All-time favorite NFL player... Bucs and otherwise.

[Swashbuckler]

Paul Gruber. May have had a shot at the HoF if he played for almost any other franchise during that time.

May have? Didn't the dude go a whole season without a holding penalty with Vinny as QB?

[Buc2]

Went out the other day and was wearing my black Purdue Alstott jersey. It was fun watching people’s faces like, wuuuuut?” I thought he was a Buc?”

He was a Freshman when I was a Senior. I remember watching him play that year. Then the Bucs drafted him the year after I moved here. He’s the reason I became a Bucs fan.

Glad you made it over!

[FtMyersBuc]

NFL- Drew Brees

So very sorry you don’t approve. He’s an alumni of my alma mater and I am proud of what he did in the NFL.

[Snake]

So very sorry you don’t approve. He’s an alumni of my alma mater and I am proud of what he did in the NFL.

Acceptable.

[Doctor]

Favorite Buc? Probably Derrick Brooks, but it's a close race.

Favorite non-Buc? Jerry Rice.

Wanna know my favorite Jerry Rice stat? Check out the list of NFL career receiving yardage after turning age 40:

First place - Jerry Rice - 2509 yards
Second place - Tom Brady - 6 yards
Third place - Brett Favre - Negative 2 yards

Fantastic stat.

Bucs- Barber. Sapp close. Devin White is quickly emerging tho.

NFL- Troy P and Ed Reed. I was a Peyton Manning fan boy during the rivalry but Brady has completely won me over.

[Snake]

Ronde just makes me happy. Legend.

We’ve added some posters here since this thread went live. Curious about their favs.

[Buc2]

Ronde just makes me happy. Legend.

We’ve added some posters here since this thread went live. Curious about their favs.

Of course, I’m not a new poster, but I’m replying to this anyway. I’ve said before that my favorite Buc was Alstott. But, I’ll tell you what, Mike Evans has crept right up there. Now when I peek over my shoulders, I have Mike’s behind each one.

Evans, like Alstott, is the consummate pro. Great player. Great teammate. Great human. Loves his fans. Loves the game. Intelligent. Humble. What more could you ask for?

[Snake]

Ronde just makes me happy. Legend.

We’ve added some posters here since this thread went live. Curious about their favs.

Of course, I’m not a new poster, but I’m replying to this anyway. I’ve said before that my favorite Buc was Alstott. But, I’ll tell you what, Mike Evans has crept right up there. Now when I peek over my shoulders, I have Mike’s behind each one.

Evans, like Alstott, is the consummate pro. Great player. Great teammate. Great human. Loves his fans. Loves the game. Intelligent. Humble. What more could you ask for?

Easily the best offensive draft pick in franchise history. Longevity, accomplishments, and everything you said. His lack of hubris and negative attitude should be studied. He was here during the best and worst of times.

[Pirate Life]

Breaking it up into past/current and offense/defense.

Past offense: Ricky Bell, oh what could have been. RIP. Also Paul Gruber and Dave Moore (seemed like he would end up a Bucs player forever)

Current Offense: Mike Evans and Tristan Wirfs. Godwin up there as well.

Past Defense: Richard ‘Batman’ Wood, Lee Roy Selmon, and Derrick Brooks.

Current Defense: Lavonte David, Vita Vea and Zyon McCollum.

Lot of other guys I could swap out for depending on the day you ask, and if I have to pick one of each I’m probably going Evans and David. At least today.


NFL non-Buc currently would be Joe Burrow and Kyle Hamilton.

When I was a kid, Roger Staubach (my dad served with him) and Kenny Easley.

[Noles1724]

Boldin for me..first jersey(az) i ever owned .

Hurt when he got destroyed in nyj gm.. think he played the following week with a broken jaw.

[Navybuc]

Bucs-Mike Alstott, Tom Brady
NFL-Joe Montana, Dan Marino
Coach-Tony Dungy, Don Shula

[13F11B]

Hmm...

Favorite Buccaneers: Doug Williams
Favorite Buccaneers I have met: Mike Alstott
Favorite Non-Buccaneers: Dan Fouts

There are so many that it felt rough to leave them out. Honorable mentions:

Derrick Brooks
Ronde Barber
John Lynch
Ricky Reynolds
Dave Krieg
Trent Dilfer
Thurman Thomas
John Lynch
Art Monk
Jimmy Giles
Steve Young
Warren Moon
Donovan McNabb

[BJJ34]

Favorite Buc: Evans
Favorite Non Bucs: Hines Ward/Ben Roethlisberger/Andre Johnson

[kaimaru]

So very sorry you don’t approve. He’s an alumni of my alma mater and I am proud of what he did in the NFL.

My favorite Purdue player is Rod Woodson, maybe you should watch his highlights

[Kress]

Ronde just makes me happy. Legend.

We’ve added some posters here since this thread went live. Curious about their favs.

Of course, I’m not a new poster, but I’m replying to this anyway. I’ve said before that my favorite Buc was Alstott. But, I’ll tell you what, Mike Evans has crept right up there. Now when I peek over my shoulders, I have Mike’s behind each one.

Evans, like Alstott, is the consummate pro. Great player. Great teammate. Great human. Loves his fans. Loves the game. Intelligent. Humble. What more could you ask for?

I hear you. I originally replied to this thread with Brooks as my Buc. If I would have gone down the list from there, Evans might have been ranked in the 6-7 range. Now I'm struggling with him as either 1A or 1B.

[Central_Buc]

Buc-Alstott

NFL Payton Manning, Rice was amazing as well.

[Snake]

I love Payton.

Also, Rhonde

[uscbucsfan1]

Non-Bucs: Ed Reed or Barry Sanders

Bucs: Brooks

[CantonJester]

Non-Bucs - Lawrence Taylor

Bucs - LeeRoy Selmon