One feature I want to make for this blog is to feature the best nine
players for each franchise. Why nine? Because then I get to create a
binder with a page for each team, of course! To make my task a little
easier, I've decided to narrow the field to Super Bowl Era players
only. First of all, it eased the selection process because I wanted to
keep each team to nine players. Trying to take a team like the Bears or
Packers with all its history and whittle the greatest players to nine
is a daunting task. For some of these teams, it was hard enough to make
the cuts that I did. To double the length of the history and
decide between Norm Van Brocklin and Torry Holt was beyond the scope of
what I wanted for this project. Sorry Norm, it's just easier to justify
excluding you because of your time period. Second, it makes it a bit
easier to collect the cards I need without having to bust my budget on a
lot of vintage. Third, since half the teams in the NFL don't have
history too far beyond the advent of the Super Bowl, it levels the field
a little for the newer teams.
As is always the case with any type of ranking, there will be plenty of
room for debate. This is in no way a definitive list. I have a soft
spot in my heart for the guys in the trenches, so some may say that I
have included too many offensive linemen. Interestingly, I have found
that most teams have a 5/4 split between offense and defense, or
vice-versa. I didn't intentionally try to even it out, that's just how
it turned out. This is just my opinion, and I tried to base it on both
stats and status. I've learned a little bit of football history in the
process as well, and having a bit of history is one of the appeals of
collecting to me. In any case, it gave me another something to do with
my cards, and that's why I did it in the first place.
The teams will be presented in no particular order; basically, I have
chosen the players already and am in the process of filling in the gaps
as I do not currently own a card of every player I have chosen. I'll
present each team as I complete its page. Players are in order of
position, not ranking. I don't really care to take my nine franchise
players and try to rank their greatness. I'll just leave it as a team.
Jump to the Franchise 9 posts that I have posted. More teams will be added as they are posted.
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