When it comes to talking about greatness in sports, it is hard to compare greatness between players. Football is especially hard to do this. Football is a sport that is predicated on how well you play as a team. Every player has a different situation with coaches, players, and other personnel which can affect their play. A player’s situation has a huge impact on their legacy. Football adds further frustration towards narrowing down who the greatest player ever because of the variety of positions. Each position has a very specific job, and it is hard to narrow if the best defensive end is better than the best quarterback ever. It is a matter of preference for many.
In my experience, I have found that many fans and analysts lean towards saying Tom Brady is the greatest NFL player ever. It is hard to argue against the QB that has the most Superbowl victories and appearances ever. Before Brady’s rise to fame, many people said Jerry Rice was the greatest player ever. Rice leads the NFL for all-time receptions, receiving touchdowns, and receiving yards and did it on multiple teams. You could even argue Lawerence Taylor like Marcus Spears is saying in the video. Taylor was so fierce, the NFL adjusted the rules for how dominant he was as a pass-rusher.
When it comes to this topic, it’s hard for me to definitively say who the greatest NFL player of all-time is. I would have to go with Jerry Rice. Along with his impressive stats, which are unlikely to be broken anytime soon, he was able to win flat-out win for any team he was on. In addition to the 4 Superbowl victories with Joe Montanna and the Niners, Rice led an Oakland Raiders squad to a Superbowl after his time in San Francisco. Even though he fell short, Rice was at the end of his career and made the pro-bowl even in his old age with the Raiders. Rice showed that even without a great QB like Joe Montana, he could put up over 1,000 yards a season and lead a team to the highest level.
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