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Originally Posted by Dmpsix
I guess it really does boil down to this basically
RB definitely goes to Jim Brown, averaged 1TD a game his career and holds the NFL record for career yards per game and it only took 9 years in which he also did retire in his prime. What a beast.
WR goes to Jerry Rice without question.
QB still up for debate. After further research I guess it is tough to make a case for Brady without a few more seasons under his belt, Peyton still holds overall better career stats than Brady, in which Brady counteracts that with dominating playoff stats.
Joe Montana still in there for discussion and a case can be made for Dan Marino in which during football back then was a lot different. There was no such thing as roughing the passer or passing interference calls in today's world.
I'm sure Dan Marino would've thrown for 6,500 yards in his prime in today's game, same thing with the other greats like Elway, Montana, Young, etc.
Which you gotta turn around and say things like what Adrian Peterson has done in his career in today's game where running the ball is almost non existent is amazing... since the Fullback position is basically extinct.
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Jim Brown was a man before his time. He was an incredible athlete. He was physically larger than most of the linebackers of his era. I'll take the incredible Barry Sanders. He played against modern athletes, and also did not play in a mostly segregated league like Jim Brown. He also averaged 99.5 yards a game against modern completion.
Jerry Rice set the standerd for longevity at a very high level. He was never the deep threat or had the speed of Randy Moss.
Brady has won Super Bowls over a 15 year span. How much longer does he need? When he gets number five this year, that ought to lay that to rest.
