The first player that comes to mind (1 Viewer)

[Chase Stuart]

Not necessarily the best players in franchise history, but for me, the face(s) of each franchise.

Patriots - Brady

Jets - Namath

Dolphins - Marino

Bills - Kelly/Thomas/Reed. Can't separate those out, although Bruce Smith was the best player on those teams. Honorable mention to O.J.

Steelers - Lambert. You could pick any of the HOFers from the '70s, but for me, he's the guy that sticks out. Hat tip to Bus and Ben from this era, along with Ward.

Ravens - Lewis. Maybe Ogden.

Bengals - Ken Anderson. Collinsworth, if only because he's stayed in the limelight. Esiason and Munoz.

Browns - Jim Brown. Otto Graham. Maybe Kosar and Byner from the '80s.

Colts - Manning. Unitas. Harrison. Berry. James. Moore.

Texans - Carr. Hopefully, for them, it's Johnson or Williams, soon.

Jaguars - Boselli. Brunell. Taylor. Jimmy Smith was the best of the bunch.

Titans - McNair. George.

Oilers - Moon.

Broncos - Elway. TD. Hat tip to Gradishar and the Orange Crush.

Chargers - Tomlinson. Fouts. Alworth. Winslow.

Chiefs - Dawson. Gonzalez.

Raiders - No player springs to mind. Shell/Upshaw/Otto. Lamonica and Stabler. Casper and Biletnikoff and Branch. Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson. Tim Brown and Rich Gannon. Lester Hayes and Hendricks and Tatum. There isn't a person more associated with a franchise than Al Davis and the Raiders. He's got his fingertips on every inch of Raiders history, and there's no player that identifies the franchise because of him.

Cowboys - Aikman/Emmitt/Irvin. Staubach.

Redskins - Darrell Green. Jurgensen. Bobby Mitchell and Charley Taylor. Sammy Baugh.

Eagles - White. Jerome (hat tip to Woodrow). Cunningham and McNabb. Bednarik.

Giants - LT.

Packers - Favre. Starr.

Vikings - Tarkenton. Page. Eller. Moss and Carter.

Bears - Payton. Singletary. Urlacher. Butkus. Luckman.

Lions - Barry.

Bucs - Selmon. Brooks/Lynch/Sapp.

Saints - Deuce and Ricky. Manning. The Dome Patrol.

Panthers - Peppers. Delhomme. Steve Smith. Beuerlein and Walls. Kasay.

Falcons - Jamal Anderson. Chandler. Vick.

49ers - Montana/Rice/Young

Seahawks - Largent. Watters/Alexander/Jones/Hutchinson

Cardinals - Warner/Boldin/Fitz. Jim Hart and Otis Anderson.

Rams - Warner/Bruce/Holt/Faulk. Gabriel and NVB. Youngblood and Jones and Olsen. Hirsch and Fears.

 

[jgb95]

Just a few for me:

Colt's it's Bert Jones / Edge

Rams - Jack Youngblood and V Ferigamo (sp?)

Giants - Simms

49ers - Roger Craig / R Lott / Keena Turner (for some reason)

Seahawks - Largent

Bills - Thurman Thomas

Cards - Tom Tupa (playing the role of Punter)

Raiders - Marcus / Howie

Pats - Tatupu / John Hannah (sp?)

Jets - Klecko

Steelers - Franco / Webster

 

[CommuterMan]

Oilers - It has to be Campbell

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Born in 80. so I will guess i will have a lot players from then or now

Patriots - Stanley Morgan

Jets - Kyle Brady

Bills - Bruce Smith

Dolphins - Marino

Steelers - Jerome Bettis

Ravens - Ray Lewis

Bengals - Boomer

Browns - Kozar

Colts - Unitis

Texans - Domanick Williams

Jaguars - Jimmy Smith

Titans - Steve McNair

Oilers - Moon.

Broncos - Elway

Chargers - Tomlinson

Chiefs - Gonzalez

Raiders - Bo Jackson

Cowboys - Emmitt

Redskins - Art Monk

Eagles - Cunningham

Giants - LT

Packers - Starr

Vikings - John Randle

Bears - Payton

Lions - Barry

Bucs - Alstott

Saints - Pat Swilling

Panthers - Steve Smith

Falcons - Vick

49ers - Rice

Seahawks - Largent

Cardinals - Neil Lomax

Rams - Kris (lol) Everett

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

chase for Chargers - SEAU!

 

[thriftyrocker]

Eagles - McNabb, Westbrook, Dawkins

Giants - LT, Eli, Phil Simms, Joe Morris

Redskins - Joe Theismann, John Riggins, Art Monk

Cowboys - Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman

Bucs - Warren Sapp, Brooks, Lynch

Falcons - Deion Sanders, Mike Vick

Panthers - Steve Smith, Sam Mills

Saints - Reggie Bush, Drew Brees

Packers - Favre

Vikings - ADP, Hershel Walker

Lions - Barry Sanders

Bears - Walter Payton, Fridge, Dent, Jim McMahon

Niners - Joe Montana

Cardinals - Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald

Rams - Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk

Seahawks - Hasselbeck, Shaun Alexander

Colts - Peyton Manning

Texans - Mario Williams, Matt Schaub

Jaguars - Fred Taylor, Mark Brunell

Titans - McNair

Steelers - Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mean Joe Greene, Roethlisberger, Polamalu

Browns - Kosar

Ravens - Ray Lewis, Ed Reed

Bengals - Ickey Woods, Chad 85

Patriots - Brady

Jets - Namath, Curtis Martin

Bills - Thomas, Smith, Kelly

Dolphins - Marino, Csonka

Broncos - Elway

Chargers - Fouts, LT

Chiefs - Christian Okoye, Derrick Thomas

Oakland - Howie Long, Plunkett

 

[T Bell]

Redskins - Darrell Green. Jurgensen. Bobby Mitchell and Charley Taylor. Sammy Baugh.

Surprised not to see Riggins on this list. He was a far higher profile player than Darrell Green or Charley Taylor or Bobby Mitchell given his personality. Jurgenson and Baugh are good choices but wouldn't occur to most people younger than 50 years of age.

 

[perry147]

Patriots - Brady

Jets - Keshawn Johnson

Bills - Thurman

Dolphins - Marino

Steelers - Bettis

Ravens - Ray Lewis

Bengals - Boomer

Browns - Kozar

Colts - Manning

Texans - Dom Davis (clearly Fantasy Football played a part here, but it is what it is)

Jaguars - Jimmy Smith

Titans - Steve McNair

Oilers - Earl

Broncos - Elway

Chargers - Tomlinson

Chiefs - Holmes

Raiders - Otto

Cowboys - Emmitt

Redskins - Theisman

Eagles - Reggie White

Giants - Barber

Packers - Brett

Vikings - John Randle

Bears - Payton

Lions - Barry

Bucs - Sapp

Saints - Anderson

Panthers - Steve Smith

Falcons - Vick

49ers - Montana

Seahawks - Largent

Cardinals - Nada

Rams - Dickerson

 

[On The Rocks]

A couple of teams - the first name that comes to mind is a former coach.

Bills: Joe Ferguson (odd I know...but he is my all time favorite Bill).

Jets: Joe Namath

Dolphins: Don Shula

Patriots: John Hannah / Tom Brady

Steelers: Joe Greene / Franco Harris

Browns: Bernie Kosar

Bengals: Boomer Esiason

Ravens: Ray Lewis

Titans/Oilers: Bum Phillips

Colts: Bert Jones

Jaguars: Mark Brunell / Fred Taylor

Houston Texans: Andre Johnson

Chargers: Junior Seau

Raiders: Fred Balitnikoff

Chiefs: Len Dawson

Broncos: John Elway

Cowboys: Roger Staubach

Giants: Lawerence Taylor

Eagles: Bill Bergey

Redskins: George Allen

Bears: Walter Payton

Packers: Brett Favre

Lions: Barry Sanders

Vikings: Randy Moss/Fran Tarkenton/Bud Grant

Bucs: Doug Williams

Saints: Archie Manning

Falcons: Roland Lawernce / Steve Bartkowski

Panthers: Kerry Collins / Steve Smith

Rams: Kurt Warner / Marshall Faulk

Seahawks: Jim Zorn/Steve Largent/Matt Hasselback

Cardinals: Conrad Dobler

49ers: Joe Montana/Jerry Rice/Ronnie Lott

 

[TitusIII]

I'll change it up a bit and go with current players. I live in Bear country for six months, and 49er country for the other half, so it may skew my opinion a bit. These guys immediately come to mind, FF also skews my thinking.

Patriots - Brady

Jets - T. Jones

Bills - Marshawn, soon to be TO

Dolphins - Ricky Williams

Steelers - Hines Ward

Ravens - Ray Lewis

Bengals - Carson Palmer

Browns - Brady Quinn, thanks to him pimping himself out so often...

Colts - Manning

Texans - Andre

Jaguars - MJD

Titans - Vince Young

Oilers - E. Campbell baby, my favorite RB ever!

Broncos - Marshall

Chargers - Tomlinson

Chiefs - Larry J

Raiders - Jamarcus

Cowboys - Romo

Redskins - Portis

Eagles - McNabb

Giants - Eli

Packers - Rodgers

Vikings - Peterson

Bears - Urlacher

Lions - Calvin

Bucs - Brooks(iis he still on the team?)

Saints - Bush(thanks ESPN, sorry Drew)

Panthers - Steve Smith

Falcons - Matt Ryan(my favorite young QB in the game

49ers - Gore

Seahawks - Lofa(gotta be the name, sorry Matt)

Cardinals - Warner

Rams - Was Pace/Holt, guess it's Bulger now!

Rookie Class: Mike Oher

 

[Wu-banger]

Patriots - Brady

Jets - Keyshawn

Dolphins - Marino

Bills - Jim Kelly

Steelers - Bettis

Ravens - Lewis

Bengals - Boomer Esiason

Browns - Jim Brown, then Kosar.

Colts - Manning

Texans - Andre Johnson

Jaguars - Fred Taylor

Titans - McNair and Javon Kearse

Oilers - Earl Campbell

Broncos - Elway

Chargers - Tomlinson

Chiefs - Derrick Thomas

Raiders - Tim Brown

Cowboys - Dorsett, Irvin, Emmitt and Deion

Redskins - John Riggins and Darrell Green

Eagles - Cunnningham, Dawkins, McNabb, Reggie White

Giants - LT....Strahan

Packers - Favre

Vikings - Moss and Carter ....Peterson now.

Bears - Payton. Singletary. Jim McMahon

Lions - Barry Sander, Herman Moore

Bucs - Warrick Dunn....on Defense - Selmon. Brooks ,Sapp .

Saints - Rickey Jackson

Panthers - Steve Smith and Julius Peppers

Falcons - Vick and Andre Rison

49ers - Montana and Rice

Seahawks - Largent....Dave Kreig

Cardinals - Otis Anderson.

Rams - Dickerson

Interesting take on things....

 

[Two Deep]

Not necessarily the best players in franchise history, but for me, the face(s) of each franchise.Patriots - Craig JamesJets - Curtis martinDolphins - CsonkaBills - O.JSteelers - Bradshaw, Lynn SwannRavens - Lewis. .Bengals - Icky WoodsBrowns - Jim Brown. Colts - Manning. Unitas. Texans - Andre JohnsonJaguars - Taylor. Jimmy Smith Titans - McNair. George.......Vinc YungOilers - Earl CambellBroncos - Elway. Chargers - Tomlinson. Fouts. Alworth. Winslow. LTChiefs - Dawson. Gonzalez. PriestRaiders - No player springs to mind. Shell/Upshaw/Otto. Lamonica and Stabler. Casper and Biletnikoff and Branch. Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson. Tim Brown and Rich Gannon. Lester Hayes and Hendricks and Tatum. There isn't a person more associated with a franchise than Al Davis and the Raiders. He's got his fingertips on every inch of Raiders history, and there's no player that identifies the franchise because of him.Cowboys - DorsettRedskins - Big John Riggins.Eagles - JawsGiants - LT.Packers - Favre. Starr.Vikings - Tarkenton. Page. Eller. Moss and Carter.Bears - Payton. Singletary. Urlacher. Butkus. Luckman.Lions - Barry.Bucs - Selmon. Brooks/Lynch/Sapp. BarberSaints - Deuce and Ricky. Panthers - Peppers. Delhomme. Steve Smith. Beuerlein and Walls. Kasay.Falcons - Bartkowski49ers - Montana/Rice/Young/Craig/rathmanSeahawks - Largent. Watters/Alexander/Jones/HutchinsonCardinals - Warner/Boldin/Fitz. Jim Hart and Otis Anderson. Rams - Warner/Bruce/Holt/Faulk. Gabriel and NVB. Youngblood and Jones and Olsen. Hirsch and Fears.

Changed some ^

 

[jurb26]

I'm also just going to go with current players.

Patriots - Moss

Jets - Rhodes

Bills - Lynch

Dolphins - Brown

Steelers - Can't name just one, home town team....

Ravens - Reed

Bengals - Palmer

Browns - Edwards

Colts - Manning

Texans - Andre

Jaguars - MJD

Titans - Finnigan

Broncos - Cutler... ooops! Ummm, Bailey

Chargers - Tomlinson

Chiefs - LJ gone ----> Gonzo

Raiders - McFadden

Cowboys - Ware

Redskins - Portis

Eagles - McNabb

Giants - Eli

Packers - Jennings

Vikings - Peterson

Bears - Forte

Lions - CJ

Bucs - Bryant

Saints - Bush

Panthers - DWill

Falcons - Ryan

49ers - Gore

Seahawks - Hassy

Cardinals - Fitzy

Rams - Jackson

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Not necessarily the best players in franchise history, but for me, the face(s) of each franchise.

Patriots - HannahJets - NamathBills - O.J.Dolphins - MarinoSteelers - Jack HamRavens - Ray LewisBengals - MunozBrowns - Jim Brown (greatest NFL player of all time)Colts - Bert JonesTexans - Andre JohnsonJaguars - BosseliTitans - Eddie GeorgeOilers - Earl (the Pearl) CambellBroncos - ElwayChargers - Kellen WinslowChiefs - Len DawsonRaiders - The SnakeCowboys - Rodger the DodgerRedskins - RiggoEagles - Harold CarmichaelGiants - LTPackers - StarrVikings - Carl EllerBears - SweetnessLions - Barry Bucs - Lee Roy SelmonSaints - ArchiePanthers - Steve SmithFalcons - Gerald Riggs49ers - MontanaSeahawks - ZornCardinals - Terry MetcalfRams - Jack Youngblood

 

[massraider]

Not necessarily the best players in franchise history, but for me, the face(s) of each franchise.

Patriots - HannahJets - NamathBills - O.J.Dolphins - MarinoSteelers - Jack HamRavens - Ray LewisBengals - MunozBrowns - Jim Brown (greatest NFL player of all time)Colts - Bert JonesTexans - Andre JohnsonJaguars - BosseliTitans - Eddie GeorgeOilers - Earl (the Pearl) CambellBroncos - ElwayChargers - Kellen WinslowChiefs - Len DawsonRaiders - The SnakeCowboys - Rodger the DodgerRedskins - RiggoEagles - Harold CarmichaelGiants - LTPackers - StarrVikings - Carl EllerBears - SweetnessLions - Barry Bucs - Lee Roy SelmonSaints - ArchiePanthers - Steve SmithFalcons - Gerald Riggs49ers - MontanaSeahawks - ZornCardinals - Terry MetcalfRams - Jack Youngblood

Almost name-for-name for me as well.Some differences: Falcons--BartkowskiSeahawks--Steve LrgentPackers--FavreRaiders--Lester hayes. Al loves his coernbacks, and Hayes also fit the Raiders mold as a free spirit. H was quite a character. He thought he was a Jedi knight for a while there.Colts--ManningSteelers--Lambert

 

[Sweet Love]

Born in 80. so I will guess i will have a lot players from then or now

Patriots - Stanley Morgan

Jets - Kyle Brady

Bills - Bruce Smith

Dolphins - Marino

As a Jets fan, this breaks my heart...but the reality is that is what the image is...

 

[Bracie Smathers]

... face(s) of each franchise.

Steelers--Lambert

AKA Dracula

A grade school teacher of mine went to Kent State with him.

Lambert held him out of a six story window.

By his forearm.

He hated Lambert, so do I.

#59 is the one I think of when a picture of the Steelers comes to mind before #58 but that is just me.

 

[Bob Lee Swagger]

Interesting that no one's mentioned Ditka yet.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Patriots - Brady

Jets - Namath

Dolphins - Marino

Bills - Bruce Smith

Steelers - franco harris but the immaculate reception clouds it. lambert would be the other

Ravens - Lewis.

Bengals - Ken Anderson

Browns - not old enough for jim brown. probably kosar

Colts - Manning. Unitas.

Texans - none

Jaguars - fragile freddie, but that's because of ff. otherwise none

Titans - mcnair

Oilers - cambell.

Broncos - Elway.

Chargers - fouts, maybe lt2

Chiefs - Gonzalez. holmes

Raiders - al davis

Cowboys - Emmitt. Staubach.

Redskins - hogs

Eagles - White

Giants - LT.

Packers - Favre.

Vikings - Tarkenton moss

Bears - Payton. Singletary. Butkus.

Lions - Barry.

Bucs - Selmon. Sapp.

Saints - bush? none? fans wearing bags?

Panthers - Delhomme. Steve Smith.

Falcons - Vick.

49ers - Montana/Rice

Seahawks - Largent.

Cardinals - Boldin/Fitz. Otis Anderson.

Rams - Warner/Faulk. Youngblood

 

[Carver]

First that comes to mind for me...

Patriots - Brady

Jets - C-Martin

Bills - Thurman

Dolphins - Marino

Steelers - Bus

Ravens - Ray Lewis

Bengals - Housh

Browns - Jim Brown

Colts - Peyton

Texans - Mario Williams

Jaguars - Fred Taylor

Titans - Mcnair

Oilers - Moon

Broncos - Elway

Chargers - Seau

Chiefs - Okoye

Raiders - Bo Jackson

Cowboys - Emmitt

Redskins - Art Monk

Eagles - Cunningham

Giants - LT

Packers - Favre

Vikings - Randy Moss

Bears - Payton

Lions - Sanders

Bucs - Sapp

Saints - Reggie Bush

Panthers - Steve Smith

Falcons - Vick

49ers - Montana

Seahawks - Largent

Cardinals - Fitz

Rams - Dickerson

 

[bcr8f]

Additions for me

Patriots - Sam "The Bam" Cunningham

Steelers - Jack Lambert/Jack Ham

Oilers - White Shoes

Seahawks -Curt Warner

 

[Bonzai]

Bucs = Vinny Testaverde

 

[perry147]

Saints seem to be the hardest one.

I listed Morton Anderson because it is the first player I think of and I know I shouldn't because he is a kicker - but I do.

 

[zanti8]

its funny who comes to find 1st sometimes...

lions-sanders

packers-lombardi

bears-butkis

vikings-bud grant

49ers-montana

rams-roman gabrial - 1st football card from my 1st pack, i guess left impression...

falcons- steve bartkowski

saints - tom dempsy - kicks the record fg against at the time "my" lions

redskins-gibbs

giants-parrcels

eagles-randle cunningham

cowboys-landry

doplhins-shula

patriots-brady

bills-ojsimpson

jets-namath

bengals-sam wyche ???why???

broens- favorite all time player, jim brown

steelers-rothlessburger - odd not from old team

ravens-raylewis

titans-mcnair

jags-fred taylor

colts-unitus

texans-david carr getting sacked

raiders-madden

chargers-fouts

chiefs- the coach from the 60s that beat the vikings in the super bowl , cant remember his name - duh

broncos-elway

seahawks-largent

tampa- doug williams in orange popsicle uni

carolina- steve smith

cardinals-jim hart

 

[brutha]

Good topic idea.

Patriots - Grogan, Morgan, Brady

Jets - Favre (kidding.....Namath obviously)

Dolphins - Marino, Czonka, Garo

Bills - Kelly/Thomas, Ferguson

Steelers - Lambert, Bradshaw, Franco, Swann, Blount

Ravens - Lewis the felon. figures.

Bengals - Anderson, Boomer, Brooks

Browns - Brown, Graham, Kosar

Colts - Manning, Unitas, Curtis, B Smith, Jones

Texans - Carr (lol)

Jaguars - Brunell, FT

Titans - McNair

Oilers - Campbell

Broncos - Alzado, Upchurch, Elway

Chargers - Fouts, Winslow, LT

Chiefs - Dawson, Thomas, Gonzo

Raiders - Blanda, Stabler, Hendricks, Blitnekoff

Cowboys - Staubach, Ed Jones, Aikman (actually Landry more than anyone)

Redskins - Kilmer, Theismann, Riggo, Green

Eagles - Jaws, McNabb

Giants - Simms, Morris, Bavaro

Packers - Starr, Taylor, Favre, White

Vikings - Tarkenton, Page, Eller, Foreman

Bears - Payton, Butkus

Lions - Sanders, Simms, Hipple (yes, Hipple)

Bucs - Alstott, Selmon, Lynch

Saints - Manning, Muncie, Mills, Brees

Panthers - Peppers, Delhomme

Falcons - Bartowski, Andrews, Brooking

49ers - Montana, Rice, Lott

Seahawks - Largent, Zorn, Doornik (I have no idea to answer the question)

Cardinals - Hart, Anderson, Metcalf, Fitz/Warner

Rams - Youngblood(s), Haden, Bruce, Holt, Faulk

 

[shredhead]

This should be fun, I read as little as possible in this thread as not to be influenced. I assume most of mine will be quarterbacks, here goes.

Broncos: Elway

Raiders: Stabler, Marcus Allen

Chiefs: Priest Holmes

Chargers: Fouts

Steelers: Mean Joe Greene, Franco Harris

Browns: Kosar

Bengals: Boomer Esiason

Ravens: Ray Lewis

Colts: Unitas, Manning

Texans : Mario Williams

Jaguars: Fred Taylor

Titans/Oilers: Earl Campbell, McNair

Pats: Brady

Dolphins: Larry Czonka, Shula

Jets: Namath, Gastineau, Klecko

Bills: O J Simpson

Seahawks: Zorn

Niners: Some dude named Joe Montana

Rams: Jack Youngblood, Nolan Cromwell

Cardinals: Jim Hart, Larry Fitzgerald

Bears: Walter Payton

Packers: Starr, Favre

Vikings: Tarkington, Chris Carter

Lions: Barry Sanders

Falcons: Vick

Panthers: Steve Smith

Saints: McAllister

Bucs: Lynch

Cowboys: Staubach, Landry

Redskins: Thiesman

Giants:LT

Iggles: Jaworski, Cunningham

Very QB/RB heavy as I figured it would be, but I typed the first player that came to mind with each team. Some are obscure because of that, like Jim Hart, but that's my list of firt to come to mind.

 

[Skanker]

Barry Sanders.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Patriots - Tom Brady

Jets - Joe Namath

Dolphins - Dan Marino

Bills - OJ Simpson

Steelers - Terry Bradshaw

Ravens - Ray Lewis

Bengals - Boomer Esiason

Browns - Jim Brown.

Colts - Peyton Manning

Texans - Domanick Davis

Jaguars - Fred Taylor

Titans - Eddie George

Oilers - Earl Campbell

Broncos - John Elway

Chargers - Dan Fouts

Chiefs - Len Dawson

Raiders - Jack Tatum

Cowboys - Roger Staubach

Redskins - Darrell Green

Eagles - Reggie White

Giants - Lawrence Taylor

Packers - Brett Favre

Vikings - Chuck Foreman (I know that's a weird one. But he was one of my favorite players during my formative years.)

Bears - Walter Payton (This one is really tough. How can Butkus not be the answer?)

Lions - Barry Sanders

Bucs - Leroy Selmon

Saints - Chuck Muncie

Panthers - Julius Peppers

Falcons - Michael Vick

49ers - Joe Montana

Seahawks - Steve Largent

Cardinals - Pat Tillman

Rams - Marshall Faulk

 

[Mikey16x]

Didn't look at anybodies post until after I filled mine out, wanted to compare later on. I was born in 1986 so a lot of my players players will probably be current, to a lesser extent all-time favorites.

Patriots - Brady

Jets - Namath, Chrebet, Ronnie Lott

Dolphins - Marino

Bills - Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas

Steelers - Jerome Bettis, Big Ben

Ravens - Ray Lewis

Bengals - Chad Johnson, Corey Dillon

Browns - Testaverde

Colts - Manning, Harrison

Texans - Andre Johnson

Jaguars - Fred Taylor

Titans - McNair

Oilers - Eddie George

Broncos - Elway, Terrell Davis, McCafree

Chargers - Tomlinson, Seau

Chiefs - Priest Holmes

Raiders - Rich Gannon, Tim Brown

Cowboys - Aikman, Irving, Emmitt

Redskins - Sean Taylor, Clinton Portis

Eagles - Randall Cunningham

Giants - Lawrence Taylor, Phil Sims, Tiki Barber, Strahan

Packers - Favre

Vikings - Randy Moss

Bears - Walter Peyton, Urlacher

Lions - Barry Sanders

Bucs - Derrick Brooks

Saints - Mike McKenzie

Panthers - Steve Smith

Falcons - Michael Vick

49ers - Montana, Jerry Rice, J.J Stokes

Seahawks - Ricky Waters

Cardinals - Fitzgerald, Boldin

Rams - Faulk, Warner, Holt, Bruce

 

[phillyphan07]

Do many people associate one player/coach with multiple franchises?

I was born in the early 80s and grew up being a huge Montana fan, so he's the 1st player that comes to mind for the Niners and the Chiefs.

Maybe this really only happens to people who grew up in the free agent era?

 

[Chase Stuart]

Do many people associate one player/coach with multiple franchises? I was born in the early 80s and grew up being a huge Montana fan, so he's the 1st player that comes to mind for the Niners and the Chiefs.Maybe this really only happens to people who grew up in the free agent era?

A guy like Norm Van Brocklin will be fondly remembered by Rams and Eagles fans. Off the top of my head, he's the best pre-merger player to have a lot of success for two teams.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

I asked my dad a few and for the Bills his answer was Lav. Coles

 

[BusMan]

Al Toon is always the first Jet in my mind.

 

[texasbirdfan]

Do many people associate one player/coach with multiple franchises? I was born in the early 80s and grew up being a huge Montana fan, so he's the 1st player that comes to mind for the Niners and the Chiefs.Maybe this really only happens to people who grew up in the free agent era?

A guy like Norm Van Brocklin will be fondly remembered by Rams and Eagles fans. Off the top of my head, he's the best pre-merger player to have a lot of success for two teams.

Dutch is remembered in Atlanta when he became the face of the franchise after succeeding Norm Hecker as head coach. I best remember fiery Norm when he challenged some the sports writers in an interview room to have a go at it with him and he said " start stacking up the chairs" (make more room) "I will whip any of you" after he had enough of some of the scribes barbs..

 

[Christo]

Raiders - No player springs to mind. Shell/Upshaw/Otto. Lamonica and Stabler. Casper and Biletnikoff and Branch. Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson. Tim Brown and Rich Gannon. Lester Hayes and Hendricks and Tatum. There isn't a person more associated with a franchise than Al Davis and the Raiders. He's got his fingertips on every inch of Raiders history, and there's no player that identifies the franchise because of him.

When I think Raiders, I think Ray Guy.

 

[GoBills02]

I asked my dad a few and for the Bills his answer was Lav. Coles

I think that guy was drafting behind me last year!Do people associate OJ as a Bills football player or for the murder rap? Old school fans would probably say as the football player, while the under 25 crowd would probably say the murder rap. Just my guess.For me, the player that best represents Buffalo in my eyes: Steve Tasker, the player, not as an announcer.

 

[perry147]

I asked my dad a few and for the Bills his answer was Lav. Coles

I think that guy was drafting behind me last year!Do people associate OJ as a Bills football player or for the murder rap? Old school fans would probably say as the football player, while the under 25 crowd would probably say the murder rap. Just my guess.For me, the player that best represents Buffalo in my eyes: Steve Tasker, the player, not as an announcer.

OJ is stained to much by the murder rap.Jim Kelly and Turman Thomas for me with the Bills - I am 38 years old.

 

[Holland Freeze]

Off the top of my head:

Patriots - Jim Plunkett - gritty, win ugly helped turn the franchise around

Jets - Broadway Joe Namath - more show than go if you look beyond the magical season

Dolphins - Bob Griese - great field general

Bills - Dis-honorable mention to the Juice - Stone cold killer can't stay out of the news

Steelers - Terry Bradshaw - comedic sidekick seen weekly during the season

Ravens - Ray Lewis - bad ### extrordinaire (spelling???)

Bengals - Ken Anderson - gotta give olden timers their due

Browns - Jim Brown - best of the olden timers

Colts - Johnny Unitas - blue collar face of the franchise (Peytie Pie if you go w/ white collar)

Texans - Andre Johnson - Only player they have that consistently rocks

Jaguars - Fred Taylor - perhaps most under valued player during his hey day

Titans - Steve McNair - lasted longer than George

Oilers - Billy White Shoe Johnson put them on the map

Broncos - John Elway edges out Craig Morton (who was the best of when they were among the worst)

Chargers - Ladainian Tomlinson (could have gone old school but though why not wait until...

Chiefs - Lenny Dawson (rather than go with the recent trend in RB's (Holmes/Johnson)

Raiders - Kenny Stabler - played hard and at least looks like he lived hard to

Cowboys - Roger Staubach - hate the team and he is the face of the team I disliked before it was replaced by all the police mug shots

Redskins - Slinging Sammy Baugh - I like Kilmer also but Theismann bugs me

Eagles - Brian Westbrook - gotta have a flavor of the current don't we?

Giants - Lawrence Taylor - Bigger bad ### than Lewis

Packers - Bart Starr - look how far we've come since the opening days (well of the SB's at least)

Vikings - Fran Tarkenton - fan favorite that is not diminished even with his attempt at a career on tv

Bears - Walter Peyton - face of the entire NFL (or at least what I would like to think the NFL stands for)

Lions - Barry Sanders - little and quiet giant

Bucs - Derrick Brooks - give the D its props because that is what TB has been about for so long

Saints - Archie Manning - sure they've won more since but he held the franchise together with mediocre talent

Panthers - Jake Delhomme - I like the blue collar players and he is one of the teams best

Falcons - Michael Vick - couldn't resist going all gansta with this pick

49ers - Joe Montana - the best on a team with some of the greats

Seahawks - Shaun Alexander - it was good while it lasted though the end was tough to watch

Cardinals - Jim Hart - old school representative

Rams - Marshall Faulk - a poor mans Peyton, he did alot for his teams

 

[netnalp]

Some lesser known guys must pop in my head from fantasy football

Patriots: Brady, Bledsoe, Fryar, Coates, Robert Edwards

Jets: Namath, C. Martin, Keyshawn, Chrebet

Dolphins: Marino, Shula

Bills: OJ, B. Smith, Kelly, Thomas, Lofton, Reed, Don Beebe, The Funky helmet {Kelso} thanks for the correction

Steelers: Swann, Bradshaw, Mean Joe Greene, Lambert, Ham, Bettis, Woodson, Cowher

Ravens: Lewis

Bengals: Boomer, Pickens, Harold Green, Johnson, Housh, Darnay Scott

Browns: Jim Brown, Kosar, Newsome

Colts: Manning, Unitas, Harrison, James Faulk

Texans: Carr, Johnson

Titans: Mcnair, George

Oilers: Moon, Campbell

Jaguars: Brunell, Smith, Taylor, Boselli

Broncos: Elway, Sharpe, Davis, Rod Smith, Atwater

Chargers: Seau, Tomlinson, Fouts, Winslow

Chiefs: Dawson, Derrick Thomas, Gonzalez, Christian Okoye "Nigerian Nightmare"

Raiders: Al Davis, Madden, Bo Jackson, Tim Brown, Gannon

Cowboys: Aikman, Irvin, Smith

Giants: LT, Banks, Bavaro, Simms, Strahan, Barber, Otis Anderson, Eli, Plax, Marshall, Meggett, Hampton... Giants fan

Redskins: Monk, Riggins, Green

Eagles: Cunningham, White

Lions: Barry, Moore

Packers: Favre, Sharpe

Vikings: Tarkenton, McDaniel, C. Carter, A. Carter, Moss, Culpepper

Bears: Payton, Butkus, Singletary, Ditka, Dent, Urlacher, Hester, Tom Waddle... his name was called alot during Lions games

Bucs: Testaverde, Brooks

Saints: Manning, Anderson, Brees, Bush

Panthers: Smith, Davis, Delhomme, Jenkins, Walls, Collins

Falcons: Sanders, Glanville, Rison, Anderson, Vick, Chandler, Haynes

49ers: Montana, Rice, Young, Lott, Craig, Hearst

Seahawks: Largent, Watters, Alexander, Chris Warren

Cardinals: Dierdorff, Fitzgerald, Boldin

Rams: Holt, Faulk, Bruce, Dickerson, Warner, Vermeil crying, Everett

Player synonymous w/ NFL: Rice

Game I think of most: 1994 Chiefs 31 Broncos 28: Montana comes back after Elway's comeback.

 

[GoBills02]

Some lesser known guys must pop in my head from fantasy football

Patriots: Brady, Bledsoe, Fryar, Coates, Robert Edwards

Jets: Namath, C. Martin, Keyshawn, Chrebet

Dolphins: Marino, Shula

Bills: OJ, B. Smith, Kelly, Thomas, Lofton, Reed, Don Beebe and his funky helmet

Steelers: Swann, Bradshaw, Mean Joe Greene, Lambert, Ham, Bettis, Woodson, Cowher

Ravens: Lewis

Bengals: Boomer, Pickens, Harold Green, Johnson, Housh, Darnay Scott

Browns: Jim Brown, Kosar, Newsome

Colts: Manning, Unitas, Harrison, James Faulk

Texans: Carr, Johnson

Titans: Mcnair, George

Oilers: Moon, Campbell

Jaguars: Brunell, Smith, Taylor, Boselli

Broncos: Elway, Sharpe, Davis, Rod Smith, Atwater

Chargers: Seau, Tomlinson, Fouts, Winslow

Chiefs: Dawson, Derrick Thomas, Gonzalez, Christian Okoye "Nigerian Nightmare"

Raiders: Al Davis, Madden, Bo Jackson, Tim Brown, Gannon

Cowboys: Aikman, Irvin, Smith

Giants: LT, Banks, Bavaro, Simms, Strahan, Barber, Otis Anderson, Eli, Plax, Marshall, Meggett, Hampton... Giants fan

Redskins: Monk, Riggins, Green

Eagles: Cunningham, White

Lions: Barry, Moore

Packers: Favre, Sharpe

Vikings: Tarkenton, McDaniel, C. Carter, A. Carter, Moss, Culpepper

Bears: Payton, Butkus, Singletary, Ditka, Dent, Urlacher, Hester, Tom Waddle... his name was called alot during Lions games

Bucs: Testaverde, Brooks

Saints: Manning, Anderson, Brees, Bush

Panthers: Smith, Davis, Delhomme, Jenkins, Walls, Collins

Falcons: Sanders, Glanville, Rison, Anderson, Vick, Chandler, Haynes

49ers: Montana, Rice, Young, Lott, Craig, Hearst

Seahawks: Largent, Watters, Alexander, Chris Warren

Cardinals: Dierdorff, Fitzgerald, Boldin

Rams: Holt, Faulk, Bruce, Dickerson, Warner, Vermeil crying, Everett

That was the safety, Mark Kelso's funky helmet, Don Beebe had a normal one. Kelso wore it to prevent anymore concussions.

 

[Two Deep]

Some lesser known guys must pop in my head from fantasy footballPatriots: Brady, Bledsoe, Fryar, Coates, Robert EdwardsJets: Namath, C. Martin, Keyshawn, ChrebetDolphins: Marino, ShulaBills: OJ, B. Smith, Kelly, Thomas, Lofton, Reed, Don Beebe, The Funky helmet {Kelso} thanks for the correction Steelers: Swann, Bradshaw, Mean Joe Greene, Lambert, Ham, Bettis, Woodson, CowherRavens: LewisBengals: Boomer, Pickens, Harold Green, Johnson, Housh, Darnay ScottBrowns: Jim Brown, Kosar, NewsomeColts: Manning, Unitas, Harrison, James FaulkTexans: Carr, JohnsonTitans: Mcnair, GeorgeOilers: Moon, CampbellJaguars: Brunell, Smith, Taylor, BoselliBroncos: Elway, Sharpe, Davis, Rod Smith, AtwaterChargers: Seau, Tomlinson, Fouts, WinslowChiefs: Dawson, Derrick Thomas, Gonzalez, Christian Okoye "Nigerian Nightmare"Raiders: Al Davis, Madden, Bo Jackson, Tim Brown, GannonCowboys: Aikman, Irvin, SmithGiants: LT, Banks, Bavaro, Simms, Strahan, Barber, Otis Anderson, Eli, Plax, Marshall, Meggett, Hampton... Giants fanRedskins: Monk, Riggins, GreenEagles: Cunningham, WhiteLions: Barry, MoorePackers: Favre, SharpeVikings: Tarkenton, McDaniel, C. Carter, A. Carter, Moss, CulpepperBears: Payton, Butkus, Singletary, Ditka, Dent, Urlacher, Hester, Tom Waddle... his name was called alot during Lions gamesBucs: Testaverde, BrooksSaints: Manning, Anderson, Brees, BushPanthers: Smith, Davis, Delhomme, Jenkins, Walls, CollinsFalcons: Sanders, Glanville, Rison, Anderson, Vick, Chandler, Haynes49ers: Montana, Rice, Young, Lott, Craig, HearstSeahawks: Largent, Watters, Alexander, Chris WarrenCardinals: Dierdorff, Fitzgerald, BoldinRams: Holt, Faulk, Bruce, Dickerson, Warner, Vermeil crying, EverettPlayer synonymous w/ NFL: RiceGame I think of most: 1994 Chiefs 31 Broncos 28: Montana comes back after Elway's comeback.

F- Harold Green I traded for that bum after the the 1992 season 1100 plus yards and he shi*% in my face

 

[Andy Herron]

As witnessed, there are many Cowboys worth mentioning for obvious reasons, but I can't let this thread go by without the mention of Mr. Cowboy himself, Bob Lilly. He was the first, and always will be.

 

[Jeff Tefertiller]

As witnessed, there are many Cowboys worth mentioning for obvious reasons, but I can't let this thread go by without the mention of Mr. Cowboy himself, Bob Lilly. He was the first, and always will be.

drove through his hometown a couple of weeks ago and there was just one old sign about him ...

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

Patriots - Brady

Jets - C.Martin

Dolphins - Marino

Bills - OJ Simpson

Steelers - Bradshaw

Ravens - Lewis

Bengals - Icky Woods

Browns - Jim Brown

Colts - Manning

Texans - Reggie Bush ( for obvious reasons)

Jaguars - Fred Taylor

Titans - McNair

Oilers - Earl Campbell

Broncos - Elway

Chargers - LT2

Chiefs - Christian Okoye

Raiders - Bo Jackson

Cowboys - E.Smith

Redskins - The Hogs

Eagles - My Favorite team, The 90's Defense or Buddy Ryan

Giants - LT.

Packers - Favre

Vikings - Chris Carter

Bears - Butkus

Lions - Sanders

Bucs - Sapp

Saints - Heyward

Panthers - Kerry Collins

Falcons - Steve Bartowski

49ers - Montana

Seahawks - Largent

Cardinals - Larry Centers

Rams - Dickerson

 

[bostonfred]

Tried to do random word association. LT and Ray Lewis are the only defensive players I named. I also had a couple owners/coaches in there. These guys aren't necessarily the face of their franchises, just who I happened to think of, so I'd probably change some of my own answers if I were asked to do this again.

Eagles - Donovan McNabb

Giants - Lawrence Taylor

Redskins - Joe Theisman

Cowboys - Emmitt Smith

Bucs - Mike Alstott

Falcons - Michael Vick

Panthers - Dom Capers

Saints - Archie Manning

Packers - Brett Favre

Vikings - Randy Moss

Lions - Barry Sanders

Bears - William Perry

Niners - Jerry Rice

Cardinals - Bill Gramatica

Rams - Mike Martz

Seahawks - Shaun Alexander

Colts - Peyton Manning

Texans - David Carr

Jaguars - Tony Boselli

Titans - Eddie George

Steelers - Jerome Bettis

Browns - Art Modell

Ravens - Ray Lewis

Bengals - Chad Johnson

Patriots - Tom Brady

Jets - Bill Parcells

Bills - Thurman Thomas

Dolphins - Dan Marino

Broncos - Terrell Davis

Chargers - Stan Humphries

Chiefs - Priest Holmes

Oakland - Al Davis

 

[Federal]

literally the first player that pops in my head, old school division style...

patriots- andre tippet

dolphins- dan marino

jets- al toon

colts- steve emtman

bills- bruce smith

steelers- bubby brister

browns- ozzie newsome

oilers- lorenzo white

bengals- ickey woods

broncos- john elway

seahawks- curt warner

raiders- napoleon kauffman

chargers- dan foutes

cheifs- christian okoye

giants- lawrence taylor

cowboys- tony dorsette

eagles- clyde simmons

cardinals- aeneus williams

redskins- dexter manley

bears- neal anderson

packers- don majkowski

lions- herman moore

vikings- robert smith

buccs- james wilder

saints- willie roaf

rams- flipper anderson

49ers- ricky watters

falcons- dion sanders

jaguars- fred taylor

panthers- steve beurline

ravens- ray lewis

texans- david carr

some random ones but thats the firs thing that came to mind

 

[Dexter Manley]

giants - LT

eagles - Reggie White

redskins - Darrell Green

cowboys - Gary Hogeboom

 

[FUBAR]

Eagles - McNabb, Westbrook, Jaworski

Giants - LT, Simms

Redskins - Theismann, Monk, Taylor

Cowboys - Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin

Bucs - Sapp, Brooks & Dunn

Falcons - Vick, Jamaal Anderson

Panthers - Steve Smith, Chris Weinke

Saints - Deuce

Packers - Favre, Sharpe

Vikings - Chris Carter, Moss

Lions - Barry, Spielman

Bears - Payton, Fridge, McMahon

Niners - Joe, Rice, Taylor, Craig, Young

Cardinals - Fitz

Rams - Faulk, Chris Everitt

Seahawks - Alexander, Watters

Colts - Peyton, Marvin, Johnny U

Texans - Mario, AJ

Jaguars - Jimmy Smith, McCardell

Titans - Eddie, McNair, Wychek

Steelers - Bradshaw, Ben

Browns - Bernie, Couch

Ravens - Ray-ray, Dilfer

Bengals - Ickey Woods, Boomer

Patriots - Brady, Bledsoe, BB

Jets - Namath, Martin

Bills - Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, Kelly, Norwood

Dolphins - Marino, Griese

Broncos - Elway, Eddie Mac

Chargers - Fouts, KW, LT, Gates

Chiefs - Derrick Thomas, Montana, Gannon, Grbac

Oakland - Howie Long

 

[Matt Waldman]

AFC North

Pittsburgh - Joe Greene

Cleveland - Jim Brown

Cincinnati - Ken Anderson

Baltimore - Ray Lewis

AFC South

Houston - Mario Williams

Indianapolis - Peyton Manning

Tennessee - Steve McNair

Jacksonville - Tony Boselli

AFC East

Miami - Dan Marino

Buffalo - Bruce Smith

NY Jets - Mark Gastineau

New England - Tom Brady

AFC West

Denver - John Elway

Kansas City - Derrick Thomas

Oakland - Lester Hayes

San Diego - Kellen Winslow

NFC North

Chicago - Walter Payton

Green Bay - Brett Favre

Minnesota - Alan Page

Detroit - Barry Sanders

NFC South

Atlanta - Jeff Van Note

Tampa - Lee Roy Selmon

Carolina - Sam Mills

New Orleans - Drew Brees

NFC East

Philly - Donovan McNabb

Dallas - Randy White

Washington - Joe Jacoby & Russ Grimm

NY Giants - Lawrence Taylor

NFC West

San Francisco- Joe Montana

Seattle - Steve Largent

Arizona - Larry Fitzgerald

St. Louis - Isaac Bruce

Others

Houston Oilers- Earl Campbell

Baltimore Colts - Johnny Unitas

St. Louis Cardinals - Stump Mitchell

LA Rams - Wendell Tyler

 

[Mikey16x]

unfortunately I feel as if this thread is flawed. There is no way if and when I would say BENGALS- to my friend, they would rattle off four names. People were thinking too much when answering and it flawed the system lol. I'm sorry, but I'm having a hard time believing that when I say Vikings, you say Tarkenton, your going to say ADP. We live in the now and people haven't been completely honest with this list.