Gil Brandt's greatest NFL defensive tackles of all time

[CCBoy]

Gil Brandt's greatest NFL defensive tackles of all time

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30. La'Roi Glover
Oakland Raiders, 1996; New Orleans Saints, 1997-2001; Dallas Cowboys, 2002-2005; St. Louis Rams 2006-2008
» Voted to six Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro one time
» NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
» 2000 NFC Defensive Player of the Year
» 2000 NFL sacks leader (17.5)
» Finished career with 433 tackles, 83.5 sacks and 16 forced fumbles


21. Ray Childress
Houston Oilers, 1985-1995; Dallas Cowboys, 1996
» Voted to five Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro one time
» NFL-record three fumble recoveries in single game
» Recorded 76.5 sacks, 861 tackles, and 19 forced fumbles in 12-year NFL career


4. Randy White
Dallas Cowboys, 1975-1988
» One-time Super Bowl champion
» Super Bowl XII co-MVP
» Voted to nine Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro seven times
» NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
» Unofficially recorded 111 sacks (high of 16 in 1978) and 1,104 tackles in 14 NFL seasons
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame


1. Bob Lilly
Dallas Cowboys, 1961-1974
» One-time Super Bowl champion
» Voted to 11 Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro seven times
» NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
» member of NFL's All-Decade Teams in 1960s and 1970s
» Started every game (164) of his 14-year career
» 29-yard sack of Bob Griese in Super Bowl VI is NFL record and one of the most memorable in Super Bowl history
» Scored four defensive touchdowns in career
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

 

[Oneiros]

La'Roi Glover was one heck of a pickup for us.

 

[Tangle_Foot]

#74#54
We were so blessed to have those guys

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

Way to keep yourself irrelevant Gil Brandt.

 

[cowboyec]

BOB LILLY
RANDY WHITE
THANK.
YOU.

 

[Bizwah]

La'Roi Glover was one heck of a pickup for us.

All I can think of is Mickey at the time of his signing kept saying, "If he's so good, why is he available?"

 

[darthseinfeld]

La'Roi Glover was one heck of a pickup for us.

Its too bad he only got to play on one good team here

 

[Pola_pe_a]

Aaron Donald will go down as the best all said and done. Never seen a guy with that combo of speed, quicks and power inside.

 

[Whirlwin]

Aaron Donald will go down as the best all said and done. Never seen a guy with that combo of speed, quicks and power inside.

Did you ever see the manster play. Randy White

 

[big dog cowboy]

OH MY!!!

 

[Section446]

In his prime, nobody dominated games like Warren Sapp did.

 

[Creeper]

Aaron Donald will go down as the best all said and done. Never seen a guy with that combo of speed, quicks and power inside.

Every generation thinks their guy is the best of all time. Having seen Lilly play in his era it not hard to understand why Brandt would make him #1. He dominated the game when he was in his prime, like LT dominated at his position. I am not taking anything away from Donald. I can see why some would make him #1, but Lilly in his day was better than Donald is today. Just my opinion.

And just so you don't think its just a Boomer talking about the good old days, I think Tiger Woods in his prime was better than Jack in his. They are definitely 1 and 2 but I think Tiger gets the edge.

I feel fortunate to have seen all these guys play in their prime.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

To defend Gil, it should be pointed out that this list is several years old. Having Donald that low in a newly released list would be pretty indefensible even for an old-timer like Gil.

 

[xwalker]

Gil Brandt's greatest NFL defensive tackles of all time

http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000816301/gil-brandt's-greatest-nfl-defensive-tackles-of-all-time




30. La'Roi Glover
Oakland Raiders, 1996; New Orleans Saints, 1997-2001; Dallas Cowboys, 2002-2005; St. Louis Rams 2006-2008
» Voted to six Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro one time
» NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
» 2000 NFC Defensive Player of the Year
» 2000 NFL sacks leader (17.5)
» Finished career with 433 tackles, 83.5 sacks and 16 forced fumbles


21. Ray Childress
Houston Oilers, 1985-1995; Dallas Cowboys, 1996
» Voted to five Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro one time
» NFL-record three fumble recoveries in single game
» Recorded 76.5 sacks, 861 tackles, and 19 forced fumbles in 12-year NFL career


4. Randy White
Dallas Cowboys, 1975-1988
» One-time Super Bowl champion
» Super Bowl XII co-MVP
» Voted to nine Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro seven times
» NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
» Unofficially recorded 111 sacks (high of 16 in 1978) and 1,104 tackles in 14 NFL seasons
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame


1. Bob Lilly
Dallas Cowboys, 1961-1974
» One-time Super Bowl champion
» Voted to 11 Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro seven times
» NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
» member of NFL's All-Decade Teams in 1960s and 1970s
» Started every game (164) of his 14-year career
» 29-yard sack of Bob Griese in Super Bowl VI is NFL record and one of the most memorable in Super Bowl history
» Scored four defensive touchdowns in career
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

No Jerome Brown...

Brown was considered by many as the best DL on those 90/91 Eagles teams that had Reggie White at DE...

If not for his death prior to the 92 season I'm not certain the Cowboys would have won the division over the Eagles.

 

[Whirlwin]

OH MY!!!

Thank you for posting that. I think I actually remember that play. I forgot what beasts and real football was like

 

[cheyennes]

Randy White, the best

 

[cheyennes]

Jo Green? minnesota front 4 in the 70s
Howie Long? Many Fernandez Miami 70s

 

[joseephuss]

Jo Green? minnesota front 4 in the 70s
Howie Long? Many Fernandez Miami 70s

Mean Joe Green is 2nd on that list.

Howie Long is on Gill Brandt's list(16th) of top defensive ends as he is listed as a left DE for most of his career.

 

[RS12]

Jo Green? minnesota front 4 in the 70s
Howie Long? Many Fernandez Miami 70s

Go back and look at Randy White's opinion of Howie Long. It isn't a good one.

 

[RS12]

While I agree about Lilly. Three others from that era were great players. Alan Page., Merlin Olsen and Buck Buchanan.