If it were real paper, the Google doc used by The MMQB staff to draw up our NFL 100 package would be frayed from overuse, torn in a dozen places, smeared in red cross-outs and blue insertions, covered in question marks and exclamation points, dirty fingerprints, stains from sweat and maybe even tears.
List-making is an inherently fraught enterprise. Top 10 rushers in NFL history? Easy enough. Just add up the yards. Top 10 running backs? That’s a different story. Now you’re bringing in subjective factors: era, surrounding talent, offensive scheme, longevity, even style and artistry.