Favorite player?

M GO BLUE!!! · 09-25-2009, 01:49 AM

Mine is Charlie Batch.

He was good enough for the Lions to get rid of Scott Mitchell. I believe he was the last QB to hand off to Barry Sanders. He had the last decent stable QB the Lions had. Rather than go from team to team trying to be a star QB, he went home, found a niche as the backup, and busts his ass to be ready when needed. When he takes the helm for Big Ben, he is no slouch.

Honolulu Blue · 09-25-2009, 05:29 AM

Eye heart Charlie too, though I wouldn't call him my favorite player (I haven't thought about it enough to decide). In retrospect, the Lions would have been a lot better off just giving him the ball, rather than fooling around with everyone else. But I'm not sure even Tom Brady could survive going 0-10 to start a season.

He was also amazing in FOF Classic and FOF2, putting up career statistics that compared favorably with Peyton and some guy from San Diego - I forget his name.

jbergey22 · 09-25-2009, 06:53 AM

Anthony Carter was my favorite, then it was Randy Moss now it is Adrian Peterson.

In baseball no one will ever surpass Kirby Puckett in my eyes.

claphamsa · 09-25-2009, 07:21 AM

Chris Henry is l33t!

Passacaglia · 09-25-2009, 09:51 AM

Charlie Batch sucks -- Ty Detmer and Mike McMahon are both way better than him.

RomaGoth · 09-25-2009, 10:20 AM

Barry Sanders. Hands down.

Honolulu_Blue · 09-25-2009, 10:38 AM

I've sort of grown out of having a favorite player, but back when I did for the Lions it was Chris Spielman.

I actually have a Chris Spielman jersey. I got it when I worked at a sporting good store for 50% off. It's really nice. I've only worn it a few times, however. I sort of grown out of the wearing jersey phase (only exception is when attending a Red Wings playoff game) and every time I wore the Spielman jersey the Lions didn't just lose, they got destroyed. This was even before the Millen Era.

Big Fo · 09-25-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu Blue

He was also amazing in FOF Classic and FOF2, putting up career statistics that compared favorably with Peyton and some guy from San Diego - I forget his name.

I remember that.

My all-time favorite players are Dan Marino and Greg Maddux, there aren't any current players I like as much as those guys.

DanGarion · 09-25-2009, 10:45 AM

Drew Brees.

Kodos · 09-25-2009, 10:47 AM

Marino is easily my favorite player ever. He is the Def Leppard of football - basically, untouchable because he caught me during my formative years when stronger bonds were made with sports and music.

Other favorites include Peyton Manning, O.J. McDuffie, Terrell Davis, and Zach Thomas.

sooner333 · 09-25-2009, 11:11 AM

Adrian Peterson

spleen1015 · 09-25-2009, 11:19 AM

When I was a kid growing up in DC, it was Ricky Sanders of the famed Posse.

Art Monk, Gary Clark, and Ricky Sanders. I wore 83 in HS because he was my favorite player.

Today it would be Dallas Clark. I like good tight ends.

RendeR · 09-25-2009, 11:20 AM

Kenny Anderson, Johnny Bench, Patrick Roy

Pumpy Tudors · 09-25-2009, 11:22 AM

John Elway is my favorite football player ever. I became a fan of his when he was in college, and I was determined to become a fan of whatever pro team he played for. That's how I became a Broncos fan even though I'm originally from New Orleans. What I realized recently is that I no longer have a favorite player on my favorite team. All the players I really liked for the Broncos have retired: John Elway, Steve Atwater, Terrell Davis, Rod Smith, Ed McCaffrey, Al Wilson, Shannon Sharpe, etc., etc. All gone. I'm still a Broncos fan and want them to win, but I don't have a favorite player on the team anymore.

If I had to choose a favorite current player in the entire NFL, I would go with Drew Brees. That's partly because of how impressive he is on the field, but it's probably more because of his interaction with the city of New Orleans. Call it a soft spot for my hometown, I guess.

Pumpy Tudors · 09-25-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

I like good tight ends.

You would.

DeToxRox · 09-25-2009, 11:26 AM

My favorite football player ever is Sir Charles Woodson, mainly because his freshman year was when I really became a diehard college football fan. Then, during the NC season, I met him after a game and he talked to us for like 15 minutes. No one else was around and he was just the coolest guy. My dad's friend, who is an alumni and got us outside the locker room was saying he is the real Slash, and Woodson laughed and goes, "Nah, I am not Slash, I am gonna' actually do something in the NFL".

#2 forever.

TCY Junkie · 09-25-2009, 11:35 AM

I guess Walter Payton, even though I'm a cowboys fan. Emmitt and Tony are tied for second and Roy Williams is third for injuring TO

Passacaglia · 09-25-2009, 11:43 AM

Tony?

Pumpy Tudors · 09-25-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Tony?

I'm going to guess Tony Zendejas.

Travis · 09-25-2009, 11:50 AM

Growing up and when I first started watching football it was Warren Moon. These days, Walter Jones hands down. Unfortunately it looks like his career may end on a down note, but I'm still hoping he can make a come back from the knee surgeries and go out on his own terms.

Kodos · 09-25-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

I like good tight ends.

You wood.

Pumpy Tudors · 09-25-2009, 11:57 AM

DAMN PUMPY GOT JACKED

MikeVic · 09-25-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Ed McCaffrey

You wood.

claphamsa · 09-25-2009, 12:01 PM

Ive always had a soft spot for Claude Lemieux!

RomaGoth · 09-25-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by claphamsa

Ive always had a soft spot for Claude Lemieux!

So did Darren McCarty's fist.

Pumpy Tudors · 09-25-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

So did Darren McCarty's fist.

So did Kris Draper's face.

AWWWW, TOO SOON???

RomaGoth · 09-25-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

So did Kris Draper's face.

AWWWW, TOO SOON???

Cheap Shot. Claude Lemieux to Kris Draper I mean.

JeeberD · 09-25-2009, 01:44 PM

Emmitt. Forever and always...

cartman · 09-25-2009, 01:45 PM

Major Applewhite

Scoobz0202 · 09-25-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

Emmitt. Forever and always...

+1. Still have my #22 jersey in the closet even though its too small. Will never get rid of it.

Honolulu_Blue · 09-25-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

So did Kris Draper's face.

AWWWW, TOO SOON???

DeTox, can we get that Colin White picture in here? Someone's acting up.

yacovfb · 09-25-2009, 02:33 PM

Philip Rivers for football, although if Shady does well in Philly, he could be right up there.

Favorite all time hockey player was Arturs Irbe.

Peavy's my favorite baseball player, although I might need a new one since he got traded.

Swaggs · 09-25-2009, 03:14 PM

Hines Ward, with the 2 (hopefully more) Super Bowls, has taken over for me and will probably last, as it feels kind of strange to worship/idolize someone 10+ years younger than me (other than Pat White, of course

).

Mario Lemieux is obviously up there, too. He is just all around amazing.

RomaGoth · 09-25-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

Barry Sanders. Hands down.

I forgot to add Steve Yzerman.

cougarfreak · 09-25-2009, 04:00 PM

When I was a kid:

Football: Boomer Esiason
Baseball: Eric Davis

Today:
Football: Carson Palmer
Baseball: Joey Votto

Radii · 09-25-2009, 04:05 PM

Magic Johnson and Ryne Sandberg were my favorites growing up and no pro athlete has ever come anywhere close since.

And of course there's a long list of Tar Heel basketball players. My favorites ever were of course from when I was younger, Kenny Smith, Rick Fox and George Lynch were strong favorites and I always rooted for them in the pros(except for when Fox was with the Celtics, ugh).

More recently its all Tar Heels... Antawn Jamison, Julius Peppers, Felton, Sean May, Lawson. I loved Peppers as a Tar Heel basketball player.

hoopsguy · 09-25-2009, 05:06 PM

Back in the Day:
Football: Marino, followed by Michael Irvin
Baseball: Sandberg and Ripken
Basketball: Bird, followed by Jordan
Hockey: Forsberg (got into hockey about a decade later than other sports)

Now:
Football: Marion Barber
Basketball: Deron Williams, with Wade as a distant second
Baseball: still shaking off the Mark Prior flameout. I'm a big Gordan Beckham fanboy right now despite him playing for the wrong side of town.
Hockey: none, I just have not seen enough live hockey over the last couple of years to really warm up to younger players.

Izulde · 09-25-2009, 05:25 PM

Back in the Day:
Football: Marino and he's still my favorite player of all time
Baseball: Ozzie Smith
Basketball: His Airness Michael Jordan
Hockey: Mario Lemieux

Now:
Football: Ronnie Brown
Basketball: Caron Butler, Allen Iverson, Ron Artest
Baseball: Bobby Jenks, even though the big boy's struggling right now, and Alexei Ramirez.
Hockey: None.

Pumpy Tudors · 09-25-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

DeTox, can we get that Colin White picture in here? Someone's acting up.

Sorry, I'll behave!

Danny · 09-25-2009, 06:28 PM

Favorites in order from being a young boy, Joe Montana, Jim Harbaugh, Rich Gannon. Since then I have players I like such as Bledsoe, P. Manning, Asoumugha, Peterson, and quite a few others, but no favorite favorite like before.

In basketball Kobe was my favorite before the whole rape trial stuff. Never had a standout favorite in hockey or probably not baseball either, but plenty of players I like.

RomaGoth · 09-25-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Sorry, I'll behave!

Damn, I had the picture ready for upload too....

RedKingGold · 09-25-2009, 07:17 PM

Steve Young

M GO BLUE!!! · 09-25-2009, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RedKingGold

Steve Young

You left handed?

samifan24 · 09-25-2009, 11:51 PM

Baseball: Charles Nagy (growing up), Grady Sizemore (now)
Hockey: Sami Kapanen (growing up), David Krejci (now)

Karlifornia · 09-25-2009, 11:54 PM

Some of my favorites over the years: Steve Young, Baron Davis (for two sweet seasons), Casey Jacobsen, Coy Wire, Troy Walters, Salim Stoudamire, Adam Morrison, Teemu Selanne, Joe Thornton, Owen Nolan, Barry Bonds, Shawn Estes, Tim Lincecum, Russ Ortiz.

ColtCrazy · 09-26-2009, 08:23 PM

Hard to say with this current crop of Colts. Peyton's everyone's choice and I do really like him. Wayne, Clark, Hayden...lots of others, would be hard to pick a favorite.

Growing up, I did have one. I really like Albert Bentley. He was the Colts' workhorse back. Never complained after the Dickerson trade....always ran the ball hard and even led the Colts in receptions one year. Good player.

As for IU, I was always a big Calbert Cheaney fan in basketball, Anthony Thompson in football.

fantom1979 · 09-26-2009, 09:23 PM

When I was a kid:

Kirk Gibson... not sure why I liked him, he was an ass to a lot of people, but he was a hometown guy and his world series homerun in 1988 is something I will never forget.

Now:

Don't really have a favorite, but Mark Sanchez is making a case.

rowech · 09-26-2009, 10:08 PM

Kirby Puckett as a kid...a short, squatty body playing a gold-glove center field applied to me. People would look at me and couldn't believe I might have some athleticism to me.

Sgran · 09-27-2009, 03:09 AM

Todd Bell was my first influence. Made me choose 25 as my number (i was a safety).

But I will always be indebted to Jordan for turning the Bulls around. There weren't many Bulls fans pre-Jordan, but if you were one (like me) then there's no describing what he meant. Put it this way, we thought Reggie Theus was a prototype 2-guard.

JetsIn06 · 09-27-2009, 04:49 AM

Growing up..

Baseball: Don Mattingly
Football: Chad Pennington (Became a football/Jets fan in 2000)
Hockey: Mark Messier

Now...

Baseball: Evan Longoria
Football: Leon Washington
Hockey: Sidney Crosby

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Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Marino is easily my favorite player ever. He is the Def Leppard of football - basically, untouchable because he caught me during my formative years when stronger bonds were made with sports and music. Other favorites include Peyton Manning, O.J. McDuffie, Terrell Davis, and Zach Thomas. __________________ Indiana Hoosiers Football - 2025-26 National Champs The FOFC Ladder History thread Last edited by Kodos : 09-25-2009 at 10:48 AM.

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spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	When I was a kid growing up in DC, it was Ricky Sanders of the famed Posse. Art Monk, Gary Clark, and Ricky Sanders. I wore 83 in HS because he was my favorite player. Today it would be Dallas Clark. I like good tight ends. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

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Honolulu Blue Dynasty Boy Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Michigan	Eye heart Charlie too, though I wouldn't call him my favorite player (I haven't thought about it enough to decide). In retrospect, the Lions would have been a lot better off just giving him the ball, rather than fooling around with everyone else. But I'm not sure even Tom Brady could survive going 0-10 to start a season. He was also amazing in FOF Classic and FOF2, putting up career statistics that compared favorably with Peyton and some guy from San Diego - I forget his name.

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jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	Anthony Carter was my favorite, then it was Randy Moss now it is Adrian Peterson. In baseball no one will ever surpass Kirby Puckett in my eyes.

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Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Charlie Batch sucks -- Ty Detmer and Mike McMahon are both way better than him.

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Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	John Elway is my favorite football player ever. I became a fan of his when he was in college, and I was determined to become a fan of whatever pro team he played for. That's how I became a Broncos fan even though I'm originally from New Orleans. What I realized recently is that I no longer have a favorite player on my favorite team. All the players I really liked for the Broncos have retired: John Elway, Steve Atwater, Terrell Davis, Rod Smith, Ed McCaffrey, Al Wilson, Shannon Sharpe, etc., etc. All gone. I'm still a Broncos fan and want them to win, but I don't have a favorite player on the team anymore. If I had to choose a favorite current player in the entire NFL, I would go with Drew Brees. That's partly because of how impressive he is on the field, but it's probably more because of his interaction with the city of New Orleans. Call it a soft spot for my hometown, I guess. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

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DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	My favorite football player ever is Sir Charles Woodson, mainly because his freshman year was when I really became a diehard college football fan. Then, during the NC season, I met him after a game and he talked to us for like 15 minutes. No one else was around and he was just the coolest guy. My dad's friend, who is an alumni and got us outside the locker room was saying he is the real Slash, and Woodson laughed and goes, "Nah, I am not Slash, I am gonna' actually do something in the NFL". #2 forever.

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TCY Junkie College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TX	I guess Walter Payton, even though I'm a cowboys fan. Emmitt and Tony are tied for second and Roy Williams is third for injuring TO __________________ I try to open things I probably have no chance of opening.

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Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Tony?

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Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Growing up and when I first started watching football it was Warren Moon. These days, Walter Jones hands down. Unfortunately it looks like his career may end on a down note, but I'm still hoping he can make a come back from the knee surgeries and go out on his own terms. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

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yacovfb H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Aug 2002	Philip Rivers for football, although if Shady does well in Philly, he could be right up there. Favorite all time hockey player was Arturs Irbe. Peavy's my favorite baseball player, although I might need a new one since he got traded.

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Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Hines Ward, with the 2 (hopefully more) Super Bowls, has taken over for me and will probably last, as it feels kind of strange to worship/idolize someone 10+ years younger than me (other than Pat White, of course ). Mario Lemieux is obviously up there, too. He is just all around amazing. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

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Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Magic Johnson and Ryne Sandberg were my favorites growing up and no pro athlete has ever come anywhere close since. And of course there's a long list of Tar Heel basketball players. My favorites ever were of course from when I was younger, Kenny Smith, Rick Fox and George Lynch were strong favorites and I always rooted for them in the pros(except for when Fox was with the Celtics, ugh). More recently its all Tar Heels... Antawn Jamison, Julius Peppers, Felton, Sean May, Lawson. I loved Peppers as a Tar Heel basketball player. Last edited by Radii : 09-25-2009 at 04:07 PM.

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Danny General Manager Join Date: Jul 2001	Favorites in order from being a young boy, Joe Montana, Jim Harbaugh, Rich Gannon. Since then I have players I like such as Bledsoe, P. Manning, Asoumugha, Peterson, and quite a few others, but no favorite favorite like before. In basketball Kobe was my favorite before the whole rape trial stuff. Never had a standout favorite in hockey or probably not baseball either, but plenty of players I like.

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ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	Hard to say with this current crop of Colts. Peyton's everyone's choice and I do really like him. Wayne, Clark, Hayden...lots of others, would be hard to pick a favorite. Growing up, I did have one. I really like Albert Bentley. He was the Colts' workhorse back. Never complained after the Dickerson trade....always ran the ball hard and even led the Colts in receptions one year. Good player. As for IU, I was always a big Calbert Cheaney fan in basketball, Anthony Thompson in football. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

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rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	Kirby Puckett as a kid...a short, squatty body playing a gold-glove center field applied to me. People would look at me and couldn't believe I might have some athleticism to me.

09-27-2009, 03:09 AM	#49
Sgran High School Varsity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Budapest	Todd Bell was my first influence. Made me choose 25 as my number (i was a safety). But I will always be indebted to Jordan for turning the Bulls around. There weren't many Bulls fans pre-Jordan, but if you were one (like me) then there's no describing what he meant. Put it this way, we thought Reggie Theus was a prototype 2-guard. __________________ What the hell is Mike Brown diagramming for them during timeouts? Is he like the guy from "Memento" or something? Guys, I just thought of something … what if we ran a high screen for LeBron?

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