Top 10 Players in Jets History:

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  1. Cakes

    Cakes Mr. Knowledge 2010

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    (in no particular order)

    Joe Namath
    Gerry Philbin
    Larry Grantham
    Winston Hill
    Al Toon
    Don Maynard
    George Sauer
    Joe Klecko
    Curtis Martin
    Marvin Powell
     
  2. bigalxc

    bigalxc Active Member

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    Where is Mo Lewis?
     
  3. Jake

    Jake Well-Known Member

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    How anyone could have Curtis Martin outside the top 3 of their list is beyond me; let alone not even on it....
     
  4. ToddisGod

    ToddisGod Banned

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    Joe Klecko
    Curtis Martin
    Wesley Walker
    Mark Gastinue
    Chris Ward
    Freeman McNeil
    Keshawn Johnson
    Kevin Mawae
    Al toon
    Lance Mehl

    no particular order
    and did not include the "old guys" I did not watch or route for.
     
  5. winstonbiggs

    winstonbiggs 2008/2009 TGG Bill Parcells "Most Respected" Award

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    I liked Freeman and Snell better based on their performances in the big games for the Jets. Put him on your list.
     
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  6. NDmick

    NDmick Revis Christ

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    I'm Young so here are my top 10 that I've seen play:

    Not Ranked

    Curtis Martin - awesome and reliable.
    Mawae - umm Awesome and reliable.
    Pennington - No matter the issue with the arm and the injuries, he was behind center during a nice playoff stretch. He did have the trust and command of the offense and the team. He was a leader here. The last couple of years were tough, especially last year - which changed my mind about him - but he did do a lot. You can hate on Chad, or dislike him, but thank him for the good years, he was a big part of them. He is apart of the reason why you think the Jets should be in the playoffs every other year, he was the QB during he trend. I'd like this paragraph to not spark arguments, so read it and move on.

    Rhodes - dynamic playmaker with amazing athleticism.
    Coles - no one works harder. His toughness is genetic.
    Chrebet - the definition of heart in sports.
    Keyshawn - talented talented man. Gotta love that attitude haha.
    Mo Lewis - started the *dynasty* but he made offenses scared.
    Vilma - leader, reliable, a playmaker.
    Revis - I know, only two years, but you know what - he'll climb up on everyones lists at the end of his career.
     
  7. chris5533

    chris5533 Well-Known Member

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    What about Sean Ellis? hes been our best overall dl for 8 years
     
  8. Long Time Jet Fan

    Long Time Jet Fan New Member

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    This thread lost all credibility with Chrebet at #2. I pretty much stopped there. :eek:hmy:
     
  9. NDmick

    NDmick Revis Christ

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    its one man's opinion.
     
  10. Long Time Jet Fan

    Long Time Jet Fan New Member

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    Yes, one man who has no credibility. :wink:
     
  11. Attackett

    Attackett Well-Known Member

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    Best players I have seen..

    1. Curtis Martin
    2. Al Toon ( most talented player in Jets history unfortunately cut short by injuries)
    3. Kevin Mawae
    4. Joe Klecko
    5. Keyshawn
    6. Freeman McNeil
    7. Mo Lewis
    8. Wesley Walker
    9. Aaron Glenn
    10.Victor Green
     
  12. jilozzo

    jilozzo Well-Known Member

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    this thread is not getting any better....

    we have to break it down into decades, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90,90-00, 00-10.

    thats the only way to take out the age bias

    jil
     
  13. Cakes

    Cakes Mr. Knowledge 2010

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    no such player in Jets history

    There is a Shaun Ellis, though.


    It's a pet peeve of mine how many Jets fan still cannot spell the name of a guy who has been a regular starter for the team since 2000.
     
  14. The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight Well-Known Member

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    Its my opinion. Whats yours? Oh, no credibility.
     
  15. sackexchange

    sackexchange Well-Known Member

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    Exactly what I was thinking. Get Brett Favre out of this list. Any player who played a mere 1-2 years with the team doesn't belong on an all-time list especially ranked ahead of a players like McNeil, Walker, Toon and O'Brien.

    I agree that Wayne Chrebet is a sentimental favorite but c'mon how can you put him above Curtis Martin and the guys I mentioned above?
     
  16. swifty1021

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    FINALLY someone says Victor Green!
     
  17. Italian Seafood

    Italian Seafood New Member

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    If you put Favre on there then Ronnie Lott has to be there as well. If we're going just by what they did as Jets neither belongs, at least not yet. I'd have to go:

    1-Joe Namath
    2-Don Maynard
    3-Joe Klecko
    4-Al Toon
    5-Curtis Martin
    6-Wesley Walker
    7-Mark Gastineau
    8-Marvin Powell
    9-Kevin Mawae
    10-Freeman McNeil

    I don't remember anyone before the mid 70s and only put Maynard there based on what I know without ever seeing him play, so my list doesn't include probably some 60s guys that should be there.
     
  18. Br4d

    Br4d 2018 Weeb Ewbank Award

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    I'm only listing people I saw play so that leaves everybody but Namath and Hill from the Jets good 60's teams off. Maynard belongs but I didn't see him play so he's not on the list. I saw enough of Namath in the first couple of seasons I watched the Jets to know he was a great player on the downside of his career and I saw enough of Hill to know that he was a great player period.

    1. Curtis Martin
    2. Joe Namath
    3. Winston Hill
    4. Joe Klecko
    4. Kevin Mawae
    6. Aaron Glenn
    7. Marvin Powell
    8. Freeman Mcneil
    9. Al Toon
    10. Wayne Chrebet

    Anybody arguing against Chrebet has a point but nobody ever played for the Jets who had more heart than 80 and he racked up 580 catches and 379 first downs before he was done so he definitely makes my top 10 list.
     
  19. Italian Seafood

    Italian Seafood New Member

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    It's all subjective, but if you put an all-time Jet team together I'm not sure if Chrebet makes the roster. You have Maynard, Toon, Walker and possibly Keyshawn ahead of him. That doesn't account for Sauer, whom I never saw play. But I agree about his heart, I have a white #80 I still wear to some of the games.
     
  20. sackexchange

    sackexchange Well-Known Member

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    Serious question - do we really think Chad was a better QB than Ken O'Brien??
     

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