[Kman34]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Raw stats don't tell the story. The game has changed too much. That's why you younger guys that didn't watch, say, John Elway think he's overrated. The stats may say that, but you didn't get your heart ripped out over and over by that ****in' guy.

No, he was special. I don't care what the stats say.

So all you can really argue is who was greatest in THEIR ERA, and YOUR era, as in what you witnessed. That's what makes it fun.

I started watching football at age 6; the first game I ever saw was the '78 Super Bowl. Bradshaw, Swann, Stallworth, and the Steel Curtain. Those Steeler teams were unbelievable.

But Brady was the best QB I'd ever seen, until Mahomes. He was inevitable. He would find a way, every damned time. Others were more gifted, but that didn't matter.

Mahomes has THAT, and nobody is more gifted. Best of all worlds.

What Jerry Rice did will never be matched. There's no argument that stands for anyone else, as far as I'm concerned. GOAT.

I obviously did not see Jim Brown, and he was definitely the most dominant player of his era. Different sport almost than the modern NFL. I'm not qualified to make an argument there.

I saw flashes in the pan, like Earl Campbell. I saw guys with highlight reels and gaudy stats like Barry Sanders that never won anything.

But in my lifetime, I'd take Walter Payton over any other RB1. A complete and unselfish player that was the best I personally ever saw.

Walter Payton has been my favorite player my whole life until Mahomes.. Now it’s Patrick 1A and Walter 1B…