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All Time NFC South Members Best Players Since Each Teams Expansion Season Team

Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:39 pm
Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11583 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:39 pm
Basic rules and requirements.

1. Any worthy franchise player from a members history can be included even those who never played in the realigned division. This list is more about each franchise's history.

2. Any player listed needs to have played at a high level and made a real contribution to the franchise that is submitting them for this list.
ex. Earl Campbell and Bret Favre are HOF players but do not belong in any all time list for contributions here.

3. You can choose a player based on their peak as a player if that period occured as a member of the franchise submitting them or based on their all time legacy to the division.

4. This is obviously an opinion piece and everyone's list will differ. The differences in some players resume's are minuscule and will ultimately come down to personal preference. My list will probably favor players I have seen play. There have been lots of great players in this division that will never make the HOF or even get talked about anymore. Whether they were great for us or a pain in the arse we can remember and discuss them here. Obvious offseason thread.

QB
Drew Brees NO
Cam Newton CAR
Michael Vick ATL

RB
Deuce McAllister NO
Gerald Riggs ATL
Warrick Dunn TB/ATL
Michael Turner ATL

FB
Mike Alscott TB

WR
Julio Jones ATL
Steve Smith CAR
Marques Colston NO
Joe Horn NO/ATL
Roddy White ATL
Muhsin Muhammad CAR

TE
Tony Gonzales ATL
Jimmy Graham NO
Wesley Walls CAR

OT
Willie Roaf NO
Jordan Gross CAR
George Kunz ATL
Jamal Brown NO

OG
Carl Nicks NO
Jahri Evans NO
Bill Fralic ATL
B.C. Theilemann ATL

C
Jeff Van Note ATL
Ryan Kalil CAR

DT
Warren Sapp TB
La'roi Glover NO
Kris Jenkins CAR
Gerald McCoy TB

DE
Claude Humphrey ATL
Lee Roy Selmon TB
Julius Peppers CAR
Simeon Rice TB
John Abraham ATL

OLB
Derrick Brooks TB
Rickey Jackson NO
Pat Swilling NO
Mike Kenn ATL
Kevin Greene CAR

MLB
Luke Kuechly CAR
Tommy Nobis ATL
Sam Mills NO/CAR
Jessie Tuggle ATL

CB
Deion Sanders ATL
Ronde Barber TB
Deangelo Hall ATL
Ray Buchanan ATL
Jabari Greer NO

FS
Darren Sharper NO
Mike Minter CAR

SS
John Lynch TB
Roman Harper NO/CAR
Sammy Knight NO

K
Morton Anderson NO/ATL

P
Todd Sauerbraun CAR

KR/PR
Michael Lewis NO
Michael Bates CAR

ST Ace
Elbert Shelley ATL
Fred Mcafee NO

Jabari Greer and Mike Minter are the only players listed that were never awarded a pro bowl selection.
This post was edited on 5/5/16 at 3:57 pm
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
20952 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:46 pm to
You would have to eliminate the NFC West players.
Posted by TooDumbToFail
Good Ole 'Merica
Member since Apr 2016
734 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:47 pm to
A lil confused. You say South, but have players from the Saints from when they were in the West before realignment. If that's the case how is Montana, Young, Rice, etc. not on the list!
This post was edited on 5/5/16 at 1:49 pm
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
20952 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:49 pm to
not to mention the Rams and the greatest show on turf years. Faulk etc etc...
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
77550 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:50 pm to
OP should keep it to the current alignment to avoid all the arguments.


And those 49ers teams in the 80's would probably own this list.
Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11583 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:00 pm to
All Time Saint, Panther, Falcon, Buccaneer Team sounds like a mouthful and 2002-present eliminates some great players from every team's history.

Edit: I fixed it.
This post was edited on 5/5/16 at 2:40 pm
Posted by burdman
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
20685 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:40 pm to
quote:

Mike Alscott


Is that Mike Alstott's brother who always wore an ascot?
Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11583 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:46 pm to
It's how he spells his name now due to CTE you insensitive arse
Posted by mindbreaker
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
7632 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 3:10 pm to
quote:

It's how he spells his name now due to CTE you insensitive arse


well done
Posted by rondo
Worst. Poster. Evar.
Member since Jan 2004
77405 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

FS
Darren Sharper NO



Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278150 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

Jamal Anderson ATL





Gerald Riggs, Michael Turner > Anderson (1 year wonder)

quote:

WR
Julio Jones ATL
Steve Smith CAR
Marques Colston NO
Joe Horn NO/ATL
Andre Rison ATL
Muhsin Muhammad CAR



Roddy White has more reYDS than everyone on that list except Steve Smith maybe


quote:

DE
Claude Humphrey ATL
Lee Roy Selmon TB
Julius Peppers CAR
Simeon Rice TB


i'll throw John Abraham on there

Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11583 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 3:44 pm to
I can agree with you on everyone but John Abraham.

Abraham's years in NY help his overall resume but his ATL years are what he is being judged on here.

He was real good but how different are his ATL years from a Darren Howard or Will Smith or Wayne Martin?

Just like LB there are soo many good ones to choose from you have to leave some off.

I would put him in that next tier.
This post was edited on 5/5/16 at 3:49 pm
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278150 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 3:51 pm to
Abraham has as many sacks in ATL than Rice had in TB. He is the Falcon all time leader in sacks. Abraham only played 1 more season than Rice for their respective eams
Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11583 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 4:00 pm to
You make some excellent points.
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