Originally posted by okdkid:
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Originally posted by okdkid:
I'd take our LBs against any in NFL history.
LOL. Brooks and Haralson are decent but thats about it. Bowman and Smith are in their first years as dominant LBs. I doubt anyone is seriously going to rank them with the greatest of all time at this point ( well other than you obviously} If Smith and Bowman continue to improve and they get another dominant OLB then they could be right up there. Just not yet.
Best LB groups ever in my opinion:
86 NYG Lawrence Taylor Harry Carson Carl Banks
85 Bears Wilbur Marshall Mike Singletary Otis Wilson
That's like saying Babe Ruth would be a good player in the present era. Those guys are too small and unathletic compared to today's players. They were great... by 1980s standards.
. . . which is the only fair way to judge any athlete playing a team sport, within the landscape in which they played.