Comments on: The Greatest Ever

By: canuckistan

canuckistan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:08:32 +0000

Sure, but he was no Gretzky.

By: Jamey

Jamey — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:59:25 +0000

Starr? Not even top 25 QBs all time. What’d he do before and after Lombardi?

Packers were an amazing team. Their offensive line had, what, four H-o-Fers? Hornung. Taylor. Etc. Put Starr on the Eagles and ‘Skins of the sixties, and Jurgensen on the Packers, and the results would have been the same for the Pack, but the Eagles and Skins might have been even worse.

Great leader. Consummate winner, but statistically in the same league as, say Don Meredith.

By: calling all toasters

calling all toasters — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:18:38 +0000

Not a word of graciousness about him, all about settling scores.

Nobody said he was ever anything but a prick.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:09:42 +0000

Sounds like MJ played the whining bitchy punk in his speech at the Hall of Fame, like he hadn’t made it emotionally out of high school play in North Carolina. Not a word of graciousness about him, all about settling scores.

By: mike in dc

mike in dc — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:06:32 +0000

just wondering–was the vote unanimous?

By: PD100

PD100 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:01:56 +0000

The Greatest Ever. One thing O-Dub -and I ain't hatin' Bill Russell. Just because you're a electrifying high scorer, doesn't mean you're "the greatest"- It's about winning too and not playing baseball in your spare time.

By: jr

jr — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:24:19 +0000

I could live without seeing any more John Stockton in his nut hugger shorts footage

By: gruntled atheist

gruntled atheist — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:04:03 +0000

Bart Starr? Anyway, no question on Jordan – simply and absolutely the best ever.

By: Pryme

Pryme — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:15:30 +0000

I noticed you omitted his tenure in D.C. Good move.

By: kth

kth — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:59:50 +0000

Bart Starr is not the greatest QB in the history of the Green Bay Packers, let alone anywhere near the top 10 of the NFL.

Unitas is the guy you want, if you are going old-old school.

By: White Whale

White Whale — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:36:13 +0000

GOAT. By the way gotta suck to be Patrick Ewing. That guy has been posterized more than any other center. GrandmaMa even posterized him.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:19:39 +0000

OK, fine. If not Bart Starr, how about Ringo Starr?

By: calling all toasters

calling all toasters — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:18:31 +0000

Huh. As of 10 years ago The Sporting News rated him the 41st best player in football history. It's like picking Tony Gwynn or Mel Ott to represent baseball. Anyway, nice tribute to Money. He was truly awesome.

By: Mark S.

Mark S. — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:09:39 +0000

what took so long?

You have to be retired for five years, and MJ has only been retired since 03 (the Wizard years).

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:02:05 +0000

Yeah, Bart Starr.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:57:16 +0000

Aw yeah. That one playoff game was just um-bee-leevable when he had the flu and could barely stand, but he still hit the winning shots down the stretch.

By: calling all toasters

calling all toasters — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:54:26 +0000

Bart Starr?