Thread: Programming note: NFL Network Top 10 Broncos

Originally Posted by VonDoom

I also might have left off Von for now, as you could make a case not to include current players

I thought about that until i remembered SB 50, He was the biggest reason we won that game.

Originally Posted by dogfish

manning. . . he was a rental, this list should be for long-time broncos. . . manning will always be remembered as a colt first and foremost, as it should be. . . little is our earliest hall of famer, he belongs on this list before peyton. . .

Good point.

Originally Posted by FanInAZ

Who do you kick off the list to make room for him? Maybe Rod Smith or Steve Atwater?

That's if you add Little after the fact. For me, no one would be kicked off for him because he'd already be there.

My ranking, giving what I can to old players that I know nothing about:

1. John Elway
2. Terrell Davis
3. Von Miller
4. Floyd Little
5. Shannon Sharpe
6. Champ Bailey
7. Rod Smith
8. Peyton Manning
9. Karl Mecklenberg
10. Steve Atwater

Actually the more i think about it the more i have to agree with some others about Little. I was far to young to remember or see Little play but do know about his importance to the team at the time he played. And when i redid this list i was thinking about the players i listed and how important to the team i felt they all were when watching them play. As pointed out, Manning was great for Denver and reinvigorated the offense but he was just a hired gun. I was actually close to putting Plummer on this list, not because i think he is a world beater but because he was sorely needed at the right time and unlike Manning spent most of his career in Denver rather than in Arizona. But, in the end the players listed i felt were bigger impacts to those Bronco teams when they were there. Rod was awesome obviously but i think McCaffery is a bit more underrated of the two simply because Eddie Mac did a lot of the dirty work that goes unnoticed. But i remember the guys in this list as being impact players even when there was much less around them. Again, cant say much on Floyd but he was basically John Elway before John Elway and certainly deserves to be in the list. This would be my list,


1. John Elway
2. Floyd Little
3. Terrell Davis
4. Randy Gradishar
5. Shannon Sharpe
6. Karl Mecklenburg
7. Steve Atwater
8. Von Miller
9. Louis Wright
10. Tom Jackson

Plummer spent 6 seasons in Arizona, only 4 in Denver. Just saying.

Originally Posted by Timmy!

He's at #7.

Either my joke went over your head or yours is going over mine.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Either my joke went over your head or yours is going over mine.

I'll let you figure it out.

For somebody who loves to slurp Mcdaniels, I would have figured you'd like his best (almost only good) draft pick.

I think Dread would have an aneurysm if Jake Plummer was on a top 10 Broncos list.

Originally Posted by Timmy!

Plummer spent 6 seasons in Arizona, only 4 in Denver. Just saying.

Did he? Seemed like he was in Denver much longer than that. Lol

Originally Posted by Northman

Did he? Seemed like he was in Denver much longer than that. Lol

Same length as manning. Probably close to the same number of snaps really since they both didn't play half the 4th year.

Manning absolutely deserves to be on the list. 2 SB's, 1 Championship, numerous (single game, season, and career) records broken, most wins during that 4 year window, ect. The Manning era, while brief, was one of the most significant and successful times in team history. I just don't think you can make an argument that 10 players achieved/accomplished more for this franchise than Peyton did in those 4 seasons.

Originally Posted by Bronco4ever

I just don't think you can make an argument that 10 players achieved/accomplished more for this franchise than Peyton did in those 4 seasons.

For me it takes more than personal stats to be deemed "important" to a franchise. Manning was certainly great but i still see him as s Colt more than a Bronco. Then when you break down the 2 SB's it was actually the defense and Von that enabled us to win a title. All the stats in the world meant nothing when playing the Hawks. I hate picking apart Manning because i do appreciate what he brought to the team but when i look at my list it goes beyond personal stats and records. When Manning came to Denver i expected him to be who he was because he was already established, but the guys on my list were guys who were built from the ground up and impacted Denver far more to me during the time they played. I understand why some people would put Manning there but i just cant personally.

Originally Posted by Timmy!

I'll let you figure it out.

For somebody who loves to slurp Mcdaniels, I would have figured you'd like his best (almost only good) draft pick.

I do like DT. I just don't blindly homer fanboy over him.

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Spoiler alert - this is the complete list in order. Fun watch, though they spent a lot of time talking about Tebow for some reason.

10. Von Miller
9. Karl Mecklenburg
8. Randy Gradishar
7. Rod Smith
6. Steve Atwater
5. Peyton Manning
4. Champ Bailey
3. Shannon Sharpe
2. Terrell Davis
1. John Elway

thats because Tebow is #11.