@@coldwaters127 Keep it in perspective. It's like saying the greatest musician of all- time. You mean drummer or guitarist? L.T. the best OLB ever and Reggie the best DE of all-time.
High as fuck on crack he probably would have been better with a decent diet and a little trt like the guys now adays the crack probably slowed him down but mentally put him in a sociopathic killers mentality on the field
I had the honor of growing up at Giants Stadium and every single home game of Taylor's entire career I was there. I have never seen anything like him before or after and doubt I will ever see it again. I got used to focusing on him for just about every defensive play because you just didn't want to miss what he was doing to opposing offensives. The way he moved people out of the way, including through the double teams was hard to believe. I used to look at the QB and you could see they would be turning their heads to see where he was lining up. Almost like they were in fear......Man it was incredible. And Giant fans will remember (cause we sat 4th row section 139 end zone) when offenses were near the end zone in between plays he would turn to us and tell us to get up and go nuts. And we did!! Memories I will never forget.
LT was a not only a world class player but world class partier. I was in Bennigans one night and he came in during training camp and bought everyone in the entire bar shots. He was the man.
Yeah all this talk of his beastly strength and speed is not the whole story. I see that point. I see intelligence that gave him the platform to terrorise the opposition, like for example, he knows what he’s doing when he drives the man back to the point he can cut in and take the QB at ninety degrees to the line of scrimmage. The blocker loses track of how far back he’s getting driven then he cuts straight in and the QB thinks “oh shit, how did he get there and come at me from that angle”, then he uses strength and speed to get over any cover there and get the sack, that’s brains not just brute force. He looks like the way he plays disrupts the opposition, like the Larry Bird of football. You can’t stop him. By the way, I freely admit that I really don’t know much about what we call “American” football as I’m British, but I do think I can spot a sportsman who has intelligence in his play.
This is what separates most superstars. There understanding and intelligence. See crosby,gretzky ,lemieux,malkin,mcdavids, I know these are hockey guys but the point is still valid
"He never worked out! I'm in the gym all the time, lifting with the OL, and I NEVER seen him in the gym. He was always out partying, showing up late, whatever. Imagine if he ever actually trained his body to play football?" - Giants QB Phil Simms
So let me get this straight, University of North Carolina produced the 2 greatest players of all time in their sport, in the (NFL) Lawrence Taylor & in the (NBA) Michael Jordan?? 🤔🤔
Go figure. Jordan was coached by Bobby Knight during the 1984 Olympics. During his time coaching at Army, Bill Parcells was an assistant basketball coach for Bobby Knight’s basketball team.
So what states who produce more players in both sports for example the Alabama football program have more bragging rights than 1 state that produced 2 great players
Taylor has an official sack total of 132.5 sacks (1982-93) Taylor's rookie season of 1981( 1 season before sacks became an official stat) Taylor had 9.5 giving him and "unofficial" career total of 142
Regardless of his problems off the field... Greatest defensive player of all time. There is NO COMPARISON. He was a Man, no sorry... He was a Beast playing amongst boys. Top 3 overall to ever strap up the pads. Greatness never dies. #56
@Phuong I'm not sure about that. Jon Jones is the best MMA fighter ever and he's at his most dangerous when he's on coke. It helps you deal with pain and fatigue.
As a New Yorker I am somewhat biased. However, I believe it is justified. As a kid I watched Willie Lanier of The Kansas City Chiefs and thought he was the best and modelled my game after him. I admired Butkis and Nitscke but they were just a notch in time before I was watching the game seriously. Lawrence Taylor came along and completely rewrote the way Defense was played. I have to say that the men he played with on Defense were every bit as scary as he was. Carson, Banks, Reasons, Martin, Marshall, Burt. Are you kiddin me? Every one of them Assassins in their own right. They put more Quarterbacks out than the League would care to admit. ( see Theisman, Montana, Jaworski etc....) They were a no nonsense bunch all business "knock your dick in the dirt" crew. Period. They were merely reflective of their Coaches...attitudes "The TWO Bills". Its a Wrap.
@@poppopartist3870 You're right Absolutely Menacing unapologetically Destructive Force. The Bears Defense the season before was equally talented to a man but my bias is because I'm homegeown.
ramsfire too bad Van Pelt was done...he would've been great to cover RB he had a nose for the ball...sort of a poor mans Jack Ham...Im a Steeler...but you cant hit hard in NFL no mo our legacy is over
@@poppopartist3870 VanPelt was a solid Backer just had been through some MAJOR NFC East Wars that took their toll. I would credit him with setting the tone and providing leadership to a young crew that was on the upswing by drafting LT. A close buddy of mine growing up was a diehard "Stiller" fan. I LOVED their toughness. "The Steel Curtain" of Mr.Green, Holmes, Greenwood and Wright left very little for Mr.Lambert, Ham or Blount to clean up. Another Crew that was the product of an Iconic Coach. Chuck Noll.
@chris klein Exactly RIGHT. They used to have to EARN EVERY YARD. NOW THE REFEREES are too far in the mix in determining the Outcome of Contests for my liking. Parcells....."instructed" Belichek (as HIS Defensive Coordinator with The Giants) to DISRUPT the Receivers from the Line of Scrimmage and beyond (most notably EVEN AWAY FROM THE BALL) so that they would ALWAYS BE MORE CONCERNED about getting "Hit" than catching the ball. It proved to be a Highly Effective Strategy but as it turns out lead to too many "low scoring games" which The League found troublesome "for Entertainment Purposes". They wanted Higher Scoring. The result is NOW you cant even TOUCH Quarterbacks OR Receivers and THAT along with the "Kickers" faux paux decides the outcomes of games. (In my opinion)
So, the things I remember about watching LT as a Giants fan...? Once he squared his body to the ball holder, that ball holder would be down and collapsed within one yard of his tackle. LT not only tackled the ball carrier but he would use the tomahawk arm to try and create the fumble. I could go ON and ON! He is easily the best NFL player in NFL history. Opposing team's and coaches had to create special schemes and stuff to try and counter this guy...
Lawrence Taylor was the most intimidating force the league has ever seen. Speed, power, aggression, technique without peer. The most feared among dangerous men.
I love the story (told by Eric Dickerson) of when Dickerson was a rookie and did or said something disrespectful to LT (don't remember what it was), but LT told him, "I'm going to kill you" and Dickerson refused to go back into the game.
Joe Gibbs would write the opponents defensive positions when offensive game planning. When it came to LT wrote a giant 56 (no pun intended) and circled it.
Lt was absolutely the most dominant player on either side of the ball and if you know football at all defense is the most important side I was fortunate to watch Lt play his whole career I’m not a giants fan but Lt was absolutely the most dominating player I have ever seen he was damn near unstoppable
Just a beast Mount Rushmore of defensive players Lawrence Taylor Derrick Thomas Reggie white ray Lewis and the rest is up for grabs lot of good players
Left tackle standing off the line one back offence LT changed the game . Mack is one hell of a player but LT was the GOAT and that’s from a Cowboys fan
You should see the clip when Ron Jaworski calls timeout. Goes too the sideline. Coach asked him. Why did you call time out? Jaworski says...I didn't see Lawrence Taylor. Its so dam funny. Put SERIOUS !
And what’s missing from the conversations is the fact that Taylor’s play elevated the play of the entire team. That is how true greatness is determined. Look at his determination, it rubbed off.
Jerry Rice is the greatest football player of all time. Lt is the greatest defensive player of all time I will say. But Jerry is the goat. BTW I am a ravens fan. I would put Ray 3rd.
The First Thing First got the title wrong! Bill didn't say Khalil Mack isnt in Lawrence Taylor's class. Bill said he ain't puttin ANYONE in Lawrence Taylor's class! That mean what it means anyone including Mack or Donald or whoever!
I've been watching the NFL since the late 60's and am a diehard Washington Redskins fan and without question Lawrence Taylor #56 was the greatest defensive football player of any generation that I've seen!!! No body stopped him from doing anything he wanted and if you won the game you still had a great respect and fear of #56... You kind of felt sorry for the poor tackle he faced that day, because deep down you knew he'd be destroyed...
So true… And I’ll never forget the night that he tackled Joe Thiesmann. He immediately leapt up I motioning to the trainers from Washington to get over. He knew right away that and Joe was in excruciating pain after the hit. That showed me that as intimidating and ferocious he was a player, he was concerned about the men as people behind the facemask.
Angela - I watched that game on tv live as it happened. Yes. LT was beside himself... He was so upset. And he was not the same in that game after Theismann got hurt.
I'd feel more sorry for the quarterbacks and running backs. LT would get a step to accelerate against a lineman, but against QBs or RBs, he'd have several, maybe more and he'd hit them with more velocity differential and therefore more force. It's no coincidence that Joe Theismann suffered a compound fracture of his leg (ended his career) after getting crushed by LT.
I have been a Giants fan since Taylor played, over 30 years. I'm sure he is the greatest defensive player ever. I wouldn't say player overall. Best defensive player and best offensive player is probably the best way to look at it He destroyed offenses. Like an Avenger. His superpower was offensive destruction
Loved the story about LT catches and striping ball carrier down field. He did the same thing to save a win vs Philly back then. LT was slot more than a pass rusher. Best tackler I ever saw, by far.
LT was so damn good that Joe Gibbs, former Head Coach of the then Washington Redskins created the H-Back position to try and help the TE and Left Tackle block # 56! And they still couldn’t block him! In my view, That’s all that needs to be said!
Great LT Story (relating to what Schlereth said) - People use to wonder how LT could anticipate plays so well. LT said, I would watch the linemen when they break the huddle. the one that would look at me, I knew he was the one assigned to block me; (C, LG, RG meant run play).
Best ever? I don't know. But Belichick knows a shit ton more about players then you, me, or anybody, so I'm good with thinking LT is on a mountain all by himself.
He’s the greatest player I’ve ever seen. Better than Brady, Rice, Unitas, Lewis or White. He was completely ridiculous. Fast, strong, smart, mean and insane.
I’ve watch football my whole life I can’t tell you who is the best at what but I know one thing when I was watching Lawrence Taylor play he completely stood out And I don’t see a single player nowadays that stands out like he did from 1980s on I think there’s no one better the guy truly was unbelievable
LT wasn't out there smiling and having fun. He wanted to dominate and hurt everyone not wearing a Giants jersey. He was mean and tough as hell. Modern players just don't play like that anymore.
Just go watch LT.. All you have to do.. And the you will know.. He was bigger faster stronger than every player on the field and completely unstoppable
One thing you also have to remember team's feared LT but they also feared Harry,Garry and Carl all 4 intimated teams because you can't concentrate on one player you had to worry about all 4
If anyone doubts Lawrence Taylor’s greatness, watch the Bowl Games that North Carolina, Chapel Hill played in from 1977-1980. These Bowl Games are on RUclips.
Chris Newman Bill Parcells tried to take Reggie in the '85 Supplemental Draft but Ex-Giants GM George Young took LT Gary Zimmerman instead imagine if Parcells got his way it would have been the equivalent of seeing Lucifer&Jesus as teammates if one didn't get you the other would have.
@@dwightlove3704, IF the Giants had drafted Reggie White instead of Gary Zimmerman, you have to ask if the 1985 divisional playoff game vs the Bears goes down the same way.
Comparing Lawrence Taylor to Khalil Mack is like comparing Mohammed Ali to Butterbean. LT is by FAR the best defensive player to EVER play, PERIOD. He was so good, that in the original Techmo Bowl, not only was it IMPOSSIBLE to even get off an extra point attempt, let alone a field goal, because LT blocked 100% of the attempts. But, when he didn’t sack the opposing team’s QB (which he did 50% of the time), and the QB somehow managed to get a pass off, then LT would run 20, 30, 40 yards back, intercept the pass, then take it to the house! Khalil Mack? Give me a fucking break. Yes, he is awesome and one of, if not thee best in the current NFL. But, Ray Lewis is the next best defensive player to ever play the game after LT. Before Khalil, JJ Watt was the next huge thing. And before him it was Urlacher. There have been many awesome, game-altering defenders in their prime before that.... DeMarcus Ware, Darrel Revis, Jason Taylor, Warren Sapp, Reggie White, Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Mike Singletary, Ronnie Lott. But there most likely NEVER be a defensive player as dominant as Lawrence Taylor. It’s only a matter of time before Mack isn’t even on top of the NFL, let alone even NEAR LT!
Nick Wright shouldn't open his mouth in this conversation. Let the two players who played against the guy talk about him. Why does this guy even have a platform?
Die hard Bears fan. When Bears had to play Giants back in Taylor's playing days I used to be nervous watching the game. He was undoubtedly one of the #GOAT defensive players in history of NFL. One of only 2 players to win overall NFL MVP. A pleasure to watch except when he played Da Bears. Then I was not happy usually...
Im taking Belichick's word more than anyone in this conversation. He coached the Giant's 80s defense and knew LT well.
He coached LT for most of the games of his entire career first as linebacker coach then defensive coordinator so yep right on!
Excatly...
LT made 2-TEs the standard formation for any teams facing him.
I saw every linebacker from Butkus to now , LT was the goat of linebackers
Parcells once said "LT's greatest attribute was his relentless". Enough said.
“With a lot of respect to a lot of good players now, but we’re talking about Lawrence Taylor.”
His best quote!!!!
He revolutionized the game, and is one of the handful of players that could be in the GOAT discussion.
Amen
Yeah they don’t do crack in locker room anymore! That’s why come on people
@@sloanberg1 LT on one leg was greatest defensive player in history & it's not even close
Not only LT tackled you but he went into the stands and tackled your whole family.
amkhan68 while smoking crack
Mr. Thomas no offense to Lawrence Taylor, I love the guy, but it’s just the truth lol
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Idiot......
Smoking crack makes a Season. But it doesn't make a Hall of Fame career. Name me another Hall of Famer with such a habit.
No question to me. High af or not. LT is the greatest one to ever put on the pads.
Phuong hell yea
@@coldwaters127 Keep it in perspective. It's like saying the greatest musician of all- time. You mean drummer or guitarist? L.T. the best OLB ever and Reggie the best DE of all-time.
High as fuck on crack he probably would have been better with a decent diet and a little trt like the guys now adays the crack probably slowed him down but mentally put him in a sociopathic killers mentality on the field
Only linebacker to win MVP
LT is the best because he was on different kite..
Lawrence is in a class by himself, hes simply the best ever
Yes, he was a good football player as well
Well spoken!
Just think if he was sober? Lol
Lt has the speed,agility,quickness and power. And a great hand to hand combat.
Reggie White and Aaron Donald are in that class
the internet is absolutely adorable sometimes, this is one of them. Mack even being mentioned in the same sentence as LT is a f****** joke
it’s a very sick joke
@@Muzzlecrowe-li9kt Taylor should sue LaDainian Tomlinson for copyright infringement.
I never understood why he wasn't just called LDT. Like people call LeBron James LBJ, no one calls him LJ lol
@@robertbowen5457 Ask his colleagues
LT is definitely in a class alone. Kinda of like saying Lebron is as good as Jordan!
I had the honor of growing up at Giants Stadium and every single home game of Taylor's entire career I was there. I have never seen anything like him before or after and doubt I will ever see it again. I got used to focusing on him for just about every defensive play because you just didn't want to miss what he was doing to opposing offensives. The way he moved people out of the way, including through the double teams was hard to believe. I used to look at the QB and you could see they would be turning their heads to see where he was lining up. Almost like they were in fear......Man it was incredible.
And Giant fans will remember (cause we sat 4th row section 139 end zone) when offenses were near the end zone in between plays he would turn to us and tell us to get up and go nuts. And we did!! Memories I will never forget.
The only defensive player in the history of the game who was a scoring threat on every play.
Same here brother. Every home game for years
They were in fear
Wasn’t that stadium deafening ?
The building shook, how loud
LT LT LT MVP !!!!
We loved it, it was like a rock concert
"I used to call him Mr Taylor" lmao
He definitely let his wife fuck LT
That saying coming from a big white man who still looks like he can whipped dudes half his age.
@Boondock Saint met him in Atlanta.He looks twice the size of a seciurity guard and they are big there
Made you put respect on his name .
Called LT "Frightening"! Lmao. And Schlereth is a huge dude!
I know I’m from the UK but have followed American Football for decades and in my humble opinion LT was the greatest defensive player I have ever seen.
LT was a not only a world class player but world class partier. I was in Bennigans one night and he came in during training camp and bought everyone in the entire bar shots. He was the man.
Speed and power yes but what set LT apart was his superior understanding of the game.
Library Files exactly highest defensive IQ ever
On top of instinct
Yeah all this talk of his beastly strength and speed is not the whole story. I see that point. I see intelligence that gave him the platform to terrorise the opposition, like for example, he knows what he’s doing when he drives the man back to the point he can cut in and take the QB at ninety degrees to the line of scrimmage. The blocker loses track of how far back he’s getting driven then he cuts straight in and the QB thinks “oh shit, how did he get there and come at me from that angle”, then he uses strength and speed to get over any cover there and get the sack, that’s brains not just brute force. He looks like the way he plays disrupts the opposition, like the Larry Bird of football. You can’t stop him. By the way, I freely admit that I really don’t know much about what we call “American” football as I’m British, but I do think I can spot a sportsman who has intelligence in his play.
He used to get opposing players prostitutes before the game on Sundays.
This is what separates most superstars. There understanding and intelligence. See crosby,gretzky ,lemieux,malkin,mcdavids, I know these are hockey guys but the point is still valid
Khalil Mack sure as hell ain't L.T. & this years Bears defense is not even close to their '85 D!
Yeah your right
Bruce Smith should be in this convo
Derrick Thomas could be compared to LT...he was a dog #RIP
@@cooleymak6895 I agree
You can’t even play defense like that anymore. LT probably one of the few guys that would translate. The rest would get left in the dust
I'm surprised Chris Carter didn't say he knew Lawrence Taylor's father.
Looooooool
God , does he ever shut the fuck up . Has to control every conversation .
Both are horrible Nick lies so much his nose grows during the segments
K Adams lol
CC and LT def won the 3rd grade talent show together
Dude was smoking crack. Literally. LT was a god.
Literally smoking crack and destroying the league
Imagine if he had a healthy lifestyle
That's why I think he's the best.. because he smoked crack.. and gets it poppin
He smoked crack away from the football field! It did NOT affect his play
"He never worked out! I'm in the gym all the time, lifting with the OL, and I NEVER seen him in the gym. He was always out partying, showing up late, whatever. Imagine if he ever actually trained his body to play football?" - Giants QB Phil Simms
So let me get this straight, University of North Carolina produced the 2 greatest players of all time in their sport, in the (NFL) Lawrence Taylor & in the (NBA) Michael Jordan?? 🤔🤔
Go figure. Jordan was coached by Bobby Knight during the 1984 Olympics. During his time coaching at Army, Bill Parcells was an assistant basketball coach for Bobby Knight’s basketball team.
Good catch
North Carolina fans have lifetime bragging rights because of 2 dudes... who happen to just be goats
So what states who produce more players in both sports for example the Alabama football program have more bragging rights than 1 state that produced 2 great players
Crazy af
The H-Back position was created *specifically to stop Lawrence Taylor*
Didn’t know that
Also remember, they didnt throw the ball 55 times back then..so less oppurtunities to sack
Many of his early sacks weren't recorded same as Deacon Jones. This skinny headed clown should just shut some times.
Taylor has an official sack total of 132.5 sacks (1982-93) Taylor's rookie season of 1981( 1 season before sacks became an official stat) Taylor had 9.5 giving him and "unofficial" career total of 142
Regardless of his problems off the field... Greatest defensive player of all time. There is NO COMPARISON. He was a Man, no sorry... He was a Beast playing amongst boys. Top 3 overall to ever strap up the pads. Greatness never dies. #56
Taylor isn't a pimple on Butkus' ass. The trophy is named after Butkus. End of story.
@@justafanintexas7913 so what? Does he want a cookie or something?
@@r.jrivera1305 - Who asked you for a stupid comment?
@@justafanintexas7913 who asked for yours?
@@r.jrivera1305 - Nobody agrees with you, the trophy is named after Butkus, end of story.
LT was so great he could "will" the direction of a game with his own performance. Even Bill Parcell's said that!
LT. The greatest player in football history.
Phuong yes he’s better than Reggie white
Defensely yes
@Phuong I'm not sure about that. Jon Jones is the best MMA fighter ever and he's at his most dangerous when he's on coke. It helps you deal with pain and fatigue.
Thank you @Ghost Train Haze
I like Deion Sanders as GOAT
The one the only Player that walked on the field as a Rookie, and changed the game. The best to ever Step on the field.
Gale Sayers,Randy Moss,Jim Borwn,Randy White are all players who had that same impact as a rookie
@@elbowgang9715 And just below that group (Great List) I'd add Marino.
Uhhhhhmmmmmm I'm from the future... Theres this kid named Micah Parsons who takes the league by storm:)
As a New Yorker I am somewhat biased. However, I believe it is justified. As a kid I watched Willie Lanier of The Kansas City Chiefs and thought he was the best and modelled my game after him. I admired Butkis and Nitscke but they were just a notch in time before I was watching the game seriously. Lawrence Taylor came along and completely rewrote the way Defense was played. I have to say that the men he played with on Defense were every bit as scary as he was. Carson, Banks, Reasons, Martin, Marshall, Burt. Are you kiddin me? Every one of them Assassins in their own right. They put more Quarterbacks out than the League would care to admit. ( see Theisman, Montana, Jaworski etc....) They were a no nonsense bunch all business "knock your dick in the dirt" crew. Period. They were merely reflective of their Coaches...attitudes
"The TWO Bills".
Its a Wrap.
ramsfire Giant LB's looked soo menacing they had those new HITTER face mask...Harry looked like Dark Vader...Robocops
@@poppopartist3870 You're right Absolutely Menacing unapologetically Destructive Force.
The Bears Defense the season before was equally talented to a man but my bias is because I'm homegeown.
ramsfire too bad Van Pelt was done...he would've been great to cover RB he had a nose for the ball...sort of a poor mans Jack Ham...Im a Steeler...but you cant hit hard in NFL no mo our legacy is over
@@poppopartist3870 VanPelt was a solid Backer just had been through some MAJOR NFC East Wars that took their toll. I would credit him with setting the tone and providing leadership to a young crew that was on the upswing by drafting LT.
A close buddy of mine growing up was a diehard "Stiller" fan. I LOVED their toughness.
"The Steel Curtain" of Mr.Green, Holmes, Greenwood and Wright left very little for Mr.Lambert, Ham or Blount to clean up. Another Crew that was the product of an Iconic Coach. Chuck Noll.
@chris klein Exactly RIGHT. They used to have to EARN EVERY YARD. NOW THE REFEREES are too far in the mix in determining the Outcome of Contests for my liking. Parcells....."instructed" Belichek (as HIS Defensive Coordinator with The Giants) to DISRUPT the Receivers from the Line of Scrimmage and beyond (most notably EVEN AWAY FROM THE BALL) so that they would ALWAYS BE MORE CONCERNED about getting "Hit" than catching the ball. It proved to be a Highly Effective Strategy but as it turns out lead to too many "low scoring games" which The League found troublesome "for Entertainment Purposes". They wanted Higher Scoring. The result is NOW you cant even TOUCH Quarterbacks OR Receivers and THAT along with the "Kickers" faux paux decides the outcomes of games.
(In my opinion)
Greatest NFL player in history Lawrence motherfreakin Taylor.
So, the things I remember about watching LT as a Giants fan...? Once he squared his body to the ball holder, that ball holder would be down and collapsed within one yard of his tackle. LT not only tackled the ball carrier but he would use the tomahawk arm to try and create the fumble. I could go ON and ON! He is easily the best NFL player in NFL history. Opposing team's and coaches had to create special schemes and stuff to try and counter this guy...
That tomahawk tackle was so badass
Lawrence Taylor was the most intimidating force the league has ever seen. Speed, power, aggression, technique without peer. The most feared among dangerous men.
I love the story (told by Eric Dickerson) of when Dickerson was a rookie and did or said something disrespectful to LT (don't remember what it was), but LT told him, "I'm going to kill you" and Dickerson refused to go back into the game.
As a Raider fan I love Khalil Mack, still do. Lawrence Taylor my favorite football player all time, it’s not even close I’m sorry!
Mines too
Joe Gibbs would write the opponents defensive positions when offensive game planning. When it came to LT wrote a giant 56 (no pun intended) and circled it.
How anyone can even mention Mack in the same sentence as Taylor is beyond me. It's crazy talk.
Lt was absolutely the most dominant player on either side of the ball and if you know football at all defense is the most important side I was fortunate to watch Lt play his whole career I’m not a giants fan but Lt was absolutely the most dominating player I have ever seen he was damn near unstoppable
Just a beast Mount Rushmore of defensive players Lawrence Taylor Derrick Thomas Reggie white ray Lewis and the rest is up for grabs lot of good players
Bill was simply stating the truth...we haven't had another player even come close to LT's caliber.
Left tackle standing off the line one back offence LT changed the game . Mack is one hell of a player but LT was the GOAT and that’s from a Cowboys fan
You should see the clip when Ron Jaworski calls timeout. Goes too the sideline. Coach asked him. Why did you call time out? Jaworski says...I didn't see Lawrence Taylor. Its so dam funny. Put SERIOUS !
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He has Jaws on toast !
Hahaha, that's hilarious
And what’s missing from the conversations is the fact that Taylor’s play elevated the play of the entire team. That is how true greatness is determined. Look at his determination, it rubbed off.
He won MVP if I remember correctly right??
To impact the game defensively the way LT did was unbelievable
Real Talk!
LT is in fact that greatest football player of all time. Hands down.
Sheldon Scherzer 🎯Definitely
On that we agree.
The greatest to ever play that position for sure.
@Sam Mitchell if you think he’s good at football you should’ve seen him play ballfoot
Jerry Rice is the greatest football player of all time. Lt is the greatest defensive player of all time I will say. But Jerry is the goat. BTW I am a ravens fan. I would put Ray 3rd.
"Double him even when we run away from him" damn thats respect 💯
2 beasts from the NFL 80’s explaining that it’s not even close between LT and the second best defensive player in NFL history
The First Thing First got the title wrong! Bill didn't say Khalil Mack isnt in Lawrence Taylor's class. Bill said he ain't puttin ANYONE in Lawrence Taylor's class! That mean what it means anyone including Mack or Donald or whoever!
Mack and Donald are the modern day Reggie white and LT
I've been watching the NFL since the late 60's and am a diehard Washington Redskins fan and without question Lawrence Taylor #56 was the greatest defensive football player of any generation that I've seen!!! No body stopped him from doing anything he wanted and if you won the game you still had a great respect and fear of #56... You kind of felt sorry for the poor tackle he faced that day, because deep down you knew he'd be destroyed...
So true… And I’ll never forget the night that he tackled Joe Thiesmann. He immediately leapt up I motioning to the trainers from Washington to get over. He knew right away that and Joe was in excruciating pain after the hit. That showed me that as intimidating and ferocious he was a player, he was concerned about the men as people behind the facemask.
Angela - I watched that game on tv live as it happened. Yes. LT was beside himself... He was so upset. And he was not the same in that game after Theismann got hurt.
@@quasehblake1508 I am a 49ers fan he is the greatest ever to Walk
I'd feel more sorry for the quarterbacks and running backs. LT would get a step to accelerate against a lineman, but against QBs or RBs, he'd have several, maybe more and he'd hit them with more velocity differential and therefore more force. It's no coincidence that Joe Theismann suffered a compound fracture of his leg (ended his career) after getting crushed by LT.
I have been a Giants fan since Taylor played, over 30 years. I'm sure he is the greatest defensive player ever.
I wouldn't say player overall. Best defensive player and best offensive player is probably the best way to look at it
He destroyed offenses. Like an Avenger. His superpower was offensive destruction
"He gave me a little taste"
Yeah, I bet he did...
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Loved the story about LT catches and striping ball carrier down field. He did the same thing to save a win vs Philly back then. LT was slot more than a pass rusher. Best tackler I ever saw, by far.
LT wss late to a defensive meeting, BB tells BP LT was late to a meeting, BP says you didn't start the meeting without LT did you.
LT was so damn good that Joe Gibbs, former Head Coach of the then Washington Redskins created the H-Back position to try and help the TE and Left Tackle block # 56! And they still couldn’t block him! In my view, That’s all that needs to be said!
I love the Bears. And Mack is lights out! But LT literally changed the entire game. Literally.
LT is the epitome of what football should be. He is the most physical imposing person to ever play, I miss the old days of football.
Not when Herschal Walker dragged him around like a rag doll
L.T. is the GOAT 🐐🐐🐐...point blank period..!
Great LT Story (relating to what Schlereth said) - People use to wonder how LT could anticipate plays so well. LT said, I would watch the linemen when they break the huddle. the one that would look at me, I knew he was the one assigned to block me; (C, LG, RG meant run play).
Interesting fact I found out the other day Lt
didnt play organized football till he was a junior in high school
Best ever? I don't know. But Belichick knows a shit ton more about players then you, me, or anybody, so I'm good with thinking LT is on a mountain all by himself.
He coached him of course
Carl. Didn't he coach LT in New York as a defensive assistant?
@@jeremyjames1659 you are correct brother!
@@jeremyjames1659 Bill was the defensive coordinator from 1985 to 1991. Brady is very lucky.
If LT isn’t best ever then who is?
The one and only Linebacker.
Lawrence Taylor was feared by more NFL players than any other single player...period.
Little LT I used to coach him back in the day when was the All-Star coach before I transfer over to the NFL
LT GOAT 🐐🐐🐐. GREATEST PLAYER EVER!!!! #56, The one, the ONLY L.T.!
...nobody ain't even mentioned the man's reach. Helped him make a lot plays...
None of those LT highlights would have been a call now... he was clean as hell. DOMINATION.
Bill's comments stood the test of time
They are absolutely correct! LT greatest ever. I grew up a giants fan and was very young but I remember him. He was a beast
He’s the greatest player I’ve ever seen. Better than Brady, Rice, Unitas, Lewis or White. He was completely ridiculous. Fast, strong, smart, mean and insane.
Athletic, fast, and violent...
LT could TAKE OVER A GAME like no one before or since. The single GREATEST football player I EVER saw!
I’ve watch football my whole life I can’t tell you who is the best at what but I know one thing when I was watching Lawrence Taylor play he completely stood out And I don’t see a single player nowadays that stands out like he did from 1980s on I think there’s no one better the guy truly was unbelievable
Lawrence Taylor is Honestly a Legend...........Bill Parcels and Lawrence Taylor truly put the New York "Football" Giants on the Map 🏈🇺🇲✝️🙏❤️ 🏆🏆🏆🏆💍💍💍💍
LT had superhuman ability.
One guy could match him for complete intimidation though.
Butkus.
There is no player ever to play with as much fire as LT!
HE CHANGED THE LINEBACKER POSITION PERIOD....”AND I AM FROM BALTIMORE”
@Rage Quit THE RAVENS LINEBACKER #52....SURE U’VE HEARD OF HIM....?....
The first and only linebacker that I have ever seen that could consistently drive a lineman back to the quarter back
LT greatest player of all time! Period.
Defensive. Jerry Rice the best to me.. But I totally get why you say that.
Two classes;
1. LT
2. Everyone else
LT wasn't out there smiling and having fun. He wanted to dominate and hurt everyone not wearing a Giants jersey. He was mean and tough as hell. Modern players just don't play like that anymore.
Lawrence( comment of Bellichek' comment)
" What he said" !
"We're talking about Lawrence Taylor here?" Trying desperately not to die laughing
Just go watch LT..
All you have to do..
And the you will know..
He was bigger faster stronger than every player on the field and completely unstoppable
LT might be the greatest player in my lifetime and I’m 48. Lifelong Cowboys fan and I loved LT!
Greatest defensive player to ever play the game and top 3 player to ever play the game regardless of position.
One thing you also have to remember team's feared LT but they also feared Harry,Garry and Carl all 4 intimated teams because you can't concentrate on one player you had to worry about all 4
My fave on that team #64 Jim Burt. I loved the 80's where 260lb nose tackles where the norm.
Not right,none of them got double and triple teamed like lt did!!!
When great players talk about a dude like that. You can only imagine how great he really was.
Bill "im not putting anyone in Lawrence Taylor's class" belichick
Realest shit bills said in a long time 😂😂
A reminder of the days when Cris Carter didnt let anybody talk...
If anyone doubts Lawrence Taylor’s greatness, watch the Bowl Games that North Carolina, Chapel Hill played in from 1977-1980. These Bowl Games are on RUclips.
Every left tackle in the NFL should send LT a check and a thank you for their contracts 😁
Combined, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Walsh, and Joe Gibbs won 8 superbowls. They couldn't find a way to block LT.
It's amazing how so many people try to compare other players like mack or even watt to LT. It's a total disrespect to him.
The fact that Belichick doesn’t even feel bad about it
When you watched LT, he made it seemed like he was a man playing amongst boys.
Everyone hates when Nick talks. He probably never even watched LT play.
Just imagined if Reggie White went to the Giants instead of the usfl cause the giants drafted him
LT and Leonard Marshall was bad enough. LT and Reggie would have been downright unfair.
White or Taylor. .best ever
Chris Newman Bill Parcells tried to take Reggie in the '85 Supplemental Draft but Ex-Giants GM George Young took LT Gary Zimmerman instead imagine if Parcells got his way it would have been the equivalent of seeing Lucifer&Jesus as teammates if one didn't get you the other would have.
@@xaviervega468 As stated before picture LUCIFER&JESUS as teammates the entire league would have been on lockdown!!!!!!!!!
@@dwightlove3704, IF the Giants had drafted Reggie White instead of Gary Zimmerman, you have to ask if the 1985 divisional playoff game vs the Bears goes down the same way.
This is the guy Gruden traded right?
LT elevated the play of his team..i swear his own players were more scared of him than the opponent...
if Bill Belichick says he isn't in Lawrence Taylor's class than that's it. Debate over. No discussion needs to be had.
Comparing Lawrence Taylor to Khalil Mack is like comparing Mohammed Ali to Butterbean.
LT is by FAR the best defensive player to EVER play, PERIOD.
He was so good, that in the original Techmo Bowl, not only was it IMPOSSIBLE to even get off an extra point attempt, let alone a field goal, because LT blocked 100% of the attempts. But, when he didn’t sack the opposing team’s QB (which he did 50% of the time), and the QB somehow managed to get a pass off, then LT would run 20, 30, 40 yards back, intercept the pass, then take it to the house!
Khalil Mack? Give me a fucking break.
Yes, he is awesome and one of, if not thee best in the current NFL.
But, Ray Lewis is the next best defensive player to ever play the game after LT.
Before Khalil, JJ Watt was the next huge thing. And before him it was Urlacher. There have been many awesome, game-altering defenders in their prime before that.... DeMarcus Ware, Darrel Revis, Jason Taylor, Warren Sapp, Reggie White, Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Mike Singletary, Ronnie Lott.
But there most likely NEVER be a defensive player as dominant as Lawrence Taylor.
It’s only a matter of time before Mack isn’t even on top of the NFL, let alone even NEAR LT!
"Were talking about Lawrence Taylor now" - Dam right!!!
LT is arguably the best player to ever put on pads, definitely the best defensive player PERIOD. No shit Mack’s not on LT’s level wtf
Yet the trophy for LT's position is named after Butkus..........
justafanintexas what does that have to do with anything?
Butkus was way before taylor.he was great also but did not take over games like Taylor did
Jerry Rice> Lawrence Taylor
Jim Brown> Lawrence Taylor
Walter Payton> Lawrence Taylor
Belichick wasn’t personally disrespecting Mack. He was saying NO ONE will be in the same class as Taylor.
He’s right. I’d argue that LT is the greatest player ever. Not only defensive player but player in general
LT was a game changer and the man was truly feared on Sundays.
LT is in his own class! Just ask them opposing QBs 🤷♂️
Lt is head and shoulders above everyone else
Nick Wright shouldn't open his mouth in this conversation. Let the two players who played against the guy talk about him. Why does this guy even have a platform?
Tell CC to shut up and let other ppl talk,
Die hard Bears fan. When Bears had to play Giants back in Taylor's playing days I used to be nervous watching the game. He was undoubtedly one of the #GOAT defensive players in history of NFL. One of only 2 players to win overall NFL MVP. A pleasure to watch except when he played Da Bears. Then I was not happy usually...
It should be just Chris Cater on the panel. All he does is interrupt overtime anyway
3 speakers in a row Chris cut off in mid-sentence...watch Schlereth's face the 2nd time.