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re: Tyrann Mathieu may be the best pound for pound football player of all time

Posted on 5/5/22 at 8:43 am to
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17046 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 8:43 am to
quote:

Tyrann Mathieu may be the best pound for pound football player of all time


Stupid takes like this are why everyone laughs at LSU fans
Posted by TigerFanFromBama
Montgomery AL
Member since Mar 2015
3886 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 8:43 am to
College Football: Mathieu

Pro Career: Darrell Green
Posted by dmatt2021
South LA
Member since Aug 2021
1515 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:11 am to
I don’t care if you are playing in the SWAC 8.7 yards per carry is absolutely ridiculous
Posted by PeleofAnalytics
Member since Jun 2021
2762 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:15 am to
Unless he gets a few more Pro Bowls and All Pros, he won't even get looked at for the HOF. Are you really saying he is better than the long list of light weight guys in the HOF? So defend your take or, as you say, GTFO.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
30343 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:17 am to
quote:

Hugh Green was a pretty impactful defensive player
Honney Badger

Fumbles
FF-11
FR-8
TDs-2

Interceptions
Ints - 4
Int Tds-0
Passed defended - 16

Tackles
Solo - 93
asst - 40
Total - 133
Sacks - 6
TFL - 16

Fumbles
FF-24
FR-13
TDs-0

Interceptions
Ints - 4
Int Tds-0
Passed defended - 22

Tackles
Solo - 277
asst - 183
Total - 460
Sacks -53
TFL - 52


That's in 48 games vs 26. Also significantly different positions.

Per game looks like this

TM-7

Fumbles
FF - 0.42
FR - 0.31
TDs - 0.08

Interceptions
Ints - 0.15
Int Tds - 0
Passed defended - 0.62

Tackles
Solo - 3.58
asst - 1.54
Total - 5.12
Sacks - 0.23
TFL - 0.62


Hugh Green

Fumbles
FF - 0.5
FR - 0.27
TDs - 0

Interceptions
Ints - 0.08
Int Tds - 0
Passed defended - 0.46

Tackles
Solo - 5.77
asst - 3.81
Total - 9.58
Sacks - 1.1
TFL - 1.08
Posted by ELVIS U
Member since Feb 2007
9928 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:22 am to
He plays the ball, while all the others are playing each other. His skill set is extraordinary.
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
17164 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:23 am to
I was a student at the 2011 SECCG. Both punt returns went to the opposite endzone we were seating in. It was deafening to hear but was beautiful to watch the UGA side just motionless.
Posted by Solo Cam
Member since Sep 2015
32640 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:24 am to
Yeah I'll take Joe Burrow

I've never seen a player that dominant
Posted by wesman21
Youngsville
Member since Jun 2009
2914 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:31 am to
If he plays out his LSU career he sets a lot of all time records I think. As it is, I think he is top five all time for forced fumbles.
Posted by CamdenTiger
Member since Aug 2009
62446 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:53 am to
Can’t remember a db just taking over a game like he did. Sure there have been offensive players and some D- linemen that have done it, but it’s rare to see a fairly small stature DB just take over games from his position and Special Teams play. Only a few like Woodson and Reid come to mind, but never saw them do what TM did, and the flair he did it with… truly special.
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
8755 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:15 am to
quote:

Reggie Bush and it’s not even close.


you're probably to young to remember Barry Sanders at OSU in 1988

Reggie - 13 G 200 att. 1740 yds. 8.7 ypc 16 TD's , avg. 133.8 yds per game

Barry - 11 G 344 att. 2628 yds. 7.6 yps 37 TD's, avg. 239 yds. per game rushing

Barry's numbers were sick. If he had played in 2 more games (13 like Reggie) he would have run for over 3,100 and 43 TD's in a single season.

Barry carried the ball 31 times per game as he was their entire offense. Teams stacked the box because they knew who was getting the ball.

As far as an entire college career, IMO Marshall Faulk was more impressive than Reggie. Of Course #5 had a better single season than Marshall.
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
51150 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:31 am to
Since watching LSU football since 91 I can’t remember a player that had such an impact every game on defense like he did. Considering his size his low offers etc. He will go down as one of LSU goats. Just wish ok state didn’t choke against iowa state. He would have brought us another NC title. frick mulligan U
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 10:32 am
Posted by DamnStrong1860
The Second City
Member since Oct 2012
3001 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:43 am to
Don’t think it’s about comparing him to Joe. It’s just the fact that he was not an offensive player but still such a game changer. And not just with returns. Dude scored points from the defensive backfield. He changed field position with interceptions, sacks and hurries.

Joe was amazing but its just comparing apples to oranges. Right or wrong we’ve had certain expectations or at least hopes for every kid who started at QB for LSU over the years. Maybe we didn’t expect Joe to be Joe when he got here but we sure as hell hoped he would be. People neither expected nor hoped TM would become what he did because nobody knew a guy could do that.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15153 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 11:19 am to
Jim Brown says "Hold my beer."
Posted by Nutriaitch
Montegut
Member since Apr 2008
7536 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 12:11 pm to
quote:

Barry's numbers were sick. If he had played in 2 more games (13 like Reggie) he would have run for over 3,100 and 43 TD's in a single season.



his bowl numbers aren’t included in his season totals. (They didn’t start counting them in season stats until late 90s or early 2000s).
222 yards and 5 TDs in the bowl that year.

Posted by BigNastyTiger417
Member since Nov 2021
3084 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 12:28 pm to
TM7 is smaller than Barry my baw. Especially when he was in college. Not to mention, he’s a defensive player (less “star” moments)
Posted by Chipand2Putts
trembling hills
Member since Apr 2012
1359 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 12:33 pm to
LSU beats Bama in 2012 in Tiger Stadium if TM is on the field.
Posted by chaso
clinton ms.
Member since Aug 2006
2775 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 12:45 pm to
Claim 2011 Now mulligans don't count !
Agree
Posted by WDAIII
Member since Aug 2020
3123 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 2:28 pm to
Right behind #9
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
71425 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 2:36 pm to
Ed Reed is the correct answer.
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