So after posting the link to the MLB Hometown Heroes voting, I thought it might be fun to do one of our own only for the NFL.

So here's how it will work. Nominate up to 3 players for as many teams as you want, I'll compile the top vote getters and we'll then vote on the ultimate all-time best player from each current NFL franchise.

Players from the old St. Louis Cardinals will be included with Arizona now. Players from the Los Angeles Rams will now be under St. Louis. Houston Oilers will be with the Titans. Any original Baltimore Colts will be under Indianapolis. The only exception to this will be any of the old Cleveland Browns will be considered under the new Browns, not the Ravens.

Again you can nominate up to 3 players from as many teams as you want. I'll allow nominations for 2 weeks, so get busy football fans!

[ August 10, 2006, 07:44 AM: Message edited by: George Twins fan ]

Count me in! And I think I'll need the entire two weeks to come up with those three Detroit Lions who deserve the honor

Here's a list of all the teams so anyone who wants can copy and paste and just type the nominees names next to the appropriate teams.

AFC

Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore Ravens
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Indianapolis Colts
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers
Oakland Raiders


NFC

New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Arizona Cardinals
St. Louis Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks

This is pretty cool.....I'm onto it.....

Allow me to be the first with nominations:

AFC

Buffalo Bills - OJ Simpson, Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly
Miami Dolphins - Dan Marino, Bob Griese, Larry Csonka
New England Patriots - Tom Brady, Steve Grogan, John Hannah
New York Jets - Joe Namath, Don Maynard, Al Toon
Pittsburgh Steelers - Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Jerome Bettis
Cleveland Browns - Otto Graham, Jim Brown, Ozzie Newsome
Cincinnati Bengals - Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, Bob Trumpy
Baltimore Ravens - Ray Lewis, Jamal Lewis, Vinny Testaverde
Tennessee Titans - Warren Moon, Earl Campbell, Steve McNair
Houston Texans(hell, just name 3 Texans!) - David Carr, Domanick Davis, Eric Moulds
Jacksonville Jaguars - Tony Boselli, Mark Brunell, Jimmy Smith
Indianapolis Colts - Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry, Peyton Manning
Denver Broncos - John Elway, Terrell Davis, Craig Morton
Kansas City Chiefs - Len Dawson, Derrick Thomas, Marcus Allen
San Diego Chargers - Dan Fouts, Lance Alworth, LaDamian Tomlinson
Oakland Raiders - Ken Stabler, Marcus Allen, Tim Brown


NFC

New York Giants - YA Tittle, Lawrence Taylor, Frank Gifford
Dallas Cowboys - Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith
Philadelphia Eagles - Ron Jaworski, Donovan McNabb, Chuck Bednarik
Washington Redskins - Joe Theismann, Art Monk, Darrell Green
Minnesota Vikings - Fran Tarkenton, Cris Carter, Alan Page
Chicago Bears - Mike Singletary, Walter Payton, Bronko Nagurski
Detroit Lions - Bobby Layne, Barry Sanders, Stephen Boyd
Green Bay Packers - Paul Hornung, Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke
Atlanta Falcons - Steve Bartkowski, Tommy Nobis, Jamal Anderson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Lee Roy Selmon, Warren Sapp, Doug Williams
Carolina Panthers - Wesley Walls, Steve Smith, Kerry Collins
New Orleans Saints - Archie Manning, Sam Mills, Bobby Hebert
Arizona Cardinals - Jim Hart, Dan Dierdorf, Aneas Williams
St. Louis Rams - Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, Norm Van Brocklin
San Francisco 49ers - Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott
Seattle Seahawks - Steve Largent, Curt Warner, Kenny Easley

[ August 10, 2006, 08:33 AM: Message edited by: blueraider ]

Here are my NFC ones:

Giants -- Lawrence Taylor; Frank Gifford; Sam Huff
Cowboys – Roger Stauback; Troy Aikman; Tony Dorsett
Eagles -- Chuck Bednarik; Ron Jaworski; T.O. (just kidding)-- Donovan McNabb
Skins – Joe Theisman; Sonny Jurgensen; John Riggins
Vikings – Fran Tarkenton; Carl Eller; Alan Page
Bears – Walter Payton; Dick Butkus; Gale Sayers
Lions – Barry Sanders; Alex Karras; Doak Walker
Packers – Paul Hornung; Bart Starr; Brett Favre
Falcons - Steve Bartkowski (someone else can add two more!)
Buccaneers – Warren Sapp; Mike Alstott; Lee Roy Selmon
Panthers – Tim Biakabutuka; Kevin Greene
Saints - Archie Manning; Aaron Brooks
Cardinals - Dan Dierdorf; Jim Hart
Rams – Deacon Jones; Eric Dickerson; Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch
49ers – Joe Montana; Steve Young; Jerry Rice
Seahawks -- Dave Krieg, Steve Largent

I'll add my AFCers later

Wow excellent work guys! Thanks!

AFC

Buffalo Bills - Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas
Miami Dolphins - Dan Marino, Dwight Stephenson, Larry Csonka
New England Patriots - Tom Brady, Adam Vinatieri, Tedy Bruschi
New York Jets - Wayne Chrebet, Joe Klecko, Joe Namath
Pittsburgh Steelers - Mike Webster, Terry Bradshaw, Mean Joe Greene
Cleveland Browns - Otto Graham, Jim Brown, Ozzie Newsome
Cincinnati Bengals - Anthony Munoz, Tim Krumrie, Ken Anderson
Baltimore Ravens - Ray Lewis, Jamal Lewis, Ed Reed
Tennessee Titans - Warren Moon, Earl Campbell, Bruce Matthews
Houston Texans - David Carr, Domanick Davis, Andre Johnson
Jacksonville Jaguars - Mark Brunell, Jimmy Smith, Keenan McCardell
Indianapolis Colts - Johnny Unitas, Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison
Denver Broncos - John Elway, Terrell Davis, Shannon Sharpe
Kansas City Chiefs - Len Dawson, Derrick Thomas, Jan Stenerud
San Diego Chargers - Dan Fouts, Lance Alworth, Kellen Winslow (serious cases could be made for Charlie Joiner, LT, and Seau)
Oakland Raiders - Tim Brown, Fred Biletnikoff, Art Shell


NFC

New York Giants - Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson, Y.A. Tittle
Dallas Cowboys - Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett, Roger Staubach
Philadelphia Eagles - Chuck Bednarik, Reggie White, Ron Jaworski
Washington Redskins - Art Monk, Darrell Green, Russ Grimm
Minnesota Vikings - Alan Page, Fran Tarkenton, Cris Carter
Chicago Bears - Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary, Walter Payton
Detroit Lions - Barry Sanders, Bobby Layne, Alex Karras
Green Bay Packers - Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, Brett Favre
Atlanta Falcons - Tommy Nobis, Deion Sanders, Jamal Anderson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber, Lee Roy Selmon
Carolina Panthers - Jake Delhomme, Steve Smith, Muhsin Muhammad
New Orleans Saints - Archie Manning, Pat Swilling, Sam Mills
Arizona Cardinals - Jackie Smith, Dan Dierdorf, Night Train Lane
St. Louis Rams - Eric Dickerson, Norm Van Brocklin, Deacon Jones
San Francisco 49ers - Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott
Seattle Seahawks - Jim Zorn, Steve Largent, Shaun Alexander

Love to get some more votes here. You don't need to vote for every team and you don't need to nominate 3 players for each team. If you think there is only one or two worthy nominees, that's fine.

I forgot to add my AFC teams. And, I had to punt on a couple of the newer squads.

Bills – the wife-murderer; Jack Kemp; Jim Kelly,
Dolphins – Larry Csonka; Dan Marino; Bob Greise
Pat – Tom Brady; Steve Grogan; Adam Vinatieri
Jets – Namath; Al Toon
Steelers – Mean Joe Green; Terry Bradshaw; Franco Harris
Browns – Jim Brown, Ozzie Newsome
Bengals – Boomer; Anthony Munoz, Tim Krumrie
Ravens – Jamal Lewis
Titans – Earl Campbell; Warren Moon
Texans – David Carr
Jaguars -- Brunell
Colts – Johnny Unitas; Peyton Manning
Broncos – John Elway; Terrell Davis, Shannon Sharpe
Chiefs -- Jan Stenerud; Len Dawson; Tony Gonzalez
Chargers -- Dan Fouts; Lance Alworth; Kellen Winslow
Raiders – Howie Long; Fred Biletnikoff; Marcus Allen

Hold on until Sunday George. I'm almost finished, just need to cut & paste it in. I will probably have time tomorrow to finish it up.

[ August 25, 2006, 08:05 AM: Message edited by: Maddog ]

Okay, here goes...

AFC

Buffalo Bills - Jim Kelly. James Lofton, Billy Shaw
Miami Dolphins - Larry Csonka, Dan Marino, Bob Griese
New England Patriots - John Hannah, Tom Brady, Adam Vineteri
New York Jets - Wayne Chrebet, Joe Namath, Don Maynard
Pittsburgh Steelers - Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Lynn Swann
Cleveland Browns - Jim Brown, Lou Groza, Matt Bahr
Cincinnati Bengals - Ken Riley, Ken Anderson, Jim Breech
Baltimore Ravens - Ray Lewis, Todd Heap, Jamal Lewis
Tennessee Titans – Warren Moon, Steve McNair, Earl Campbell
Houston Texans - David Carr, David Carr, David Carr
Jacksonville Jaguars – Jimmy Smith, Mark Brunell, Mike Hollis
Indianapolis Colts – Johnny Unitas, Gino Marchetti, Peyton Manning
Denver Broncos – Ed McCaffrey, John Elway, Terrell Davis
Kansas City Chiefs – Tony Gonzales, Jan Stenerud. Len Dawson
San Diego Chargers – Lance Allworth, Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner
Oakland Raiders – Howie Long, Dave Casper, Marcus Allen


NFC

New York Giants – LT, Frank Gifford, Kenny Strong
Dallas Cowboys – Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Golden Richards
Philadelphia Eagles – Jaws, Chuck Bednarik, Vinny Papale (Sorry, had to do it)
Washington Redskins – Doug Williams, John Riggins, Sammy Baugh
Minnesota Vikings – Robert Smith, Fran Tarkenton, Ron Yary
Chicago Bears – Walter Payton, Red Grange, Mike Singletary
Detroit Lions – Barry Sanders, Night Train Lane, Bobby Layne
Green Bay Packers – Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Ray Nitschke
Atlanta Falcons – Steve Bartkowski, Tommy Nobis, Jesse Tuggle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Leroy Sellman, Martin Gramatica, Mike Alstott
Carolina Panthers – Steve Smith, Kevin Greene, Wesley Walls
New Orleans Saints – Jim Dombrowski, Archie Manning, Morten Anderson
Arizona Cardinals – Dan Dierdorf, Jim Bakken, Roy Green
St. Louis Rams – Eric Dickerson, Merlin Olsen, Nick Van Brocklin
San Francisco 49ers – Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott
Seattle Seahawks – Steve Largent, Jim Zorn, Kenny Easley

AFC
Buffalo Bills--O.J. Simpson, Jim Kelly, James Lofton
Miami Dolphins--Larry Czonka, Paul Warfield, Dan Marino
New England Patriots--Tom Brady, Sam "the Bam" Cunningham, John Hannah
New York Jets--Joe Namath, Keyshaun Johnson, Al Toon
Pittsburgh Steelers--Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Troy Polamalu, Joey Porter, Joe Green
Cleveland Browns--Jim Brown, Ozzie Newsome, Leroy Kelly
Cincinnati Bengals--Chad Johnson, Charlie Joyner, Anthony Munoz
Baltimore Ravens--Rod Woodson, Ray Lewis, Jamaal Lewis
Tennessee Titans--Steve McNair, Eddie George
Houston Texans--Domanick Davis, Andre Johnson, David Carr
Jacksonville Jaguars--Jimmy Smith
Indianapolis Colts--Johnny Unitas, Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison
Denver Broncos--Shannon Sharp, Champ Bailey, John Elway, Jake Plummer
Kansas City Chiefs--Marcus Allen, Willie Roaf
San Diego Chargers--Lance Alworth, Kellen Winslow, Junior Seau, Donnie Edwards
Oakland Raiders--Howie Long, Fred Biletnikoff, Willie Brown


NFC
New York Giants--Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson, Plexico Burress, Tikki Barber
Dallas Cowboys--Roger Stauback, Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, Leon Lett
Philadelphia Eagles--Eric Allen, Harold Carmichael, Reggie White
Washington Redskins--Charlie taylor, Larry Brown, Art Monk, Jerry Smith, Sonny Jurgenson
Minnesota Vikings--Fran Tarkenton, Randy Moss, Warren Moon
Chicago Bears--Walter Payton, Gayle Sayers, Mike Singletary
Detroit Lions--Barry Sanders
Green Bay Packers--Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Sterling Sharpe, Reggie White
Atlanta Falcons--Deion Sanders, Steve Bartkowski, Gerald Riggs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers--Warren Sapp, John Lynch, Mike Alstott
Carolina Panthers--Steve Smith, Jake Delhomme
New Orleans Saints--Archie Manning, Ricky Jackson, Pat Swilling, Ironhead Heywood
Arizona Cardinals--Jackie Smith
St. Louis Rams--Eric Dickerson, Deacon Jones, Jake Youngblood, Jackie Slater
San Francisco 49ers--Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott
Seattle Seahawks--Steve Largent, Shaun Alexander, Lofa Tatupu

[ August 26, 2006, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: Thomas ]