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I was playing with my Legos while watching that game live with my parents. The image of that leg snapping like a pretzel stick is forever seared in my memory
In one game Taylor disregard the coaches play call and blitzed on his own but made 2 sacks doing so . He came off the field and the coach asked him what he was doing ? Saying we don't even have those plays.. Taylor responded "well it's a doozy we should add them" . The coach couldn't do anything but laugh.
It's hard to argue against the fact that he's the Greatest defensive player in NFL history. As menacing, dominating and game changing he was, the strange thing to me is that he's a soft spoken nice guy. To the Giants fans out there, you guys were insanely lucky to have this man suiting up.
You could seriously argue he's even just the greatest NFL player of all time too. There's never been a defensive player that's had that much impact. He's at the very least up there with Jerry Rice and Tom Brady.
@@eggoslayer1001 Just given the import of the QB position, I'd have to give it to Brady, but I'd put LT over Rice. The difference between Rice and the 2nd best WR of all time isn't that great, but OLB after LT isn't even close, and he singlehandedly changed not just games, but how the game is played. If it were my fantasy team all-time, I'd pick Brady, LT and then Sweetness (with respect to Jim Brown).
If you go back to the touchdown he score where you said it was terrible throw the quarterback is Joe Montana one of the best ever in the NFL and he is hit as he throws the ball and literally knocked out that is why the throw came up short of the receiver right to Taylor. The Giants defense that season was devestating
They say Lawrence Taylor changed the game, and that is no exaggeration. A few years ago a writer named Michael Lewis wrote a book called The Blind Side that part of which is how Taylor changed the game. Joe Gibbs, the head coach of division rival Washington Redskins changed his entire offensive scheme to account for Taylor. The man was unreal.
There was a play where the QB was so confused looking for LT and they called a timeout because they couldn’t find him, turns out he was on the sideline lol😂
It was a privilege to have seen him play in person.. He had his issues, but one thing I remember from when he was playing.. in the locker room after the game if someone tried to interview him, he would avoid talking about what he did on the field and talk about his teammates. His persona was a bit different if someone interviewed him during the week, or in the offseason... but right after the game was over he was praising his teammates before himself.
He knew he had a gift, but he also always knew he couldn't do it without help and he always appreciated those around him for being so good they gave him the freedom to play the way he did.
I met LT at an autograph signing before a game at MetLife in which prior Giants greats would be recognized. After he signed my cap, i reached out to shake his hand. This was at least 15 years beyond his playing days. He shook my hand and his crushing grip felt like it could've broken my bones. My hand hurt for over a week.
It’s not pleasant, but the LT play when Joe Theismann gets injured is a huge part of NFL history. I’m sure there are videos about that story. Worth a watch.
In case no one mentions it, LT was in a football movie called "Any Given Sunday" with Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid and Jamie Foxx. He basically played himself. A super-hard hitting guy who was so physically messed up from playing that the doctors would say "you can't play." and he would anyways.
The Bills lost 4 Super Bowls in a row 90-93 all of them to the NFC east and it is kind of a shame because that Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas spread formation, no huddle offense was terrifying. That team was amazing, despite not winning any Lombardi's. The Giants out coached, and out stubborned them, the rest of the Super Bowls were one sided against Buffalo and I think the main buffalo weakness was head coach Marv Levy. At no other point in NFL history has there been as competitive a division as the NFC East from the mid 80's thru the 90's. The Eagles were the odd team out by not winning any super bowls in that period of NFC East dominance but they were qualifying for the play offs and winning 10 to 14 games a year.
Side note, if you want to follow up on some of his extra-curricular activities at one point Lawrence Taylor actually did professional wrestling. He was in a match against Bam Bam Bigelow at Wrestlemania XI which might be worth you checking out at some point if you want.
6:10 That's the crazy thing, you look at a lot of some old "hard hitters" or great defensive players and a lot of their intense play would've drawn fouls in today's game. Lawrence Taylor on the other hand, virtually all of his tackles were clean, no helmet contact or unnecessary roughness. Just pure efficiency.
From Google regarding the Bills "The Bills appeared in four consecutive Super Bowl games (XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII). The successful seasons by the Bills during 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 were marred by the consecutive Super Bowl losses. The Bills are the last NFL team to have appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls."
I'm a Giants fan, but I lived in Eagles territory. Early 2000s I found out one of my coworkers was a Bills fan. I asked him about those years - what was it like losing four straight? He said those losses hurt, but overall it was a good ride. They had so much success, so many wins, so many comebacks. The fans could take a lot of pride in their team. He said there was only one time that it was really, really painful. With a big smile, I looked him right in the eye and asked, "Wide right?" Yep. Pain was still fresh.
One of my fav LT stories is he partied at the strip til morning. He's listening to the radio on his ride home and realizes he forgot there's a game that day. By the time he gets to the stadium, the game is deep into the 1st quarter. Hands his car keys to security to park his car and runs into the locker room to get dressed. Ends up having at least 5 sacks that game 😂😂
LT took winning very seriously and capitalized on home field advantage as much as he could. Every time a young hot shot offensive stud world beater fresh out of college made his first trip to the big city LT Would call his friends near the team they played for and ask them what kind of woman he is frequently seen with. Then LT would call a high class Wallstreet outcall prostitution agency to find an prostitute who matched the super star to be's interests. He would interview her in person to explain she was to pick him up by stalking the hotel his team stays at when they are in the city and she was to not let him know she was on the clock. The youngster was to have the time of his life in the big city with the woman of his dreams and he was to make it to Giant's Stadium by 11 AM on sunday morning quite alive but in no shape to play a game of full contact NFL football. He would then hand her 8-10k in cash and a zip lock baggie full of cocaine and wish her good hunting.
The commentators showed the GREAT John Madden!!! He was an amazing coach and commentator! I was happy to hear him in this video! Wow! Lawrence Taylor was a beast!! 😮
Another great video guys. LT is the greatest Linebacker (Middle or outside) ever, probably the greatest defensive player ever, and definitely one of the 5 greatest NFL players of all time. Ray Lewis is the greatest Middle Linebacker ever, but LT was still better overall, and while Ray is a bit better at being field general and coverage Linebacker, but LT was way better at sacks, about the same in the run defense. Ray Lewis is probably the 2nd best Linebacker ever, and best pure middle linebacker while LT is just the best Linebacker period. Not to take away from other all time greats either. Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary, Takeo Spikes, London Fletcher, Harry Carson, Chuck Bednarik, Brian Urlacher, all great Middle Linebackers too.
LT was a machine. The reason you saw QBs fold so quickly was because of the fear he created on the field. Check "That Time Lawrence Taylor Single-Handedly Beat the Lions | NFL Vault Stories".
You guys need to check out Derrick Thomas highlights, he was the closest thing to L.T. that you'll find. If im not mistaken he still owns the sack record for all of college football. He was a terror in the NFL too. As good as Taylor is D.T. might have been better if his career hadn't been cut short because of his death RIP DERRICK THOMAS
The 1 armed sack against the Lions in the Thanksgiving game at 3:27 is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. He whips him around by his jersey and just discards him with contempt. That strip sack that is used by everyone now was basically invented by him. Most of his hits are still legal. You just can't make contact directly to the head now. So some of his bullrushes where he hits the lineman in the head are illegal, but for the most part, most of these hits are still legal
Taking a knee is what a QB does when the offense wants the clock to run. Typically done at the end of a game. Spiking the ball is done to stop the clock when the offense is driving to score and time is running out.
seems like you guys are starting to appreciate more aspects of the game as you learn especially defensive plays and blocking. football is such a unique sport once you really know it
LT was the sole reason i became a Giants fan. That was when i figured out i was more of a defensive fan of the game than offense. The Gmen have always prided themselves on their mean, smashmouth defenses as well. It has fallen off in the past 10 years but is back this coming season. There's a new kid (LB/ Edge) named Kavon Thibadeaux on the block and will be a monster. Last season during a snowy game, he hit a QB from behind and injured him. Kayvon starting making a snow angel right next to him in celebration of the sack. Nastyyyy.
L.T. was a MONSTER.! Great video guys.!!! Has my Lyle Alzado request moved up the charts.? I know you got a monster list but just keeping the request alive.! Thank you much....!
As you know from watching a lot of English Football, some players are so dominant and ahead of their time that they truly could have played in any era and been a standout player, and LT was one of them. Linebackers before him were generally used more to stop the offense's run game and get in the way of pretty short passes that are maybe 5 yards or so past the line of scrimmage. Mainly because they weren't usually the fastest guys. LT was one of the first examples of the linebacker position evolving to what is expected of modern Linebackers where they want you to be decent sized yes, but you need to have *speed* and you need to be able to blitz and rush the quarterback, you need to be able to cover pretty effectively on pass plays that require you to go even deeper than 5 yards etc. He was a great example of what a 2020's all-pro linebacker looked like, playing 35-40 years ago. He would be a forcd in the NFL today if he was born a few decades later. Just one of those "all time" talent guys. Personal life aside.
Quarter backs have so many protections in todays game, some of these sacks would almost certainly be called for roughing the passer penalties. That said, most QB's would just sit down when they saw LT coming at them.
Bill Belichick (Defensive Coordinator): Uh just so you know LT was 10 minutes late to the meeting. Bill Parcells (Head Coach): Why did you start the meeting without him?
I'm a Washington Redskins fan, Redskins played the Giants twice a yr. They would double and sometimes triple team him.. he still dominated the games. He was unreal
I always wondered why Washington had so many different QBs in the late 80s/early 90s, but facing LT AND Reggie White each 2x a season is hazardous to any quarterback's health. The fact that they won anyway is incredible.
@@smgdroid Absolutely! It's unreal that the NFC East won 7 Super Bowls in 10 seasons: Giants 86 season Skins 87 Giants 90 Skins 91 Boys 92 Boys 93 Boys 95
@@Newbobdole I wonder what is more hated in Buffalo at this point. The New England Patriots during the Brady era for all the regular season abuse, or The NFC East for beating the Bills in the Super Bowl 4 times in a row from 90-93.
No quarterback got the snap before locating LT first. In fact, one time a quarterback couldn't find LT, so HE TOOK A TIMEOUT, only to find LT on the sidelines for that play! And if you thought those plays were amazing, the most impressive were his plays on the goal line (there's a clip about those) when the margin for error is razor thin, and unless the defense plays perfectly, the other team scores a touchdown. That's when LT's instincts are shown to be other wordly!
The rules have changed as far as where and how you can hit the QB, but the fundamentals of "wrapping up" a player when tackling him, is the proper defensive technique that's been lost in today's game. If you watch a live game, you'll hear the announcers mention poor tackling repeatedly. You'll just see a lot of "shoulder tackling".
It's hard to imagine the Giants being a bad team that didn't make the playoffs for 18 years now that they've won 4 Super Bowls, but it seriously all started with Lawrence Taylor (with honorable mentions to his head coach Bill Parcells and his defensive coordinator, the great Bill Belichick). There has never been another player like him in all my years watching the sport, which honestly makes me kinda sad
I think one of the most entertaining reacts would be to James Harrison! He went undrafted to probably being a Hall of Fame player and he was one of the scariest players of all time.
You have watched Troy Polamalu and Ed Reed, if you would like to see one of the all-time great safeties try Ronnie Lott he also loved the game and was super tough.
That canvas contraption they had wrapped and tied on him was meant to try to keep his shoulder from coming out of socket. The more you dislocate it, the easier it is to keep coming out. We have better equipment for that now, it just limits your range of motion
his pursuit was insane... there were times he ran down running backs and receivers that were unreal (aside from the sacks). Also slapping the ball out of the QB's hands was something that LT made a staple of pass rushers since... he literally changed the game
No doubt the greatest defensive player. He played with a fractured tibia in some games in 1989 I think, Nothing could stop him but his own demons, which he also felt helped drive his greatness.
The whole team was tough back then, LT played with a cracked tibia,and a dislocated shoulder. Phil Simms played 11 games of a superbowl winning season on a broken ankle listed in the injury report as "a high ankle sprain that will not heal". Erik Howard set multiple records for being the strongest nose tackle in the league and one for having the most back surgeries in a carrier. He was basically an action figure with no waist at the end of his carrier, if he wanted to twist his shoulders he had to use his feet to do it, but he still managed to occupy 2 or 3 offensive linemen with his pure strength bull rush on every play. Other Giants had to help him up because he couldn't do it on his own if he went down.
As stated below, The Blind Side is a movie well worth watching. The left offensive tackle became the highest paid line position to counteract rushers like LT to protect quarterbacks' left or blind side.
It's still perfectly legal to tackle a player with a bear-hug. It is also perfectly legal to grab a player's jersey and sling them around or down, as long as you do not grab the collar.
I am 76-years old and a lifetime Giants fan. LT was the first player to routinely slap or punch the ball out of the hands of the opposing player. Today the defensive backs all attempt it but he began it.
Great reaction as always! Talking about dominant defensive players and feared players, I’m always reminded of the 2000s Baltimore Ravens defensive line. Especially their leader, Ray Lewis; here’s a link for his career highlights if you two are interested: ua-cam.com/video/DEKXWNey_Wc/v-deo.html If Lawrence was a bear and soldier, Ray a bull and brick wall, then Troy was a missile and acrobat: ua-cam.com/video/UL8diqVaEY0/v-deo.html
L.T ..would have a flag on every play for hitting too hard ,Thats just shows how far the NFL has become a soft league, Thats why real football fans are walking away from the NFL ...SOON THEY WILL HAVE FLAFS ON THERE HIPS..!
Bo was damn good!!! L.T. was an animal of a football player. He was also a party-animal.... O.K. men I want to suggest you locate and watch another linebacking great -- Dick Butkus. The rules were different when these giants of football played.... Both Taylor & Butkus are in the NFL Hall of Fame. YES they were that good...!!!!! Both A true JOY to watch play.... GREATS!!!!!!! ENJOY.......
You mentioned the Bills bad luck and reminded me when I was younger the Bills lost the Super Bowl 4 years in a row (90-94). We used to say that BILLS stood for Boy I Love Losing Superbowls :D
He smoked an ounce of crack before most of his games. 100%. Go look for yourselves. That's why he was so amped up. The coaches knew... And they just let him do it because of how it made him play
If you wanna see the nastiest hitter of all time. Check out the "Top 10 Most Feared Tacklers" video. I promise you'll be STUNNED!!! ua-cam.com/video/1Zwq7m4Mba4/v-deo.html
Fun Fact: Super Bowl XXV (NY Giants vs. Buffalo Bills) is dubbed "Wide Right" because of Scott Norwoods 47-yard FG Miss, it's also called "47 Wide Right" and some Bills fans call it simply "The Miss"
If you haven't already, check out Dick Butkus, a little more on the Old School side. But, the Best Linebacker of the Year is awarded the Dick Butkus Award, in Highschool, College and the NFL. Plus the old ESPN films were just awesome to watch. Edit: NFL films not ESPN.
This is an LT video, but if you'll notice, how often is #53 also involved? Harry Carson would also be worth a video . IF LT is #1, HC might be #2 . The rest of that defense also deserves a video . Gary Reasons(#55) also has some top-notch highlights. Leonard Marshall(#70) ,Jim Burt(#64) ,Carl Banks (#58) & Pepper Johnson(#52) were also among the best of that era.
EHHH shout out to TX radio hall of famer, 1310AM/96.7FM(& stream) The Ticket legend, sports radio royalty Norm “don’t worry P-1s I’ll never retire” Hitzges!
There was a linebacker club which Taylor was one of. The others were Ray Neitzchkey of Green Bay, Dick Butkus of Chicago and Jack Lambert of Pittsburgh
LT definitely had that bear hug tackle but there’s nothing about that that makes the tackle any more dangerous than a normal one. I would say letting LT tackle your QB from behind is far more likely to cause injury than any tackling technique he could use lol
To answer some of your Qs ... 1. Yes, "bearhug" tackles are still allowed; but nowadays, for quarterback (QB) "safety," defensive players are no longer allowed to "body slam" QBs or unduly/unnecessarily pound them into the turf, especially if they are in a "defenseless" position -- doing so will invariably result in a 15 yard penalty for "unnecessary roughness." 2. Yes, I'm sure "some" of the QBs may have been fearful of getting drilled/hurt by an imminent sack owing to an unimpeded Lawrence Taylor headed right for them, BUT you need to understand that, USUALLY, when QBs collapsed to the ground before LT could blast them good, the QB was really doing so simply because LT had "blown up" the play, the QB knew he couldn't do anything to salvage the play, and simply taking the sack was the 'lesser of the evils" because it avoided: (a) the QB getting injured while trying to buy time to extend the play ("live to fight another day") or (b) a COSTLY turnover -- either throwing a hasty, off-balance interception OR fumbling the ball due to LT's pressure (minimize the extent of a "bad" outcome) 3. Some of the "bad" throws you noted were NOT because the QB threw a bad pass or had a weak arm, but rather because the QB was often being hit as he was throwing or he was backpedaling and not "stepping into" the pass because he was trying to avoid LT's pressure. Don't get me wrong; it's still a bad DECISION by the QB to throw the ball if he can't get rid of it before LT can adversely affect the pass, but the bad pass doesn't mean the QB has a bad arm or is too weak to get the ball downfield. 4. Pain killing shots 5. The Bills-Giants Super Bowl was the FIRST Super Bowl the Bills ever reached. They lost by only 1 point in the closest ever Super Bowl until a couple of later ones went into overtime. The irony is that the Bills DEFEATED the Giants just several weeks earlier on the Giants' own home field, but lost the big game by a whisker when Scott Norwood's 47 yard FG attempt sailed just a bit "wide right." The Bills are the ONLY team (thus far) in NFL history to have had the excellence, focus, intestinal fortitude, and resilience to earn their way to 4 consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and that says a lot for them. The Bills have never won a Super Bowl yet, and they have had some very bad teams over the years at times, but do NOT equate them to the Detroit Lions (who are one of only 4 teams in the 32 team NFL that have NEVER yet earned even 1 trip to play in the Super Bowl [the other three teams who have thus far never appeared in a Super Bowl are the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars). 6. Watch the devastating injury Washington Redskins QB Joe Theismann (who, ironically, was one of the TV announcers you heard in some of the video clips plays!) sustained when LT tackled him during a national Monday Night Football game telecast -- the brutal compound leg fracture ENDED Theismann's CAREER.
To answer some of your Qs ... 1. Yes, "bearhug" tackles are still allowed; but nowadays, for quarterback (QB) "safety," defensive players are no longer allowed to "body slam" QBs or unduly/unnecessarily pound them into the turf, especially if they are in a "defenseless" position -- doing so will invariably result in a 15 yard penalty for "unnecessary roughness." 2. Yes, I'm sure "some" of the QBs may have been fearful of getting drilled/hurt by an imminent sack owing to an unimpeded Lawrence Taylor headed right for them, BUT you need to understand that, USUALLY, when QBs collapsed to the ground before LT could blast them good, the QB was really doing so simply because LT had "blown up" the play, the QB knew he couldn't do anything to salvage the play, and simply taking the sack was the 'lesser of the evils" because it avoided: (a) the QB getting injured while trying to buy time to extend the play ("live to fight another day") or (b) a COSTLY turnover -- either throwing a hasty, off-balance interception OR fumbling the ball due to LT's pressure (minimize the extent of a "bad" outcome) 3. Some of the "bad" throws you noted were NOT because the QB threw a bad pass or had a weak arm, but rather because the QB was often being hit as he was throwing or he was backpedaling and not "stepping into" the pass because he was trying to avoid LT's pressure. Don't get me wrong; it's still a bad DECISION by the QB to throw the ball if he can't get rid of it before LT can adversely affect the pass, but the bad pass doesn't mean the QB has a bad arm or is too weak to get the ball downfield. 4. Pain killing shots 5. The Bills-Giants Super Bowl was the FIRST Super Bowl the Bills ever reached. They lost by only 1 point in the closest ever Super Bowl until a couple of later ones went into overtime. The irony is that the Bills DEFEATED the Giants just several weeks earlier on the Giants' own home field, but lost the big game by a whisker when Scott Norwood's 47 yard FG attempt sailed just a bit "wide right." The Bills are the ONLY team (thus far) in NFL history to have had the excellence, focus, intestinal fortitude, and resilience to earn their way to 4 consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and that says a lot for them. The Bills have never won a Super Bowl yet, and they have had some very bad teams over the years at times, but do NOT equate them to the Detroit Lions (who are one of only 4 teams in the 32 team NFL that have NEVER yet earned even 1 trip to play in the Super Bowl [the other three teams who have thus far never appeared in a Super Bowl are the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars). 6. Watch the devastating injury Washington Redskins QB Joe Theismann (who, ironically, was one of the TV announcers you heard in some of the video clips plays!) sustained when LT tackled him during a national Monday Night Football game telecast -- the brutal compound leg fracture ENDED Theismann's CAREER.
The only other player that I saw that was almost as dominant (think Kobe being close to Jordan but not being MJ). REGGIE WHITE. As I Giants fan there’s no Eagle I’ve respected on his level. He was a BEAST.
LT went to UNC. In his offseason early on he would go back while Michael Jordan was attending UNC. Just to play pickup basketball to go against Jordan. Only player Jordan said he was scared to play against.
People think he was all athleticism and cocaine but when ever I'm coaching 2 point ends and OLB I have them watch film on LT. His get off was perfect with no wasted motion. He also knew how to adjust his stance based on the leverage of the offense. When teams would bring a wing into assist with tackle LT would square his stance up then attack the downclock of the WB. It seems like little things but its a game of inches and those little things are everything.
That missed field goal by Buffalo kicked off four consecutive trips to the Super Bowl, and they'd lose every...single.. one... and each one was worse than the next one. No other team has ever gone to 4 consecutive Super Bowls. And Detroit wasn't always a pushover, the Lions are four time NFL champions (some teams, like Buffalo still have zero titles), but their most recent championship was 1957.
Taylor was blocked by tight ends and running backs. In today's game he would be Von Miller. If you put Von Miller in the NFL in 85 during the peak sack years he would put up 20+ sacks a year. NFL has evolved a lot.
Also Bills lost 4 straight Superbowl’s to the NFC East. Once by NY as seen here, once by Washington, and twice by Dallas between 90-94. Poor Eagles and Cardinals back then didn’t get in on the fun.
True story Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Ron Jaworski ( # 7 ) called timeout before a play because he couldn't find Lawrence Taylor on the field what Jaworski didn't know is Taylor left the game to go over to the sideline to have his cleats ( shoes ) adjusted 😂😂😂😂
Couple of recommended watches if you want some more 80s & 90s defensive dominance. Reggie White, Bruce Smith, Charles Haley & Kevin Greene. Also you guys touched on the bad luck of the Bills, they made it to 4 STRAIGHT super bowls and lost every single one of them in the 90s. A dominant team that just couldn’t win the big one. Their best chance to win it came in Super Bowl 25 against the giants, but their kicker missed a last second FG. I’d recommend watching something on them as well.
I think a good player to react to would be Kurt Warner, he is a hell of a story, went from bagging groceries at a supermarket to playing Professional Football for the Iowa Barnstormers (they still exist to this day, unlike most Arena teams from the time, his #13 jersey was retired by the Barnstormers) Arena Football team, and eventually became part of The Greatest Show on Turf era St. Louis (now Los Angeles) Rams,, and he's the only player to be in two Hall of Fames, he is in the Arena Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. this was his career trajectory, as a sum up, Cashier at a Supermarket, QB for the Iowa Barnstormers for 3 years, lead the Stormers to the Arena Bowl (Arena Football League's Championship game) and won, Played in Amsterdam for a bit for the NFL Europe's (Yes the National Football League used to have a Europe based feeder series) Amsterdam Admirals, Played for the NFL proper with the at the time St. Louis Rams (won a super bowl), New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals.
The way LT tackled is what us ol’skoolers used to call “wrapping up”. Veeery few defenders appreciate the technique of wrapping up, now days. Sure would help most of ‘em, actually, tackle…🙄
I am not at all taking away from Lawrence Taylor, because he obviously had to go out there and make the plays. But Bill Belichick coached so many of the all time greats that you have to give him some credit for all those guys. He coached Taylor, Tom Brady, Ty Law, Tedy Bruschi, Gronk, Vince Wilfork, Julian Edelman and he revived Randy Moss's career. All those are guys who have legit arguments to be top 5 at their respective positions during their time will Coach Belichick. That's not a coincidence.
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You should watch the deep rewind series from secret base. In depth explanation of big moments in sports. Helps understand those moments
He broke Joe Theisman's leg in horrific fashion. Mom almost made my brother and I quit the sport.
I love how you hear Theismann call him a warrior in the video when he is having the harness tightened back up
I was playing with my Legos while watching that game live with my parents. The image of that leg snapping like a pretzel stick is forever seared in my memory
Can understand why Marshall. Awful, hope I never here the sound! Thanks for the comment
I watched that game. It was gross.
Still makes me cringe even after 40 years
In one game Taylor disregard the coaches play call and blitzed on his own but made 2 sacks doing so .
He came off the field and the coach asked him what he was doing ? Saying we don't even have those plays..
Taylor responded "well it's a doozy we should add them" . The coach couldn't do anything but laugh.
It's hard to argue against the fact that he's the Greatest defensive player in NFL history. As menacing, dominating and game changing he was, the strange thing to me is that he's a soft spoken nice guy. To the Giants fans out there, you guys were insanely lucky to have this man suiting up.
Yes, we were. ;-)
💯 Thanks for this comment, appreciate it!
You could seriously argue he's even just the greatest NFL player of all time too. There's never been a defensive player that's had that much impact. He's at the very least up there with Jerry Rice and Tom Brady.
@@eggoslayer1001 Just given the import of the QB position, I'd have to give it to Brady, but I'd put LT over Rice. The difference between Rice and the 2nd best WR of all time isn't that great, but OLB after LT isn't even close, and he singlehandedly changed not just games, but how the game is played.
If it were my fantasy team all-time, I'd pick Brady, LT and then Sweetness (with respect to Jim Brown).
The last defensive player to win MVP, the man was not human
Hey guys, it's not only the tackles, it's the domination of the blockers. He is beating double teams and triple team blocking. That's the amazing part
And most of those blockers outweighed Taylor by 50+ pounds.
If you go back to the touchdown he score where you said it was terrible throw the quarterback is Joe Montana one of the best ever in the NFL and he is hit as he throws the ball and literally knocked out that is why the throw came up short of the receiver right to Taylor. The Giants defense that season was devestating
They say Lawrence Taylor changed the game, and that is no exaggeration. A few years ago a writer named Michael Lewis wrote a book called The Blind Side that part of which is how Taylor changed the game. Joe Gibbs, the head coach of division rival Washington Redskins changed his entire offensive scheme to account for Taylor. The man was unreal.
Single back formation. Got rid of the fullback. Imagine that, LT basically removed a position from the game.
Gibbs, who had to play the Giants at least twice a year, famously said “if your game plan has your running back blocking Taylor you will lose”.
There was a play where the QB was so confused looking for LT and they called a timeout because they couldn’t find him, turns out he was on the sideline lol😂
It was a privilege to have seen him play in person..
He had his issues, but one thing I remember from when he was playing.. in the locker room after the game if someone tried to interview him, he would avoid talking about what he did on the field and talk about his teammates. His persona was a bit different if someone interviewed him during the week, or in the offseason... but right after the game was over he was praising his teammates before himself.
He knew he had a gift, but he also always knew he couldn't do it without help and he always appreciated those around him for being so good they gave him the freedom to play the way he did.
I met LT at an autograph signing before a game at MetLife in which prior Giants greats would be recognized. After he signed my cap, i reached out to shake his hand. This was at least 15 years beyond his playing days. He shook my hand and his crushing grip felt like it could've broken my bones. My hand hurt for over a week.
It’s not pleasant, but the LT play when Joe Theismann gets injured is a huge part of NFL history. I’m sure there are videos about that story. Worth a watch.
In case no one mentions it, LT was in a football movie called "Any Given Sunday" with Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid and Jamie Foxx. He basically played himself. A super-hard hitting guy who was so physically messed up from playing that the doctors would say "you can't play." and he would anyways.
It’s not a DN reacts Football reaction video without Damo asking “Is that allowed?” 😅
About the Buffalo Bills, they're basically the sports franchise equivalent of the expression "Always a Bridesmaid, Never the Bride".
The Bills lost 4 Super Bowls in a row 90-93 all of them to the NFC east and it is kind of a shame because that Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas spread formation, no huddle offense was terrifying. That team was amazing, despite not winning any Lombardi's.
The Giants out coached, and out stubborned them, the rest of the Super Bowls were one sided against Buffalo and I think the main buffalo weakness was head coach Marv Levy. At no other point in NFL history has there been as competitive a division as the NFC East from the mid 80's thru the 90's. The Eagles were the odd team out by not winning any super bowls in that period of NFC East dominance but they were qualifying for the play offs and winning 10 to 14 games a year.
Loved being a giants fan when lt was there. The defense had just as much of a chance of a positive play as the offense.
When you can strike fear is the best athletes in the world…He literally changed football.
Side note, if you want to follow up on some of his extra-curricular activities at one point Lawrence Taylor actually did professional wrestling. He was in a match against Bam Bam Bigelow at Wrestlemania XI which might be worth you checking out at some point if you want.
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That's the crazy thing, you look at a lot of some old "hard hitters" or great defensive players and a lot of their intense play would've drawn fouls in today's game.
Lawrence Taylor on the other hand, virtually all of his tackles were clean, no helmet contact or unnecessary roughness. Just pure efficiency.
THE greatest defensive player in the nfl of all time. No question about it.
From Google regarding the Bills "The Bills appeared in four consecutive Super Bowl games (XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII). The successful seasons by the Bills during 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 were marred by the consecutive Super Bowl losses. The Bills are the last NFL team to have appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls."
I'm a Giants fan, but I lived in Eagles territory. Early 2000s I found out one of my coworkers was a Bills fan. I asked him about those years - what was it like losing four straight? He said those losses hurt, but overall it was a good ride. They had so much success, so many wins, so many comebacks. The fans could take a lot of pride in their team. He said there was only one time that it was really, really painful.
With a big smile, I looked him right in the eye and asked, "Wide right?"
Yep. Pain was still fresh.
One of my fav LT stories is he partied at the strip til morning. He's listening to the radio on his ride home and realizes he forgot there's a game that day. By the time he gets to the stadium, the game is deep into the 1st quarter. Hands his car keys to security to park his car and runs into the locker room to get dressed.
Ends up having at least 5 sacks that game 😂😂
LT took winning very seriously and capitalized on home field advantage as much as he could. Every time a young hot shot offensive stud world beater fresh out of college made his first trip to the big city LT Would call his friends near the team they played for and ask them what kind of woman he is frequently seen with.
Then LT would call a high class Wallstreet outcall prostitution agency to find an prostitute who matched the super star to be's interests. He would interview her in person to explain she was to pick him up by stalking the hotel his team stays at when they are in the city and she was to not let him know she was on the clock. The youngster was to have the time of his life in the big city with the woman of his dreams and he was to make it to Giant's Stadium by 11 AM on sunday morning quite alive but in no shape to play a game of full contact NFL football. He would then hand her 8-10k in cash and a zip lock baggie full of cocaine and wish her good hunting.
The commentators showed the GREAT John Madden!!! He was an amazing coach and commentator! I was happy to hear him in this video! Wow! Lawrence Taylor was a beast!! 😮
You should watch Joseph Vincent’s video on Derrick Henry since you guys like running backs
He legit throws grown men, I’m not a Titans fan but Derrick Henry is my favorite player since he took over
I saw many of these games live and, being a Giants fan (being from New York), it was an absolute joy!
Another great video guys. LT is the greatest Linebacker (Middle or outside) ever, probably the greatest defensive player ever, and definitely one of the 5 greatest NFL players of all time. Ray Lewis is the greatest Middle Linebacker ever, but LT was still better overall, and while Ray is a bit better at being field general and coverage Linebacker, but LT was way better at sacks, about the same in the run defense. Ray Lewis is probably the 2nd best Linebacker ever, and best pure middle linebacker while LT is just the best Linebacker period. Not to take away from other all time greats either. Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary, Takeo Spikes, London Fletcher, Harry Carson, Chuck Bednarik, Brian Urlacher, all great Middle Linebackers too.
People should have been more afraid of Singletary. That war face he made was insane.
I would recommend Aaron Donald if you guys haven’t watched his highlights yet 👍
LT was a machine. The reason you saw QBs fold so quickly was because of the fear he created on the field. Check "That Time Lawrence Taylor Single-Handedly Beat the Lions | NFL Vault Stories".
You guys need to check out Derrick Thomas highlights, he was the closest thing to L.T. that you'll find. If im not mistaken he still owns the sack record for all of college football. He was a terror in the NFL too. As good as Taylor is D.T. might have been better if his career hadn't been cut short because of his death RIP DERRICK THOMAS
The 1 armed sack against the Lions in the Thanksgiving game at 3:27 is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. He whips him around by his jersey and just discards him with contempt. That strip sack that is used by everyone now was basically invented by him. Most of his hits are still legal. You just can't make contact directly to the head now. So some of his bullrushes where he hits the lineman in the head are illegal, but for the most part, most of these hits are still legal
Taking a knee is what a QB does when the offense wants the clock to run. Typically done at the end of a game. Spiking the ball is done to stop the clock when the offense is driving to score and time is running out.
seems like you guys are starting to appreciate more aspects of the game as you learn especially defensive plays and blocking. football is such a unique sport once you really know it
100% Darnell. We’re so excited for the new season already! Thanks for this comment
LT was the sole reason i became a Giants fan. That was when i figured out i was more of a defensive fan of the game than offense. The Gmen have always prided themselves on their mean, smashmouth defenses as well. It has fallen off in the past 10 years but is back this coming season. There's a new kid (LB/ Edge) named Kavon Thibadeaux on the block and will be a monster. Last season during a snowy game, he hit a QB from behind and injured him. Kayvon starting making a snow angel right next to him in celebration of the sack. Nastyyyy.
Thanks for the comment Danny! Love this. And wow, that does sound absolutely brutal!
Thibs is going to be a force for years to come.
LT originated the strip sack and strip tackle where his primary focus was to cause a fumble .
L.T. was a MONSTER.! Great video guys.!!! Has my Lyle Alzado request moved up the charts.? I know you got a monster list but just keeping the request alive.! Thank you much....!
As you know from watching a lot of English Football, some players are so dominant and ahead of their time that they truly could have played in any era and been a standout player, and LT was one of them. Linebackers before him were generally used more to stop the offense's run game and get in the way of pretty short passes that are maybe 5 yards or so past the line of scrimmage. Mainly because they weren't usually the fastest guys.
LT was one of the first examples of the linebacker position evolving to what is expected of modern Linebackers where they want you to be decent sized yes, but you need to have *speed* and you need to be able to blitz and rush the quarterback, you need to be able to cover pretty effectively on pass plays that require you to go even deeper than 5 yards etc.
He was a great example of what a 2020's all-pro linebacker looked like, playing 35-40 years ago. He would be a forcd in the NFL today if he was born a few decades later. Just one of those "all time" talent guys. Personal life aside.
Quarter backs have so many protections in todays game, some of these sacks would almost certainly be called for roughing the passer penalties. That said, most QB's would just sit down when they saw LT coming at them.
Bill Belichick (Defensive Coordinator): Uh just so you know LT was 10 minutes late to the meeting.
Bill Parcells (Head Coach): Why did you start the meeting without him?
I'm a Washington Redskins fan, Redskins played the Giants twice a yr. They would double and sometimes triple team him.. he still dominated the games. He was unreal
I always wondered why Washington had so many different QBs in the late 80s/early 90s, but facing LT AND Reggie White each 2x a season is hazardous to any quarterback's health. The fact that they won anyway is incredible.
Absolutely agree, the Skins success rate in the NFC East during that era, against those defenses, is a tribute to Joe Gibbs & his staff
@@Newbobdole I hate Dallas, but those years, the NFC East was ridiculous.
@@smgdroid Absolutely! It's unreal that the NFC East won 7 Super Bowls in 10 seasons:
Giants 86 season
Skins 87
Giants 90
Skins 91
Boys 92
Boys 93
Boys 95
@@Newbobdole I wonder what is more hated in Buffalo at this point. The New England Patriots during the Brady era for all the regular season abuse, or The NFC East for beating the Bills in the Super Bowl 4 times in a row from 90-93.
No quarterback got the snap before locating LT first. In fact, one time a quarterback couldn't find LT, so HE TOOK A TIMEOUT, only to find LT on the sidelines for that play! And if you thought those plays were amazing, the most impressive were his plays on the goal line (there's a clip about those) when the margin for error is razor thin, and unless the defense plays perfectly, the other team scores a touchdown. That's when LT's instincts are shown to be other wordly!
The rules have changed as far as where and how you can hit the QB, but the fundamentals of "wrapping up" a player when tackling him, is the proper defensive technique that's been lost in today's game. If you watch a live game, you'll hear the announcers mention poor tackling repeatedly. You'll just see a lot of "shoulder tackling".
This is the guy that made me want to play and play defense!!!
It's hard to imagine the Giants being a bad team that didn't make the playoffs for 18 years now that they've won 4 Super Bowls, but it seriously all started with Lawrence Taylor (with honorable mentions to his head coach Bill Parcells and his defensive coordinator, the great Bill Belichick). There has never been another player like him in all my years watching the sport, which honestly makes me kinda sad
Another great choice D/N, also check out Derrick Thomas if youd like. LT was in the 80’s, DT was in the 90’s
I think one of the most entertaining reacts would be to James Harrison! He went undrafted to probably being a Hall of Fame player and he was one of the scariest players of all time.
You have watched Troy Polamalu and Ed Reed, if you would like to see one of the all-time great safeties try Ronnie Lott he also loved the game and was super tough.
That canvas contraption they had wrapped and tied on him was meant to try to keep his shoulder from coming out of socket. The more you dislocate it, the easier it is to keep coming out. We have better equipment for that now, it just limits your range of motion
his pursuit was insane... there were times he ran down running backs and receivers that were unreal (aside from the sacks). Also slapping the ball out of the QB's hands was something that LT made a staple of pass rushers since... he literally changed the game
You can tackle a ball carrier any means possible except in the head/neck area . Especially helmet to helmet hits not allowed anymore.
He is number 3 in 100 best NFL players of All Time.
LT was a genuinely terrifying guy. He literally compelled opposing players to retire. His intensity was not entirely human.
Definitely got these vibes from this video. Thanks Kent
Let’s not forget dude was literally on crack
No doubt the greatest defensive player. He played with a fractured tibia in some games in 1989 I think, Nothing could stop him but his own demons, which he also felt helped drive his greatness.
The whole team was tough back then, LT played with a cracked tibia,and a dislocated shoulder. Phil Simms played 11 games of a superbowl winning season on a broken ankle listed in the injury report as "a high ankle sprain that will not heal". Erik Howard set multiple records for being the strongest nose tackle in the league and one for having the most back surgeries in a carrier. He was basically an action figure with no waist at the end of his carrier, if he wanted to twist his shoulders he had to use his feet to do it, but he still managed to occupy 2 or 3 offensive linemen with his pure strength bull rush on every play. Other Giants had to help him up because he couldn't do it on his own if he went down.
You gotta watch sean Taylor what an amazing career cut so short
Guys, do one on Roger Craig, 49'er great RB.
As stated below, The Blind Side is a movie well worth watching. The left offensive tackle became the highest paid line position to counteract rushers like LT to protect quarterbacks' left or blind side.
Both of those tackles are still allowed.
I'm patiently waiting for that 85 Bears video..
We did this one but unfortunately got blocked by the NFL. We have uploaded to our Patreon with all the blocked videos.
It's still perfectly legal to tackle a player with a bear-hug. It is also perfectly legal to grab a player's jersey and sling them around or down, as long as you do not grab the collar.
Thanks for confirming Aregua, handy to know! Appreciate it
Once you're running away, it's gonna get worse.... young Randall Cunningham couldn't even slip, on this video....
I am 76-years old and a lifetime Giants fan. LT was the first player to routinely slap or punch the ball out of the hands of the opposing player. Today the defensive backs all attempt it but he began it.
I hope you have Reggie White on your list. He has a video just like this and he is unbelievable.
Thanks Christopher, have got Reggie White on the watch list. Thanks for the comment
Great reaction as always! Talking about dominant defensive players and feared players, I’m always reminded of the 2000s Baltimore Ravens defensive line. Especially their leader, Ray Lewis; here’s a link for his career highlights if you two are interested: ua-cam.com/video/DEKXWNey_Wc/v-deo.html
If Lawrence was a bear and soldier, Ray a bull and brick wall, then Troy was a missile and acrobat: ua-cam.com/video/UL8diqVaEY0/v-deo.html
Thank you for the comment and your support, we really appreciate it 🙏 Also appreciate the links
PERFECT hand placement, PERFECT tackling. Relentless pursuit. He was 250 lbs pushing olineman around who were 280 to 300lbs like they were children.
L.T ..would have a flag on every play for hitting too hard ,Thats just shows how far the NFL has become a soft league, Thats why real football fans are walking away from the NFL ...SOON THEY WILL HAVE FLAFS ON THERE HIPS..!
Awesome video reaction guys. You have a new subscriber. Can't wait to see more!!!
Bo was damn good!!! L.T. was an animal of a football player. He was also a party-animal.... O.K. men I want to suggest you locate and watch another linebacking great -- Dick Butkus. The rules were different when these giants of football played.... Both Taylor & Butkus are in the NFL Hall of Fame. YES they were that good...!!!!! Both A true JOY to watch play.... GREATS!!!!!!! ENJOY.......
You mentioned the Bills bad luck and reminded me when I was younger the Bills lost the Super Bowl 4 years in a row (90-94). We used to say that BILLS stood for Boy I Love Losing Superbowls :D
The “terrible throw” you mentioned was by Montana when he was absolutely CRUSHED by Jim Burt. Look it up. HUGE hit.
You guys didn't understand why they were wrapping his shoulder. It was to hold his broken shoulder in place.
He smoked an ounce of crack before most of his games. 100%. Go look for yourselves. That's why he was so amped up. The coaches knew... And they just let him do it because of how it made him play
If you wanna see the nastiest hitter of all time. Check out the "Top 10 Most Feared Tacklers" video. I promise you'll be STUNNED!!! ua-cam.com/video/1Zwq7m4Mba4/v-deo.html
Fun Fact: Super Bowl XXV (NY Giants vs. Buffalo Bills) is dubbed "Wide Right" because of Scott Norwoods 47-yard FG Miss, it's also called "47 Wide Right" and some Bills fans call it simply "The Miss"
If you haven't already, check out Dick Butkus, a little more on the Old School side. But, the Best Linebacker of the Year is awarded the Dick Butkus Award, in Highschool, College and the NFL. Plus the old ESPN films were just awesome to watch.
Edit: NFL films not ESPN.
This is an LT video, but if you'll notice, how often is #53 also involved?
Harry Carson would also be worth a video . IF LT is #1, HC might be #2 .
The rest of that defense also deserves a video . Gary Reasons(#55) also has some top-notch highlights. Leonard Marshall(#70) ,Jim Burt(#64) ,Carl Banks (#58) & Pepper Johnson(#52) were also among the best of that era.
Watch Michal Strahan highlights he was a Giants DE that BROKE ALL of LT's sack record!!!!
EHHH shout out to TX radio hall of famer, 1310AM/96.7FM(& stream) The Ticket legend, sports radio royalty Norm “don’t worry P-1s I’ll never retire” Hitzges!
LT was the most dominant player in the game.... EVER.
He permanently changed the game too.
Suggest highest scoring Monday night football game 2018 KC (9-1) vs LA Rams (9-1) 105 pts
There was a linebacker club which Taylor was one of. The others were Ray Neitzchkey of Green Bay, Dick Butkus of Chicago and Jack Lambert of Pittsburgh
LT definitely had that bear hug tackle but there’s nothing about that that makes the tackle any more dangerous than a normal one. I would say letting LT tackle your QB from behind is far more likely to cause injury than any tackling technique he could use lol
To answer some of your Qs ...
1. Yes, "bearhug" tackles are still allowed; but nowadays, for quarterback (QB) "safety," defensive players are no longer allowed to "body slam" QBs or unduly/unnecessarily pound them into the turf, especially if they are in a "defenseless" position -- doing so will invariably result in a 15 yard penalty for "unnecessary roughness."
2. Yes, I'm sure "some" of the QBs may have been fearful of getting drilled/hurt by an imminent sack owing to an unimpeded Lawrence Taylor headed right for them, BUT you need to understand that, USUALLY, when QBs collapsed to the ground before LT could blast them good, the QB was really doing so simply because LT had "blown up" the play, the QB knew he couldn't do anything to salvage the play, and simply taking the sack was the 'lesser of the evils" because it avoided: (a) the QB getting injured while trying to buy time to extend the play ("live to fight another day") or (b) a COSTLY turnover -- either throwing a hasty, off-balance interception OR fumbling the ball due to LT's pressure (minimize the extent of a "bad" outcome)
3. Some of the "bad" throws you noted were NOT because the QB threw a bad pass or had a weak arm, but rather because the QB was often being hit as he was throwing or he was backpedaling and not "stepping into" the pass because he was trying to avoid LT's pressure. Don't get me wrong; it's still a bad DECISION by the QB to throw the ball if he can't get rid of it before LT can adversely affect the pass, but the bad pass doesn't mean the QB has a bad arm or is too weak to get the ball downfield.
4. Pain killing shots
5. The Bills-Giants Super Bowl was the FIRST Super Bowl the Bills ever reached. They lost by only 1 point in the closest ever Super Bowl until a couple of later ones went into overtime. The irony is that the Bills DEFEATED the Giants just several weeks earlier on the Giants' own home field, but lost the big game by a whisker when Scott Norwood's 47 yard FG attempt sailed just a bit "wide right." The Bills are the ONLY team (thus far) in NFL history to have had the excellence, focus, intestinal fortitude, and resilience to earn their way to 4 consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and that says a lot for them. The Bills have never won a Super Bowl yet, and they have had some very bad teams over the years at times, but do NOT equate them to the Detroit Lions (who are one of only 4 teams in the 32 team NFL that have NEVER yet earned even 1 trip to play in the Super Bowl [the other three teams who have thus far never appeared in a Super Bowl are the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars).
6. Watch the devastating injury Washington Redskins QB Joe Theismann (who, ironically, was one of the TV announcers you heard in some of the video clips plays!) sustained when LT tackled him during a national Monday Night Football game telecast -- the brutal compound leg fracture ENDED Theismann's CAREER.
To answer some of your Qs ...
1. Yes, "bearhug" tackles are still allowed; but nowadays, for quarterback (QB) "safety," defensive players are no longer allowed to "body slam" QBs or unduly/unnecessarily pound them into the turf, especially if they are in a "defenseless" position -- doing so will invariably result in a 15 yard penalty for "unnecessary roughness."
2. Yes, I'm sure "some" of the QBs may have been fearful of getting drilled/hurt by an imminent sack owing to an unimpeded Lawrence Taylor headed right for them, BUT you need to understand that, USUALLY, when QBs collapsed to the ground before LT could blast them good, the QB was really doing so simply because LT had "blown up" the play, the QB knew he couldn't do anything to salvage the play, and simply taking the sack was the 'lesser of the evils" because it avoided: (a) the QB getting injured while trying to buy time to extend the play ("live to fight another day") or (b) a COSTLY turnover -- either throwing a hasty, off-balance interception OR fumbling the ball due to LT's pressure (minimize the extent of a "bad" outcome)
3. Some of the "bad" throws you noted were NOT because the QB threw a bad pass or had a weak arm, but rather because the QB was often being hit as he was throwing or he was backpedaling and not "stepping into" the pass because he was trying to avoid LT's pressure. Don't get me wrong; it's still a bad DECISION by the QB to throw the ball if he can't get rid of it before LT can adversely affect the pass, but the bad pass doesn't mean the QB has a bad arm or is too weak to get the ball downfield.
4. Pain killing shots
5. The Bills-Giants Super Bowl was the FIRST Super Bowl the Bills ever reached. They lost by only 1 point in the closest ever Super Bowl until a couple of later ones went into overtime. The irony is that the Bills DEFEATED the Giants just several weeks earlier on the Giants' own home field, but lost the big game by a whisker when Scott Norwood's 47 yard FG attempt sailed just a bit "wide right." The Bills are the ONLY team (thus far) in NFL history to have had the excellence, focus, intestinal fortitude, and resilience to earn their way to 4 consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and that says a lot for them. The Bills have never won a Super Bowl yet, and they have had some very bad teams over the years at times, but do NOT equate them to the Detroit Lions (who are one of only 4 teams in the 32 team NFL that have NEVER yet earned even 1 trip to play in the Super Bowl [the other three teams who have thus far never appeared in a Super Bowl are the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars).
6. Watch the devastating injury Washington Redskins QB Joe Theismann (who, ironically, was one of the TV announcers you heard in some of the video clips plays!) sustained when LT tackled him during a national Monday Night Football game telecast -- the brutal compound leg fracture ENDED Theismann's CAREER.
7:19 - That terrible throw was caused by this play: ua-cam.com/video/91ttCz7Dbc4/v-deo.html
Jaworski (Eagles) was TERRIFIED of Taylor he "Took" the knee numerous times to keep from getting annihilated by Taylor
The only other player that I saw that was almost as dominant (think Kobe being close to Jordan but not being MJ). REGGIE WHITE. As I Giants fan there’s no Eagle I’ve respected on his level.
He was a BEAST.
LT went to UNC. In his offseason early on he would go back while Michael Jordan was attending UNC. Just to play pickup basketball to go against Jordan. Only player Jordan said he was scared to play against.
People think he was all athleticism and cocaine but when ever I'm coaching 2 point ends and OLB I have them watch film on LT. His get off was perfect with no wasted motion. He also knew how to adjust his stance based on the leverage of the offense. When teams would bring a wing into assist with tackle LT would square his stance up then attack the downclock of the WB. It seems like little things but its a game of inches and those little things are everything.
I’m a GenXer who has been watching NFL football since early 1970s. Lawrence Taylor is the best, most-disruptive defensive player of my lifetime.
That missed field goal by Buffalo kicked off four consecutive trips to the Super Bowl, and they'd lose every...single.. one... and each one was worse than the next one. No other team has ever gone to 4 consecutive Super Bowls.
And Detroit wasn't always a pushover, the Lions are four time NFL champions (some teams, like Buffalo still have zero titles), but their most recent championship was 1957.
The Buffalo Bills lost 4 straight Super Bowls from 90-93. Coincidentally all to teams from the same Division lol 😂😂😂
Taylor was blocked by tight ends and running backs. In today's game he would be Von Miller. If you put Von Miller in the NFL in 85 during the peak sack years he would put up 20+ sacks a year. NFL has evolved a lot.
Also Bills lost 4 straight Superbowl’s to the NFC East. Once by NY as seen here, once by Washington, and twice by Dallas between 90-94. Poor Eagles and Cardinals back then didn’t get in on the fun.
True story Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Ron Jaworski ( # 7 ) called timeout before a play because he couldn't find Lawrence Taylor on the field what Jaworski didn't know is Taylor left the game to go over to the sideline to have his cleats ( shoes ) adjusted 😂😂😂😂
Couple of recommended watches if you want some more 80s & 90s defensive dominance. Reggie White, Bruce Smith, Charles Haley & Kevin Greene.
Also you guys touched on the bad luck of the Bills, they made it to 4 STRAIGHT super bowls and lost every single one of them in the 90s. A dominant team that just couldn’t win the big one. Their best chance to win it came in Super Bowl 25 against the giants, but their kicker missed a last second FG. I’d recommend watching something on them as well.
Plz react to James Harrison highlights by nfl throwback. Love the vids
I think a good player to react to would be Kurt Warner, he is a hell of a story, went from bagging groceries at a supermarket to playing Professional Football for the Iowa Barnstormers (they still exist to this day, unlike most Arena teams from the time, his #13 jersey was retired by the Barnstormers) Arena Football team, and eventually became part of The Greatest Show on Turf era St. Louis (now Los Angeles) Rams,, and he's the only player to be in two Hall of Fames, he is in the Arena Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. this was his career trajectory, as a sum up, Cashier at a Supermarket, QB for the Iowa Barnstormers for 3 years, lead the Stormers to the Arena Bowl (Arena Football League's Championship game) and won, Played in Amsterdam for a bit for the NFL Europe's (Yes the National Football League used to have a Europe based feeder series) Amsterdam Admirals, Played for the NFL proper with the at the time St. Louis Rams (won a super bowl), New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals.
Yeah the Bills don’t have the best luck in the big game. They lost 4 consecutive Super Bowls, 1990-1993
You need to look at Alvin Kamara's rookie year highlights running back New Orleans Saints. By JBV
The way LT tackled is what us ol’skoolers used to call “wrapping up”. Veeery few defenders appreciate the technique of wrapping up, now days. Sure would help most of ‘em, actually, tackle…🙄
I am not at all taking away from Lawrence Taylor, because he obviously had to go out there and make the plays. But Bill Belichick coached so many of the all time greats that you have to give him some credit for all those guys. He coached Taylor, Tom Brady, Ty Law, Tedy Bruschi, Gronk, Vince Wilfork, Julian Edelman and he revived Randy Moss's career. All those are guys who have legit arguments to be top 5 at their respective positions during their time will Coach Belichick. That's not a coincidence.