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Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:51 am
by John Grasso
In another post Randall Cunningham is referred to as the "Most Exciting Player in the NFL".
Who's your choice for that accolade? Mine is Fran Tarkenton.
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:21 am
by Brian wolf
Probably Walter Payton or Barry Sanders ...
I loved watching Payton hit defenders when finishing a run. If he played today, he would get 2300 yards in a season.
Bo Jackson though, with his speed was the only runner I ever saw who made me hold my breath ...
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:31 pm
by Bryan
Gale Sayers...even to this day, I'll find some old GOTW highlight and Sayers will have a brilliant run that I had never seen before. It's incredible the amount of highlight reel plays he produced in such a short period of time.
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:42 pm
by GameBeforeTheMoney
John Elway.
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:21 pm
by RichardBak
Pork Chop Womack. No doubt.
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:42 am
by JuggernautJ
I would concur with those listed (errr, with the exception of a certain food-based nicknamed individual) and would add:
Jerry Rice... every time he touched the ball...
Lynn Swan... the catches were incredible.
And a Personal favorite from my youth: Leroy Kelly... I think of him as a "poor man's" Gale Sayers. Maybe not quite as good (who ever was?) but he lasted a lot longer.
I never saw any of these guys "live" but highlights show they were pretty amazing: Hugh McElhenny, Ollie Matson and Lenny Moore were definitely "exciting."
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:19 pm
by Reaser
RichardBak wrote:Pork Chop Womack. No doubt.
About time someone gives 'Chop his respect. Legend!
Deion Sanders was the most exciting player, to me. The anticipation of him being back to return a punt. Immediate excitement the moment he got an interception -- or even when a teammate got an interception and would wait to see if they would pitch it back to him.
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:11 pm
by TanksAndSpartans
Hugh McElhenny for me. I still keep an eye out for footage I haven't seen yet.
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:50 am
by Eagles One
I can name several on offense so I will pick a defensive player. Reggie White. Sacks never excited me until Reggie.
Re: Most Exciting Player in the NFL
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 2:18 pm
by JuggernautJ
Eagles One wrote:I can name several on offense so I will pick a defensive player. Reggie White. Sacks never excited me until Reggie.
I was thinking of Lawrence Taylor, along the same lines.
I guess we're probably a generation apart... and someone a generation older than I might say Deacon Jones or Gino Marchetti.