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I'd vote for Woody, but his era hasn't really been in the last ten years. He retired in like 2004. Same with Eric Turner. Shame about him.
Ed Reed.
That shouldn't be an argument.
I'd vote for Woody, but his era hasn't really been in the last ten years. He retired in like 2004. Same with Eric Turner. Shame about him.
Yeah, he was better than Polamalu will ever be. Definitely up there.
Ronnie Lott.
Polamalu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ed Reed
Troy did it again!!!!!!!!!!!
it's important to have a good FS.
IMO, Ed Reed.
Ed Reed
polamalu sucked ASS last night
It's hard to talk just about best "safety," since the options listed in this thread mix strong safeties and free safeties. While they play similarly, the responsibilities of a strong safety in most defenses are very different than the responsibilities of a free safety. It would be like discussing the best defensive lineman and mixing tackles and ends. They don't do the same things on the field, and the comparison is largely apples and oranges.
Dawkins and Reed are free safeties. Polamalu, Lynch, Bob Sanders, Adrian Wilson are all strong safeties. Not surprisingly, Dawkins and Reed are better in coverage and not particularly great in run support; Polamalu, Lynch, Sanders, and Wilson are much better run stoppers, but have/had weaknesses in coverage. That's the nature of the beast.
With I'd agree that Darren Woodson doesn't really qualify in the last 10 years part of this discussion; but he's probably THE most underrated safety in recent history. He played both spots for the Cowboys and played them both at an All-Pro level.. Woodson could cover like a corner and hit like a monster -- and his teams won. His safety play made some relatively weak Cowboys secondaries look a whole lot better than they actually were. What I appreciated about Woodson was that he didn't make a career of flashy plays; his career was built on the steady, "always in the right place," not taking needless chances sort of approach to the game.
Noting the FS/SS difference, I'd take Polamalu is probably the steadiest, most versatile, and most consistent of the guys mentioned in this thread. He's great in run support and he's not a guest in coverage. Reed is much more spectacular and explosive, but I'm not sure that he's as consistent or rugged. Dawkins is a tough guy, but I'm not sure that he's as steady as Polamalu. Sanders, to me, has always been a bit overrated -- they just let him get free runs to the ball a few seasons ago and he made some plays; but he's hurt a lot and, well, frankly, his teams (and their defenses) always seem to come up short. I always thought Lynch was overvalued.
BUT DOESNT HE HAVE 2 SB RINGS?
So does Jason Garrett.
and ben worthlessburger
So does Jason Garrett.
I love the Cowboy lovers or whoever you root for. It's easy to hate a team that has the most loyal and passionate fan base, the best front office and owner, and the most Super Bowls ever!!!!! Take it on the chin and come out swinging next yearand ben worthlessburger
LMAO bandwagonner
The most Super Bowls ever is what it is. But this morning, I heard several sports outlets report that the Steelers had become the most successful franchise in NFL history -- an odd claim, given that the Packers have won twice as many les (all in the time that the Steelers have been in existence), and that the Bears, Browns, and Giants all have won more NFL championships than the Steelers.
The NFL existed before January 1967 and teams were winning les before that fairly arbitrary point in time.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Years in existence: 75
Playoff Appearances: 25
Championships won: 6
Dallas Cowboys
Years in existence: 48
Playoff Appearances: 29
Championships won: 5
Weren't they the Steagles 1943-1945!?
And Card-Pitt in 1945!?
Last edited by LakerHater; 02-02-2009 at 09:05 PM.
Last Playoff game won for the Cowboys_____????
You nailed it bud!!! Cowboy fan??
I'm not going with him since he plays for my team. I am going with Bob Sanders. He pretty much puts the Colts over the top when teams try and run on them. If he can sure up his instincts for the ball he will have the total package I think.
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