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re: Who are the 5 best NFL defensive players of the last 30 years?

Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:14 am to
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:14 am to
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be the best LB in NFL history.


Best play making LB

Sacks, INTs, TFL, side line to side line
Posted by Chalkywhite84
New orleans
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:24 am to
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. Reggie White
2. Ed Reed
3. Rod Woodson
4. Deion Sanders
5. Aaron Donald


Aaron donald takes 3 players to block him.
Posted by VerlanderBEAST
Member since Dec 2011
18990 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:46 am to
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Bob Sanders for the Colts was always a what if type player. He was spectacular when he was healthy, but unfortunately the injuries derailed his career quickly.
The true definition of a SAFETY. Nothing got past him. The surest tackler I have ever seen in NFL history
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 1:08 pm to
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Best play making LB

Sacks, INTs, TFL, side line to side line


Is there a difference between the best “playmaking LB” and the “best” LB?

Seems if one was the best play making LB in NFL history, he’d also be the best LB in NFL history.

Not sure what distinction you are making.
Posted by 1BamaRTR
In Your Head Blvd
Member since Apr 2015
22597 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 1:13 pm to
I also don’t get why he’s factoring in “best play making” with regards to a list titled “best NFL defensive players” not “best play making NFL defensive players”. He clearly sees a distinction between the two but for some reason is changing the criteria for that one position.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
279527 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 1:47 pm to
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Is there a difference between the best “playmaking LB” and the “best” LB?

Seems if one was the best play making LB in NFL history, he’d also be the best LB in NFL history.


An LBs worth has long been tied to just tackles.

Buddy m was already trying to say Zach Thomas was better than Urlacher.

He didn’t get 150 tackles every year like Thomas but he made more impactful plays throughout games than Zach ever did.
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
71703 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 5:37 pm to
Ed Reed is the GOAT defensive back.
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139903 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 5:44 pm to
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Ed Reed is the GOAT defensive back.



Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139903 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 5:48 pm to
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Ed Reed is the GOAT defensive back.



Ed Reed was not even the best Safety to come out of Miami in the 2000's.
Posted by NoSaint
Member since Jun 2011
11369 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 9:44 pm to
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Watt is not far off from what Donald is, the only difference is health. He’s probably the second best defensive player of the last 20 years behind Donald.


Again:

Smith, bruce.
Posted by TomBuchanan
East Egg, Long Island
Member since Jul 2019
6231 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 9:57 pm to
yeah I don't like the 30 year cut off but in no order...

Aaron Donald
Ed Reed
Reggie White
Champ Bailey
Ray Lewis (begrudgingly, he's a piece of shite)
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
16663 posts
Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:33 pm to
This list starts with Reggie White, tGOAT DL.

That's all I got to report.
Posted by AlonsoWDC
Memphis, where it ain't Ten-a-Key
Member since Aug 2014
8807 posts
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:04 am to
Bob Sanders.

If only he had been more healthy anyway.
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