Russ Grimm was a Hall of Fame / Pro Bowl Lineman, Joe Jacoby was a Pro Bowl Lineman. These guys were the nucleus of Washington's legendary Hogs, (3x Super Bowl Champions)... Not even a double team from these legends could stop the incredible Lawrence Taylor. Greatest defensive player of all time, in my opinion.
Yeah. Beats being preached to about politics. Like Bryant Gumbel. That little prick! I would rather hear Hank Williams Jr. But they banned his opening song on Monday Night Football. I never watch the game again. To many snowflakes today play the game. As LT would be banned every game if he played today. He was a jack hammer to QB's.
Sean Fulton The best pair ever and nobody appreciated Great players like Madden and John loved LT for obvious reasons. In case any of you youngsters don't get Lawrence Taylor is the best defensive football player ever. EVER!!!!
Me too, cold winter, watching LT sack QBs and listening to Madden, Summerall describe the play and just awesome. Eating chili, cheese dogs with frito pie and cold drinks....
yea Im a seasoned NFL/Patsfan and as great as Brady is its based more upon W/L & SB success than upon executing perfectly as an individual play after play after play as is seen here...Taylor was videogame dominant like having a Tecmo Bowl version of Bo Jackson on defense...These reels the uploader provided make it clear as day he was dominant in virtually every type of situation, whether its as a gunner on STs or against all the different types of running plays or as a pass rusher or even when asked to drop back into pass coverage...A.Donald Deacon Jones Joe Green may have been the best of their eras but they all did their damage at or behind the LOS...LT is a problem for the opposing offense no matter where he lined up or what they asked him to do....On several if not many of the replays shown during this it genuinely looks like hes moving in real time/full speed while everyone else is stuck moving in slow motion.
He was in a class by himself. I saw an interview with Ron Jaworski. He said Lawrence Taylor never gave you a dirty hit. He would hit you hard but never dirty.
I play defensive end and let me tell you, what Taylor did against these tackles is absolutely amazing. I may be garbage but idc how good you are, running past left tackles is amazing but SHOVING DOUBLE TEAMS out the way is just mind blowing. Having the combo of speed and strength mixed with his intensity is insane. I try to play like him every snap but i don't think we'll ever see another LT honestly.
It wasn't until I got older and understood the importance of the Left Tackle position. Looking at these clips it is amazing how he manhandled men with the responsibility of protecting their QBs blind side.
I got all the respect in the world for JJ Watt but anyone that thinks he's better than a prime LT is just wrong. Prime LT is probably the best football player ever, he was that good.
As totally GREAT as LT was, he's not the GOAT of linebackers. That party is Dick Butkus whose hits make LT's look like love taps. "Field of Dreams" stuff is having Butkus and LT playing next to each other. Get a FLEET of ambulances ready.
Lawrence Taylor is the greatest player in NFL history. No one changed the game like LT. He invented a position, dominated it and changed the way offenses played. No one else did that. Not Montana, Peyton, Brady or anyone.
like a shark speeding towards a seal, LT had an almost determination to sack the QB, no matter who!! Like he just shot out of a cannon!! Sooo awesome!!! You watched ANY Giants game back in the day, you just watched LT, more than the offense, or any other defensive player! LT was going to provide the highlights most of the time!!!
True. When people compare Ray Lewis to Lawrence Taylor....I LAUGH! Ray Lewis NEVER took on blocks like Taylor did.....NEVER. Ray Lewis needed big defensive tackles to absorb double teams so Lewis could flow to the ball. Belichick had schemes on 3rd Down where he would only rush 3 men where Lawrence Taylor played as a down lineman in a two-point stance. Ray NEEDED additional help to do his job. Belichick TOOK MEN AWAY from the defensive line, inserted Lawrence Taylor to rush the QB through double and triple teams and STILL get to the QB. Lawrence Taylor had no peer.
@@stevesmith3579 please stop abusing pharmaceutical grade narcotics without cutting it with baby powder. Its dangerous. Joe Montana is nowhere near Lawrence Taylor as a football player.
Quarterbacks back then endured literal degrees of fear in the week before a game, already knowing that they were in for a likely beating, but very easily suffer vicious career ending hits by others than just LT. Quarterbacks now can just worry about other things, like playing good and stats or what car they want to drive to the next team practice, or maybe some don't worry at all.
1984, I was 8 years old. Asked my father if I could watch the game with him. He said of course, sit up here (on the couch) first words out of his mouth “Just watch #56. Just watch LT”. 38 years later, I’m still watching LT!! On a side note, I was at that game at RFK in 1986. One of the most dominant performances ever by LT!
Having had the pleasure & privilege to SEE - LT - play live @ Giants Stadium about 50 times. The video is great - but - IN PERSON - WAS AWESOME! My all-time favorite was when the Giants were playing the Redskins on MNF & the Mets were playing the Redsox at the same time in the 86 World Series. LT made Jay Scharerds life hell !
Puck Utubesux it's just funny that everyone praises montana for taking so many hits and being tough but yeah i can indeed have seen him fall down alot of times. I'm not really against you, it's just very interesting opinion
amazing how much more athletic this guy is compared to the people blocking him. In my opinion the first truly good athllete on defense that was a big guy. guy arent even out there stance good and he's already on the qb. truly ahead of his time
I was going to comment on that. Jackie Slater was probably the best lineman back then and he made him look foolish. Joe Jacoby and mark May are two of the greatest Washington hogs ever and he made them look like high schoolers
ALL his game film is unwordly. Every play is him making some HOF , ALL PRO & PRO BOWLER look stupid. Even his INT highlights are against a who's who of Canton & all supremely clutch. GOAT NFL player
The crazy ones are when he's the only player with five yards of the qb...everyone else is completely blocked and he is way the hell upfield. I love watching this stuff.
"Taylor is the best college linebacker I've ever seen. ***Sure, I saw Dick Butkus play.*** There's no doubt in my mind about Taylor. He's bigger and stronger than Butkus was. On the blitz, he's devastating." --Giants GM George Young
Don't sleep. Lawrence Taylor played defensive end at North Carolina. Belichick would have LT line up at defensive end with 2 down linemen and have him rush the passer. He destroyed offensive backfields.
Man how many times LT would get held and double teamed and he still got to the quarterbacks. With Madden and Summerall, Olsen and Enburgh calling games. I miss these days a lot.
Sumrall asks Madden: "You think there's anybody else in the NFL right now that could have made the play Taylor just made?" Madden answers: "There's nobody WHO EVER PLAYED THE GAME that could have made THAT play, EXCEPT Lawrence Taylor." 'Nuff said.
Greatest football I've ever witnessed and I hate the Giants with a passion. Lawrence Taylor is the only player I ever watched that legitimately scared me. He was the most ferocious, intimidating defensive force football has ever had, and I don't bat an eye saying it.
I love the highlights of him playing against the Eagles because I had a debate with someone who said L.T would not be as affective in todays game against the more athletic quarterbacks. Randall Cunningham was pretty athletic and they lined up in a spread a lot of the time and he was pretty affective against it.
Yup, LT was able to contain Randall pretty well. If you want to see more LT vs Cunningham highlights go to my channel and click the vid titled "Lawrence Taylor Highlights - Forced Fumbles". You'll find several clips of Taylor catching Cunningham from behind and forcing a fumble. Cheers!
However with all the rules changes L.T would not be able to play with the same ferocity. The intimidation factor alone was always a factor when he stepped on the field. I still haven't seen any other player like him.
+Iamhungey 12345 I don't think the rules on helmet to helmet would affect him- that's not how he tackled, quite the opposite. The uncanny thing was the way he could dive under a blocker and grab a running back's ankles. The intimidation factor came from just being bloody good at what he did and knowing he was going to make you lose the game, not from him playing dirty. He broke Joe Theismann's leg but that was kind of from an unlucky landing if you watch the video.
Bill Parcells would never win another Superbowl without the Great Lawrence Taylor. If I got first pick in an all-time NFL fantasy team, I'm taking LT. No way would I want LT terrorising My QB.
Man LT was so good. He has the power of a d-lineman, but the speed of almost a running back. He's too fast for the tackles, but then at the same time too strong. He's the Bo Jackson of OLB's
Sam Riffle Interesting you say that. Bill Simmons, the former writer for ESPN who created Grantland, stated the 2 most freakish football players in terms of physical ability, he saw in person was Lawrence Taylor and Bo Jackson.
+Sam Riffle I read about how Bo got picked up by the Raiders and openly wondered if George Young (the Giants GM at the time) had the foresight to draft Bo that year ahead of the Raiders. Imagine the Giants for the next 5 yrs with LT on D and Bo on the O. Frightening.
That front 7 were such a force - and LT was the perfect fit for that group. Watch how many times you see Leonard Marshall or Erik Howard right there in the back field with Lawrence. A lot of those were not cover sacks(with all due respect to a great secondary), but from straight pressure. That whole defense was something special, but LT would have dominated anywhere.
Mike McCourt...good point. Lawrence Taylor never played with a top-notch backfield. Mark Haynes (1982, 1984 First Team All-Pro; 1983 Second Team All-Pro) and Mark Collins (1989 First Team All-Pro) were the only members of the NY Giant defensive backfield that achieved All-Pro honors. Unlike Derrick Thomas who played with Albert Lewis, Kevin Ross, and James Hasty. Lewis and Ross are considered a NFL historical top ten Cornerback duo.
3:22 is utterly SICK. LT just knocked over a 300 pound man with one move and, without losing any momentum, rams into the QB for the strip. I don’t even have words for how amazing that was😂
#56 is the most dominant defensive player i have ever seen in 37 years of watching the NFL!!! He was so dominant!!! Loved watching him over Reggie White, Mark Gastineau, Mike Singletary, J.J. Watt, Khalil Mack, Aaron Donald, Jared Allen, Ed Too Tall Jones, Mean Joe Greene, Von Miller, Junior Seau, Rickey Jackson, Simeon Rice, Bruce Smith, Luke kueckley, Derrick Thomas, Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, Warren Sapp, Richard Dent, Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, you name it!!!! All hail the best, Mr. Lawrence Taylor!!! In today's NFL, LT would get a $200M contract! NO QUESTION!!
Thank you for not showing him breaking Theisman's leg. Don't want to see that again. Saw that happen live and was a horrific sight to see and sound to hear. Yeah, you could literally hear it crack on television.
Even though he played inside, the closest I have seen to LT in terms of impact, leadership, and intimidation was Ray Lewis. And Ray Lewis still wasn't all that close to LT in terms of athleticism and the way he revolutionized the game. People talking about Unicorns nowadays, this guy was THE Unicorn. There was literally nothing he couldn't do on a football field better than everyone else.
You can see how far the NFL has come in the past 30 years. Taylor is a special player, in any generation but in todays NFL he would surely have to deal with much more QBs in shotgun and im certain teams would throw screens his way to slow him down.
Single handedly changed the game. Greatest NFL player ever.
No argument! Jerry Rice never hit *anyone* . Lawrence Taylor and Jim Brown made *contact!*
The G.O.A.T
Along with Walter Payton...I completely agree, all this from a Raider.
Greatest defensive player.
Greatest DEFENSIVE player ever.
Taylor was so exceptional, it's an emotional watching him play, especially to this longtime Giant fan.
Russ Grimm was a Hall of Fame / Pro Bowl Lineman, Joe Jacoby was a Pro Bowl Lineman. These guys were the nucleus of Washington's legendary Hogs, (3x Super Bowl Champions)... Not even a double team from these legends could stop the incredible Lawrence Taylor. Greatest defensive player of all time, in my opinion.
Amen.
He was giving up about 70 pounds to Jacoby, too. And Joe deserves to be in the HOF.
GOAT that's not subjective.
hearing John Madden in some of these just makes me wish he was still announcing football games with Pat Summerall. god i miss those days.
+Sean Fulton Summerall and Madden calling a game let you know it was important.
Yeah. Beats being preached to about politics. Like Bryant Gumbel. That little prick! I would rather hear Hank Williams Jr. But they banned his opening song on Monday Night Football. I never watch the game again. To many snowflakes today play the game. As LT would be banned every game if he played today. He was a jack hammer to QB's.
Sean Fulton The best pair ever and nobody appreciated Great players like Madden and John loved LT for obvious reasons. In case any of you youngsters don't get Lawrence Taylor is the best defensive football player ever. EVER!!!!
Me too, cold winter, watching LT sack QBs and listening to Madden, Summerall describe the play and just awesome. Eating chili, cheese dogs with frito pie and cold drinks....
I miss seeing him lose his shit on the side lines, at least we still have Gruden :-)
I love how the guys try to block him and he pushes them aside like they are not even there.
Im 44 years old and a huge 49er fan! LT is the best football player I ever seen!
I love the Niners too, but this guy is my number 1.
yea Im a seasoned NFL/Patsfan and as great as Brady is its based more upon W/L & SB success than upon executing perfectly as an individual play after play after play as is seen here...Taylor was videogame dominant like having a Tecmo Bowl version of Bo Jackson on defense...These reels the uploader provided make it clear as day he was dominant in virtually every type of situation, whether its as a gunner on STs or against all the different types of running plays or as a pass rusher or even when asked to drop back into pass coverage...A.Donald Deacon Jones Joe Green may have been the best of their eras but they all did their damage at or behind the LOS...LT is a problem for the opposing offense no matter where he lined up or what they asked him to do....On several if not many of the replays shown during this it genuinely looks like hes moving in real time/full speed while everyone else is stuck moving in slow motion.
Same here from a Cowboys fan. LT wrecked the NFC East offenses for 10 years
The only man that Parcells and Belichek would let sleep during the film sessions! Giving qbs nightmares!
"If he didn't duck, he'd be in IR right now."
He was in a class by himself. I saw an interview with Ron Jaworski. He said Lawrence Taylor never gave you a dirty hit. He would hit you hard but never dirty.
Lt said he loved hitting Ron. Not sure which QB it was but he’s on the field looking for Lt can’t find him calls a timeout lol
I play defensive end and let me tell you, what Taylor did against these tackles is absolutely amazing. I may be garbage but idc how good you are, running past left tackles is amazing but SHOVING DOUBLE TEAMS out the way is just mind blowing. Having the combo of speed and strength mixed with his intensity is insane. I try to play like him every snap but i don't think we'll ever see another LT honestly.
It wasn't until I got older and understood the importance of the Left Tackle position. Looking at these clips it is amazing how he manhandled men with the responsibility of protecting their QBs blind side.
I got all the respect in the world for JJ Watt but anyone that thinks he's better than a prime LT is just wrong. Prime LT is probably the best football player ever, he was that good.
Plus JJ Watt seems a bit injury prone. He's not much good to the team if he isn't playing.
I inspire to be like LT, hopefully I can get a D1 offer some day
Yeah but JJ doesn’t smoke crack
Northern Assassin I agree!! LT is legendary and my favorite LB since i have been watching the NFL since 1981.
As totally GREAT as LT was, he's not the GOAT of linebackers. That party is Dick Butkus whose hits make LT's look like love taps. "Field of Dreams" stuff is having Butkus and LT playing next to each other. Get a FLEET of ambulances ready.
I can watch LT highlights all day. Thanks so much!!
Lawrence Taylor is the greatest player in NFL history.
No one changed the game like LT.
He invented a position, dominated it and changed the way offenses played.
No one else did that.
Not Montana, Peyton, Brady or anyone.
Absolutely right
Jerry did
Dan Marino did
Did someone seriously say jerry rice and Dan Marino they obviously doesn't know what changed the game means
Randy Moss changed the game too. That doesn't make him better than Jerry Rice. JJ Watt may be the greatest defender ever.
LT was a game changer. He is the reason that the left tackle is the second highest paid player in football.
gsrae1199 I would argue that DLine/Linebackers that can cover/sack the QB are now the 2nd highest paid positions.
+Carlo Alberto Also thanks to LT
MrFALLENHER0 I would argue it has to do with the NFL becoming a passing league/offense friendly rule changes.
Protecting a (righty) QB’s blind side from a Lawrence Taylor with a full head of steam should not go underpaid nor overlooked.
It was a pleasure to watch this guy play. He was astonishing.
His straight line speed to the QB is frightening!
like a shark speeding towards a seal, LT had an almost determination to sack the QB, no matter who!! Like he just shot out of a cannon!! Sooo awesome!!! You watched ANY Giants game
back in the day, you just watched LT, more than the offense, or any other defensive player! LT was going to provide the highlights most of the time!!!
He was such a force to be reckoned with. What a dominant player.
We will never see a player half as good as LT ever again.
Merriman was on his way
Even if we did have someone on his level there’s no way with today’s rules that he’d be allowed to play the way LT did.
@@goodelook4323 Nope.
The way he sheds blocks, wow like I never seen someone do it before
True. When people compare Ray Lewis to Lawrence Taylor....I LAUGH! Ray Lewis NEVER took on blocks like Taylor did.....NEVER. Ray Lewis needed big defensive tackles to absorb double teams so Lewis could flow to the ball. Belichick had schemes on 3rd Down where he would only rush 3 men where Lawrence Taylor played as a down lineman in a two-point stance. Ray NEEDED additional help to do his job. Belichick TOOK MEN AWAY from the defensive line, inserted Lawrence Taylor to rush the QB through double and triple teams and STILL get to the QB.
Lawrence Taylor had no peer.
Greatest NFL player ever
Xavier Vega I would say he's 2nd✌ behind Joe Montana🙂
@@stevesmith3579 please stop abusing pharmaceutical grade narcotics without cutting it with baby powder. Its dangerous. Joe Montana is nowhere near Lawrence Taylor as a football player.
willie billie .....you obviously can’t read which means you didn’t do well in school you poor bastard.
willie billie.....pardon me. I thought you were trying to insult me by referring to LT’s substance abuse issues.
@willie billie .....you must have substance abuse issues.
Get help.
Now.
Quarterbacks back then endured literal degrees of fear in the week before a game, already knowing that they were in for a likely beating, but very easily suffer vicious career ending hits by others than just LT.
Quarterbacks now can just worry about other things, like playing good and stats or what car they want to drive to the next team practice, or maybe some don't worry at all.
I guess uniform manufacturers didn't make QBs' jobs easier with those baggy jerseys.
1984, I was 8 years old. Asked my father if I could watch the game with him.
He said of course, sit up here (on the couch) first words out of his mouth “Just watch #56. Just watch LT”.
38 years later, I’m still watching LT!!
On a side note, I was at that game at RFK in 1986. One of the most dominant performances ever by LT!
Bad diggity dizzle
Having had the pleasure & privilege to SEE - LT - play live @ Giants Stadium about 50 times.
The video is great - but - IN PERSON - WAS AWESOME!
My all-time favorite was when the Giants were playing the Redskins on MNF & the Mets were playing the Redsox at the same time in the 86 World Series.
LT made Jay Scharerds life hell !
Patrick Nash you lucky dawg, you got to see the master ply his trade in person! Never will we see anything like this man again
I could watch this forever.
Montana was SMART. He went DOWN before he got hit. hahahaha
High IQ player
Montana did that with everyone. He was the softest QB I've ever seen.
Puck Utubesux if the hit is enivetable, what's the point?
@@user-co1gi7yd2r Many QBs are able to avoid sacks/break the tackles. Steve Young once threw Reggie White off his back (91 at Eagles).
Puck Utubesux it's just funny that everyone praises montana for taking so many hits and being tough but yeah i can indeed have seen him fall down alot of times. I'm not really against you, it's just very interesting opinion
"...two guys try to block'em there and two guys failed..."
amazing how much more athletic this guy is compared to the people blocking him. In my opinion the first truly good athllete on defense that was a big guy. guy arent even out there stance good and he's already on the qb. truly ahead of his time
Looks like he runs a 4.4
@@zarateciddkast9329 he ran a 4.5 and had the strength of a defensive lineman.
LT played insane. The NFC East offenses hated playin' against that dude
Has anyone counted how many HOF offensive Linemen he made look like little boys?
Jeff MacIntosh LT definitely drove a lot of offensive linemen crazy, that's for sure.
I suspect he (Lawrence Taylor) is keeping Joe Jacoby (original Hog with three Super Bowl pelts) out of the Hall of Fame.
I was going to comment on that. Jackie Slater was probably the best lineman back then and he made him look foolish. Joe Jacoby and mark May are two of the greatest Washington hogs ever and he made them look like high schoolers
ALL his game film is unwordly. Every play is him making some HOF , ALL PRO & PRO BOWLER look stupid. Even his INT highlights are against a who's who of Canton & all supremely clutch. GOAT NFL player
@@peteasarisi2536 you are totally correct and people have the nerve to say Brady is the best football player, it's ridiculous
The crazy ones are when he's the only player with five yards of the qb...everyone else is completely blocked and he is way the hell upfield. I love watching this stuff.
He was also very very good at tackling guys around the ankles.
hexonatapeloop I would like to see him play against Tarkenton, Staubach, and Brady.
"Taylor is the best college linebacker I've ever seen. ***Sure, I saw Dick Butkus play.*** There's no doubt in my mind about Taylor. He's bigger and stronger than Butkus was. On the blitz, he's devastating."
--Giants GM George Young
LT simply the best defensive player who ever played
That speed though, and power
Hands down the greatest outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense in NFL history
Damn straight. NO question he's the best in Nfl history. Atl.com
Don't sleep. Lawrence Taylor played defensive end at North Carolina. Belichick would have LT line up at defensive end with 2 down linemen and have him rush the passer. He destroyed offensive backfields.
Literally unblockable! This man was from another planet!
LT was a class act (ON The FIELD) no BS celebrating after each incredibly tackle
5:25-5:30 Best play I've ever seen!!!
...........and Lawrence Taylor did that when he was in his second season with a knee injury. He didn't even START that game vs the Lions.
Man how many times LT would get held and double teamed and he still got to the quarterbacks. With Madden and Summerall, Olsen and Enburgh calling games. I miss these days a lot.
All these 7 step drops by the QBs placed them right in LT's path.
God he made it look so easy...
This dude was flat out special! Greatest defensive player ever!
Sumrall asks Madden: "You think there's anybody else in the NFL right now that could have made the play Taylor just made?" Madden answers: "There's nobody WHO EVER PLAYED THE GAME that could have made THAT play, EXCEPT Lawrence Taylor." 'Nuff said.
That 1986 game at Washington was LT at his best, sealed the MVP with that game
LT made it look so effortless where it always made me question what kind of guys they had blocking him seriously lol
People would die if he was in the NFL today.
😂😂😂😂they would build cemeteries right outside the stadium. Dude I am cracking up.😂😂😂😂
Greatest football I've ever witnessed and I hate the Giants with a passion. Lawrence Taylor is the only player I ever watched that legitimately scared me. He was the most ferocious, intimidating defensive force football has ever had, and I don't bat an eye saying it.
Hit like Lewis, ran like Miller, clutch like Brady. Dude was a gunner on the punt team HAHAH. GOAT
whenever I feel blue I put LT highlights on
And the crazy thing? His run highlights are even more impressive.
Best defensive player ever, arguably the greatest player period.
No argument he is the greatest football player ever
This video is so awesome. Best LT video bar none
He accelerates through the blocks
He was a beast :)
I love the highlights of him playing against the Eagles because I had a debate with someone who said L.T would not be as affective in todays game against the more athletic quarterbacks. Randall Cunningham was pretty athletic and they lined up in a spread a lot of the time and he was pretty affective against it.
Yup, LT was able to contain Randall pretty well. If you want to see more LT vs Cunningham highlights go to my channel and click the vid titled "Lawrence Taylor Highlights - Forced Fumbles". You'll find several clips of Taylor catching Cunningham from behind and forcing a fumble.
Cheers!
LT would be more effective against a mobile QB.
However with all the rules changes L.T would not be able to play with the same ferocity. The intimidation factor alone was always a factor when he stepped on the field. I still haven't seen any other player like him.
Daniel Lockhart Which new rules would he be breaking?
+Iamhungey 12345 I don't think the rules on helmet to helmet would affect him- that's not how he tackled, quite the opposite. The uncanny thing was the way he could dive under a blocker and grab a running back's ankles. The intimidation factor came from just being bloody good at what he did and knowing he was going to make you lose the game, not from him playing dirty. He broke Joe Theismann's leg but that was kind of from an unlucky landing if you watch the video.
Changed the way Oline plays forever. Greatest human to ever put a jockstrap on.
Bill Parcells would never win another Superbowl without the Great Lawrence Taylor. If I got first pick in an all-time NFL fantasy team, I'm taking LT. No way would I want LT terrorising My QB.
A rhino couldnt resist LT's power moves.This guy was basically a superhero.If Gotham had Batman and Kripton had Superman,New York had LT
Taylor was genius. He's either too strong and he powers through your tackle (HL #1) or he's too fast and beats em out wide (HL#2).
Man LT was so good. He has the power of a d-lineman, but the speed of almost a running back. He's too fast for the tackles, but then at the same time too strong. He's the Bo Jackson of OLB's
Sam Riffle Interesting you say that. Bill Simmons, the former writer for ESPN who created Grantland, stated the 2 most freakish football players in terms of physical ability, he saw in person was Lawrence Taylor and Bo Jackson.
hgspiderman56 I wish that I was alive at the time to see both of them play, they were such amazing athletes
+Sam Riffle I read about how Bo got picked up by the Raiders and openly wondered if George Young (the Giants GM at the time) had the foresight to draft Bo that year ahead of the Raiders. Imagine the Giants for the next 5 yrs with LT on D and Bo on the O. Frightening.
...and no salary cap...lol
#56 is like a terminator; he WILL NOT BE STOPPED !
Joe Jacoby has nightmares of LT
Certainly the best pass rusher ever
Lawrence Taylor and Walter Payton were the 2 most complete football players of all time. They cannot be surpassed.
Jerry Rice is up there too. But nobody like LT....
All of those plays where LT forces the ball to come out early shows how sacks don't tell the whole story
“You don’t want to fire up Lawrence Taylor”. Luv it.
Simply the 🐐
love these hits the greatest
Montana had LT fever dreams.
pretty sweet that you're a GIANTS fan! Great Video!
Like none other. Just incredible.
Kudos, so well done. Spectacular.
JUST Imagine Lawrence Taylor doing what he does against today he's running quarterbacks ILL like 2 SEE THAT.
His shadow tackled Montana.
The GOAT
The bull rushes were just incredible.
I almost feel sorry for those trying to block LT, almost. Nobody close!!
incredible
Bro he literally got off the line the same second ball was snapped everytime
1:23
This dude was so fast off the ball he was literally waiting for Everett to finish his seven step drop. Unreal.
That front 7 were such a force - and LT was the perfect fit for that group. Watch how many times you see Leonard Marshall or Erik Howard right there in the back field with Lawrence. A lot of those were not cover sacks(with all due respect to a great secondary), but from straight pressure. That whole defense was something special, but LT would have dominated anywhere.
Mike McCourt...good point. Lawrence Taylor never played with a top-notch backfield. Mark Haynes (1982, 1984 First Team All-Pro; 1983 Second Team All-Pro) and Mark Collins (1989 First Team All-Pro) were the only members of the NY Giant defensive backfield that achieved All-Pro honors. Unlike Derrick Thomas who played with Albert Lewis, Kevin Ross, and James Hasty. Lewis and Ross are considered a NFL historical top ten Cornerback duo.
My brother was double team the whole time guys in not taking anything from LT but Marshall was back there all the time 83.5 sacks
Leonard marshall was under rated- - offenses couldnt double team taylor and marshall-
3:22 is utterly SICK. LT just knocked over a 300 pound man with one move and, without losing any momentum, rams into the QB for the strip. I don’t even have words for how amazing that was😂
#56 is the most dominant defensive player i have ever seen in 37 years of watching the NFL!!! He was so dominant!!! Loved watching him over Reggie White, Mark Gastineau, Mike Singletary, J.J. Watt, Khalil Mack, Aaron Donald, Jared Allen, Ed Too Tall Jones, Mean Joe Greene, Von Miller, Junior Seau, Rickey Jackson, Simeon Rice, Bruce Smith, Luke kueckley, Derrick Thomas, Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, Warren Sapp, Richard Dent, Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, you name it!!!! All hail the best, Mr. Lawrence Taylor!!! In today's NFL, LT would get a $200M contract! NO QUESTION!!
Damn you named all the greats and I agree with you.
Great vid!!! Thanks for the arrows :)
Too many legend status moments to count. The single greatest player in NFL history from any team
6:30 -and I remember Joe Jacobi was the biggest tackle in the league... 6'7" and 300lbs I think.
I could watch this all day
LT highlights never get old
Thank you for not showing him breaking Theisman's leg. Don't want to see that again. Saw that happen live and was a horrific sight to see and sound to hear. Yeah, you could literally hear it crack on television.
Watching LT toy with the hogs was one of my best childhood memories
That was satisfying to watch!
Great video
Even though he played inside, the closest I have seen to LT in terms of impact, leadership, and intimidation was Ray Lewis. And Ray Lewis still wasn't all that close to LT in terms of athleticism and the way he revolutionized the game. People talking about Unicorns nowadays, this guy was THE Unicorn. There was literally nothing he couldn't do on a football field better than everyone else.
You can see how far the NFL has come in the past 30 years. Taylor is a special player, in any generation but in todays NFL he would surely have to deal with much more QBs in shotgun and im certain teams would throw screens his way to slow him down.
an a l-e-g-e-n-d 💓
*when football was real* 🏈
Kid has a lot of talent, hope to see him in the NFL one day
ughhh i see no comments here anylyzing the film, just saying how good he was. Some of these plays are INSANE
God given...all he had to do was show up.....that was Lawrence Taylor in his prime, L.T>Anybody
I could watch all day
What memories
Wish he could still play
The Giants need him
LT’s quickness just phenomenal
As a 70’s kid Butkis and Deacon Jones were mean SOB’s
But LT was the both of them combined. Thx LT ❤👍🏾💪🏽
The best. Miss those days.