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Who was the Best American Football player?

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cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
December 10 2008 17:57 GMT
#1
After clicking on the other thread and being sadly dissapointed that they were talking about soccer I've decided to get this thread going. Who is the best (real football) player that you have ever seen?


My picks:

1) Brett Favre: He is just so consistent!
2) Tom Brady: While I live in the Pacific northwest I'm originally from new England so the Pats have a special place in my heart.
3) Seneca Wallace is the 2nd string QB for the Seahawks but they have him player Tight end, wide receiver, running back, he's pretty crazy.

Discuss
Ozarugold
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
2716 Posts
December 10 2008 18:01 GMT
#2
Walter Payton and Gale Sayers. Enough said.
this is my quote.
Qatol
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States3165 Posts
December 10 2008 18:09 GMT
#3
Barry Sanders. I mean, he took the LIONS to the playoffs repeatedly.
Uff Da
pirate cod
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
810 Posts
December 10 2008 18:13 GMT
#4
Jim Brown.
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
December 10 2008 18:14 GMT
#5
Zidane then Ronaldo.
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
food
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1951 Posts
December 10 2008 18:32 GMT
#6
On December 11 2008 03:14 Boblion wrote:
Zidane then Ronaldo.



damn dude, u living up to your post count
Can someone ban this guy please? FA?
Spike
Profile Joined October 2003
United States1392 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-10 18:42:30
December 10 2008 18:33 GMT
#7
As much as I hate to admit it, Landon Donovan.
Hopefully, Jozy Altidore in the years to come.

Wait, how did I forget the legend - Brian Mcbride.
/end thread
Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
December 10 2008 18:40 GMT
#8
Clint Dempsey
Don't hate the player - Hate the game
Naib
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Hungary4952 Posts
December 10 2008 18:53 GMT
#9
How could you call this "real football"

...

Seriously. Not that I hate this sport for anything, but football is football. This is american football.
Complete the cycle!
food
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1951 Posts
December 10 2008 19:03 GMT
#10
On December 11 2008 03:53 Naib wrote:
How could you call this "real football"

...

Seriously. Not that I hate this sport for anything, but football is football. This is american football.



thats right. Real football played with real feet™
Can someone ban this guy please? FA?
Ozarugold
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
2716 Posts
December 10 2008 19:06 GMT
#11
I always thought that the foot in football (soccer) referred to the foot at the end of your leg and the foot in football (American) referred to the measurement or something like that. But let's not stray off topic here...
this is my quote.
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28911 Posts
December 10 2008 19:09 GMT
#12
"football" in american football supposedly refers to the ball being a foot long

also, you did name the title american football player so i'll refrain from trolling it myself, but as the other thread was trolled and you also used the term "real football" in the post body I certainly wont stop anyone else. :p
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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14912 Posts
December 10 2008 19:13 GMT
#13
ever seen in person? none
ever seen on tv? hmm. I have always thought that ed reed was amazingly good (so does everyone else too but that's beside the point), also brian dawkins amazes me with his consistent play (maybe not this year he's getting old). Sean Taylor had some amazingly athletic plays before his untimely death

I like high quality safety play, they have to be so versatile and also smart
ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-10 19:47:16
December 10 2008 19:19 GMT
#14
In a recent interview KAKA said Ronaldo & “Messi are the best players in the world”. Deco a teammate of Ronaldo in the Portugal national team said of Messi “There’s no other like Leo. Not even Cristiano Ronaldo”

Surely C. Ronaldo has had a great year, but Ronaldo is 22 years old, but his physical form is the key element of his game, and some fancy footwork, which in many cases never produce anything but a highlight film.
Rooney has some tempermant issues. He is strong, but fails in craftiness and creativity in comparison to the rest, but is still creative in comparison to others (outside of Riquelme - whom I think is the most creative player)

Kaka is now 25 years old, kaka is a speedy player who gets all his production from counter attack. You will never see kaka dictating the game with his creativity unless he is on the counter attack. Kaka isn’t a playmaker.

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Ronaldinho is still one of the best. Though most of his goal this season came from PK & free kicks, thats still talent and when he is on his game, no one could out surpass him.

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Messi is 19 years old, but yet he is the most dangerous player. Remember Messi was out due to injury for 4 months, yet came back firing. A hat trick at the classico, and wondrous goal last week has made him the face of football. His speed, craftiness, technique & ability to control the ball so close to his feet while running full speed makes him a dangerous player. Messi isn’t a future world best, he is the worlds best.

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Not to forget about Zidane, he was wonderful on his Juventus years, he literally WAS Juventus, he's long passes ,technical ability and control with the ball is like no other. Thats why in my opinion he's the best playmaker/midfielder on the world that has ever lived.

Best manager in the world would be Sir Alex Ferguson, theres no one that even comes close to him
Sir Alex Ferguson was a wee 16-year-old lad, ready to make his debut in professional football for Queen’s Park. He has come a long way since then, winning thirteen League titles in England and Scotland, six European trophies, five FA Cups, two League Cups, as well as a further five trophies in Scotland.

Rio Ferdinand isn’t the only one to heap on the praise, we’ve seen a striking U-turn from ABU Oliver Holt, as well as several managers in the Premiership offering up their high opinion of our manager.

“When I was trying to make my way in management in Spain, I wanted to learn as much as possible, so I decided to spend some time in England, to see how things were done over here,” said Liverpool manager, Rafael Benitez.


Current Chelsea manager, Luiz Filipe Scolari, reckons Fergie is an inspiration.

“Sir Alex’s contribution for football not only in England, but in the world, is huge,” said Scolari. “He is a man with passion who loves his job, loves football. I want, in my life, to follow this man and his story. Many coaches in the world when they look and read about Alex, they admire him. He is an inspiration and a man who is a mentor for others.”

Ferguson’s new best mate, Arsene Wenger, has also commented on the achievement of our manager.

“Fifty years is an unbelievable achievement and there is a massive passion behind that,” said Wenger. “In his case it is a massive achievement because for most of those years he has been under pressure at the top, top level.”

Martin O’Neil, who some reds fancy to replace Fergie in a couple of seasons, puts our manager up there as one of the greatest ever.

“To manage any club and stay there for such a long period of time is remarkable,” he said. “To do that at Manchester United where the expectations and the ability to come up to those expectations is constantly questioned is, quite simply, phenomenal. He is one of the best managers of all-time. Unquestionably.”
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Also R.I.P to Thomas Kressner from goal.tv staff, he was the best executive producer in the world that i had ever seen or wish to had seen hypothetically speaking, he really boosted goal tv general audience and stablished it as one of the best football channels, not only in America but in the world.

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Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
December 10 2008 19:26 GMT
#15
BACKLASH TIME ????
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
December 10 2008 21:59 GMT
#16
Hmmm according to european logic we should call american football "handball with the occasional foot" while according to american logic we should call soccer "27 to 28 inch ball".

I think it's obvious that European logic is superior here.

Also, Zidane, obviously.
Xusneb
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada612 Posts
December 10 2008 22:01 GMT
#17
Joe Montana.
If you want to be happy, be. - Leo Tolstoy
Enrique
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States377 Posts
December 10 2008 22:09 GMT
#18
Dude, I live in Olympia, and while I'm a die-hard Seahawks fan, the mere fact that you have Seneca up there baffles me. Don't get me wrong, I love Seneca. He wears the same jersey number as I do. But he's not even top 25% as far as NFL talent goes. Also, he's never played tight end or running back. He has played wide receiver and has returned kicks though. Asking who's best can be tough though. Trying to compare across eras is always going to be difficult.

That said, I'd say Dan Marino is probably my pick for best QB and Barry Sanders for RB. Defense is also hard to quantify, so I'll base my picks based on the only thing I care about: Tecmo Super Bowl for the NES! As such, the defenders are tied in my opinion. Really, it's Rod Woodson at corner, and Dave Fulcher playing Safety. Notable mention goes to Mike Singletary. When in doubt, always consult the best (American) football game ever!
~Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges~
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28911 Posts
December 10 2008 22:34 GMT
#19
frits while I cannot blame you for getting their stupid measurements wrong, a football is much smaller than 27 inches
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oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
December 10 2008 22:40 GMT
#20
i really have no idea. gotta do it by position, or by skill set i guess. lol @ brett favre though.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
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