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  • Butkus, Nitchke and others were great old(er) stars back in the day but R.Lewis was pretty good....and on a great D, remember that too.

    So hard to compare generations but interesting chit-chat. 

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  • I would have taken Hutchinson over Urlacher, otherwise good class. Surprised Kramer never made it in as a senior nominee before.

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  • Who the phuck is Robert Brazie?.. I never even heard of him.. Everson walls is a huge reach for me.. He was good.. but I didnt see greatness in him.. Minnifield and Dixon were far better...

    @nickers said:

    Who the phuck is Robert Brazie?.. I never even heard of him.. Everson walls is a huge reach for me.. He was good.. but I didnt see greatness in him.. Minnifield and Dixon were far better...

    He was the leader of the Houston Oilers defenses that pushed the Steelers back during their dynasty. Outstanding player.

  • @nickers said:

    Who the phuck is Robert Brazie?.. I never even heard of him.. Everson walls is a huge reach for me.. He was good.. but I didnt see greatness in him.. Minnifield and Dixon were far better...

    He was the leader of the Houston Oilers defenses that pushed the Steelers back during their dynasty. Outstanding player.

    @the-gipper said:

    He was the leader of the Houston Oilers defenses that pushed the Steelers back during their dynasty. Outstanding player.

    ok Its Robert Brazile now that name I remember well.... I remember the Browns had a Larry Brazile.. Wonder if they were related..

  • Not sure if they were related. Brazile was a beast in the late 70's and early 80's. Type of outside guy that could play in a 4-3 or 3-4 strongside. He could blitz, cover, and hit like a tank.

  • @the-gipper said:

    He was the leader of the Houston Oilers defenses that pushed the Steelers back during their dynasty. Outstanding player.

    ok Its Robert Brazile now that name I remember well.... I remember the Browns had a Larry Brazile.. Wonder if they were related..

    @nickers said:

    ok Its Robert Brazile now that name I remember well.... I remember the Browns had a Larry Brazile.. Wonder if they were related..

    The guy that most people mixed him up with was Bobo Brazil.

  • @hoorta said:

    Ray Lewis MLB GOAT? Sorry young 'un, you probably never saw a bunch of D-ick Butkus' games.

    @nickers said:

    These kids have 0 clue how badass Butkus was....

    Appreciate the delusional underestimation of my age, but I stand by my assessment.

    How many Butkis games are in your bunch, h? Three?

    @tour2ma said:

    Appreciate the delusional underestimation of my age, but I stand by my assessment.

    How many Butkis games are in your bunch, h? Three?

    30? there was never a more devastating force @ MLB than Butkus. Period. End of discussion. Notice the way he destroyed a pretty good Browns offense? If you schemed, you could take Ray out of a game. Couldn't do that with Butkus. Plus the Little Criminal was surrounded by a bunch of HOF talent- like Ed Reed. Not so Mr. Bear. Lewis might be best modern era, but pales in comparison to Butkus. 

  • @tour2ma said:

    Appreciate the delusional underestimation of my age, but I stand by my assessment.

    How many Butkis games are in your bunch, h? Three?

    30? there was never a more devastating force @ MLB than Butkus. Period. End of discussion. Notice the way he destroyed a pretty good Browns offense? If you schemed, you could take Ray out of a game. Couldn't do that with Butkus. Plus the Little Criminal was surrounded by a bunch of HOF talent- like Ed Reed. Not so Mr. Bear. Lewis might be best modern era, but pales in comparison to Butkus. 

    @hoorta said:

    30? there was never a more devastating force @ MLB than Butkus. Period. End of discussion. Notice the way he destroyed a pretty good Browns offense? If you schemed, you could take Ray out of a game. Couldn't do that with Butkus. Plus the Little Criminal was surrounded by a bunch of HOF talent- like Ed Reed. Not so Mr. Bear. Lewis might be best modern era, but pales in comparison to Butkus. 

    There'll never be another Butkus.. Nitshcke and Huff are about the closest...Bounaconti Was pretty stallwart , too...

  • @hoorta said:

    30? there was never a more devastating force @ MLB than Butkus. Period. End of discussion. Notice the way he destroyed a pretty good Browns offense? If you schemed, you could take Ray out of a game. Couldn't do that with Butkus. Plus the Little Criminal was surrounded by a bunch of HOF talent- like Ed Reed. Not so Mr. Bear. Lewis might be best modern era, but pales in comparison to Butkus. 

    There'll never be another Butkus.. Nitshcke and Huff are about the closest...Bounaconti Was pretty stallwart , too...

    @nickers said:

    There'll never be another Butkus.. Nitshcke and Huff are about the closest...Bounaconti Was pretty stallwart , too...

    I should have added- Butkus was the Jim Brown at his position....   

  • Bill Brasky.

  • Butkus is hard to beat. Nitshcke, Lanier, Carson, Lambert, Nobis, Seau and Ray Ray are all tough along with a few others....but Butkus before his knees gave out was a destroyer. Only player that made veteran offensive players piss their pants looking over the line of scrimmage. 

  • In:

    • Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
    • Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
    • Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
    • Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.

    Honorable mentions...

    • Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
    • Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.

    From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...

    • Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
    • Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.

    From the Contributor List:

    • Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...

    @tour2ma said:

    In:

    • Ray Lewis LB... my MLB GOAT
    • Randy Moss WR... in the conversation for WR GOAT.
    • Steve Hutchinson OL... simply one of the best interior OL of all-time... and arguably THE GOAT inside.
    • Brian Dawkins DB... one of the best FS of all-time... and played a long, long time.

    Honorable mentions...

    • Brian Urlacher LB... toughest omission and first alternate who is hurt by the presence of my MLB GOAT.
    • Tony Boselli OL... great, great LT that would make a stronger GOAT case, but for injury... and the existence of HoF LT Anthony Munoz.

    From the Senior Committee the following were nominated: I'd let them both in...

    • Jerry Kramer... may be the only OL legend from the old Pack not in the HoF?
    • Robert Brazile... Good to see Robert get some love. He was a fixture at ROLB in the Oliers' 3-4 for a decade... and a physical specimen.

    From the Contributor List:

    • Bobby Beathard... sure... why not...

    I've been going over my choices and they're pretty close to yours so I'll take a X2 or maybe a "ditto" plus I'm lazy and don't want to retype them.😆

    Brazil I never thought about and R. Lewis GOAT?  Maybe, maybe not.

  • A lot of quality...and qualified players not selected.