Comments on: Payton Robbed in NFL Network’s Top 100 Ranking

By: North Dakota Bears Fan

North Dakota Bears Fan — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:01:14 +0000

I gotta go with this rationalization… like John Madden used to say…. if you were gonna start a football team from scratch, who’d be the first player you’d pick? Madden always said ”Walter”. Pure and simple, far and away, the greatest all-around football player ever!! I’d even go so far as to say that most players and coaches of his era or any era would say the same thing…. ”put me on Walter’s team”. They make these lists to generate interest through controversy… and they’re almost always tilted towards the more recent athletes…. football folks can argue on and on (and rightly so) but my kids will be brought-up knowing that #34 is the real #1 of All-Time.

By: Bill W.

Bill W. — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:27:01 +0000

I’d say Payton was a more complete football player than all of those players. Phenomenal runner, outstanding blocker, threat as a receiver (was the Bears all-time leading receiver for a long time), played quarterback for a few games because of injuries, backup punter, backup place kicker, also played 13 seasons Rice played 20 seasons, and Emmit played 15. I give Payton props over the other guys for his versatility while being an incredible player.

By: Kenne

Kenne — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:18:47 +0000

They both won Super Bowls without each other, but I believe that Montana is the better overall, though Rice has the records.

By: Justin P

Justin P — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:38:59 +0000

Apparently you don’t know what the word ‘regardless’ means.

By: NYJ

NYJ — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:22:42 +0000

1. Taylor’s drug histiory has no baearing on his accomplishments and he changed the way the game is played. Next.
2. So he topped the record. By that rationale Emmit Smith should be far ahead of Payton. The fact is Brown played a shorter sched and had a shorter career; he was still better (and so was Barry Sanders).
3. Montana had already won two Superbowls (and 2 SB MVPs) before Rice was on the team, genius, and if Payton passing Brown’s record makes him the best you can’t argue with Rice because he broke EVERY record…by a lot.

By: Kenne

Kenne — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:41:20 +0000

They had a fan list also

1 Rice
2 Montana
3 Payton
4 B.Sanders
5 P.Manning
6 Favre
7 Marino
8 Elway
9 J.Brown
10 E.Smith

By: David G

David G — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:24:48 +0000

Payton was robbed? What about Doug Atkins…not even on the list? Randy White over Atkins, give me a break!

By: Tony Demara

Tony Demara — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:14:43 +0000

To NFL Network: Make a list for the fans to vote on… just to see?