Let's play a game, Guess the Hall of Famer. In this game, i give you stats, you guess whether they belong to a Hall of Famer or not. Here we go, A. 12yrs, 2 Super Bowl rings, 1088tkls, 142 sacks, and 9ints B. 11yrs, 1 SB ring, 1488tkls, 19 sacks, and 7ints C. 10yrs, 0 SB rings, 642tkls, 126 sacks, and 1int D. 14yrs, 3 SB rings, 1065tkls, 30sacks, and 12ints. If you picked one or two, you're wrong. There's 3 Hof'ers here, and im arguing for the 4th.
A. Lawrence Taylor- arguably the greatest defensive player of all-time(Deion Sanders if you ask me). The man changed the outside linebacker position to what we know today. B. Mike Singletary- Leader of "The Monster's of The Midway" defense of the '85 Bears. The eyes that made you glad he wasn't you're dad! And last but not least, Head Coach of my beloved Niners. C. Derrick Thomas- BEAST!! Was a sack machine, more of a DE than a backer. Hey, not his fault he played in the 3-4, but definitely his fault that your QB missed a few weeks after facing him. Gone too soon :-(. D. Tedy Bruschi- The unquestioned leader of Patriots' Super Bowl teams defense. Was never flashy, never brash, he was just "always there". Let the Hating begin!!!
For: Brusci played in, and won 3of 4 Super Bowl appearances. He was a 3rd round draft pick in the '96 draft(Uof AZ baby!), didn't become a full time starter until '99 where he was 2nd on the team in tackles with 138 despite missing two games with a sprained knee. 2 time Pro Bowler '04 and '05. 2nd team All Pro '04, '05 Co-NFL Comeback Player of the Year(Shared with Steve Smith of the Panthers). Did i mention he won 3 Super Bowls!
Against: Was never at anytime considered the Best Linebacker in the game. Only 2 Pro Bowl selections(please know that im saying "only" for context, i'd makeout with Betty White to catch an NFL pass let alone be selected to a Pro Bowl). Never a 1st team All Pro, and never a Defensive MVP.
After all is said and done, Bruschi will be in the College Football Hall of Fame. His name will go up at Gillete Stadium, and his number most likely will be retired. However, he will not be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. At the press confrence to announce his retirement his former head coach Bill Belichick(widely known to be stone-faced and heartless), brokedown in tears when asked to describe Tedy Bruschi. His answer, "he was the Perfect player." Too bad there isn't a Hall for those guys.
"I'm Samurai Mike I stop'em cold.
ReplyDeletePart of the defense, big and bold,
I've been jammin' for quite a while,
Doin' what's right and settin' the style,
Give me a chance, I'll rock you good,
Nobody messin' in my neighborhood.
I didn't come here lookin' for trouble,
I just came to do The Super Bowl Shuffle"
I love Mike Singletary!
Lmao! That rap video was almost as bad as the Niners rap video! "check it out, im ronnie lott and, dont come near me cause i want what ya got man, be cool or ill teach u a lesson, it's my territory, oops interception!" Lmao!
ReplyDeleteWhat up fellow Niner Fan. Don't let Tania fool you she talks a lot of smack about the Niners.
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If there was a Hall of Fame for those guys I would hope that Billy Bates would be along side Teddy also. He was an idle for kids my age growing up for his intensity, his tenacity, and his overall leadership and love for the game.
ReplyDeleteMerely a special teams player and occasionally brought in for the nickel formation he was a Pro Bowl selection in 1984. I need not give you his overall stats because on paper he is not impressive, but to his team he was a rock, a catalyst for all those around him.
The best part in the shuffle was the REAL hall of famer...Sweetness!
ReplyDelete"Well, they call me Sweetness, And I like to dance. Runnin' the ball is like makin' romance."