TecmoSuperJoe Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 This reminded me of three hits that stick out in NFL history to me that just looked devastating. The hit on Eddie George by Casey Hampton in the 2003 wild card game between the Titans and Ravens. Eddie got his lights knocked out. The hit on Pierre Thomas by Donte Whitner. Like Eddie George, Thomas got knocked out before he even hit the ground. The Saints were marching on their first drive, and this was a huge momentum shift in the game. And the hit on Boomer Easison in 1995 against the Bills from Bruce Smith. Boomer legit looked dead. And this following video years later from an interview with Esiason was a little ominous. I'll just say the video was published in November of 2012. Listen to what he says: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxaYrYWJnQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Dennis Smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinsesq Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Did I wake up in an alternate reality where Lawrence Taylor didn't play football? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveOurSonics Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Just from recent memory, no one hit harder than Kam Chancellor in the last decade. He also often times did so with great form tackles (which might not typically be considered a big hit) and they were still crushing blows. (separated Demaryius' shoulder on this play IIRC) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animaltested Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 ^^^^ BamBam should get a bump for thumping in the era of targeting and unnecessary roughness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) On 6/20/2020 at 10:14 PM, Totty said: Steve Atwater. Some of his hits were absolutely brutal. Steve Atwater knocked out 3 players with 1 hit in the Super Bowl....including himself. As for Sean Taylor you have to include him. If his career continued on he would have had a 10+ min highlight video of him just destroying people. Similar to Dawkins he came for blood Everytime he made a hit Edited June 26, 2020 by AkronsWitness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40Year Pack Fan Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Chuck Bednarik laid out a few people... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomers Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hardy Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minutemancl Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 The obvious answers are all defensive players, but I like thinking of this from the other way- offensive players who absolutely laid people out. I'm not talking about guys who ran hard or were hard to tackle, but guys that made contact with defenders, while the ball was in their hands, and knocked them to the ground. Obvious names that come to mind are Brandon Jacobs, Christian Okoye, and Earl Campbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckIsGOAT Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 11:19 AM, Phinsesq said: Did I wake up in an alternate reality where Lawrence Taylor didn't play football? Seriously LT is the clear #1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckIsGOAT Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 12:25 PM, minutemancl said: The obvious answers are all defensive players, but I like thinking of this from the other way- offensive players who absolutely laid people out. I'm not talking about guys who ran hard or were hard to tackle, but guys that made contact with defenders, while the ball was in their hands, and knocked them to the ground. Obvious names that come to mind are Brandon Jacobs, Christian Okoye, and Earl Campbell. Mike Alstott. Also WRs like Steve Smith and Hines Ward got their fair share of skull shakers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 11:25 AM, minutemancl said: The obvious answers are all defensive players, but I like thinking of this from the other way- offensive players who absolutely laid people out. I'm not talking about guys who ran hard or were hard to tackle, but guys that made contact with defenders, while the ball was in their hands, and knocked them to the ground. Obvious names that come to mind are Brandon Jacobs, Christian Okoye, and Earl Campbell. Ladanian Tomlinson. He didn't Iay a shoulder into defenders, but his stiff arm would get guys horizontal... He'd get a hand on a defender and let them get in a bit - almost like he was creating recoil on his arm - and then he violently slammed them into the ground. It may not be a hit... but I sure as hell don't want to be on the other side of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 10:37 PM, Duluther said: I feel Taylor is immensely overrated, but there’s no way I would ever say Dawkins (who certainly played with unmatched tenacity, aggressiveness, and effort) was a harder hitter. As a hitter? Overall? Disagree with both, dude was well on his way to being a top safety. 12 INTs and 8 FFs in just under 4 seasons. Fully remember you saw teams trying to attack Washington on the outside for fear of going over the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 In the last decade or so, here's who I feel are some of the best hitters: Patrick Willis James Harrison Ray Lewis Kam Chancellor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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