Those old time guys like Butkus, Niechske, Huff, or Lambert couldnt make it in todays game. Do you really think they could cover Vernon Davis, Gates, or Gonzales or take down Brandon Jacobs or take down Stephen Jackson with ease like they did against smaller, unathletic guys? How about going against 320 plus linemen? I dont. LT, Lewis, and singletary are good arguements but ppl please quit with all those old time guys.
Those old time guys like Butkus, Niechske, Huff, or Lambert couldnt make it in todays game. Do you really think they could cover Vernon Davis, Gates, or Gonzales or take down Brandon Jacobs or take down Stephen Jackson with ease like they did against smaller, unathletic guys? How about going against 320 plus linemen? I dont. LT, Lewis, and singletary are good arguements but ppl please quit with all those old time guys.
Ray Lewis is the best middle linebacker all time. Taylor is the best outside linebacker all time. Ray has speed , something that Dick Butkus did not have. Ray can cover backs out of the backfield.
Butkus, Lewis and Lambert were great at all facets of defense. LT was great at pass rushing. He couldn't cover the pass. Bill Parcells saw how quick he was and used him as a pass rusher. (Source ESPN) The rest is history. If LT played MLB, he may not have gotten into the hall.
Does anyone realize how often Butkus forced fumbles, or how often he intercepted, PLUS his universal reputation for outright slaughter whenever he tackled? Butkus was the best of all time. Forget 19-0 in 1985; if the 46 Defense Bears had had Butkus, they'd have had back-to-back undefeated seasons, in 1985-1986.
L.T. is the best all time just because he is in the top 10 most NFL career sacks and still could play coverage but ray should be number 2 because ravens had the team they have now he still put up the numbers
Your all full of it, Dick told me himself top 3 Nitschke,Lambert, and Ray Lewis then his buddy Steve from Thousand Oaks BMW said fu Dick your just being modest. He said ok you tell it. Nitschke, Lambert, and Me no order no one like us.
really ray lewis is at least top 3 too there buddy. LT is deff. not number one. i wud say....5. LT 4.Mike Singletary 3.Ray Lewis 2. Butkus and 1. Lambert
for me Ray Lewis is the best of all time...of course Butkus was great. he was maybe the best tackler ever...just an animal. but Lewis has EVERYTHING you can expect from a LB.
the reasons why I'd vote him over Butkus are his incredible speed (in his best years), perfect game reading...but most important for me: his motivation and inspiration. he is just the natural born leader and of course heart and soul of the ravens.
I actually think the whole motivation and inspiration aspect is more of a TV storyline than reality. He is really important for holding people to account and setting examples for the level of work ethic on the D (I assume). BUT, the pre-game speeches and dancing, the yelling on the field and in the huddle... all the mic'd up stuff you see... I'm not sure that really does much for the tame. All that is for Ray's ego
Butkus is by far the best of all time. Singletary is definitely one of the best and a deserving hall of famer, but even out of just Chicago Linebackers he ranks 3rd behind Urlacher. Also LT was an outside linebacker, which is completely different in a 3-4 defense than any other backer on the list.
No, no, no.... Any top Linebackers list that doesnt have Dick Butkus at number is not worth taking seriously, this person is probably just a LT fan, Besides if your doing a top 5 they might as well all be Chicago Bears, hell the position was born in Chicago!
brian urlacher does not diserve to be on the top 10 or even 50 linebackers people dont be fucking stupid and did any of you ever here of someone called reggie white?
somebody hates the steelers. steelers had a great team. they didnt have single solo players. they were team players. and split their glory and records into all the defense players on the team. look at all the players they had going to the pro bowl. dam unbelievable. russell ham lambert worked together which was more important than a solo player not bringing it like LT. thats what makes a team great.
butkus did the best because he had determination and he was focused. #1
@chopperseansean1 i love the steelers they play smach mouth in your face football and its fucking awsome pluss they hit the shit out of the other team
Don't people understand that these guys were great in their day, but in today's football they would get smashed. I agree that Butkus was great, for his time.
LT was a glorified D end he could not pass protect if your doing linebackers you have to factor in how they pass protect soo that makes LT the best pass rushing outside linebacker of all time and Jack Ham is the best overall outside linebacker of all time LT doesent diserve to be on this list
@Adhesiveputty-- today is a new breed? The 1960's were the best decade for football. Dudes running around trying to kill eachother; that's football. Butkus is No. 1 and if he was in today's game, he would still own.
Of course Butkus was great. But viewing him today you have to understand that more than half his hits would be penalties. People don't hit like that anymore because it is against the rules. Ask Ray Lewis.
The older LB would not have a chance if they stepped into todays game. They were great during their time don't get me wrong, but its a new breed out there now.
I can't stand Ray Lewis because he is a peice of shit, but he would devastate Butkus just because of size,speed, and a better athlete. All these players were awsome in their time,but they wouldn't even make the lineup now.
@kojak235 Butkus and Lewis played at the same size and weight. Lewis ran a 4.7 forty which caused him to drop in the draft. Sorry,but Butkus could play in any era.
Lewsi- 6,1 250. Butkus 6,3 250. Mark Fields could have ran circles around both of them from a speed standpoint,but Butkus and Lewis had ball awareness you could not teach.
It's adorible how you guys think Butkis is better than Lawrence Taylor when chances are, most of you haven't seen Butkis play. I've seen both, and Butkis couldn't shine LT's shoes. Butkis was great, but he didn't change the game forever like LT did...
Can't deny that you have a great group of linebackers. But there are some names that need to be mentioned ever time you say the word linebacker. LAMBERT, HAM, CURTIS,HUFF,BEDNARIK,HENDRICKS,.............
@davidisraw I completely agree. Stats are important but not a sure sign of who is a better player. For example... I'm a seahawks fan, when they went to the superbowl Shawn Alexander had the best stats in the league. Next year the hawks decided to dump their best offensive lineman. Shawns stats were cut in half. In other words stats don't account for many things.. like teamwork. Don't be a stat nerd! @ ZiaCombs You watched Butkis play? So you're not only racist, but an old bastard too.
this is stupid,, your music sucks and is a detrement to the awesome men who you show.. are you an idiot>??? my god you are so stupid to put such music to the TRUE art that these men performed an i am ashamed that you are alive....
LT was the best defensive player of all time hands down. He changed the game and the way offenses play more so that any other single defensive player before or since. no other linebacker can say that
LT greatest pass rushing LB/DE 3-4 linebacker. Created a new genre of NFL player, but not a true linebacker. Butkus is the Platinum Standard for all Defensive signal callers.
Even though I like the people Mike and Ray are, you are smokin some shit putting Ray, Mike and especially Taylor before Butkus and Lambert. Not having Lambert even show up on your list makes you lose all credibility bud.
Dude, Ray Lewis isn't half the player Jack Lambert was. He's a good one, potentially a first-ballot HOFer, but he's not fit to smell Jack Lambert's shit. His tackle numbers have been inflated thanks to homer stat keepers. His legacy has been inflated by the Golden-Goose era NFL propagandists. Jack Lambert's only real competition for best inside backer ever is Butkus. Lambert is even head and shoulders above Singletary. This list is a joke.
@WhySoS3riouss not only does he think LT is better then butkus, the world thinks it too!....butkus was on tv and said he thinks LT was the best LB he has ever seen.
@WhySoS3riouss butkus already had a good team but lawarence taylor revolutionized the linebacker position to be like the quarterback of a defense butkus was just another tackler
@WitnessNFLInside are you serious? already had a good team? butkus never had a winning season in his 9 year career...Butkus' defenses had a few other badasses on them, but so did LT's defenses.
true but butkus cant win it for a team by himself. he was just a great determinated lb that didnt screw around on the field. he took his job totally serious. what helped lt's team was simms. i believe he was the qb then. they were the names that stuck. lt talked alot and went for the weakest spot in the line to get his sack stats up. lt was tough but his mouth was tough too which gave him that extra people liking.
@chopperseansean1 KNOCK IT OFF. Our offenses were stodgy, marty ball offense before Marty even a label for his overly conservative play-calling. Parcells gambled a lot, but our offense was very predictable, a la John Fox when he was with the Panthers.
@WhySoS3riouss If I had to choose any one of those linebackers to lead my defense, no question Lawrence Taylor would be the man. You have to remember that LT was responsible for Joe Gibbs' one back offense. He changed the way an offensive coordinator plans a game. He could pass rush, play the run, or go out into coverage and be able to cover the Tight End or running backs of his era. No question, the best Linebacker of all Time!
Let me clarify why I picked Lawrence Taylor #1 1986 - AP Defensive Player of the Year - AP NFL MVP - Bert Bell MVP Trophy (Maxwell Club) - PFWA MVP - UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year 1983 - UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year 1982 - AP Defensive Player of the Year 1981 - AP Defensive Player of the Year - AP Defensive Rookie of the Year 1,088 tackles, 132.5 sacks , nine interceptions, 134 return yards, two touchdowns, 33 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries, and 34 fumble return yards.
@Ezio519 really youre going off a website? youre so stupid watch how butkus played a fucking monster. demolished everyone he hit. LT was good but not on his level sorry
Willie Lanier 1967-1977 Ted Hendricks 1969-1983 Dave Wilcox 1964-1974 Andre Tippett 1982-1993 Nick Buoniconti 1962-1974, 1976 George Connor (also DT, OT) 1948-1955 Bill George 1952-1966 Joe Schmidt 1953-1965 Sam Huff 1956-1967, 1969 Ray Nitschke 1958-1972 Mike Singletary 1981-1992 Jack Lambert 1974-1984 Harry Carson 1976-1988 Jack Ham 1971-1982 Derrick Thomas 1989-1999 Rickey Jackson LB (also DE) 1981-1995 Dick Butkus 1965-1973 Bobby Bell (also DE) 1963-1974
Must be a Giants fan...EVERYONE knows Dick Butkus is the GREATEST EVER. Butkus is the standard by which all linebackers are judged...past and present!!
@saeger85 hey dip shit lawrence taylor was an outside linebacker go back and watch the movie he was in a two point stance on the out side of the defensive end. During that video he and carl banks his teammate were two of the best in the game. Nice try with trying to show your knowledge about football. Cute attempt.
@saeger85 i used to be a DE that used a two point stance myself...(cuz i wanted to be like linebacker greg lloyd) the coach said i could choose whatever stance i wanted...
anyway taylor was a linebacker because parcells ran the 3-4 defense, simular to cower in pittsburg...so depending on the type of defense they ran determines if the outside man on the line is a LB or DE...
urlacher is soft.... he should not be mentioned in the same sentence as Ray Lewis. Ray's been selected to eleven Pro Bowls and been named an Associated Press All-Pro nine times.
[2] He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and 2003.
[3] He was also the second linebacker to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award and the first linebacker to win the award on the winning Super Bowl team.
Hey how the fuck about DT. HE WAS BETTER THAN LT AND WAS ON A CRAPPY TEAM. OKAY , PUT LT INFRONT OF DT, BUT RAY LEWIS, FUCK THAT, AND I AM RAVENS FAN. THIS LIST IS BULLSHIT.
LT is without a doubt #1! He was Dick Butkus, only faster and stronger! Hows that possible? I don't know, but film doesn't lie, watch the film and you cant deny it.
No competition. He could play MLB in ANY scheme, with his size and aggressiveness. He's big enough to be an OLB/DE hybrid, like Taylor was. No matter where the Bears would've put him, when they drafted him, he would've succeeded.
@SportsEinstein Depends on when you're talking about with Butkus. When he first came outta college, he had excellent speed/quickness. The thinking was to put him at fullback because he had excellent speed/quicks for a guy 250. But he injured his knee I think in his fifth year and he never regained what he originally had.
LT was not only the greatest linebacker ever, he was also one of the greatest football players ever. Nobody has ever seen a player of his size with that kind of speed
Are we seriously comparing football and soccer? You gotta be the biggest retard in the world to say football takes no brains to play. Players stay up hours studying their playbook and watching film. How big is the playbook for you soccer folks? Oh thats right, you don't have a playbook.
lt the best always and forever
basketballboyz35 1 month ago
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JBSUUUCKS 1 month ago
Ray Lewis is the best Middle Line Backer in NFL history period end of story.
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Those old time guys like Butkus, Niechske, Huff, or Lambert couldnt make it in todays game. Do you really think they could cover Vernon Davis, Gates, or Gonzales or take down Brandon Jacobs or take down Stephen Jackson with ease like they did against smaller, unathletic guys? How about going against 320 plus linemen? I dont. LT, Lewis, and singletary are good arguements but ppl please quit with all those old time guys.
hitek9wittafulclip 2 months ago
Those old time guys like Butkus, Niechske, Huff, or Lambert couldnt make it in todays game. Do you really think they could cover Vernon Davis, Gates, or Gonzales or take down Brandon Jacobs or take down Stephen Jackson with ease like they did against smaller, unathletic guys? How about going against 320 plus linemen? I dont. LT, Lewis, and singletary are good arguements but ppl please quit with all those old time guys.
hitek9wittafulclip 2 months ago
Ray Lewis is the best middle linebacker all time. Taylor is the best outside linebacker all time. Ray has speed , something that Dick Butkus did not have. Ray can cover backs out of the backfield.
parkerxjr 2 months ago
Lewis is the best hands down
Princevegta23 3 months ago
wheres patrick willis oh yeah he is still in his 4th season but he will be one when he retires
apacolypse2000 3 months ago
Dick butkus was much better than Taylor!
ChompGa 3 months ago
Butkus, Lewis and Lambert were great at all facets of defense. LT was great at pass rushing. He couldn't cover the pass. Bill Parcells saw how quick he was and used him as a pass rusher. (Source ESPN) The rest is history. If LT played MLB, he may not have gotten into the hall.
champsx51 3 months ago
@champsx51
Probably the dumbest post I have ever read.
sosdkny 3 months ago
the hell dick bucktes is not second hes the best you know nothing about football
loopwholer 3 months ago
the hell dick bucktes is second hes the best you know nothing about football
loopwholer 3 months ago
singletary admitted ray lewis is better...you must be a bears homer
tank0288 3 months ago
@tank0288 That's called being humble, you dickhead.
GoBackToSchoolLosers 3 months ago
No, just no. LT was not even close to Butkus.
dcsguru 3 months ago
Garbage
mooreusmc08 4 months ago
This is an ok list, not exactly my order but top five players r almost dead on
The2010DC 4 months ago
Dick Butkus could kill them all
knicks33ful 4 months ago
1. Lawrence Taylor
2. Dick Butkus
3. Ray Nitschke
4. Ray Lewis
5. Mike Singletary
It's almost a crime to have to narrow down such a list to only 5 players. Junior Seau, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, and many others belong up there too.
mp648 4 months ago
#1: Lawrence Taylor
#2: Dick Butkus
#3: Ray Lewis
#4: Jack Lambert
#5: Ray Nitschke
XxTaaDIVINExX 5 months ago
lawenrce taylor oover butkus you are the dumbest football fan on earth even nfl network said butkus is th ebest
chicityjoka 5 months ago
1#lawrence taylor
2#ray lewis
3#jack ham
4#dick butkus
#5derrick brooks
gunrueswaggin 5 months ago
Suck ass, LAMBERT #1 Hands up or down.
krusted13 5 months ago
ray lewis shouldnt even be on here.....all he does is hit hard...
Th3RandomH3ro22 5 months ago
@Th3RandomH3ro22 LOL what a horseshit statement.
Turdman12 5 months ago
#1 Lawrence Taylor
#2 Dick Butkus
#3 Jack Lambert
#4 Ray Lewis
#5 Mike Singletary
EazyESJC82288 6 months ago
You guys are nuts
tonyfressola 6 months ago
Does anyone realize how often Butkus forced fumbles, or how often he intercepted, PLUS his universal reputation for outright slaughter whenever he tackled? Butkus was the best of all time. Forget 19-0 in 1985; if the 46 Defense Bears had had Butkus, they'd have had back-to-back undefeated seasons, in 1985-1986.
VampireYoshi 6 months ago 4
I would have to add a few names to the list of all time greats . I would still have LT as # 1 .
GraveDiggaGSXR1000 6 months ago
your list is garbage bro
wher the hell is jack lambert its steeler nation all day everyday mike singletary didnt even make good plays!!!!!
LiLLoKe831 7 months ago
Mike Singletary couldnt do coverage .... should be 1. Dick Butkus 2. L.T. 3. Jack Lambert 4. Ray Lewis 5. Ray Nitschke
thecheesemister1 7 months ago
have u ever heard of jack lambert?
sk8skiboard3 7 months ago
L.T. is the best all time just because he is in the top 10 most NFL career sacks and still could play coverage but ray should be number 2 because ravens had the team they have now he still put up the numbers
GOONIEandMacTac 7 months ago
agree with all of it but switch butkis and lewis
GOONIEandMacTac 7 months ago
you fucking suck guy get off youtube
FrederickWarrior40 8 months ago
Ray Lewis #4 are you kidding me? He should be number 1 or 2...
savator408 8 months ago
Mike Singeltary and no Jack Lambert? What the hell is this?
DwightWhite78 8 months ago
Your all full of it, Dick told me himself top 3 Nitschke,Lambert, and Ray Lewis then his buddy Steve from Thousand Oaks BMW said fu Dick your just being modest. He said ok you tell it. Nitschke, Lambert, and Me no order no one like us.
RemnantMission 8 months ago
@yomama42796 You obviously eat dick
coolplomp 9 months ago
What a gay backwards sport
coolplomp 9 months ago
Butkus is #1
5damoora 9 months ago
if i had a dollar for every pixel in this video. i would have 1 dollar
kasteraiph 9 months ago
6. Ray Lewis; 5. Ray Nitschke; 4. Mike Singletary; 3. Jack Lambert; 2. Lawrence Taylor; 1. Dick Butkus.
VampireYoshi 10 months ago
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67Appleman 10 months ago
Lol... dick butkus is in #2 Technical diffaculties???
MrNomoreschool 10 months ago
Sorry fellas !!! Tons of amazing players on here but LT is # 1 . I hate the Giants but LT was the best !!
GraveDiggaGSXR1000 11 months ago
really ray lewis is at least top 3 too there buddy. LT is deff. not number one. i wud say....5. LT 4.Mike Singletary 3.Ray Lewis 2. Butkus and 1. Lambert
1codsta 11 months ago
yea really. theres no way lt is better than singletary lambert or butkus. and ray lewis is deffinately top 3
1codsta 11 months ago
Jack LAMBERT??? WTF You have to make room for that man...
JackSchitt100 11 months ago
it is hard to compare blitzing LBs to tackling LBs and compare before they counted tackles and now. check out my video on blitzing LBs
TheShootTruth10 11 months ago
All these fucking Bears fans on here with their extreme homerism. KNOCK IT OFF. The cries for Urlacher? Seriously?
Be objective, Butkus even said LT is the best ever.
TheEsquire212 11 months ago
31 people like this and know nothing about football
Engler141 1 year ago
LT likes to rape young coochies
siliconsurf 1 year ago
for me Ray Lewis is the best of all time...of course Butkus was great. he was maybe the best tackler ever...just an animal. but Lewis has EVERYTHING you can expect from a LB.
the reasons why I'd vote him over Butkus are his incredible speed (in his best years), perfect game reading...but most important for me: his motivation and inspiration. he is just the natural born leader and of course heart and soul of the ravens.
just my opinion ;)
Blackbird609 1 year ago
@Blackbird609
I actually think the whole motivation and inspiration aspect is more of a TV storyline than reality. He is really important for holding people to account and setting examples for the level of work ethic on the D (I assume). BUT, the pre-game speeches and dancing, the yelling on the field and in the huddle... all the mic'd up stuff you see... I'm not sure that really does much for the tame. All that is for Ray's ego
badduck71 11 months ago
You better fucking put butkus on number one you stupid fuck. Do you even know who he is?
link0zeldarulz89 1 year ago
LT greatest ever
reginalddhunter23 1 year ago 4
Gee, wonder if this guy is a Giants fan. No Jack Lambert? And Ray Lewis over Ray Nitschke? That's crazy.
aeriyk979 1 year ago
Butkus is by far the best of all time. Singletary is definitely one of the best and a deserving hall of famer, but even out of just Chicago Linebackers he ranks 3rd behind Urlacher. Also LT was an outside linebacker, which is completely different in a 3-4 defense than any other backer on the list.
Because of that:
5) Lawrence Taylor
4) Jack Lambert
3) Ray Lewis
2) Ray Nitschke
1) Dick Butkus
jbaby1129 1 year ago
SAM HUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
melista27 1 year ago
Mad Respect to Mike Singletary ,but he isn't top 5 all time ,Ray Lewis is better.
BarackMcBush 1 year ago
No, no, no.... Any top Linebackers list that doesnt have Dick Butkus at number is not worth taking seriously, this person is probably just a LT fan, Besides if your doing a top 5 they might as well all be Chicago Bears, hell the position was born in Chicago!
BornaBear85 1 year ago
ray lewis is number one
nintendolozer 1 year ago
Where is Jack Lambert?
garcii2 1 year ago 4
you forgot jack ham, jack lambert. it goes like this:
5:ray lewis
4:jack ham
3:lawrence taylor
2:jack lambert
1:dick butkus
JEBvideos 1 year ago
@JEBvideos
1- Lawrence Taylor (Watch the film, he is awesome)
2- Dick Butkus (Could also be number 1 because he was an animal)
3- Jack Lambert- (Another animal with the rings to prove it)
4- Mike Singletary- (Smart, mean, aggressive)
5- Derick Thomas (You forgot about him, another pass rush animal that could play the run)
6-Jack Ham (Another great player who was smart and mean)
7-Ray Lewis (His career is not done, when it is he moves up the list.)
You can probably put Ham at 4 or 5. I like DT.
Sukitjerky 1 year ago
brian urlacher does not diserve to be on the top 10 or even 50 linebackers people dont be fucking stupid and did any of you ever here of someone called reggie white?
BloodyDragonStudios 1 year ago
@BloodyDragonStudios fuck you, urlacher DOES desserve to be in the top 25 linebackers of all time, bitch.
54KILLERKID 1 year ago
somebody hates the steelers. steelers had a great team. they didnt have single solo players. they were team players. and split their glory and records into all the defense players on the team. look at all the players they had going to the pro bowl. dam unbelievable. russell ham lambert worked together which was more important than a solo player not bringing it like LT. thats what makes a team great.
butkus did the best because he had determination and he was focused. #1
chopperseansean1 1 year ago
@chopperseansean1 i love the steelers they play smach mouth in your face football and its fucking awsome pluss they hit the shit out of the other team
bms201 1 year ago
Butkus #1 no debate.
fclark 1 year ago 2
holy crap youtube has now upgraded to 1080p?
blitzburghscorer 1 year ago
Where is urlacher ?
tallpizza 1 year ago
@tallpizza Urlacher is NOT in the top 5. this is actually a pretty good list
dcrum35 1 year ago
@tallpizza Urlacher doesn't even compare to these guys . Not even close dude !
GraveDiggaGSXR1000 6 months ago
Where is bears ?
tallpizza 1 year ago
Don't people understand that these guys were great in their day, but in today's football they would get smashed. I agree that Butkus was great, for his time.
kojak235 1 year ago
Stop with the LT crap. Even LT will say Butkus was the best.
69superbee01 1 year ago
butkus is number 1 all time
peternincompoop8B 1 year ago
No way.... Butkus was the best..... ever
DAFFYDOO 1 year ago 2
Lambert is ahead of Ray Lewis by a long shot. Better get your brain checked
billypetty22 1 year ago
LT was a glorified D end he could not pass protect if your doing linebackers you have to factor in how they pass protect soo that makes LT the best pass rushing outside linebacker of all time and Jack Ham is the best overall outside linebacker of all time LT doesent diserve to be on this list
Yoder23m 1 year ago
@Yoder23m
yep, this list is missing some of the best -- Ham and Lambert -- how did Singletary make this list?
Denierbud11 1 year ago
@Adhesiveputty-- today is a new breed? The 1960's were the best decade for football. Dudes running around trying to kill eachother; that's football. Butkus is No. 1 and if he was in today's game, he would still own.
adamohmg 1 year ago
Of course Butkus was great. But viewing him today you have to understand that more than half his hits would be penalties. People don't hit like that anymore because it is against the rules. Ask Ray Lewis.
yancypelter 1 year ago
The older LB would not have a chance if they stepped into todays game. They were great during their time don't get me wrong, but its a new breed out there now.
Adhesiveputty 1 year ago
@Adhesiveputty i doubt that because if they were in today's game they would have access to all the little perks like:
1. a personal trainer,
2. better weight training equipment
3. arthroscopic surgery(Butkus played with no knees for the last 4 years of his career yet he was elected to the Pro Bowl 8 out of 9 seasons).
4. Butkus played at around 250-260 lbs.
5. he was a fullback in HS and college(and a damn good one)
6. He literally WAS the Bears defense
7. he was a textbook tackler........
brianCIM 1 year ago
@brianCIM valid points but most are moot.
Adhesiveputty 1 year ago
@Adhesiveputty Why?
brianCIM 1 year ago
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ltakliq 1 year ago
PATRICK WILLIS
kevd3v 1 year ago
I can't stand Ray Lewis because he is a peice of shit, but he would devastate Butkus just because of size,speed, and a better athlete. All these players were awsome in their time,but they wouldn't even make the lineup now.
kojak235 1 year ago
@kojak235 Butkus and Lewis played at the same size and weight. Lewis ran a 4.7 forty which caused him to drop in the draft. Sorry,but Butkus could play in any era.
Lewsi- 6,1 250. Butkus 6,3 250. Mark Fields could have ran circles around both of them from a speed standpoint,but Butkus and Lewis had ball awareness you could not teach.
kingfish4242 1 year ago
really no jack lambert... come on
sesshomaru7786 1 year ago 14
@sesshomaru7786 i said that b4 i clicked on it i was i bet jack lamberts on here and then there was nothing and i was like wtf!
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sesshomaru7786 1 year ago
I love the 1080p quality
DrVBongouch 1 year ago
Another idiot.. taylor is a drug addict and used during his career.
germanlad4u 1 year ago
Recently TSN,ranked the 100 greatest NFL players. Only 3 defensive players made
the top 10;Lt,Butkus and Bob Lilly,in that order. So there you go,sports fans!
MrJamesbond22 1 year ago
Jack Lambert should be on here.
Skittles79854 1 year ago
we do know the diff between a outside and inside linebacker rite
corliv 1 year ago
agreed
Chargerkid326 1 year ago
Butkis and LT are very close in my book. Hard to call. Both devastating.
Darkrunner1975 1 year ago
i wouldnt have LT a starter ill put: singletary,lambert,and butkus
davidisraw 1 year ago
It's adorible how you guys think Butkis is better than Lawrence Taylor when chances are, most of you haven't seen Butkis play. I've seen both, and Butkis couldn't shine LT's shoes. Butkis was great, but he didn't change the game forever like LT did...
ZiaCombs 1 year ago
picture videos suck... as well as finger eleven
kylewinsbig 1 year ago
rofl...butkus is number one!
CptBoerni 1 year ago
Lawrence Taylor was great no doubt. But your fucked up in the head to put him ahead of dick butkus.
L33TSeal 1 year ago
Can't deny that you have a great group of linebackers. But there are some names that need to be mentioned ever time you say the word linebacker. LAMBERT, HAM, CURTIS,HUFF,BEDNARIK,HENDRICKS,.............
dafazable 1 year ago
stats dont lie lt is better than butkus
TheChrisjohnsonfan28 1 year ago
@TheChrisjohnsonfan28 if stats dont lie then emitt smith is better than walter payton barry sander and eric dickerson.point proved
davidisraw 1 year ago
@davidisraw I completely agree. Stats are important but not a sure sign of who is a better player. For example... I'm a seahawks fan, when they went to the superbowl Shawn Alexander had the best stats in the league. Next year the hawks decided to dump their best offensive lineman. Shawns stats were cut in half. In other words stats don't account for many things.. like teamwork. Don't be a stat nerd! @ ZiaCombs You watched Butkis play? So you're not only racist, but an old bastard too.
CMLAFLAMME 1 year ago
In a few years Clay Matthews will be among the top 10 of all time.
bax323 1 year ago
this is stupid,, your music sucks and is a detrement to the awesome men who you show.. are you an idiot>??? my god you are so stupid to put such music to the TRUE art that these men performed an i am ashamed that you are alive....
kingslegion1 1 year ago
LT was the best defensive player of all time hands down. He changed the game and the way offenses play more so that any other single defensive player before or since. no other linebacker can say that
morrieswigs 1 year ago
@morrieswigs lol
davidisraw 1 year ago
LT isnt a pimple on Butkus's ass.
JohnWattsify 1 year ago
@JohnWattsify yes he is
davidisraw 1 year ago
you have ray lewis but not lambert really.
shackaduck 1 year ago
LT greatest pass rushing LB/DE 3-4 linebacker. Created a new genre of NFL player, but not a true linebacker. Butkus is the Platinum Standard for all Defensive signal callers.
JohnnyUltra305 1 year ago 2
NO JUST NO!
how is lambert not here or sam huff
footbawlin351 1 year ago
Even though I like the people Mike and Ray are, you are smokin some shit putting Ray, Mike and especially Taylor before Butkus and Lambert. Not having Lambert even show up on your list makes you lose all credibility bud.
CMLAFLAMME 1 year ago
@CMLAFLAMME
5.lanier
4.lambert
3.taylor
2.singletary
1.butkus
davidisraw 1 year ago
Dude, Ray Lewis isn't half the player Jack Lambert was. He's a good one, potentially a first-ballot HOFer, but he's not fit to smell Jack Lambert's shit. His tackle numbers have been inflated thanks to homer stat keepers. His legacy has been inflated by the Golden-Goose era NFL propagandists. Jack Lambert's only real competition for best inside backer ever is Butkus. Lambert is even head and shoulders above Singletary. This list is a joke.
sjrr5545 1 year ago
Butkus #2 Really?!?
hdfatboy19 1 year ago
How is Jack lambert not in there
Replace Lewis with lambert
harlownick 1 year ago
wow you think LT is better than butkus? really?
WhySoS3riouss 1 year ago 59
@WhySoS3riouss Of course he thinks he is better he is black.
totallyjakeness1 1 year ago
@totallyjakeness1 and of course you think Butkis is better, youre a big white goon with no ounce of athleticism in his body.
ZiaCombs 1 year ago
@WhySoS3riouss not only does he think LT is better then butkus, the world thinks it too!....butkus was on tv and said he thinks LT was the best LB he has ever seen.
holywar911 1 year ago
@WhySoS3riouss BUTKUS OVER LT !
avantill 1 year ago
@WhySoS3riouss i know and wheres jack lambert ray luis is a faggot wife beater
tmoneyknight75 1 year ago
@WhySoS3riouss butkus already had a good team but lawarence taylor revolutionized the linebacker position to be like the quarterback of a defense butkus was just another tackler
WitnessNFLInside 1 year ago
@WitnessNFLInside are you serious? already had a good team? butkus never had a winning season in his 9 year career...Butkus' defenses had a few other badasses on them, but so did LT's defenses.
ForceBehindTheThrone 1 year ago
@ForceBehindTheThrone
true but butkus cant win it for a team by himself. he was just a great determinated lb that didnt screw around on the field. he took his job totally serious. what helped lt's team was simms. i believe he was the qb then. they were the names that stuck. lt talked alot and went for the weakest spot in the line to get his sack stats up. lt was tough but his mouth was tough too which gave him that extra people liking.
chopperseansean1 1 year ago
@chopperseansean1 KNOCK IT OFF. Our offenses were stodgy, marty ball offense before Marty even a label for his overly conservative play-calling. Parcells gambled a lot, but our offense was very predictable, a la John Fox when he was with the Panthers.
Your point is invalid.
LT is the GOAT and it's not even close.
TheEsquire212 11 months ago
@WhySoS3riouss If I had to choose any one of those linebackers to lead my defense, no question Lawrence Taylor would be the man. You have to remember that LT was responsible for Joe Gibbs' one back offense. He changed the way an offensive coordinator plans a game. He could pass rush, play the run, or go out into coverage and be able to cover the Tight End or running backs of his era. No question, the best Linebacker of all Time!
Sukitjerky 1 year ago
Sukitjerky 1 year ago
@Sukitjerky Did I mention 10 Pro Bowl Selections? Now argue that he wasn't the best of all time! How many of those Linebackers won the NFL MVP?
Sukitjerky 1 year ago
@WhySoS3riouss AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.
TheEsquire212 11 months ago
@WhySoS3riouss Butkus was a BEAST !!! No doubt on that but , NOBODY could do like LT !!!!
GraveDiggaGSXR1000 11 months ago
@WhySoS3riouss LT is ranked the best defensive player of all time on the NFL wesbite.....
Ezio519 9 months ago
@Ezio519 really youre going off a website? youre so stupid watch how butkus played a fucking monster. demolished everyone he hit. LT was good but not on his level sorry
bears4lyfesunn 9 months ago
I'd switch out Nitschke and put in Lambert but the top 4 are spot on.
BroncosXNumberX1 1 year ago
what about derrick thomas
COOLGUY0407 1 year ago
Nice HD quality
Jayballa21014 1 year ago
Sry, Butkus by far...
lathankilbrand 1 year ago
lawrence taylor is number 1 line backer.
veeseee128 1 year ago
Favorite Linebackers (19)
Willie Lanier 1967-1977 Ted Hendricks 1969-1983 Dave Wilcox 1964-1974 Andre Tippett 1982-1993 Nick Buoniconti 1962-1974, 1976 George Connor (also DT, OT) 1948-1955 Bill George 1952-1966 Joe Schmidt 1953-1965 Sam Huff 1956-1967, 1969 Ray Nitschke 1958-1972 Mike Singletary 1981-1992 Jack Lambert 1974-1984 Harry Carson 1976-1988 Jack Ham 1971-1982 Derrick Thomas 1989-1999 Rickey Jackson LB (also DE) 1981-1995 Dick Butkus 1965-1973 Bobby Bell (also DE) 1963-1974
get em on!
multisoldier88 1 year ago
no jack ham and no jack lambert, alrigh thats just fucking retarded
HICKMYSTER10123 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
5. Mike Singletary
4. Dick Butkus
3. Jack Lambert
2. Ray Lewis
1. Lawrence Taylor
kavaholic 1 year ago
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kavaholic 1 year ago
Must be a Giants fan...EVERYONE knows Dick Butkus is the GREATEST EVER. Butkus is the standard by which all linebackers are judged...past and present!!
gifts1948 1 year ago
@gifts1948 lol...thanks for that joke...i lmao...
thetruthis9 1 year ago
@gifts1948 4 super bowls from correctly positioning your Defense and making plays. Lambert owns all.
mljordan123 1 year ago
Great quality!
ThePornzilla 1 year ago
Could've used higher quality pics for this video...
All these linebackers were great, but each has strengths and weaknesses therefore it is hard to judge who the greatest linebacker ever is...
Tuluc 1 year ago
first brian wasnt in this video and second lawrence taylor is a DE not a LB watch the blindside retards
saeger85 1 year ago
@saeger85 hey dip shit lawrence taylor was an outside linebacker go back and watch the movie he was in a two point stance on the out side of the defensive end. During that video he and carl banks his teammate were two of the best in the game. Nice try with trying to show your knowledge about football. Cute attempt.
lasalle47 1 year ago
@lasalle47 hey retard i used to be a DE and two point stance is easier to rush the quarter back.
saeger85 1 year ago
@saeger85 i used to be a DE that used a two point stance myself...(cuz i wanted to be like linebacker greg lloyd) the coach said i could choose whatever stance i wanted...
anyway taylor was a linebacker because parcells ran the 3-4 defense, simular to cower in pittsburg...so depending on the type of defense they ran determines if the outside man on the line is a LB or DE...
thetruthis9 1 year ago
junior seau should be in this
JOEHATCH213 1 year ago
yea dick butkus is the most feared linebacker tho
cjbears90 1 year ago
urlacher is soft.... he should not be mentioned in the same sentence as Ray Lewis. Ray's been selected to eleven Pro Bowls and been named an Associated Press All-Pro nine times.
[2] He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and 2003.
[3] He was also the second linebacker to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award and the first linebacker to win the award on the winning Super Bowl team.
hale3333 1 year ago
dude ur list was good love L.T. AT 1 but where was Derrick Thomas?
giantsfan1978 1 year ago
Hey how the fuck about DT.
ellohotto 1 year ago
Hey how the fuck about DT. HE WAS BETTER THAN LT AND WAS ON A CRAPPY TEAM. OKAY , PUT LT INFRONT OF DT, BUT RAY LEWIS, FUCK THAT, AND I AM RAVENS FAN. THIS LIST IS BULLSHIT.
ellohotto 1 year ago
LT is without a doubt #1! He was Dick Butkus, only faster and stronger! Hows that possible? I don't know, but film doesn't lie, watch the film and you cant deny it.
infinitewizdumb 1 year ago
@infinitewizdumb nope CJ
lildood24 1 year ago
LT!!!!!
bigchris3121 1 year ago
Butkus it isn't even close.
richpeck2009 1 year ago
Way I see it, Butkus is the greatest ever.
No competition. He could play MLB in ANY scheme, with his size and aggressiveness. He's big enough to be an OLB/DE hybrid, like Taylor was. No matter where the Bears would've put him, when they drafted him, he would've succeeded.
ChargersLVII 1 year ago
but he doesn't have the same speed that an OLB or DE should have. I made a top 5 list myself if you wanna check it out
SportsEinstein 1 year ago
@SportsEinstein Depends on when you're talking about with Butkus. When he first came outta college, he had excellent speed/quickness. The thinking was to put him at fullback because he had excellent speed/quicks for a guy 250. But he injured his knee I think in his fifth year and he never regained what he originally had.
ripperduck 1 year ago
1)LT
2)Dick Butkus
distant 3)everyone else
LT was not only the greatest linebacker ever, he was also one of the greatest football players ever. Nobody has ever seen a player of his size with that kind of speed
SportsEinstein 1 year ago
Are we seriously comparing football and soccer? You gotta be the biggest retard in the world to say football takes no brains to play. Players stay up hours studying their playbook and watching film. How big is the playbook for you soccer folks? Oh thats right, you don't have a playbook.
SportsEinstein 1 year ago
LT is good, don't get me wrong, but why does everyone keep putting #1 in #2?! Butkus..... than LT, not the other way around
zwiz5290 1 year ago
Quite obvious that these are all worthy for arguement; but I believe butkus to be in a class of his own.
bridgeportchicago 2 years ago