Here is a Top Ten series I am starting, where I began with the first Top Ten post on  players for 2008, now this Top Ten list will cover the 49ers all-time players from any era, the past and the present,  including the current 2008 players. Just make sure don't clog up your Top Ten with all 2008 players on the roster, because we did that already.

Some of you were born between the 40's and 90's. It will make it easy for us to discern which era you watched the 49ers from, from your choices of the Top 10.

I think my list covers the eras of the 80's to the 00's. You will see my statements why I chose them in like fashion the other fans commented in the first post!

Here it goes, hands clasping, with peering eyes looking at the flashbacks when the impeccable two-minute drives were conducted as if the red carpet was being rolled to the end zone, with the running backs high-stepping over facemasks, the wide receivers gliding their way in sheer separation from the befuddled secondaries!

You might be surprised on a couple choices and ask why?? And ask if I had a drink, losing my sense of judgement? But my guess is that you won't be surprised.

And no, I didn't have a drink, I only drink gatorade everyday, and here it goes:

Johnny's Top 10 49er Alumni:

1. Joe Montana- He had an uncanny knack for marching his team downfield hitting his spots in just under two minutes, with his running backs slithering their way into good field position, and Joe Cool delivering. It was better than the Federal Express. Joe Cool set the standard as the 49ers became a dynasty.

2. Y.A. Tittle- He is a 49er legendary quarterback, I always identified with his name growing up, his name was always in my subconscious as I cheered the 49ers year after year. He's one reason why John Brodie became a great quarterback, too. Tittle and Brodie were the 49er idols of the 50's.

3. Ronnie Lott- Yes, Ronnie Lott! I mean, if he headbutted me, I would have been imprinted on a tree for sure, or became a fossil where a group of kids pretending to be the 49ers would find me in the grass somewhere....He gave the most jarring hits in the NFL, and I can't think of a day when I thought Lott was timid in his play. He was one of the most feared players, and the most respected, too.

4. Freddie Solomon- Yes, the #88 Wide Receiver, he was one of the most gravity-defying receivers I've seen, keeping his feet in-bounds on his catches. If it was just a, let's say, a J.J. Stokes, the catches would fall out of bounds. Not Solomon. Oh, how sweet my memories are, I can still see Solomon's footprints on the goal lines, where you can see it square on the white chalked line.

5. Roger Craig, Ricky Watters, Garrison Hearst, and Frank Gore- Damn it, it's a 4-way tie between all these running backs. Forgive me for spoiling the Top 10 list. Maybe you can vote on a tie-breaker and choose the #5 all-time player. If I had to choose, I'd probably take Roger Craig over Frank Gore, because of the way he high-steps when he runs, I have seen Craig in person at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, and man, I love the way he struts, as if he had a cape and an invisible cane,  all sore and fooling everyone, then getting back on the field the next day dragging facemasks. Who can beat that? Nearly 18 years into his retirement, he still runs. Long distance. He is still in shape and if he wanted to, he could don a helmet and pads and high-step right back into the good ole' game. Honorary mention: Tom Rathman, and Dexter Carter.

6. John Taylor- His name is also John, like my name, and he was so smooth when he ran, he was a great option besides the other greats. He complemented the offense beautifully as one who came through in a very timely manner, he changed the game when he got thrown the ball. BOOM-BOOM was Rice and Taylor.

7. Brent Jones- I loved his style of TE play. Vernon Davis might be a spectacular physical specimen, but Jones delivered. Simply. I have seen Jones somersault after being hit on catches, it was a wonder to watch. And he held on to the ball. Gotta give him the Purple Heart, only it was in the NFL, not in the Marines.

8. Steve Young- Whew, am I glad number 10 didn't expire yet, we're still at #8. He had such a relaxed demeanor before games, as I have seen him play, but when he is in the huddle, he was almost the freak; opposing defenses weren't sure if he was going to scramble (run), or throw dead-on accurately. Either way, he was going to do some damage, and his passer ratings lead the NFL several years. I was disappointed when he had to retire because of the concussions. Life moves on. But who forgets Steve Young, besides Joe Montana? Young was one of the missing pieces of the puzzle in adding another Super Bowl for the 49ers.

9. Jesse Sapolu- Time for the Polynesian dance! I still dream of Sapolu and Sopoaga on the same field together doing the Polynesian chants. A wishful thinker, ain't I? He was a Hawaiian resident like I was, and was a lifelong 49er without defecting to any other team. Pau!

10. Jerry Rice- In the Bible, the first shall be last. And the last shall be first. And who else, but the best Wide Receiver in NFL history, Jerry Rice? Dennis Green, a former 49er coach, called Rice the "best route runner I've ever seen." And he had a poodle haircut early on in his career that was hilariously groovy.

Damn, every Top 10 choice I named was an offensive player. I am too biased for offensive players to even name any of the great all-time defensive players except for Lott.

Look for my Top Ten Defensive players, coming soon! And what you think, Lott's name will be on it also.

BAMM-BAMM just like Patrick Willis.