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re: Is Lawrence Taylor the best defensive player in NFL history?
Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:52 pm to Lester Earl
Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:52 pm to Lester Earl
Woodson and Lott were the best ever in the defensive backfield.
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Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:53 pm to Froman
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Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:59 pm to lsutigers1992
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How did LT "revolutionize" football when Rickey Jackson came out the exact same year and Andre Tippett came out one year later and they did the exact same thing that LT did?
He broke Theisman's leg and caused offenses to start paying attention to the left tackle position.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:02 pm to dj30
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I say Deion. LT isnt a bad choice though.
Neon Deion didnt even know how to tackle.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:05 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
Best defensive player in NFL history is Dick Butkus.
LT is in the convo, with Reggie White and Ronnie Lott.
LT is in the convo, with Reggie White and Ronnie Lott.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:30 pm to TT9
If i get ray lewis for his entire career or Lt for his........then Lt isnt even the best linebacker imo.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:31 pm to TT9
Don't know if LT was the best but Bubba Smith would put the fear of God in me if I had face him on or off the feild!??
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:36 pm to TT9
Yes.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:36 pm to TT9
Deacon Jones
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:44 pm to TT9
Ray Lewis or Primetime are the GOATs!
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:54 pm to lsu480
Jared Allen
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:56 pm to mattz1122
He is a pussy!
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:01 pm to lsu480
Ask this question in 15-20 years and the answer JJ Watt will come up frequently. I was born in 1989, started watching football in the early 1990s, and quite frankly, he's the best I've seen. What's really impressive is this is an offense friendly (to put it kindly) era and Watt still just turned in one of the best defensive seasons ever.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:10 pm to 10888bge
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Ricky Jackson (personal Bias)
Obviously a healthy amount of personal bias, but my old man used to say that Jackson was better at all other aspects of being a linebacker other than rushing the passer than LT. He wasn't a better player because LT revolutionized the game from a pass rushing stand point, but he was a better rounded linebacker.
I think he also said that he thought Ronnie Lott was the best defensive player in league history, or maybe it was just defensive back. As for me, I don't really know.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:17 pm to Jcorye1
Ray Lewis is pretty easily in the conversation for best MLB of all time, and he maybe runs away with it. That year and a few years around it when they won the superbowl in the early 00's Ray seemed like he knew where the play was going before the offense did pretty regularly. It was insane how fast he got to the ball.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:19 pm to Peazey
Ray Lewis's strip/TD against Eddie George in the 2000 playoffs was one of the best plays I've ever seen. He owned the middle of the field every time he stepped on it.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:23 pm to TT9
Yes, he's the best ever. Taylor's the only player to win 3 NFL DPOY awards. He's the only player to win DPOY as a rookie. He's one of only two defensive players to win NFL MVP. He was the best player and catalyst on two Super Bowl winning teams. LT really has the perfect resume. He has to be #1 followed by Reggie White and then Ray Lewis.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:26 pm to Bench McElroy
Bruce Smith for a while could have been considered. Very underrated when talking about all time greats
This post was edited on 2/10/15 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:28 pm to VADawg
Yes he just had one of the best seasons ever but a lot of guys have had "best seasons ever"
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:57 pm to lsu480
We could throw out linebacker names forever :
Jack Ham
Jack Lambert
Ray Nitschke
Willie Lanier
Other linemen :
Bubba Smith
Ernie Ladd
Chuck Bednarik
Merlin Olsen
Alan Page
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Randy White
Jack Ham
Jack Lambert
Ray Nitschke
Willie Lanier
Other linemen :
Bubba Smith
Ernie Ladd
Chuck Bednarik
Merlin Olsen
Alan Page
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Randy White
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