(the only draft that matters)
((to us))
(((part ten)))
day ten: defensive line
chris: I will take "Mean" Joe Greene as my next Defensive Lineman. Revered as the greatest defensive tackle to ever play the game he will go perfectly on my team. Accolades are as follows:
NFL.com - 13th greatest player in NFL History
10 Pro Bowls
8 - first or second team All Pro
75 Anniversary Team
all 70's team
Defensive Player of the year in 72 and 74
Defensive MVP in 1972
HOF - 1987
He was the anchor of the greatest defensive line of all time. Need I say more!
good pick.
in my 3-4 scheme, I've been torn, because, truly, how many all-timers jump to mind when you are talking about nose tackles? not many, right?
if joe greene was available here, i was going to take him and ask him to be my over the center guy, but you selecting him made my mind up for me. if i am going to play a true 3-4, i am going to need a true nose tackle. a space-eater. a mountain among men. a guy that will require triple attention from your center and two guards because he's just that big.
i am taking ted washington.
in my 3-4 scheme, I've been torn, because, truly, how many all-timers jump to mind when you are talking about nose tackles? not many, right?
if joe greene was available here, i was going to take him and ask him to be my over the center guy, but you selecting him made my mind up for me. if i am going to play a true 3-4, i am going to need a true nose tackle. a space-eater. a mountain among men. a guy that will require triple attention from your center and two guards because he's just that big.
i am taking ted washington.
the sporting news once called ted washington "the prototypical nose tackle of his era". in his prime (which, admittedly, was a small window. whatareyougonnado, though??? He was 6'5" and over 350 pounds. his body wasn't built to be elite for long), he was dominant. in a five year stretch between 1997 and 2001, washington made 4 pro bowls and as many all-pro teams. i remember seeing videos and highlights of him completely obliterating the insides of nfl offensive lines. when healthy, running up the middle wasn't an option and between the tackles was a risk. ted washington will free space for reggie white, derrick thomas and lawrence taylor to do their thing. you can only double-team so many guys.
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It's a Christmas miracle. Hicks wins a round in grand fashion. Granted as Kevin said there are no "name" nose tackles that would really wow anyone, but Joe Greene blows Ted Washington away, no contest (even Kevin admitted this since he would have taken Greene if available). It took to the 10th pick, and for a non glory position for Hicks to draft a clear cut winner. Granted, the NT in a 4-3 Defense is a hugely important position, but it's no contest.
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