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60s 70s 80s when NFL defensive units had names.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:07 am
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:07 am
It’s seems like teams had names for their defensive units back then more than today. Player movement may be why you don’t see it as much today but here are some that I can recall
Vikings - Purple People Eaters
Cowboys - Doomsday Defense
Rams - Fearsome Foursome
Dolphins- No Name Defense and Killer Bs
Falcons - Grits Blitz lol
Broncos - Orange Crush
Steelers - Steel Curtain
Redskins- Over the Hill Gang
And maybe the Jets were Mean Green or Gang Green or something?
Chicago-Monsters of the Midway, not sure if that was specific to their defense though
Anyone remember others or even from later like Dome Patrol etc
Vikings - Purple People Eaters
Cowboys - Doomsday Defense
Rams - Fearsome Foursome
Dolphins- No Name Defense and Killer Bs
Falcons - Grits Blitz lol
Broncos - Orange Crush
Steelers - Steel Curtain
Redskins- Over the Hill Gang
And maybe the Jets were Mean Green or Gang Green or something?
Chicago-Monsters of the Midway, not sure if that was specific to their defense though
Anyone remember others or even from later like Dome Patrol etc
This post was edited on 10/31/21 at 11:08 am
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Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:09 am to eddieray
Vikings had the Williams Wall in the late 2000s. Seahawks had the Legion of Boom in the early-mid 2010s.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:09 am to eddieray
NY Jets - New York Sack Exchange with Gastineau and Klecko
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:10 am to SoFla Tideroller
Yes, NYSE I knew I forgot a few
Oh yea Legion of Boom
Oh yea Legion of Boom
This post was edited on 10/31/21 at 11:12 am
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:12 am to eddieray
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Player movement may be why you don’t see it as much today but here are some that I can recall
Or because there’s no defense in today’s game
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:14 am to eddieray
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:16 am to eddieray
Gang green was Oregon and Philly.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:23 am to eddieray
'80s NY Giants- Big Blue Wrecking Crew
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:23 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Giants in the 80s w/ LT, Carl Banks, Harry Reason to name a few, were the Big Blue Wrecking Crew.
Ya beat me by seconds!
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Saint Alfonzo
Ya beat me by seconds!
This post was edited on 10/31/21 at 11:25 am
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:27 am to eddieray
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Falcons - Grits Blitz lol
Statistically the greatest single season defense in league history. They still hold the record for fewest points per game allowed in a season.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:36 am to VADawg
quote:something tells me the aints helped a lot with that stat
Statistically the greatest single season defense in league history. They still hold the record for fewest points per game allowed in a season.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:38 am to arcalades
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something tells me the aints helped a lot with that stat
They gave up more than 20 points only twice all season. The Saints were one of them.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:46 am to eddieray
Oilers -House of Pain
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:47 am to eddieray
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Vikings - Purple People Eaters
Goat unit name
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:48 am to Saint Alfonzo
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Wrecking Crew
Why do aggies steal everything from the nfl
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:49 am to eddieray
Desert Swarm - University of Arizona in the 90s
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:57 am to PublixSubs
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Ya beat me by seconds!
We'll call it a tie. LT gets the spotlight but the Giants defense then was full of monsters.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 12:01 pm to eddieray
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Rams - Fearsome Foursome
some badasses !
Posted on 10/31/21 at 12:03 pm to Saint Alfonzo
And yep. Jim Burt, Leonard Marshall, George Martin. The D Line and LBs were nasty. I don’t remember the secondary that well.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 12:27 pm to TexasTiger08
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Or because there’s no defense in today’s game
Probably has something to do with it. Offenses are just so damn good today and it’s a less physical game.
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