2006-08-07 09:55:43 · 12 answers · asked by Aaron S 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Lambert 4 rings
Taylor 2 rings
Lambert wasn't has flashy as Taylor but certainly was as good. Two different defensive structures. Taylor was given much more of a free hand on "D". Lambert on the other hand was feared more by his piers than any other player during his career. Lambert was bigger and stronger and faster than Taylor. Check out the stats, they don't lie. Both great HOF'ers. Almost impossible to pick between them........Lambert by a nose.
2006-08-07 10:11:38 · answer #1 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 19⤊ 2⤋
Lawrence Taylor
2006-08-08 04:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's based entirely on preference..
People from Pittsburgh will say Lambert, folks from NYC will say Taylor. Fans from the 70s will say Lambert, fans from the 80s will say Taylor.
Personally, I started watching football in the late 80s (I'm 27 now) so when I look back at the great linebackers that I've seen play I name Mike Singletary, Ray Lewis, Derrick Thomas and Lawrence Taylor as the monsters. I missed Lambert in his prime, but I still respect his game. That dude is known as one of the meanest LBs in history at any level.
When Thomas was drafted by the Chiefs out of Alabama in 89, everyone called him the 2nd coming of LT. Shawne Merriman, drafted by the Chargers out of Maryland in 05, was labeled the 2nd coming of Thomas (Ironic how Thomas and Merriman were/are coached by Shottenheimer). To me, all this means is that for today's game, more linebackers are shaping themselves to follow in LT's shadow. He was big, fast, mean and damn smart. Beyond LT being a great player, NFL and college linebackers 20 years later are still fashioning their game after his.
In my own mind LT is one of the best linebackers in NFL history, off-the-field issues aside, he's right up there with Butkus, Ham and Nitschke. But those dudes were ahead of their time as well, so take it for what it's worth.
2006-08-07 10:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by The Godfather 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Close call I love LT but Jack Lambert is the meanest son of a ***** alive.
2006-08-07 12:10:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Lambert!
And I never even liked the Steelers.
Take away his blow and LT may have never made a Pro Bowl. The guy was doped up his entire career!
2006-08-11 06:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by Screwed by the caste 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jack Lambert definately. GO STEELERS!
2006-08-07 12:54:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Taylor. Lambert was mean and nasty, but teams didn't change their offensive schemes because of him. They did for LT.
2006-08-07 17:16:33 · answer #7 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#58 Jack Lambert.....the best! He didn't need nose candy like the other choice!
2006-08-07 11:42:13 · answer #8 · answered by hhsspartanfan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
without question jack lambert....did more with less physical ability...more determination and sheer will
2006-08-07 10:15:00 · answer #9 · answered by james c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well LT sacked my QB coach, Ken O'Brien, more then any other QB in the NFL so i'll have to say LT.
2006-08-07 10:03:11 · answer #10 · answered by rnelsunshine8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋