Justin Smith surpasses...

cowboy getting some love at SI

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/ann_killion/01/17/justin.smith/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t12_a2

Originally posted by global_nomad:
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You about to get raped!

Originally posted by andes14:
Mt. Rushmore of Niner defensive players consisting of Lott, B.Y., Willis, and J. Smith

Lott - 1 - Best Safety ever
Willis - 2 - Will go down as one of the best ILB ever
Haley - 3 - 5× Pro Bowl selection 5, 5× Super Bowl champion
Smith - 4 - 3× Pro Bowl selection, absolute BEAST. And since I've watched both of them, I think Smith is more dominant than Young.
Young - 5 - 4× Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion

Originally posted by SFATeflonDon:
DEAN? HALEY?

Wilcox? Nomellini? Ya, I get it, there are other greats. Still think those 4 are a cut above the rest.

Originally posted by NinerBuff:
Lott - 1 - Best Safety ever
Willis - 2 - Will go down as one of the best ILB ever
Haley - 3 - 5× Pro Bowl selection 5, 5× Super Bowl champion
Smith - 4 - 3× Pro Bowl selection, absolute BEAST. And since I've watched both of them, I think Smith is more dominant than Young.
Young - 5 - 4× Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion

One of the best ILB ever? That's shortchanging him. He'll go down as one of the best defensive players ever, if not players period ever if he keeps this up. He's building a résumé that quite possibly no one else has built. Pro Bowl starter each of first 5 years (and counting) of career as well as being an All Pro each of first 5 years (and counting) - 4 of which were 1st team - of career. He'll easily surpass Singletary, Lewis, Butkus, etc. The only overall linebacker that will be able to be mentioned in the same breath as him is LT. The only thing missing for Willis to truly get the recognition he deserves is the hardware, but that'll be coming...

Originally posted by andes14:

Originally posted by NinerBuff:
Lott - 1 - Best Safety ever
Willis - 2 - Will go down as one of the best ILB ever
Haley - 3 - 5× Pro Bowl selection 5, 5× Super Bowl champion
Smith - 4 - 3× Pro Bowl selection, absolute BEAST. And since I've watched both of them, I think Smith is more dominant than Young.
Young - 5 - 4× Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion

One of the best ILB ever? That's shortchanging him. He'll go down as one of the best defensive players ever, if not players period ever if he keeps this up. He's building a résumé that quite possibly no one else has built. Pro Bowl starter each of first 5 years (and counting) of career as well as being an All Pro each of first 5 years (and counting) - 4 of which were 1st team - of career. He'll easily surpass Singletary, Lewis, Butkus, etc. The only overall linebacker that will be able to be mentioned in the same breath as him is LT. The only thing missing for Willis to truly get the recognition he deserves is the hardware, but that'll be coming...

I disagree, he hasn't done that yet.

Singletary - 10 probowls
Lewis - 13 probowls
Taylor - 10 probowls

so he's half way there. I bet he surpasses Singletary and ties Lewis. But LT was on a different level, IMO.

Originally posted by ace49ers:

Originally posted by global_nomad:
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You about to get raped!

Over/Through a 330 lb man.

Originally posted by NinerBuff:
I disagree, he hasn't done that yet.

Singletary - 10 probowls
Lewis - 13 probowls
Taylor - 10 probowls

so he's half way there. I bet he surpasses Singletary and ties Lewis. But LT was on a different level, IMO.

Hard to make 10 or 13 pro bowls when you've only been in the league 5 years. I bet none of those guys (maybe no player in NFL history actually) were 5 time pro bowl starters and 5 time All Pros (4 time 1st team) in their first 5 years...

You compare a Hattori Hanzo sword to every other sword except another Hattori Hanzo sword. -Kill Bill

Both these guys are all Pro.