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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
I think you have to give some love to defenders like Lawrence Taylor as well. He had eight 1st team All-Pros. That’s absurd. Pat’s insane and I think he’s only got like two.
LT also won an MVP while playing at the same time as Montana, Marino, Elway, Walter Payton, Eric Dickerson, Jerry Rice, etc.
Reggie White and Orlando Pace probably both deserve recognition as well.
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I wanted to include LT and I think you could make the case for it because he literally changed defenses from then on out.
Also, athletic ability in terms of speed, vertical jump, etc hasn't actually changed that much since then. The idea that guys today are freaks compared to Jim Brown or Rice just isn't true.
And even if it is, the fact is, the "freaks" don't always make the best football players.