2007-02-06 19:21:12 · 10 answers · asked by fastfreedombailbonds 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Middle: Mike Singletary and Ray Lewis
Outside: Lawrence Taylor and Derrick Thomas.
Note: I'm only using players from the last 25 years. The speed required by linebackers today is much greater than in the 50s-70s.
2007-02-06 19:30:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Middle Linebackers- Dick Butkus and Ray Lewis
Outside Linebackers- Lawrence Taylor (The greatest defensive player ever!) and Derrick Thomas
2007-02-07 09:55:12 · answer #2 · answered by bad_dog76 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Middle Linebackers: Jack Lambert and Dick Butkus...
Outside Linebackers: LT(high)...Charles Haley(de 4-3/ olb 3-4)
2007-02-07 07:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by steelerspride24 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Middle LB Jack Lambert and Mike Singletary
OLB Lawrence Taylor and Derrick Brooks
2007-02-07 04:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by King Midas 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Inside Linebackers Dick Butkus and Jack Lambert
Outside Linebackers everyone thinks
Lawrence Taylor #1 ,but compare career stats and it is a toss up between L.T. and the most underated OLB ever Kevin Greene.
Career Sacks
L.T. 132.5 (4th all time - 2nd all time by a LB)
K.Greene 160 (3rd all time - 1st all time by a LB)
Career Fumble Recoveries
L.T. 11 (0 returned for td)
K.Greene 26 (3rd all time - 2nd all time by a LB)(1 returned for td)
Ints.
L.T. 9 (2 returned for td)
K.Greene 5 (2 returned for td)
Kevin Greene is also the only LB to lead the league in sacks in two different seasons'94 and '96.(DE Bruce Smith andDE Reggie White are the only other players to do this.)
also very underated Ricky Jackson
Career Sacks 128(5th all time-3rd all time for LBs behind Greene and Taylor)
Career Fumble Recoveries 29 (tied for 1st all time- 1st all time by a LB)
2007-02-07 07:13:24 · answer #5 · answered by beerking62 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So hard to answer...because you have so many different eras to pick from...
I think current athletes are probably physically superior than the athletes of the past. Today's players are faster and stronger than they ever were. So choosing just two inside LBs and two Outside LBs is difficult, with the exception of Lawrence Taylor.
But without getting into too much detail, let me first state my two top Inside LBs of all time:
Mike Singletary and Jack Lambert
Outside LBs:
Lawrence Taylor and Derrick Thomas
Although there are probably better pure athletes on the field today, my choices for these guys are because they basically redefined the way their positions are played.
Today's obvious choices may include: Brian Urlacher, Ray Lewis, Shawne Merriman, and Derrick Brooks
2007-02-07 03:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by allthree 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
if you take out current players, then:
Middle LB Jack Lambert and Mike Singletary
OLB Lawrence Taylor and Derrick Brooks
^and Kevin Greene played longer than LT, his sacks/year is lower (along with other reasons I won't get into). And though it's a case against LT, he actually ranks 7th in career sacks (and only 5th if you count his 9.5 "unofficial" ones from his rookie year)
2007-02-07 08:20:03 · answer #7 · answered by Andy T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Briggs Urlacher and Hillenmyer are the only linebackers that matter
2007-02-09 17:44:39 · answer #8 · answered by Eric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Middle-- Lambert & Butkus
Outside--- Ham & Dave Robinson
2007-02-07 19:11:15 · answer #9 · answered by preacher55 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
middle: mike singletary and brian urlacher
outside: lawrence taylor and warren sapp. jkjkjk
2007-02-07 08:45:22 · answer #10 · answered by evil monkey 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋