This is a cool top 10 list.

Top 10 NFL Players of all Time

Editor's note: Last preseason, with Jerry Rice entering his 20th season we decided it was time to determine ESPN.com's greatest all-time NFL player. This ranking was compiled using top 10 lists from a panel of ESPN NFL experts. The voters were: John Clayton (JC), Len Pasquarelli (LP), Sean Salisbury (SS), Mark Schlereth (MS), Joe Theismann (JT), Randy Mueller (RM), Sal Paolantonio (SP), Greg Garber (GG), Merril Hoge (MH), Peter Lawrence-Riddell (PLR) and James C. Black (JB).

Players received 10 points for a first-place vote, nine points for second and so on down to one point for a 10th-place vote.
The list:

1. Jim Brown
2. Jerry Rice
3. J. Montana
4. W. Payton
5. L. Taylor
6. J. Unitas
7. John Elway
8. D. Butkus
9. R. White
10t. S. Baugh
10t. D. Jones
My only disagreement with the list is #1 Jim Brown. Frankly, the whole "retired after only 9 seasons" is a negative to me, not a positive. Yes, it is shocking and yes it is rare, but I find it far more respectable when someone loves a game so much they simply do not want to quit. I respect when a veteran is getting up there in years and has to replace pure talent with hard work, guile, and brains.

Honestly, Jim Brown wouldn't even make my top 10 for that reason. Quitting is easy, frankly. Jim Brown was awesome- truly awesome. I am not denying that. But to be a Top 10 Player of All Time, you have to have the guts and the work ethic to play a full career when you are actually able to do so.

My favorite thing about this list should be obvious: Dan Marino is nowhere to be found. Muahahahahaha.