ray lewis is the best linebacker in the history of the nfl IMO....and he is still the best in the league....did you see how he blew up that hole on third and short against the jets?...he is a beast...not that willis isn't but lewis is better
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ray lewis is the best linebacker in the history of the nfl IMO....and he is still the best in the league....did you see how he blew up that hole on third and short against the jets?...he is a beast...not that willis isn't but lewis is better
Willis is better, but Lewis was better than Willis is now. I'm not saying he's not a great player to this day, but he has nowhere near teh impact on other teams that Willis does. He is the Revis of lbs.
Best linebacker in history is either Singletary or Taylor.
LT yes....they are pretty much equal to me..and the rest are a ways down the list....but hey if LT didn't do so much coke when he played he may not have been as good....like i bet if he just smoked weed during games instead he would have been out of the league in 2 years....lol nah he is a great...but ray lewis is on the exact same tier as him
ray lewis is the best linebacker in the history of the nfl IMO....and he is still the best in the league....did you see how he blew up that hole on third and short against the jets?...he is a beast...not that willis isn't but lewis is better
Willis is better, but Lewis was better than Willis is now. I'm not saying he's not a great player to this day, but he has nowhere near teh impact on other teams that Willis does. He is the Revis of lbs.
Best linebacker in history is either Singletary or Taylor.
drinkwine732Posts: 20,418destroyer of motherfuckers
Nope. I watched football in Lewis' prime, and he was better than Willis, but now Willis is a superior player, and has a superior role than Lewis. You brought up how Lewis "blew up that hole on third and short" on Sunday? Ask NOLA how many times that happened against the Saints. At any given point, Willis is the most likely person on the field to get to the tackle before or after the line of scrimmage. Lewis is slower, and is putting up worse numbers than Willis.
Here, on what otherwise would have been a first down on the most important turning point defensively for the team, he makes a picture perfect tackle. Also, at the time of the throw, he was in mid field. His speed got him to the outside by the time the ball got there. That's how you play LB. He also has a higher single season tackle rating than Lewis...as a rookie. As of right now, he is better. As of 2003, Lewis was better as he combined experience, youth and ferocity, but now has lost his youth and to some degree, his ferocity.
and either way they are still the 2 best LB's in the league...also...how does he play a superior role than lewis? lewis in the captain of a defense that is regularly one of the top 2-3 d's in the league.....oh also.....his team actually wins games and makes the playoffs...all tho willis is young...lewis is the most important player on a team that wins games cause of there defense
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and either way they are still the 2 best LB's in the league...also...how does he play a superior role than lewis? lewis in the captain of a defense that is regularly one of the top 2-3 d's in the league.....oh also.....his team actually wins games and makes the playoffs...all tho willis is young...lewis is the most important player on a team that wins games cause of there defense
Lewis' role is mainly the leader of the defense, as opposed to putting up monster stats game after game. Willis is not only the leader of the team, he's putting up record stats. I'd be willing to bet that the one player, with possible exception to Polamalu, that offensive coordinators try to avoid its Patrick Willis. All the while being 25. As for winning games, Ray Lewis' Ravens didn't have a winning season till his fourth year in the league. Wait...that sounds familiar...
EDIT: 5th year. Granted, they won the super bowl that year though.
sorry now that i re read that it kinda sounds like a low blow ....my bad its all in good fun don't take it personal lol
I can't believe you had the guts to ask me how old I was in a certain year.
the sheldon brown lighting up bush video is better.
The severity of the hit wasn't my motive for posting the video. It's just perfect LB play.
i only asked you cause you said you watched him in his prime...and i was thinking how did you remember them even winning the SB cause i thought you were only 17
drinkwine732Posts: 20,418destroyer of motherfuckers
i only asked you cause you said you watched him in his prime...and i was thinking how did you remember them even winning the SB cause i thought you were only 17
I remember every Super Bowl since I was six or seven.
I'd off myself if I played for the Broncos as well >_>
and Ray Ray is beast Wine. Even at his age right now he is still busting holes and making big plays on defense and hitting harder than anyone in the NFL. Remember that game winning hit against the Chargers?
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Best linebacker in history is either Singletary or Taylor.
Here, on what otherwise would have been a first down on the most important turning point defensively for the team, he makes a picture perfect tackle. Also, at the time of the throw, he was in mid field. His speed got him to the outside by the time the ball got there. That's how you play LB. He also has a higher single season tackle rating than Lewis...as a rookie. As of right now, he is better. As of 2003, Lewis was better as he combined experience, youth and ferocity, but now has lost his youth and to some degree, his ferocity.
EDIT: 5th year. Granted, they won the super bowl that year though. I can't believe you had the guts to ask me how old I was in a certain year. The severity of the hit wasn't my motive for posting the video. It's just perfect LB play.
and not just for football.... but for all sports.
and Ray Ray is beast Wine. Even at his age right now he is still busting holes and making big plays on defense and hitting harder than anyone in the NFL. Remember that game winning hit against the Chargers?