Many give LaDainian Tomlinson that distinction as he did damage as a runner, blocker, receiver and an occasional passer. Many speak of Marshall Faulk being that guy, as he broke Allen's record for total yards from scrimmage. I could make a case for him being the most complete and best NFL player of all time. Marcus Allen was the most complete and best Raider player of all time. I don't care about the feud he had with Davis or the fact that he finished his career with the Chiefs.
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He made four All-Pro and seven Pro Bowl teams in the process. That is why he was a Raider defensive backs coach for so long and helped to develop so many great Raider corners after him.īesides leading the 1976 Raiders to a Super Bowl win, Brown ended his Raider career tied for first in team history with 39 interceptions.īrown is ranked No. The rule should be named after Brown, because he is the one that invented bump-and-run coverage and was best at it. Why did they name the five-yard bumping zone rule after former Pittsburgh Steeler's corner Mel Blount? He kept them on the line of scrimmage for a little longer than most. Aside from running with the small, fast receivers, Brown used his size to put hands on them. He was a Davis height, weight and speed guy as he was a 6'2", 220-pound corner. Brown deserves to be shown doing his thing so long after his career, as he changed the game of football. The image of Willie Brown running back a pick-six in Super Bowl XI is shown often on NFL Films. That keeps him from being higher on this list. Unfortunately for Lamonica he won the AFL Championship in 1967 but didn't win a Super Bowl. The Raiders then forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and ran that back for a touchdown to ice the game.Įveryone watching the game on television missed it all thinking the Raiders lost, as a show called "Heidi" took the game off the air. The rule to ensure NFL games would be seen in their entirety was then put in place.Īnother Raider to make the NFL change the rules. In the legendary Heidi Bowl, Lamonica threw the game-winning touchdown pass against the Jets with just 43 seconds left.
The Raiders always had a puncher's chance late in the game thanks to Lamonica. The excitement he brought was something else as he had 16 fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives. Lamonica made two All-Pro teams and four Pro Bowls in his eight years with the Raiders. He probably, to this day threw deep more often than anyone in the history of the game. For his deep-throwing efforts, he is ranked No. 2 all-time in career passing yards and touchdown passes as a Raider. He is another player I have to put in the category of player pioneer as he was the first to go deep so often. The mad bomber was the perfect nick name for Daryl Lamonica as bombs seemed to be all he threw.
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