Branching off from our five best QB, RB, WR thread, let's address the D. Who are your 5 best you've seen at defensive line, linebacker, and defensive back, NON-Skins?
Mine in no particular order:
Defensive line:
Reggie White
Bruce Smith
John Randle
Howie Long
Warren Sapp
Linebacker:
Lawrence Taylor
Ray Lewis
Derrick Thomas
Mike Singletary
Junior Seau
Defensive backs:
Ronnie Lott
Deion Sanders
Rod Woodson
Champ Bailey
Ed Reed
SmootSmack
09-09-2010, 12:26 PM
Choosing to forget Smith's, Deion's and Champ's time with the skins?
DL
Reggie White
Richard Dent
John Randle
Dwight Freeney
Charles Haley
LB
Same as Matty
DB
Hanford Dixon
Rod Woodson
Everson Walls
Ronnie Lott
Nnamdi
Ruhskins
09-09-2010, 12:29 PM
Here are mine...
Defensive line:
Reggie White
Bruce Smith
Warren Sapp
Charles Haley
Dwight Freeney
Linebacker:
Lawrence Taylor
Ray Lewis
Derrick Thomas
Mike Singletary
Junior Seau
Defensive backs:
Ronnie Lott
Deion Sanders
Rod Woodson
Ed Reed
Troy Polamalu
_________
12thMan
09-09-2010, 12:41 PM
DB
Mike Haynes (prob the best ever)
Ronnie Lott
Ed Reed
Everson Walls
Lester Hayes
LB
Lawrence Taylor
Mike Singletary
Andre Tippet
Ray Lewis
Derrick Thomas
DL
Reggie White
Bruce Smith
Richard Dent
Fred Dean
Dallas' Doomsday (Randy White, Too Tall Jones, Harvey Martin, xxxx)
mredskins
09-09-2010, 12:44 PM
ah hello Darrell Green people...
12thMan
09-09-2010, 12:49 PM
ah hello Darrell Green people...
Not sure who I'd replace on my list to include Green. These guys were dominant. But if I had to, maybe Sean Taylor.
Choosing to forget Smith's, Deion's and Champ's time with the skins?
Yeah I debated about Champ, but he's played in Denver longer. Deion and Smith had their glory years elsewhere.
12thMan
09-09-2010, 01:00 PM
Dang, so non-Skins. Didn't read that part. I'll edit mine and remove Taylor.
Dirtbag59
09-09-2010, 01:01 PM
DL
Warren Sapp
Dwight Freeny
Michael Strahan
Richard Seymoure
Simeon Rice
LB
Ray Lewis
London Fletcher
Brian Urlacher
Lawrence Taylor
DeMarcus Ware
DB
Ed Reed
Troy Polamalu
Darrell Green
Darren Sharper
Sean Taylor
SmootSmack
09-09-2010, 01:03 PM
Yeah I debated about Champ, but he's played in Denver longer. Deion and Smith had their glory years elsewhere.
True, though Smith put up better numbers and was here longer than most remember.
Guess I misunderstood your rule, thought it was that they could never had played for the skins