Sometimes I consider Bill Parcells. I also don’t want to leave out the Rooneys.

George Halas for toiling in the early years to lay the ground work for a successful sport.
Vince Lombardi for taking the sport to the next level.
Pete Rozelle for guiding the sport to its present form.
Lamar Hunt for creating the AFL and ultimately the Denver Broncos!

He had a team named after him (Browns) and created another (Bengals). Paul Brown made Bill Walsh possible. The “sprint right option” was created by him.

I think Paul Tagliabue’s influence on the game is highly underrated, and hugely important. Since the landmark collective bargaining agreement of 1993, the NFL has asserted itself as the undisputed champion of professional sports leagues by emphasizing labor peace, revenue sharing, and parity among teams. He was pretty low-key and lawyerly, but his impact was enormous to how we understand the game today.

Yes on Paul Brown. I LOVE the sprint right option. I thought the touchdown to BMarsh the other night was reminiscent of that play.

Ted I was a huge fan of the Bue. Definitely sad to see him retire.

And how could I forget Lombardi. I mean what the hell is going on around here. Everybody is grab, grab, grab.
You create a seal here. And a seal here. And you run it in the alley. Isn’t that the play Terrell Davis rushed for 2,000 yards with?

In regard to Bill Walsh, I googled him and the first thing I clicked on was his coaching tree. WOW! Is any other coaches tree as big or successful??? Somebody please find me one.

Without adding a player or 2.
I would put in Papa Bear
The Rozelle. But not adding someone like Jim Thorpe or Red Grange who gave the fledgling NFL some legitimacy is wrong. I have more repsect for Halas than the Rooneys. Paul Brown is the founder of the modern style of football. Where do you think that Walsh got his ideas from? Is it that reason when Brown retired from the Bengals he passed over Walsh. He didnt believe Walsh respected him. Personally I think Brown was bitter on how he was treated by Modell and company when he lost the Browns

It’s hard not to include players. But then again it’s hard to include players. So many to chose from. I thought it would be easier not to include them on this monument and maybe make a separate, players Mount Rushmore. With that said who is your big 4 for players? And for that matter, the big 4 for the Denver Broncos?