ESPN started a poll a couple weeks ago about each NFL team’s three best players.

Being an avid football fan — go Packers and Jets — I thought I would go through each team and put my favorite players down as well. All the picks are up for debate, and we like debate, especially when talking sports, so here is my list.

I should probably explain Frank Reicht as being one of my favorite players on the Buffalo Bills as many people would not know who that is. Frank was the back-up quarterback to Jim Kelly on the Buffalo Bills in the early ’90s.

The reason he is my favorite is that he led the largest comeback in NFL history and I happened to be watching that game. It was amazing and one of the best games I have ever watched.

NFC East

Dallas: Randy White, Emmitt Smith, Roger Staubach

NY Giants: Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson, Tiki Barber

Washington: John Riggins, Sonny Jurgensen, Darrell Green

Philadelphia: Reggie White, Tommy McDonald, Chuck Bedarnik

NFC North

Green Bay: Brett Favre, Ray Nitschke, Don Hutson

Minnesota: Alan Page, Gary Zimmerman, Tommy Kramer

Detroit: Barry Sanders, Dick “Night Train” Lane, Chris Spielman

Chicago: Walter Payton, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers

NFC South

Tampa Bay: Lee-Roy Selmon, Steve Young, Warren Sapp

Carolina: Jake Delhomme, Sam Mills, Muhsin Muhammad

New Orleans: Archie Manning, Willie Roaf, George Rogers

Atlanta: Keith Booking, Steve Bartkowski, Tommy Nobis

NFC West

Seattle: Steve Largent, Cortez Kennedy, Jim Zorn

Arizona: Dan Dierdorf, Larry Wilson, Pat Tillman

San Francisco: Ronnie Lott, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana

St. Louis: Eric Dickerson, Deacon Jones, Jack Youngblood

AFC East

New England: Tom Brady, John Hannah, Larry Izzo

Buffalo: Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Frank Reicht

NY Jets: Joe Namath, Don Maynard, Mark Gastineau

Miami: Larry Csonka, Dan Marino, Mark Duper

AFC North

Pittsburgh: Terry Bradshaw, Mike Webster, Jack Lambert

Cleveland: Jim Brown, Ozzie Newsome, Brian Sipe

Cincinnati: Anthony Munoz, Tim Krumrie, Ken Anderson

Baltimore: Ray Lewis, Steve McNair, Jonathan Ogden

AFC South

Indianapolis: Payton Manning, Johnny Unitas, Ray Berry

Jacksonville: Fred Taylor, Todd Bouman, Chris Liwienski

Tennessee: George Blanda, Earl Campbell, Bruce Matthews

Houston: Ahmann Green, Mario Williams, Andre Johnson

AFC West

San Diego: Lance Allworth, Dan Fouts, Kellen Winslow

Denver: Randy Gradishar, John Elway, Lyle Alzado

Oakland: Jim Otto, Ted Hendricks, Howie Long

Kansas City: Len Dawson, Derrick Thomas, Christian Okoye

Tribune Publisher Scott Schmeltzer’s column appears every Thursday.