Sunday, November 27, 2011

Number 6- Johny Unitas really=(Barry Sanders)

Alright we are going to skip Johny Unitas because no one knows anything about him or has ever heard of him. So i am going to stick someone who I think should be in the number 6 spot on our list. Barry Sanders.
Barry Sanders is the definition of elusive. He was fast and agile. Barry Sanders could make you look like a fool lying on the field, why he is celebrating in the end zone. Barry Sanders played in the NFL for 10 seasons all for the Detroit Lions. In every season he played he ran for over 1100 yards on the ground. Six times Barry was a First team all pro selection, and his career rushing yards per game of 100 is second all-time only to Jim Brown. But what surprised much of the world is that he retired at the age of only 30. Only 1500 yards away from the all-time rushing record he left the game. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.



Barry Sanders Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvOZsAoXy7o

Number 7-Reggie White

Reggie White was known as “The Minister of Defense”. Besides being an ordained Baptist minister at 17 he was a terror on the defensive line for first the Philadelphia Eagles, and then the Green Bay packers under Mike Holmgren. He was named the Defensive Rookie of the year, and after that no one could figure out a way to stop him, because he then recorded 13 straight trips to the pro bowl. In 1987 in only 12 games due to a strike shortened season he amassed 21 sacks from the defensive line to earn two straight seasons with the sack title. In 121 total games played he totaled 124 sacks with the Eagles and by the time he retired with the Packers in 2000 he was the all time leader in sacks for their career.

Reggie White Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeUKvFYM-iI&feature=related

Number 8- Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning is the only four time MVP in the history of the NFL. In 10 of his first 12 seasons he led the Indianapolis Colts to 10 or more wins. Although he was great on the field, what sets Peyton Manning away from the rest is how he approaches the game mentally. He has turned the art of quarterbacking into a science. He held the record for most touchdowns thrown in a season with 49 before it was broken 4 years later by Tom Brady with 50. In 2006 he led his team to the super bowl against the Chicago Bears where he won the game’s most valuable player.

Peyton Manning Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU6tvnkkBNI

Number 9- Don Hutson

Before the Professional Football Don Hutson was an All American at Alabama in 1934. Hutson was his era’s Randy Moss. He was the creator of the possession receiver; Don invented the modern pass philosophy, including many receiving routes like the Z-outs, button hooks, hook-and-gos, as well as many fakes and moves to get him open. He played his first year in the league for the Green Bay Packers in 1935. By the end of his career in 1945 he held 18 significant receiving records. He led the NFL in 8 of his 10 seasons in receiving and 5 of those in scoring. In 1941 and 1942 he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player. In the Hall of Fame’s first year of inductees in 1963 he was chosen to be a part of that organization.

Number 10= Dick Butkus

The tenth greatest player ever is Dick Butkus. Butkus played Linebacker for the Chicago Bears for his entire career. His first year in the NFL was in 1965. Dick was one of the most feared tacklers ever, he once said "I want to let people know that they've been hit, and when they get up they don't have to look to see who hit em. Shouldn't be any puzzle, when they come through they got to say it muct've been that Butkus guy. Thats the way I wanted to be known." He was named the NFL's defensive player of the year in 1969 on a team that won just one game, that is remarkable. Butkus was known for his agility and speed, able to make tackles and plays from sideline to sideline. Dick Butkus was inducted to the pro football hall of fame in 1979.