Who was The Most Feared Defensive Player?

[Glaken]

I'll start it.....I say Lester Hayes from the Raiders.

 

[TheGeneral+]

Butkus

 

[wilheim]

No Brainer - Dick Butkus with Joe Greene second.



wil.

 

[FairWarning]

Dick Butkus
Deacon Jones (banned head-slap because of him)
Jack Tatum

 

[Rainbow]

Dick Butkas.

 

[sherman]

depends what you mean by feared?

feared as in physically?

or feared as in respect of skills?

if respect on skills, has to be this man:




Teams would REFUSE to throw to his side of the field, and would avoid the ball in his area AT ALL COSTS!

 

[Glaken]

I forgot about Butkus..Didn't he bite someones ear off during his career?

 

[JudgeWapner]

Lambert.

 

[Journeyman]

Butkus, the old clips...

He didn't just tackle the runner, he mauled them!

 

[Lawrence]

i haven't been around long enough to see some of those guys mentioned, but in my generation i'd have to say Lawrence Taylor...

 

[sherman]

i haven't been around long enough to see some of those guys mentioned, but in my generation i'd have to say Lawrence Taylor...

good choice

 

[cadillacman]

LT w/out a doubt

 

[jjgold]

taylor in a landslide

 

[FairWarning]

Only reason people feared LT was he was on coke.

 

[sportsbet]

Bednarik...if you don't know him you should ask one of the former Monday Night Football broadcasters


sb

 

[wilheim]

Chuck Bednarik is famous for a hit on Frank Gifford that put Gifford out for the rest of that season and the next and changed him from a running back to a wide reciever. Bednarik is also one of the very last two way payers. He played Cener and Middle Linebacker for the Eagles of the 50 and very early 60's. He was the mainstay on the 1960 Eagle team that won the 1960 NFL title (their last one). The NFL back then that was very rough and tumble and Bednarik was a known headhunter and tuff guy. IMO Ray Nietesche was more feared during the era, not to mention Big Daddy Lispcomb, Gino Marchetti and several other notorious characters back then.



wil.

 

[sportsbet]

Chuck Bednarik is famous for a hit on Frank Gifford that put Gifford out for the rest of that season and the next and changed him from a running back to a wide reciever. Bednarik is also one of the very last two way payers. He played Cener and Middle Linebacker for the Eagles of the 50 and very early 60's. He was the mainstay on the 1960 Eagle team that won the 1960 NFL title (their last one). The NFL back then that was very rough and tumble and Bednarik was a known headhunter and tuff guy. IMO Ray Nietesche was more feared during the era, not to mention Big Daddy Lispcomb, Gino Marchetti and several other notorious characters back then.



wil.

Willy always on the ball with that! Thank you sir.

sb

 

[Glaken]

OK Bednarik it is...anyone who can put Gifford out of his misery is on my list, Kathy Lee just called and also gave the thumbs up to Bednarik.

 

[SENDITIN]

Butkus,Nitschke, Jack Tatum and LT

 

[degenerategambler]

Guys like Butkus could certainly hit and hit hard, but LT could completley disrupt an offence. He revolutionized the linebacker position, nobody before him had done what he was able to do.