mdonnelly21 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Best Edge Rushing LB of All Time Behind LT? Edited March 11, 2022 by mdonnelly21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duluther Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 As always, define best. Of those I've seen (Suggs, Ware, Harrison, Miller) Harrison's ceiling stood out the most. The other three will have very long primes and careers, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinsChampionships Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Where is Mark Gastineau @ as an option? He was the real Single Season sack king with 22.0 sacks before Brett Favre laid down for Michael Strahan giving him 22.5. Might not be the greatest of All-Time (only because lack of longevity). But he is the greatest sack Master of All-Time and it's criminal how he's yet to make the Hall of Fame with 107.5 sacks despite only 10 seasons worth (with only 107 career starts too). He's the only player in NFL history that averaged over 1.0 sacks per start. Not even Lawrence Taylor could say the same. Edited March 11, 2022 by DefenseWinsChampionships 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinsChampionships Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) PS: I forgot this thread was only for OLBs. Mark Gastineau was a 4-3 DE. My fault. Edited March 11, 2022 by DefenseWinsChampionships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Derrick THOMAS for me, but #2 would be DeMarcus Ware. Edited March 11, 2022 by AFlaccoSeagulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 DT for me and it's not close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Derrick Brooks for me, but #2 would be DeMarcus Ware. Brooks was great, but he isn't an edge rusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Just now, iknowcool said: Brooks was great, but he isn't an edge rusher MY GOD Derrick Thomas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Derrick Thomas, but a write in recognition vote for Rickey Jackson who should be on this list over James Harrison who has no business being on this list if we're just considering the edge rushing portion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, bcb1213 said: Derrick Thomas, but a write in recognition vote for Rickey Jackson who should be on this list over James Harrison who has no business being on this list if we're just considering the edge rushing portion Care to elaborate on this little gem? Edited March 11, 2022 by 43M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 minute ago, 43M said: Care to elaborate on this little gem? He had four-five years as an elite edge rusher. That's it. That doesn't make him a bad player at all, or even not saying he wasn't great in that time period. But in no world should he be on the greatest Edge Rushers of all time list for just five great years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 to continue in his 15 year career, Rickey Jackson had less than 6 sacks twice In his 15 year career, James Harrison had less than 6 sacks nine times In his 15 year career, Rickey Jackson had more than 9 sacks 8 times In his 15 year career James Harrison had more than 9 sacks 3 times 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, bcb1213 said: He had four-five years as an elite edge rusher. That's it. That doesn't make him a bad player at all, or even not saying he wasn't great in that time period. But in no world should he be on the greatest Edge Rushers of all time list for just five great years Career wise...I agree. But its like when people ask who the best RBs ever were and numerous people say Terrell Davis. He certainly didnt have a top 10 career for a RB, but at his peak, he was arguably a top 5 RB of all time. You can make a similar argument for Harrison. Im not saying he is the best or even top 5 edge rusher, but at his peak, you cant say he wasnt close. For 4 or 5 years, he was an extremely elite pass rusher. People knock his sack numbers, but he regularly led the league in pressures and QB hits, plus was regularly asked to play the run and drop into coverage. I think Harrison is kind of an idiot and I have no special love for him....but he was unbelievable for a 3 or 4 year span. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, 43M said: Career wise...I agree. But its like when people ask who the best RBs ever were and numerous people say Terrell Davis. He certainly didnt have a top 10 career for a RB, but at his peak, he was arguably a top 5 RB of all time. Yeah but Terrell Davis was elite for like his entire (short) career. James Harrison had a prolonged career that was basically nothing outside of a short 4-5 year span. I think that's what bcb is trying to say here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Yeah but Terrell Davis was elite for like his entire (short) career. James Harrison had a prolonged career that was basically nothing outside of a short 4-5 year span. I think that's what bcb is trying to say here. Unfortunately history doesn't show that. After his injury td had two subpar season then a good final season. Clearly the injury was the issue but those last three years are often forgotten about cause he was so damn good his first four years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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