My favorite ten NFL players of all time

Rick Bennett has a list of his ten favorite NFL players. I know such a list is subjective but he has it all wrong. How can one not cheer for the greatest backup of all time, Steve DeBerg? You can check out his list but I'll post the correct list below of favorite players of all time.

10. Ottis "OJ" Anderson :: MVP of XXV and the cornerstone of perhaps the most boring Super Bowl winning offense ever. In 1989, Anderson become the top running back for Bill Parcells' ball control offense and was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year. He scored a career high 14 rushing touchdowns, and rushed for 1,023 yards on 325 carries. He was also the top running back for the Giants the following year, when they won Super Bowl XXV, and was named Super Bowl MVP for his 102 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. As a testament to the Giants' ball control strategy, their time of possession was double that of the Buffalo Bills, their opponents, in the first Super Bowl without a turnover.
9. Steve DeBerg :: DeBerg passed for over 34,000 career yards, and ranks in the top 20 all-time for attempts, completions, and yards passing. DeBerg's best years were with the Chiefs, during which he led the team to two playoff berths and had his best year in 1990 with a 101.2 quarterback rating, passing for 3,444 yards, 23 touchdowns and only 4 interceptions. Chronologically, most of his career was spent in a back-up role, and he never spent more than 64 games with any one team. He also did really well at those stupid NFL QB Skills competitions that gave us NFL-oholics a quick fix during the spring.
8. Don Majkowski :: 10th round pick starts his rookie year and later goes on to throw for 4,000+ yards proving that NFL talent evaluators don't know a lot more than you or I.
7. Rodney Peete :: 16 years in the league but I grew up watching Detroit cable and who else was I going to root for. Andre Ware, Scott Mitchell, Erik Kramer.
6. Damon Allen :: He was 43 this year and still playing professional football. He is a grandfather. He has approximately 20,000 more passing yards than second-place Danny McManus. In addition, he stands fifteenth on the all time professional rushing list (third on the all time CFL list behind Mike Pringle and George Reed) and he stood only 464 yards behind his brother Marcus. Damon is widely considered the best football player to never play in the NFL I have seen his play a couple of times live and the amazing thing is that he never looks that dangerous or that effective but 70,554 passing yards, a couple of championships, and a lot of wins. Apparently he is that good.
5. Roger Craig :: He didn't need a dance, he just high stepped into the end zone again and again. The funny thing is that when Tom Rathman and him were in San Francisco, the 49ers were known as a finesse team but the truth is that the 49ers could run over any team any time they needed to. Of course he would have rated higher but he decided to play for the Raiders.
4. Bo Jackson :: The hit on the Boz on MNF just about sums it up. Oh yeah he ran a 40 in 4.12 seconds which is just sick.
3. Warren Moon :: Five Grey Cup wins in Edmonton. Growing up in Calgary, we didn't even cheer for the Stampeders, we cheered for the Warren Moon lead Eskimos. After he went south and played in Houston, I remember watching him lead his Oilers against the old Cleveland Browns while growing up. The Dawg Pound, Bernie Kosar, Jerry Glanville, and a stupid looking muff around his waist. Moon held the record for most passing yardage in professional football until surpassed by Damon Allen, held the record for most passing touchdowns in professional football until surpassed by Brett Favre, and held the record for most pass completions in professional football until surpassed by Brett Favre. He still holds the record for most pass attempts in professional football history with 9,205
2. Steve Atwater :: He was one of the most violent hitters I have ever seen. Many thought he should have been the MVP of Superbowl XXII. Here is his resume. Eight Pro Bowls, six All-Pro team selections (2 unanimous), two Vince Lombardi Trophies, 1301 tackles over a 10 year Bronco career, selection to the NFL's All-Decade team for the 1990s, a Denver Broncos Ring of Fame inductee with only 5 missed games over his Bronco career, Atwater's reputation as a fierce hitter, his leadership role as Captain of the Broncos defense, as well as his contributions during Super Bowls XXIV, XXXII, and XXXIII.
1. John Elway :: Unless you are a Cleveland Browns fan who is still bitter after Elway ruined your reason for breathing with The Drive, you recognize that Elway is the greatest QB ever. He also set the trend for bad QB's in Baltimore before it was even cool. He refused to play for the Colts and got a trade to Denver after being drafted first overall. Elway also holds the record for most game-winning or game-tying scoring drives in the fourth quarter, with 47. Elway holds the rather undesirable record for most times being sacked (516) and most career Super Bowl interceptions, with eight picks in the five title games he played. He also ended his career with 148 victories, good for second place behind Brett Favre for most wins by a starting quarterback. He finished his career with 774 rushing attempts, one shy of NFL record-holder Randall Cunningham (775) for rushes by a quarterback. Elway's 3,417 rushing yards ranks sixth all-time among NFL QB's behind Cunningham, Steve Young, Michael Vick, Fran Tarkenton, and Steve McNair. Elway threw for 1,128 yards in his five Super Bowls, second only to Joe Montana's record of 1,142 yards. His 76 Super Bowl pass completions rank him third behind Montana and Jim Kelly.

Feel free to correct me on any of these players (Steve DeBerg?!) and add your own below.

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