Junior Seau

Reports: Junior Seau commits suicide at home - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

 

i am absolutely blown away by this story, i just saw it on the NFL network. one of the greatest LB's of all time....RIP Junior Seau

 

RIP Junior....sad end to a life.

 

One of the best ever? Come on Lee. Can easily think of 20 better quite easily.

A sad loss indeed.

 

i didnt say one of the 10 best ever, but there is NO denying the fact that he was a feared man who played his position very very well.... with him and Harrison in the A gaps, QBs were sweating bullets.


and just outta curiousity, who in your opinion would be the best ever, and why?

 

Lawrence Taylor is the greatest linebacker to play the game. Period.

Better then Seau? Ray Nitschke, Dick Butkus, Sam Huff, Jack Lambert, Ray Lewis, Jack Ham, Ted Hendricks, Carl Banks, Harry Carson.


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Perhaps no position in professional sports requires such a focus on destruction as the position of NFL linebacker. When coming up with this list of the top 10 NFL linebackers of all time I got a new appreciation for just how tough and mean the men who excel at this spot are. Counting down the top 10 NFL linebackers of all time is tougher than picking the greatest NFL quarterbacks, or the best NFL running backs ever because, unlike those positions, stats are only a small part of the story. Instead, grit, brute strength, determination and pain tolerance are some of the hallmarks of the greatest linebackers ever. Read on to see who made the list.
10 - Derrick Thomas - This incredible athlete played his entire career for the Kansas City Chiefs before losing his life in a tragic car accident. Despite his relatively brief career few can dispute that he is one of the greatest linebackers to ever play the position. He holds the single game record for quarterback sacks with 7 and he holds the career NFL record with 45 career forced fumbles.

9 - Sam Huff - I'm going old school with my number 9 pick on the list of the top 10 NFL linebackers of all time. Sam Huff played for the Giants and Redskins in the 50s and 60s and pound for pound was one of the hardest hitters the game of football has ever seen. He played an amazing 150 straight games, and had 30 career interceptions.

8 - Roy Winston - This guy threw one of the most brutal hits in NFL history when he absolutely demolished Larry Csonka of the Miami Dolphins. Csonka literally crawled off the field screaming, sure he had broken his back. It turned out he was uninjured, but the amount of pain he was in gives tribute to just how devastating Winston's hit was. He starred for the Vikings in all 4 Superbowl appearances, but sadly never won the big game.

7 - Junior Seau - This guy is one of the greatest tacklers in NFL history, and has over 1,800 career tackles to his credit to go along with 56.5 sacks. He spent the bulk of his career starring with the San Diego Chargers before moving on to the Miami Dolphins where his career derailed with a series of injuries. He has recently signed with the New England Patriots to replace injured Adalius Thomas.

6 - Ray Nitschke - When it comes to the greatest linebackers in NFL history the ability to channel anger towards one's opponents has always been the hallmark of these intense football players, and Ray Nitschke played the position as angrily as anyone in NFL history. He punished anyone who got in his way during his 15 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, and he was the linchpin of a defense that helped the Packers to 5 NFL Championships and the first two Superbowls.

5 - Ray Lewis - Has there ever been an NFL player at any position with as much passion or intensity as Ray Lewis? This 2 time defensive player of the year and Superbowl 2000 MVP is not only a dominant player in his own right, he has the rare ability to inspire and improve the play of his teammates. An easy pick for a high spot on the list of the top 10 NFL linebackers in history.

4 - Mike Singletary - The anchor of the 1985 Chicago Bears, who arguably had the greatest NFL defensive line of all time, Mike Singletary was quite simply a tackling machine. Despite the punishment he heaped on his opponents with 1,488 career tackles this incredible athlete only missed 2 games. In 1985 the man called Samurai Mike led his team to a crushing 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots in Superbowl XX tying a Superbowl record with 2 fumble recoveries. Easily one the greatest NFL linebackers ever.

3 - Jack Lambert - Speaking of great team defenses, the Steel Curtain of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers could challenge the 85 Bears for the title and Jack Lambert was the key to that great defense. Lambert had almost 1,500 career tackles in helping the Steelers to 4 Superbowl championships in the 70s, and was named to 9 consecutive Pro Bowls. An absolute monster that is only slightly edged out for the top 2 spots of the top 10 NFL linebackers of all time.

2 - Dick Butkus - Another guy that can challenge for the title of hardest hitter in NFL history, nobody played the linebacker position with more ferocity than Dick Butkus. He went to the Pro Bowl 8 consecutive times, and was one of the most feared defenders of all time. Sadly multiple knee injuries would cut short his career and possibility his shot at number one on this list.

1 - Lawrence Taylor - It takes an absolutely amazing athlete to edge out NFL legends like Jack Lambert and Dick Butkus for the number one spot on the list of the top 10 NFL linebackers of all time, and that is exactly what Lawrence Taylor was during his NFL playing days. He revolutionized the position and his speed and versatility forced opposing teams to adjust their whole offensive formation to deal with him. He finished his incredible career with 2 Superbowl Championships, and an NFL MVP award, a rarity for a defensive players. He totaled more than 1,000 tackles and had a whopping 142 sacks. One of the greatest players at any position in NFL history.


I wouldn't even put him in the top 10. Not a big fan of Derrick Thomas either.

 

my list....off the top of my head mind you..and im not gonna dig into the archives, for the most part im basing this list on players i ve watched play

1 Nitschke (im a die hard Packer fan, and own stock in the team, so cut me a break LOL)
2 LT
3 Singletary
4 Lambert
5 Ray Lewis
6 Zach Thomas
7 Matt Millen
8 London Fletcher
9 Junior Seau
10 Kevin Greene (GBs current LB coach LOL, and was a BEAST)


im sure if i sat down and really put some time into this my list would change a bit, but like i said...off the top of my head

 

Lee D
I'd have to pull Matt Millen off that list
just because of his terrible job he did in Detroit

 

Ok Rabbit. If we are going off of the players that we've watched with our own eyes, here goes.

1. Lawrence Taylor.
2. Jack Lambert
3. Mike Singeltary.
4. Derrick Brooks
5. Brian Urlacker (KNow you forgot about him Lee being a Packer fan and all).
6. Jack Ham
7. Ted Hendricks
8. Randy Gradishar
9. Harry Carson
10. Carl Banks. ( Any player that tried to put his helmet through the opponents chest every play, makes my list)

Could go on but don't need to. All, much better then Junior.

 

Lawrence Taylor....the BEST....period, you can lump the others in the top 10 all together, I've seen all of them play but none came close to LT!

 

Well said Black Cloud.

 

i dont give a shit what he did as a GM....im talking about his time on the field

 

Derrick Thomas would be somewhere in my top 10, but no doubt who #1 was. Junior was a real good football player though, gotta give him credit for that.

 

this is a list based on opinion as mine was....remember that.....and i will admit i forgot D Brooks, afterall, he did play in the central, and was a Holy Terror. as for Girllacher, you think hes great, i think hes overrated. Briggs is better than B.U. imo.
back to Seau... he was a 12 time Pro Bowl player....how many LBs (or any other position players for that matter) can say that?

OK, now lets get back on track....this is a thread about JS and his unfortunate death.
kinda makes a fella think about the after effects of all those hits to the head and concussions now doesnt it?

 

My understanding is that Junior had attempted suicide once before years ago. News is still coming out about everything though, but it is a terrible day for the NFL. And there is only 1 other LB that made the Pro Bowl 12 times,,, Ray Lewis.

 

Brian Girllacher! I love that one! I gotta remember that one, and definitely r.i.p to Junior Sayyyyowwwww!

 

You all are going to think im an asshole for this post but here goes anyway, I think he was a coward for taking his own life and I'll pray for his family but fuck him, on or off the field.....

NGK

 

or maybe all those blows to the head had him fucked up for good...i will not call him a coward, and you shouldnt either. you didnt know what he had going on upstairs.

youve never had a moment of weakness NGK?

 

I have had plenty LeeD but im still here typing and taking my kids to the park, I know it makes me sound like an asshole and im ok with that.

NGK

 

good for you man...and i mean that....i just dont think its ok to call a man a coward for having a mental illness.