He will get there eventually. Hopefully he is still alive when the time does come. Just like Ken Riley finally made it this year and should have been in before he died.
@@Blove4592I can't respect Brady. Ruined the integrity of the game. Not only was he allowed to get away with it time and time again he was rewarded for it. It's the reason why Brady wasn't any good in college and sat on the bench for Brian Griese of all people yet dominated in the NFL from game 1
Since it didn't get mentioned in "Best of the Rest," someone should comment. What NaVarro Bowman did in the 2013 NFC Championship with under 9 minutes left was the manliest play I've ever seen on a football field. Meeting Jermaine Kearse at the goaline, he ripped and tore the ball from the WR's possesion. "I am going to take this from you! Regardless of the cost! Because my team needs it." His leg was bent back & pinned underneath him. He was never the same player again, and he was a hell of a player. It cost him his career. It may not be an indelible image, in fact it was quite gruesome, but if Dwight Clark gets on this list for one play, Bowman at least deserves to be mentioned. Oh ya, he held onto the ball too, despite being in pain many of us will never know.
2:59 Frank Gore. 6:51 The Elephant, Charles Haley. 10:31 Dwight Clark. 15:12 Roger Craig. 18:49 Patrick Willis. 23:11 Steve Young. 26:27 The Million Dollar Backfield! 30:45 Ronnie Lott. 35:57 Jerry Rice. 40:39 Joe Montana.
Hector Rodriguez the '81 niners made the top 10 list for turnarounds. BTW the '99 colts hold the title of the greatest turnaround in NFL history going from 3-13 in '98 to 13-3
@@AndrewWarrenPatriotsfanExactly. I never understood why they put Tom Landry at #1 for the Cowboys, but then they don't rank Bill Walsh for the 49ers or Vince Lombardi for the Packers. It makes no sense.
@@jordan12118 You mean in your opinion he's definitely better than Ronnie Lott that's dam sho not mines, And I'm pretty sure a lot more people feel the same way.
Nah, Brady is the Goat of QB's now. 9 SB appearances to 4. 6 championships to 4. Brady has a higher winning percentage than Montana. The only statistic in Montanas career that is greater than Bradys is SB average Passer Rating. Brady has more SB MVPs, league MVPs. Brady needs to average just 9 wins over the next 2 seasons to double Montana in total wins. Bradys needs just 5429 yards to double Montana in total passing yards. Which Brady will likely do.
If you still think Montana is better than Brady, you're just wrong. Objectively wrong. More yards, more tds, more MVPs, less int, higher passer rating, more wins, more playoff wins, more super bowl MVPs and most importantly more Super Bowl wins than any player in NFL history
Dont worry, it's pretty much guaranteed that Frank Gore is a complete idiot's guide future first-ballot HOF in regards to his long, successful, enduring career. I know he's been gone from the Bay Area for several years and had a few good seasons with the Colts, but most NFL fans in general and 49ers fans specifically will identify him most as a Niner. I'm a Saints fan but even I recognize his best, most productive seasons were in San Francisco. Rickey Watters was a great RB with 49ers and with Eagles but he came across as egocentric, egotistical, pestering wannabe Muhammad Ali-gimmicks he did, except a lot of people didn't find it really funny. He got away with it for most part as a Niner, but in Philly they viewed him as an obnoxious, me-first punk who cared more about his stats then making a key first down when his team was driving late in the 4th quarter and he doesnt go all out and catch it. I think that incident I'm referencing happened in Philly vs. Tampa in a 1995 home game. Eagles fans respect you if you're a tough, hard-nosed player and you give maximum effort and leave the showboating pyrotechnics to a minimum. If you can back it up, you're allowed to be a bit brash, maybe cocky but dont make a habit out of it like TO or Freddie Mitchell did. If Roger Craig had put up maybe 1-2, perhaps 3 more 1,000 rushing seasons, he might been in the HOF. He's a light borderline HOF which sort of like Wes Welker I suppose, two great NFL players who had close to 10-year long careers with excellent stats but the final career statistics reveal if they had 1-2 very good seasons, they'd be likely HOFs but it never happened. Bob Baumhower, great Miami Dolphins DE and NT who played from 1977-86 and got voted to 5 Pro Bowls and played (and lost) in SBs XVII and XIX. If he had won just one of those SBs(perhaps SB XVII) he might've gotten in. Irving Fryar and Stanley Morgan of the late 70s/1980s Patriots teams also fall in that same category, too.
one of my problems with lists like these is they seem to favor players who've played most recently are most vivid in everyone's memory. Older players who are in the hall of fame like Jimmy Johnson, Dave Wilcox, Leo Nomellini, Y A Tittle, plus great players like John Brodie and Charlie Krueger, played so long ago that no one remembers them. I'm 60, and growing up i remember my dad talking about them and how great they were. But no body really remembers them today which is sad. But i guess this is true with every team in the NFL.
I'm glad they chose Joe at #1 over Jerry ...considering Joe was the reason they had a dynasty in the first place, and already won TWO SB's before Rice even was drafted ...
It's funny that Damon Amendolara asks that we wait until Patrick Willis' career is at least half over before we put him on the list..Patrick Willis only played one more season after this episode aired.
Jerry Rice is 1. If he played today he'd beat himself in statistics. The man did it for 20 years, came back in 12 weeks from a torn ACL and could probably suit up when he's 70 and play. He's the ultimate
Been a die hard 49er fan since the early 90's, so unfortunately I just missed seeing Joe Cool live, but caught Steve Young's prime as a kid. This is how my personal list would go: 1. Montana 2. Rice 3. Lott 4. Young 5. Willis 6. Craig 7. Clark 8. Haley 9. Gore 10. Kittle (I know it's early, but he's already on his way to being one of the greatest TEs of all time, definitely one of the most complete in history. I'll be biased with this last one and put #85 here)
I first saw the 49ers in Super Bowl 19. Being in Australia we didn't get any of the regular season NFL games at the time being pre-what you'd call cable TV so the first time I saw Joe in the Super Bowl I was hooked. I'm jealous you at least get to see the 49ers live.
@@trishave5639 I was still pretty young though. A lot of the games I remember most were in my teen years with Jeff Garcia and Owens, and then late high school early college we were horrible. It wasn't until 2011 that we really got good again there for a few years in my 20's. Now in my mid 30's and I can honestly say this could be something really special here for a long while if Lance ends up being as good as I hope he'll be. We'll see.. but we're in the mix again amongst the best in the league, and that's fun to see
"We didn't have any short routes. We didn't have any West Coast, long handoffs. I'd rather take a stick in the eye than watch Bill Walsh's offense." - Jerry Glanville
Without watching... being an 80s kid and Cowboy fan.. 1. Montana 2. Rice 3. S.Young 4. Lott 5. Haley 6. R.Craig 7. Romanowski 8. D. Clark 9. J. Taylor 10. Rathman
My FAVORITE all time Niners team QB Steve Young '94 RB Garrison Hearst '98 FB William Floyd '94 WR Jerry Rice '89 WR John Taylor '88 WR Terrell Owens '98 TE George Kittle '22 OL Harris Barton, Jesse Sapolo, Trent Williams DE Nick Bosa '22 DT Bryant Young '96 DT Dana Stubblefield '95 DE Chris Doleman '98 OLB Charles Haley '89 MLB Patrick Willis '12 OLB Dre Greenlaw '22 CB Deion Sanders '94 CB Eric Davis '94 FS Merton Hanks '94 SS Ronnie Lott '88
1. Bill Walsh 2. Joe Montana 3. Jerry Rice 4. Ronnie Lott 5. Jimmy Johnson 6. Steve Young 7. Frank Gore 8. Patrick Willis 9. George Seifert 10. Million Dollar backfield
I think Roger Craig should have been higher on the list at #5. He was the first running back to get 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a season, and he was also the workhorse of that great 49ers offense. He was so versatile and fit perfectly into Walsh's offensive scheme. It's tough to decide between Jerry Rice and Joe Montana for the #1 spot. A case can be made for both players to be in that #1 spot. Jerry Rice gave Joe Montana and Steve Young great careers, but the flip side of the coin is that without a QB like Montana, Rice likely does not set those records.
I agree Roger Craig should be number 5 he helped the 49ers win 3 Super Bowl rings and I think he had a bigger impact than Patrick Willis. Patrick Willis was a great linebacker but Roger Craig should be ranked above him.
Explain to me how Terell Davis from the broncos is in the hall of fame but Rodger craig isn't. When he as more rushing yards, receiving yards and superbowl rings oh and tds
True Roger Craig should be in the Hall, but Terrell Davis was the best running back in the NFL from 1996 until his injury in 1999. As great as Craig was, he was never considered the best.
Can someone explain why there is a handle on Y.A Titles football helmet? I know the fiberglass shield was a transition to face guards but in a time when anything goes I'm sure defenders would have loved to have had help grabbing a qb.
So the one thing that bugs me about these lists. In the top 10 cowboys they made Tom Landry #1. That's perfect was the entire identity of the cowboys for the first half of their existence. The problem is they established a rule that allows non-players on the list that they don't follow in any of the other Top 10 X-teams players. If they did Bill Walsh would be top 3 on this list, Bill Belichick would be on the Patriots' list, Chuck Knoll would be on the Steelers list, and Al Davis would be #1 on the Raiders' List
You can make the case that at least 2 West Coast quarterbacks were better than Montana (Young and Anderson). No wide receivers was better than Rice. And Lott is close to the top at his position.
Charles Haley spent half of his career in Dallas, he should have been in the Dallas top 10, he got more sacks in Dallas then in San Francisco, so yeah, also he changed how it was in the 90’s beating the 49ers in 2 straight nfc wins, that should also be noted
Haley really brought something to Dallas that was missing. Absolutely transformed that defense. There were plays he was unstoppable. Niners really lost out
St Clair was an offensive tackle. John Brodie also should be on the honorable mention list as his number 12 was the first number retired by the Niners.
Fun fact Patrick Willis is fucking shredded. My goodness he is jacked. And he was so fast as well. Incredible in pass coverage both zone and manning up. Also the intangibles were there, a leader of men, always was in a spot to make a play on the ball, and more importantly he finished plays as well as anyone. An all time physique who could cover the pass, could THUMP anyone running in the middle (my god he could lay the wood), had the speed to shut down the running game sideline to sideline, and a beloved teammate and leader while carrying himself like a true role model off the fan. P.S. Look at how JACKED he was. With that speed he just put people on their ass, after authority. What a great MLB
I’m disappointed that Bill Walsh & George Seifert are left off the list We all know about Bill Walsh & his impact on the 49ers As a defensive coordinator & coach Seifert had an impact on that 9er defense. As a coach he went to 5 conference championship games (1989,1990,1992,1993,1994) and he won 2 Super Bowls in 1989 & 1994. The only time he missed the playoffs is 1991. Grossly underrated coach.
Montana and Lott are #1 and #2. Jerry Rice is the greatest player ever, but not the greatest 49er. He played with too many other teams for too long and he did not help build that dynasty from ground zero like Joe and Ronnie did starting in 1981.
The reason St Clair isn't on the list or meantioned because of the era he played in players got away with alot back he as an offensive lineman 6'9 275 there was things that he could do back then that you couldn't do today like block below the waist
People actually would take Rice over Montana? Joe wouldnt be as good if he didnt have Rice? WTF? Give me a break. You can be the best WR ever, but if you dont have a QB to get you the ball, it wont matter. Larry Fitzgerald is a prime example. The guy exploded when Warner came to town, when Warner retired Fitz was below average... Then Palmer came into town and guess what? Fitz went back to being really good again... How about Randy Moss? Great years, then everyone thought he was done, gets traded to the Patriots and with a QB like Brady, Moss goes off. QB's get paid the most for a reason. I remember the Steelers had Le'Veon Bell and they were saying he needs to be paid all this money... Then Bell left and he has never reached the same level as when he was with the Steelers and guess what? Steelers doing just fine without him. They have Big Ben...
As the first RB to have both 1000yds rushing and 1000yds receiving in the same season, it's not right that Roger Craig is not in the HOF.....
Absolutely belongs
Facts
Marshall Faulk was the best version of him, BUT it's only been three who've done it, he absolutely deserves to be in
He will get there eventually. Hopefully he is still alive when the time does come. Just like Ken Riley finally made it this year and should have been in before he died.
I agree 100%. He had hall of fame talent and production.
I wish they would make this for every team in the league, regardless of the history and success.
Agreed. It would be really interesting who they’d select for the Panthers, Texans or Jaguars for example.
Yeah it would. Sorry bout your luck, keep bugging em. Glad I’m a Niner!
who are the top ten Bengals of all time? i'm really struggling to think of more than eight names.
@@MDroidGaming JJ Watt #1 for the texans not close. Panthers either Steve Smith, Luke or Maybe Cam
I wanna see one done for my Ravens
Jerry Rice is the Michael Jordan of Wide Receiver's PERIOD.
He's the Jordan of football period. And Brady of course.
@@Blove4592 100% true
Larry, bird in his prime was better than Michael Jordan.
I strongly agree
@@Blove4592I can't respect Brady. Ruined the integrity of the game. Not only was he allowed to get away with it time and time again he was rewarded for it. It's the reason why Brady wasn't any good in college and sat on the bench for Brian Griese of all people yet dominated in the NFL from game 1
Since it didn't get mentioned in "Best of the Rest," someone should comment. What NaVarro Bowman did in the 2013 NFC Championship with under 9 minutes left was the manliest play I've ever seen on a football field. Meeting Jermaine Kearse at the goaline, he ripped and tore the ball from the WR's possesion. "I am going to take this from you! Regardless of the cost! Because my team needs it." His leg was bent back & pinned underneath him. He was never the same player again, and he was a hell of a player. It cost him his career. It may not be an indelible image, in fact it was quite gruesome, but if Dwight Clark gets on this list for one play, Bowman at least deserves to be mentioned. Oh ya, he held onto the ball too, despite being in pain many of us will never know.
2:59 Frank Gore.
6:51 The Elephant, Charles Haley.
10:31 Dwight Clark.
15:12 Roger Craig.
18:49 Patrick Willis.
23:11 Steve Young.
26:27 The Million Dollar Backfield!
30:45 Ronnie Lott.
35:57 Jerry Rice.
40:39 Joe Montana.
Gonna have to put George Kittle on this list eventually.
Maybe someday Bosa as well
Already put him in my personal top 10. He's too complete and too much of a beast at the TE position already to leave him off of it
@@jaylock9twenty5 Definitely on the 'Best of the Rest' crew. Bosa is quickly rising as an all time Niner. Just an incredible talent
Bosa is way more deserving than Kittle. Not even close
From 1981 to 1998 the Niners averaged only four losses a year.
Hector Rodriguez the '81 niners made the top 10 list for turnarounds. BTW the '99 colts hold the title of the greatest turnaround in NFL history going from 3-13 in '98 to 13-3
@Harry Engel I think they went from 4-12 to 13-3. I could be wrong, though.
17 years!
@Harry Engel they were 4-12 in '98 so they fall 1 game short
That's 17yrs
RIP Dwight Clark!!
I dont think I've ever seen this one. Great upload
Thanks.
If the version is on here, I try to pick a different thumbnail for myself so that it is not confusing.
Thanks!
Bill Walsh should be up there on that list.
Players only
@@ArshadKhan-ys9ey regardless he's the primary reason for their success
@@ArshadKhan-ys9ey Not true coaches can be part of it too. Just ask the Cowboys.
@@AndrewWarrenPatriotsfanExactly. I never understood why they put Tom Landry at #1 for the Cowboys, but then they don't rank Bill Walsh for the 49ers or Vince Lombardi for the Packers. It makes no sense.
My two favorite 49ers will always be Roger Craig and Tom Rathman
Jerry rice, joe Montana, and Ronnie Lott the G.OA.T of there positions
Ed Reed is definitely better than Lott
Agreed...Best WR, Best QB, Best Safety
@@jordan12118 You mean in your opinion he's definitely better than Ronnie Lott that's dam sho not mines, And I'm pretty sure a lot more people feel the same way.
Nah, Brady is the Goat of QB's now. 9 SB appearances to 4. 6 championships to 4. Brady has a higher winning percentage than Montana. The only statistic in Montanas career that is greater than Bradys is SB average Passer Rating. Brady has more SB MVPs, league MVPs. Brady needs to average just 9 wins over the next 2 seasons to double Montana in total wins. Bradys needs just 5429 yards to double Montana in total passing yards. Which Brady will likely do.
If you still think Montana is better than Brady, you're just wrong. Objectively wrong. More yards, more tds, more MVPs, less int, higher passer rating, more wins, more playoff wins, more super bowl MVPs and most importantly more Super Bowl wins than any player in NFL history
Always coming through as the cure for carona boredom. Thanks again Green
When one thinks of the 49ers one thinks of Merton Hanks.
Yea... yeaaa.
Roger Craig and Ricky Watters both deserve the HOF ...for some reason Canton keeps stiffing San Fran RB's
Dont worry, it's pretty much guaranteed that Frank Gore is a complete idiot's guide future first-ballot HOF in regards to his long, successful, enduring career. I know he's been gone from the Bay Area for several years and had a few good seasons with the Colts, but most NFL fans in general and 49ers fans specifically will identify him most as a Niner. I'm a Saints fan but even I recognize his best, most productive seasons were in San Francisco. Rickey Watters was a great RB with 49ers and with Eagles but he came across as egocentric, egotistical, pestering wannabe Muhammad Ali-gimmicks he did, except a lot of people didn't find it really funny. He got away with it for most part as a Niner, but in Philly they viewed him as an obnoxious, me-first punk who cared more about his stats then making a key first down when his team was driving late in the 4th quarter and he doesnt go all out and catch it. I think that incident I'm referencing happened in Philly vs. Tampa in a 1995 home game. Eagles fans respect you if you're a tough, hard-nosed player and you give maximum effort and leave the showboating pyrotechnics to a minimum. If you can back it up, you're allowed to be a bit brash, maybe cocky but dont make a habit out of it like TO or Freddie Mitchell did.
If Roger Craig had put up maybe 1-2, perhaps 3 more 1,000 rushing seasons, he might been in the HOF. He's a light borderline HOF which sort of like Wes Welker I suppose, two great NFL players who had close to 10-year long careers with excellent stats but the final career statistics reveal if they had 1-2 very good seasons, they'd be likely HOFs but it never happened.
Bob Baumhower, great Miami Dolphins DE and NT who played from 1977-86 and got voted to 5 Pro Bowls and played (and lost) in SBs XVII and XIX. If he had won just one of those SBs(perhaps SB XVII) he might've gotten in.
Irving Fryar and Stanley Morgan of the late 70s/1980s Patriots teams also fall in that same category, too.
Look across the bay, we know about getting stiffed with hall of famers
Roger Craig for sure. Ricky Watters was great too but didn't have the same impact and numbers
So many great players that not even Terrell Owen got included
@@sdefonta watters numbers are honestly better than craig’s
There are idiots questioning Frank Gore's admission to this list? Really? They have Roger Craig in front of him? Lmfao
one of my problems with lists like these is they seem to favor players who've played most recently are most vivid in everyone's memory. Older players who are in the hall of fame like Jimmy Johnson, Dave Wilcox, Leo Nomellini, Y A Tittle, plus great players like John Brodie and Charlie Krueger, played so long ago that no one remembers them. I'm 60, and growing up i remember my dad talking about them and how great they were. But no body really remembers them today which is sad. But i guess this is true with every team in the NFL.
I'm glad they chose Joe at #1 over Jerry ...considering Joe was the reason they had a dynasty in the first place, and already won TWO SB's before Rice even was drafted ...
I'm watching this in my hotel room in Las Vegas, the night before I go to Super Bowl LVIII, 49ers vs Chiefs.
Edit: dang...*sigh*
Good to see that Patrick Willis bit aged well considering he’s just made the HOF
It's funny that Damon Amendolara asks that we wait until Patrick Willis' career is at least half over before we put him on the list..Patrick Willis only played one more season after this episode aired.
@Harry Engel the Ray Lewis of his generation.
Nobody listens to Damon Amendolara at all. He looks like if the Joker went straight.
It’s crazy that the NFL Network started this list off with Frank Gore and this Sunday he’s gonna starts for the jets against the 49ers. lol Wow
Jerry Rice is 1.
If he played today he'd beat himself in statistics. The man did it for 20 years, came back in 12 weeks from a torn ACL and could probably suit up when he's 70 and play.
He's the ultimate
Brownie points for the opening music!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Brownie Points? Are they edible?
4-29-2022
3 Super Bowl losses in a row. Damn that's brutal.......
Huh?
It's natural to go with the quarterback, but Montana, Rice, and Lott ALL have a claim on #1.
There should be one of these for every single team after 1976
Roger Craig is the greatest 49er running back ever. Second is Ricky Watters. Both should be in the Hall of Fame.
Watters is far behind Joe Perry.
@Fries Indeed. But only by fools with no knowledge of the past.
Gore>Watters
Been a die hard 49er fan since the early 90's, so unfortunately I just missed seeing Joe Cool live, but caught Steve Young's prime as a kid. This is how my personal list would go:
1. Montana
2. Rice
3. Lott
4. Young
5. Willis
6. Craig
7. Clark
8. Haley
9. Gore
10. Kittle (I know it's early, but he's already on his way to being one of the greatest TEs of all time, definitely one of the most complete in history. I'll be biased with this last one and put #85 here)
I first saw the 49ers in Super Bowl 19. Being in Australia we didn't get any of the regular season NFL games at the time being pre-what you'd call cable TV so the first time I saw Joe in the Super Bowl I was hooked. I'm jealous you at least get to see the 49ers live.
@@trishave5639 I was still pretty young though. A lot of the games I remember most were in my teen years with Jeff Garcia and Owens, and then late high school early college we were horrible. It wasn't until 2011 that we really got good again there for a few years in my 20's. Now in my mid 30's and I can honestly say this could be something really special here for a long while if Lance ends up being as good as I hope he'll be. We'll see.. but we're in the mix again amongst the best in the league, and that's fun to see
Steeler fan here...
I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that Roger Craig isn't in the HOF.
Wilcox and Johnson should have been in the top 10.
Joe Perry should have had his own spot
Jerry Rice and Ronnie Lott are lunatics and I'm glad they played for the 49ers.
"We didn't have any short routes. We didn't have any West Coast, long handoffs. I'd rather take a stick in the eye than watch Bill Walsh's offense." - Jerry Glanville
And that's why Bill Walsh won three rings while Glanville never took a team to a conference title
This is interesting. NFL called out Jerry Rice as #1 player in top 100 all time list video and #2 in top 10 49ers LOLz .. howz that!?
I like the Willis pick. He’s top 10 to me
As a Niners fan, I agree with this list so there’s a little bias. If they ever update this list, George Kittle and Nick Bosa should be on this list
You bumping Frank Gore off for those 2??
Best team in the the history of Pro Sports
How is TO not on here?
Steve Young should be # 4 on this list because I don't know the players listed at #4.
Without watching...
being an 80s kid and Cowboy fan..
1. Montana
2. Rice
3. S.Young
4. Lott
5. Haley
6. R.Craig
7. Romanowski
8. D. Clark
9. J. Taylor
10. Rathman
How is Roger Craig not in the hof???
@Hector Rodriguez insane! They deserve to be in.
My FAVORITE all time Niners team
QB Steve Young '94
RB Garrison Hearst '98
FB William Floyd '94
WR Jerry Rice '89
WR John Taylor '88
WR Terrell Owens '98
TE George Kittle '22
OL Harris Barton, Jesse Sapolo, Trent Williams
DE Nick Bosa '22
DT Bryant Young '96
DT Dana Stubblefield '95
DE Chris Doleman '98
OLB Charles Haley '89
MLB Patrick Willis '12
OLB Dre Greenlaw '22
CB Deion Sanders '94
CB Eric Davis '94
FS Merton Hanks '94
SS Ronnie Lott '88
Charles Haley is in the Hall of Fame
Finally after about 5 or 6 chances when everyone knows he should have been a first ballot HOF player.
Watching ronnie Lott hit people is so AWESOME!!!!!
Dude I'd shit myself if I pissed Lott off
I think Montana and Rice should have shared Number 1
Joe cool did not cheat to sb titles, you watching Tom
1. Bill Walsh
2. Joe Montana
3. Jerry Rice
4. Ronnie Lott
5. Jimmy Johnson
6. Steve Young
7. Frank Gore
8. Patrick Willis
9. George Seifert
10. Million Dollar backfield
And lest we never forget Jerry, and Ronnie, the backbone of those 80's teams, the best ever!
Why, again, is Roger Craig not in the Hall of Fame?
Or *#33* not retired?
We ran the I Pro at Nebraska!
I don’t care what anyone says. This list should begin and end with Joseph R Montana. Full stop.
montana or rice at # 1? thats the toughest choice for any list of top 10 players for a team
Rice had the best hands in the history of the game...played alot longer too.
Willis was the greatest LB I've ever seen play. Hands down. And I grew up with Lewis and Urlacher in their prime.
He had a short career retired early otherwise he would have been bigger than Ray Lewis just in my opinion
The top 3 should be Ronnie Lott, Jerry Rice, and Joe Montana
Watters and Hearst were pretty good as well. Short timers though!
Ha ha I should have watched further, they mentioned them both!
I think Roger Craig should have been higher on the list at #5. He was the first running back to get 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a season, and he was also the workhorse of that great 49ers offense. He was so versatile and fit perfectly into Walsh's offensive scheme. It's tough to decide between Jerry Rice and Joe Montana for the #1 spot. A case can be made for both players to be in that #1 spot. Jerry Rice gave Joe Montana and Steve Young great careers, but the flip side of the coin is that without a QB like Montana, Rice likely does not set those records.
I agree Roger Craig should be number 5 he helped the 49ers win 3 Super Bowl rings and I think he had a bigger impact than Patrick Willis. Patrick Willis was a great linebacker but Roger Craig should be ranked above him.
Explain to me how Terell Davis from the broncos is in the hall of fame but Rodger craig isn't. When he as more rushing yards, receiving yards and superbowl rings oh and tds
True Roger Craig should be in the Hall, but Terrell Davis was the best running back in the NFL from 1996 until his injury in 1999. As great as Craig was, he was never considered the best.
Can someone explain why there is a handle on Y.A Titles football helmet? I know the fiberglass shield was a transition to face guards but in a time when anything goes I'm sure defenders would have loved to have had help grabbing a qb.
Jerry Rice is #1 not #2. Wrong decision.
You can't just limit this team to 10
I would’ve mortgaged my house to say Jerry rice was number one on this list
When you list Dwight Clark as No. 8 player in franchise history, your franchise is not up to par with the Steelers, Cowboys, Packers or Raiders.
So the one thing that bugs me about these lists. In the top 10 cowboys they made Tom Landry #1. That's perfect was the entire identity of the cowboys for the first half of their existence. The problem is they established a rule that allows non-players on the list that they don't follow in any of the other Top 10 X-teams players. If they did Bill Walsh would be top 3 on this list, Bill Belichick would be on the Patriots' list, Chuck Knoll would be on the Steelers list, and Al Davis would be #1 on the Raiders' List
Just saw a biography on Roger Staubach--he crushed my soul when I was 10, but what a great guy and dad!
As of today.... Willis is justified on this list👍🏿
Jerry rice at 2??????
Joe was the Quarterback so of course this list was gonna be biased towards him.
Roger Craig should be higher!
You guys think any current Niners can make this list one day? Don't know if Bosa's ceiling is high enough
George Kittle, possibly.
@@isaacgreen3273 Completely forgot about Kittle. He'll crack the list probably
@Joshua Ehhh....
Roger Craig, Ricky Watters and Frank Gore all deserve to be in the HOF.
I disagree... Rice should have been 1 Montana 2
Jerry rice needs to be number 1 Montana is a goat but c'mon jerry gotta be number 1
Montana was there from the very beginning of the dynasty, I assume that's why they put him as no 1.
Bill Walsh should be on there! You CAN add a coach, can't you? Coaches also make the HOF.
The franchise who mess up draft by passing all time qb talents not one but twice, both happens to worship them as kids lol
You can make the case that at least 2 West Coast quarterbacks were better than Montana (Young and Anderson). No wide receivers was better than Rice. And Lott is close to the top at his position.
Charles Haley spent half of his career in Dallas, he should have been in the Dallas top 10, he got more sacks in Dallas then in San Francisco, so yeah, also he changed how it was in the 90’s beating the 49ers in 2 straight nfc wins, that should also be noted
He took over the 'elephant position' that Fred Dean already made famous
Haley really brought something to Dallas that was missing. Absolutely transformed that defense. There were plays he was unstoppable. Niners really lost out
Still waiting to find an offensive lineman on an NFL Top 10 list. There may be one or two? ...
Honorable mention
Bob Saint Clair
Terrell Owens
Ricky Watters
Brent Jones
Tom Rathman
Bill Romanowski
@Fries
Owens is a hall of fame inductee tho 😏
Gore isn’t a hall of fame inductee yet they put him on the list
@Fries
Wasn’t Saint Clair a hall of fame DE in the 1960s
St Clair was an offensive tackle. John Brodie also should be on the honorable mention list as his number 12 was the first number retired by the Niners.
Charles Haley IS in the HOF.
Fun fact Patrick Willis is fucking shredded. My goodness he is jacked. And he was so fast as well. Incredible in pass coverage both zone and manning up. Also the intangibles were there, a leader of men, always was in a spot to make a play on the ball, and more importantly he finished plays as well as anyone.
An all time physique who could cover the pass, could THUMP anyone running in the middle (my god he could lay the wood), had the speed to shut down the running game sideline to sideline, and a beloved teammate and leader while carrying himself like a true role model off the fan.
P.S.
Look at how JACKED he was. With that speed he just put people on their ass, after authority. What a great MLB
Love my Niners; but Leo Nomellini as best of the rest is a joke. One of the best defensive linemen to put on a helmet.
Should have two sets of 49ers, pre-Walsh and Walsh on
#80 is #1
Kyle's 49ers are that team ..gotta go back to the basics #BANGGBANGNINERGANG
Where's CB Jimmy Johnson or MLB Dave Wilcox? Both are Hall of Famers!
KC and my niners have the underrated rivalry of all time
Superbowl 54
Joe to the Chiefs
Alex Smith to the Chiefs
Dont forget Grbac, and Bono, too. KC just loved picking up former 49ers QBs, for some reason.
3:25
Well the book is finally all said and done.
I’d say he was pretty dang good
I’m disappointed that Bill Walsh & George Seifert are left off the list
We all know about Bill Walsh & his impact on the 49ers
As a defensive coordinator & coach Seifert had an impact on that 9er defense. As a coach he went to 5 conference championship games (1989,1990,1992,1993,1994) and he won 2 Super Bowls in 1989 & 1994. The only time he missed the playoffs is 1991. Grossly underrated coach.
Same thing with the Packer list-if coaches were included Lambeau and Lombardi would be no brainers.
I cringe every time I see those white pants. Ask a fellow Canadian, I’m so proud that John Candy plays a part in the Legend of Joe Montana :)
I hope Hardy Brown is on this
He got a "Best of the Rest" mention.
Roger Craig deserves to be in the HOF an I'm not even a 49ers fan
patrick willis was an amazing linebacker. it sucks he will never sniff the hall of fame because he retired young due to foot injuries
Calvin Johnson played the same amount of years and is in now. And Willis is a finalist this year
Anyone else thing TO should’ve been in place of Dwight Clark?
Montana and Lott are #1 and #2. Jerry Rice is the greatest player ever, but not the greatest 49er. He played with too many other teams for too long and he did not help build that dynasty from ground zero like Joe and Ronnie did starting in 1981.
The reason St Clair isn't on the list or meantioned because of the era he played in players got away with alot back he as an offensive lineman 6'9 275 there was things that he could do back then that you couldn't do today like block below the waist
Tom Brady is Joe Montana on steroids
Soooooo a guy has a hall of Famer on the same team for 14 years... and Charles haley is over him?
Hahaha classic Damon amendolara. Saying Jerry rice couldn’t be number one because of dancing with the stars lol what a clown
People actually would take Rice over Montana? Joe wouldnt be as good if he didnt have Rice? WTF? Give me a break. You can be the best WR ever, but if you dont have a QB to get you the ball, it wont matter. Larry Fitzgerald is a prime example. The guy exploded when Warner came to town, when Warner retired Fitz was below average... Then Palmer came into town and guess what? Fitz went back to being really good again... How about Randy Moss? Great years, then everyone thought he was done, gets traded to the Patriots and with a QB like Brady, Moss goes off.
QB's get paid the most for a reason. I remember the Steelers had Le'Veon Bell and they were saying he needs to be paid all this money... Then Bell left and he has never reached the same level as when he was with the Steelers and guess what? Steelers doing just fine without him. They have Big Ben...
disagree, jerry rice is # 1
Dave Wilcox.
Lack of speed was Gore’s weakness. He did not have great break away speed. He was caught from behind many times. So Tom Rathman was wrong.
Which, to me, is weird because on the older Madden games (06-10) he always had like 90+ speed
Should be Greatest 15 or 20 49ers......
Jerry Rice??? Football is a collision sport. Jim Brown and Lawrence Taylor are the greatest football players of all time!