Top 5 Defensive lineman of all time

[Sportsgirl]

Hey, don't you think we should really be talking about me and mo?

[jackpot269]

Dont think they strated keeping sacks as a stat until 1982. Thats a shame!!!

[Doc JS]

top 5 lbers of all time, a tough one, for my money:

jack lambert
jack ham
mike singletary
ray lewis
derrick thomas, the late and great speed rusher, he was so talented it is scary

Hoopster,
How old are you?
The reason I ask is, from your list, you don't seem to be old enough to have seen Dick Butkus, Ray Nitschke, Mike Curtis, Willie Lanier, etc. I'm not saying all deserve to be on the list, but they're certainly all in the discussion.

Doc

[Willie Bee]

Hey, don't you think we should really be talking about me and mo?

I don't know, what are your career sack numbers?

Mo's weak against the run, by the way.

[Cee]

I'll go with strahan as active man. Most people think of him as sacks man. But he was above average against the run as well. Just a complete DE. He's amazin'

[Sportsgirl]

I don't know, what are your career sack numbers?
Mo's weak against the run, by the way.

I always get my man - and I've never had one run

[jackpot269]

I always get my man - and I've never had one run

cause they didn't want to run or because they weren't able?

[BigLee55]

Maybe you guys and girls know this cus i am not very knowledgeable about sport stats. Who was the oldschool DL-man that Had a ridiculous amount of sacks in one game pre-sack stats. I think he played for Philadelphia and he had like 14 or more sacks in one game???

[Willie Bee]

I always get my man - and I've never had one run

Excellent. That should be some hook in a country song actually.

I'm 86ing Alan Page off my list and adding Sportsgirl (even though I think she could be a much better strong safety with her speed).

[thezbar]

William "the fridge" Perry ! He could fill up the middle of the line like no one else.

[thegreatdiatchi]

DL's

1. Reggie White
2. Deacon Jones
3. Joe Greene
4. Bruce Smith
5. Michael Strahan

6-10 are John Randle, Charles Haley, Youngblood, Page, and Carl Eller. I think Page & Eller as a package may have been the most elite 1-2 punch at DL in NFL history.

As for LB's:

1. Lawrence Taylor
2. Dick Butkis
3. Jack Lambert
4. Ray Lewis
5. Derrick Thomas

Maybe we should just do all of the positions.

[goldengoat]

Hoopster,
How old are you?
The reason I ask is, from your list, you don't seem to be old enough to have seen Dick Butkus, Ray Nitschke, Mike Curtis, Willie Lanier, etc. I'm not saying all deserve to be on the list, but they're certainly all in the discussion.

Doc

how old are you Doc......no mention of LT from either of you guys?

[thegreatdiatchi]

Lanier was an old school KC guy. He was sick playing with Bell & Buchannon, Emmitt Thomas, etc. but I just don't think he was at the same level as the 5 i mentioned before.

Nitschke on the other hand is a guy I did completely leave out. I'm not as good with guys from back then because I wasn't alive but seeing how he lead those Lombardi era Packer defenses he definitely belongs up there with the 5 I mentioned before.

[Doc JS]

how old are you Doc......no mention of LT from either of you guys?

GG,
52.
I certainly agree that any list of ATG (all time great) LB's MUST have LT on it. I was going back before LT in my earlier post.

Doc