NFL 100 Greatest!

I guess the NFL wants to show off the 100 greatest plays in NFL history. Which is fine. Unfortunately, nobody working at the NFL can remember any game before 1980. I'm a little disappointed by this. The reason I started this is because the Webzone has highlighted Play #100, which involves a truly great run by Roger Craig in his prime. I do remember that run. It truly was a great TD run. Does it deserve to be among the 100 Greatest? Depends upon when and where you grew up.

Call me old school, whatever, but there are a lot of GREAT plays that should be in the NFL 100 Greatest, but are not. I mean, how can you NOT including the Immaculate Reception? The Ghost to the Post? ANYTHING from Jim Brown. I mean, not ONE play from Jim Brown or Gale Sayers. Nothing.

I mean, I'm not upset that Roger Craig made the 100 Greatest plays. That run against the Rams might deserve to be there. It might not. But there are a lot of other plays that took place before 1980 that are not there.

And that's just a crime. History should be remembered. History should be cherished. There are a lot of great plays that took place before 1980. It's a crime the NFL Network can't employ anyone who would remember them.

Craig's run has been reviewed by today's refs: " ✋🤚Illegal block in the back, #85 and #80, San Francisco, 10 yards penalty (each), loss of down, 4th down ✊"

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Originally posted by billbird2111:

Call me old school, whatever, but there are a lot of GREAT plays that should be in the NFL 100 Greatest, but are not. I mean, how can you NOT including the Immaculate Reception? The Ghost to the Post? ANYTHING from Jim Brown. I mean, not ONE play from Jim Brown or Gale Sayers. Nothing.

Wow. You're absolutely right. I remember those plays. They certainly deserve to be in the top 100. Wonder who curated that list...

There are plenty of plays before 1980 on the list. There's even one from the 1940's on there...

Originally posted by billbird2111:

I guess the NFL wants to show off the 100 greatest plays in NFL history. Which is fine. Unfortunately, nobody working at the NFL can remember any game before 1980. I'm a little disappointed by this. The reason I started this is because the Webzone has highlighted Play #100, which involves a truly great run by Roger Craig in his prime. I do remember that run. It truly was a great TD run. Does it deserve to be among the 100 Greatest? Depends upon when and where you grew up.

Call me old school, whatever, but there are a lot of GREAT plays that should be in the NFL 100 Greatest, but are not. I mean, how can you NOT including the Immaculate Reception? The Ghost to the Post? ANYTHING from Jim Brown. I mean, not ONE play from Jim Brown or Gale Sayers. Nothing.

I mean, I'm not upset that Roger Craig made the 100 Greatest plays. That run against the Rams might deserve to be there. It might not. But there are a lot of other plays that took place before 1980 that are not there.

And that's just a crime. History should be remembered. History should be cherished. There are a lot of great plays that took place before 1980. It's a crime the NFL Network can't employ anyone who would remember them.

Not sure what list you're looking at man, but they haven't even finished the countdown (they're up to the top 30, I think). And I'm almost positive that Gale and Jim have been featured. If they haven't, they certainly will be in the top 30–as will the Immaculate Reception.

Originally posted by Byisgod:

Not sure what list you're looking at man, but they haven't even finished the countdown (they're up to the top 30, I think). And I'm almost positive that Gale and Jim have been featured. If they haven't, they certainly will be in the top 30–as will the Immaculate Reception.

I concur

I continue to be absolutely sickened by the NFL 100 program. Last night I saw, and it was probably a repeat, the one-hour program for the Top Ten QB's in NFL history.

Check that. I saw perhaps the first 15 minutes before I shut it off. That entire segment should be re-named the "Let's Suck Brady D**k Segment. Because it was all about Tom Brady this, Tom Brady that, Tom Brady awesomeness. I'm not disagreeing that Brady shouldn't be in the Top Ten. I think he probably does belong there. But with the first 15-minutes devoted to him sitting at the same table as Bellicheat was just a little much for me. I think, at some point, they hauled Farve in. I'm not sure. But I am sure that Farve probably doesn't belong on that list. Great for his time? No doubt. In the top ten? I don't think so. Terry Bradshaw deserves to be on that list before Farve in my opinion.

And, once again, they pay absolutely NO respect to the players in previous eras. Oh, sure, they paid lip service to players like Sammy Baugh and Otto Graham. But do you really think, for one moment, that there weren't some great QB's out of those eras not named Baugh and Graham? You bet there were. Unfortunately, the NFL isn't interested in paying real attention to its history because the fans who cheered on those early stars are dead and buried. So, why celebrate some guy no fan today has ever heard of?

Case in point? Why not honor the QB and receiver who came up with the famed "Alley-Oop" pass. Everybody knows this pass today as "the bomb" or "the long bomb." Eight out of the ten QB's used that play to great effectiveness during their careers. Only Otto Graham and Sammy Baugh did not utilize this weapon. Why? Because YA Tittle and RC Owens hadn't invented it yet. It wouldn't come around until 1957, when both the former 49er QB and wide receiver caught teams off guard again and again and AGAIN with the famed "Alley Oop."

Yet, was there any mention of this at all? Maybe there was. As I already mentioned. I turned the program off after 15 minutes of solid Tom Brady D**k Sucking. I'm sure the fans in New England loved it. The rest of the country switched to reruns of I Love Lucy.

Terry Bradshaw

You really think that QBs in the 50s are better than QBs in the last 20 years? You understand that if CJ Beathard played in the 50s or 60s he would've been in the HOF.

Im glad the nfl isnt showing some plays from some fat out of shape QBs that had the athleticism and arm strenght of a modern nfl punter.

Originally posted by TheGore49er:
You really think that QBs in the 50s are better than QBs in the last 20 years? You understand that if CJ Beathard played in the 50s or 60s he would've been in the HOF.

Im glad the nfl isnt showing some plays from some fat out of shape QBs that had the athleticism and arm strenght of a modern nfl punter.

Please. Check your years at the door. Joe Montana played in the 1980's. That's nearly 40-years ago, child.

You're making the same mistake the young slobberknockers at the league office made. If you didn't play after 1970, you won't be considered. God help you if you're forced to watch grainy black and white footage.

I just know the Sherman tip for an interception in the 2013 NFCCG is going to be on there

Originally posted by billbird2111:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:
You really think that QBs in the 50s are better than QBs in the last 20 years? You understand that if CJ Beathard played in the 50s or 60s he would've been in the HOF.

Im glad the nfl isnt showing some plays from some fat out of shape QBs that had the athleticism and arm strenght of a modern nfl punter.

Please. Check your years at the door. Joe Montana played in the 1980's. That's nearly 40-years ago, child.

You're making the same mistake the young slobberknockers at the league office made. If you didn't play after 1970, you won't be considered. God help you if you're forced to watch grainy black and white footage.

"in the 50's" -vs-
"50 years ago"

Originally posted by mattster03:

Originally posted by billbird2111:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

You really think that QBs in the 50s are better than QBs in the last 20 years? You understand that if CJ Beathard played in the 50s or 60s he would've been in the HOF.

Im glad the nfl isnt showing some plays from some fat out of shape QBs that had the athleticism and arm strenght of a modern nfl punter.

Please. Check your years at the door. Joe Montana played in the 1980's. That's nearly 40-years ago, child.

You're making the same mistake the young slobberknockers at the league office made. If you didn't play after 1970, you won't be considered. God help you if you're forced to watch grainy black and white footage.

"in the 50's" -vs-
"50 years ago"

Ya. Huge difference betweens the 80s and 50s. Any 80s team would destroy the best 50s team.

I agree Bradshaw should have been on the list (I would have replaced Staubach), but it's an otherwise solid list. A good mix of eras. Inevitably some guys are going to be left off. That's just the way it goes.

I'll add that I'm glad the NFL didn't bend to the whims of the modern fan and include guys like Brees and Rodgers.

I've enjoyed most of the NFL 100 lists/videos and such this year. I love the history of the game, and while these lists are always gonna favor the 80s and later because of the better TV coverage of the last 40 years, I think they've done a good job recognizing the 50 years of the pre-SB era of the NFL as well as can be expected; maybe even a bit more than expected.