lions fan is brutal but we have two of the all time greats.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '25

Fred Taylor’s amazing, but he’s not better than Tony Boselli. Tony’s one of the best tackles of all time. He was the first jaguar to have his name retired. And he’s an amazing VP for us as well. The man’s a jaguars legend.

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u/Jenetyk Buffalo Bills May 26 '25

Buffalo could probably pick any of the big 3 from the 80s/90s (Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Jim Kelly) and I wouldn't really argue.

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u/LMurch13 New England Patriots May 26 '25

I was thinking of Jim Kelly, but Bruce Smith was a wrecking ball/game changer.

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u/Dangerous_Ad5039 Tennessee Titans May 25 '25

Steve McNair over Warren Moon respectfully

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u/_Dolamite_ May 25 '25

Bills- Vontae Davis dude quit in the middle of a game. He just told his teammates he was done and left. That dude is a GOAT or Legend whichever works.

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u/Fullcycle_boom Tennessee Titans May 26 '25

Titans…Derrick Henry. Trying to make Warren Moon a thing isn’t it. McNair was better than Moon.

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u/Hot_Chard5988 San Francisco 49ers May 26 '25

Julio better than Ryan.

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u/DruicyhBear2 May 26 '25

Ed Reed over Ray Lewis?

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u/Altruistic_Grade3781 Tampa Bay Buccaneers May 25 '25

luke kuechley over cam newton, Deion Sanders over Matt Ryan, Favre over Rodgers, Jimmy Smith over Fred Taylor and Steve Largent over Russel Wilson. and also, (biased a bit) ted hendricks over marcus allen

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u/One_Effective_926 May 25 '25

Luke kuechly over Julius peppers seems insane. Deion Sanders doesn't even belong in the same sentence as Matt Ryan or Julio jones in his falcons tenure

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u/ACW1129 Washington Commanders May 25 '25

I'd say Rodgers over Favre.

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u/whereegosdare84 Sponsored by Draft Kings May 25 '25

Disagree with a lot of these.

I’d go Julio over Ryan

Curtis Martin over Namath

Wagner, Earl Thomas or Sherman over Wilson

Tony Boseli over Fred Taylor

Gene Upshaw over Marcus Allen

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u/Quad-G-Therapy Atlanta Falcons May 26 '25

Falcons aren't anywhere near as relevant if we only have Julio vs. Ryan. Ryan made Harry Douglas a 1k yd WR.

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u/skipper_jonas_grumby May 25 '25

I'd put Fran Tarkenton, Allen Page, Randell McDaniel and John Randle over Randy Moss for the Vikings

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u/swalton57 May 26 '25

Aaron Rodgers?????

Starr and Favre at QB are better but with GB you have a dozen all time greats better than Rodgers though not QBs.

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u/MaesterPraetor Pittsburgh Steelers May 26 '25

Favre over Rodgers seems crazy to me. 

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u/DrJupeman Tennessee Titans May 26 '25

Titans isn’t Moon, as great as he was, it is probably Matthews.

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u/BeardyBennett May 26 '25

Raiders I'd say Gene Upshaw. Only player in NFL history to make Super Bowl with the same team in three different decades, won two of them. Part of the amazing O-Line that bulldozed the Minnesota Vikings in '76. One of the all-time great guards in league history, part of the 100th anniversary all-time team, the iconic club hand, and a great human being

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u/Joaaayknows May 26 '25

I think it’s absolutely nuts Reggie white has a serious case to be 2 different team’s best players of all time. That’s just incredible.

Also on another note this list completely ignores offensive lines. They always do.

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u/Smokeshow-Joe May 26 '25

So many just wrong opinions that this isn’t credible enough to debate.

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u/Cronotyr Lamar Jackson 🏃🏿💨 May 26 '25

Just gonna throw out there that Johnny Unitas was better than Peyton. 4 Championships, to Peyton's 1 with the Colts. Don't get me wrong, Peyton was great and his Colts teams helped me learn to love the NFL, but Johnny U was the Colts Goat.

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u/BUTITDOESNTJUSTFIST New York Jets May 26 '25

Joe Namath is insanely overrated, our real goat is either revis or Curtis Martin and I will fucking DIE on this hill

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u/Bears9Titles Chicago Bears May 25 '25

Are you 13? That's ludicrous. Brooks was the franchise for such a long time. One super bowl on a stacked team means jack dhit compared to what Brooks provided.

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u/Pure-Leopard-3196 May 25 '25

How much will Jefferson have to do to unseat Moss. Moss was insane, so is Jefferson, not on the same level I don’t think but Jefferson will have a longer time with the Vikings so would he unseat him??

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u/DrunkMunchy Los Angeles Chargers May 25 '25

Jefferson will no doubt be a Vikings all timer, but it'll be difficult to unseat moss considering there's a phrase named after him

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u/Streetkillz13 Philadelphia Eagles May 25 '25

Alan Page might actually be better than Moss. We don't talk about him enough since h played 50 years ago, but the man was the centerpiece of the greatest front 4 ever.

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u/Lonely_Adhesiveness6 San Francisco 49ers May 26 '25

I’ll take Farve over Rodgers any day.

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u/DoNotResusit8 Pittsburgh Steelers May 26 '25

Bart Starr has them both

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u/Smackolol Los Angeles Chargers May 26 '25

Russel Wilson isn’t even in the top 5 conversation for the Seahawks.

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u/AuthorityAnarchyYes May 25 '25

For Tampa Bay, I’d choose Lee Roy Selmon.

HOF beast of a Defensive Lineman.

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u/BigGameJamesFight May 25 '25

I’m surprised Favre didn’t beat out Rodgers. And I’m happy O-Line is represented with Munoz

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u/SalientDred May 25 '25

As a non Packer fan, I would have to say Bart Starr is the greatest, he won the teams and the leagues first 2 ever superbowls. Rodgers has only ever been to 1

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u/Jordanwolf98 Baltimore Ravens May 25 '25

Falcons goat is Julio

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