11 July 2009

Greatest all-time linebackers

I should be writing my dissertation, so naturally I am thinking about the greatest linebackers ever.

In my view the top 4 are, in roughly this order:

1. Lawrence Taylor
2. Dick Butkus
3. Jack Lambert
4. Ray Lewis

After that, I think Ray Nitschke, Mike Singletary and Sam Huff have to be in the top ten. After that, I am not sure who belongs to round out the top ten. Junior Seau? Jack Ham? Ted Hendricks? Any suggestions? Any disputes about the top 4? What are your thoughts?
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  1. AnonymousJuly 12, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    5. chuck bednarik (last of the 60 minute men.)
    6. ted hendricks (10 time all pro.)
    7. derrick thomas.
    8. jack ham.
    9. junior seau.
    10. greg lloyd?

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  2. AnonymousJuly 12, 2009 at 8:00 AM

    wait, I was going AFTER nitchke, singletary, and huff...
    so make my list more like 8-13.

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  3. David DJuly 12, 2009 at 8:02 PM

    so chris, you agree with my top 7?

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  4. MattJuly 12, 2009 at 9:28 PM

    Rick says, how about Chuck Bednarik (from the Eagles, of course!)?
    10 time all pro and 1950's All Decade Team...

    A. Arlene

    P.S. Matt signed in with his blog cause I can't figure out how to post any other way!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    yeah i might move singletary to #3 but my list would be very similiar.

    did you ever see chuck bednarik's hands? scary what football did to him.

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  6. David DJuly 13, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    I have seen his hands - it's crazy. Of course he deserves consideration just for the hit on Frank Gifford. Listen to Pat Summerall talk about it sometime. The players saw a stretcher with a sheet over it in the locker room and thought Bednarik had killed Gifford. Anyone who can lay a hit that other players jump to the conclusion that it killed the opponent is a terrifying linebacker.

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