All-Time Offensive Tackle Discussion
All-Time Offensive Tackle Discussion
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Please read the general project page and post any related questions there. The current plan will be to let the discussion go 2 weeks with voting being open the last 4 days of that period. This may change however seeing as how this is a brand new board and it may take some time before awareness is where I'd like it.
The all-time ranking list will be 15 players long.
The all-time ranking list will be 15 players long.
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All-Time Defensive Ends Discussion
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Some key names everyone should consider along with accolades. Please don't feel limited by this list, but do utilize unless you are already aware of this information.
Sources:
archive.sportingnews.com/nfl/100/list-complete.html
hickoksports.com
pro-football-reference.com
databasefootball.com
Guys in TSN's Top 100:
Anthony Munoz
Rookie: 1980
TSN All-Time Ranking: 17
NFL All-Pro: 10 years
Pro Bowl: 11 years
Hall of Fame
All-1980s Decade Team
Forrest Gregg
Rookie: 1956
TSN All-Time Ranking: 28
NFL All-Pro: 8
Pro Bowl: 9
Hall of Fame
All-1960s Decade Team
Art Shell
Rookie: 1968
TSN All-Time Ranking: 55
NFL All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowl: 8
Hall of Fame
All-1970s Decade Team
Roosevelt Brown
Rookie: 1953
TSN All-Time Ranking: 57
NFL All-Pro: 8
Pro Bowl: 9
All-1950s Decade Team
Lou Groza
Rookie: 1946
TSN All-Time Ranking: 99
NFL All-Pro: 6
Hall of Fame
Other notable Hall of Famers:
Ron Yary
Rookie: 1963
NFL All-Pro: 5
Pro Bowl: 7
Hall of Fame
All-1970s Decade Team
Lou Creekmur
Rookie: 1950
NFL All-Pro: 4
Pro Bowl: 8
Hall of Fame
Dan Dierdorf
Rookie: 1971
NFL All-Pro: 4
Pro Bowl: 6
Hall of Fame
All-1970s Decade Team
Rayfield Wright
Rookie: 1967
NFL All-Pro: 4
Pro Bowl: 6
Hall of Fame
All-1970s Decade Team
Recent Players:
William Roaf
Rookie: 1993
NFL All-Pro: 6
Pro Bowl: 11
All-1990s Decade Team
Jonathan Ogden
Rookie: 1996
NFL All-Pro: 5
Pro Bowl: 10
Bob Brown
Rookie: 1964
NFL All-Pro: 6
Pro Bowl: 6
All-1960s Decade Team
George Connor
Rookie: 1948
NFL All-Pro: 5
Pro Bowl: 4
Gary Zimmerman
Rookie: 1986
NFL All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowl: 7
All-1980s Decade Team
All-1990s Decade Team
Orlando Pace
Rookie: 1997
NFL All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowl: 7
Walter Jones
Rookie: 1997
NFL All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowl: 6
Sources:
archive.sportingnews.com/nfl/100/list-complete.html
hickoksports.com
pro-football-reference.com
databasefootball.com
Guys in TSN's Top 100:
Anthony Munoz
Rookie: 1980
TSN All-Time Ranking: 17
NFL All-Pro: 10 years
Pro Bowl: 11 years
Hall of Fame
All-1980s Decade Team
Forrest Gregg
Rookie: 1956
TSN All-Time Ranking: 28
NFL All-Pro: 8
Pro Bowl: 9
Hall of Fame
All-1960s Decade Team
Art Shell
Rookie: 1968
TSN All-Time Ranking: 55
NFL All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowl: 8
Hall of Fame
All-1970s Decade Team
Roosevelt Brown
Rookie: 1953
TSN All-Time Ranking: 57
NFL All-Pro: 8
Pro Bowl: 9
All-1950s Decade Team
Lou Groza
Rookie: 1946
TSN All-Time Ranking: 99
NFL All-Pro: 6
Hall of Fame
Other notable Hall of Famers:
Ron Yary
Rookie: 1963
NFL All-Pro: 5
Pro Bowl: 7
Hall of Fame
All-1970s Decade Team
Lou Creekmur
Rookie: 1950
NFL All-Pro: 4
Pro Bowl: 8
Hall of Fame
Dan Dierdorf
Rookie: 1971
NFL All-Pro: 4
Pro Bowl: 6
Hall of Fame
All-1970s Decade Team
Rayfield Wright
Rookie: 1967
NFL All-Pro: 4
Pro Bowl: 6
Hall of Fame
All-1970s Decade Team
Recent Players:
William Roaf
Rookie: 1993
NFL All-Pro: 6
Pro Bowl: 11
All-1990s Decade Team
Jonathan Ogden
Rookie: 1996
NFL All-Pro: 5
Pro Bowl: 10
Bob Brown
Rookie: 1964
NFL All-Pro: 6
Pro Bowl: 6
All-1960s Decade Team
George Connor
Rookie: 1948
NFL All-Pro: 5
Pro Bowl: 4
Gary Zimmerman
Rookie: 1986
NFL All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowl: 7
All-1980s Decade Team
All-1990s Decade Team
Orlando Pace
Rookie: 1997
NFL All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowl: 7
Walter Jones
Rookie: 1997
NFL All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowl: 6
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Without looking at your list, the first names to come to mind:
Willie Roaf
Anthony Munoz
Jon Ogden
Orlando Pace
I witnessed first hand for a long time the dominance of Willie Roaf, he is my #1 but probably for homeristic reasons.
Willie Roaf
Anthony Munoz
Jon Ogden
Orlando Pace
I witnessed first hand for a long time the dominance of Willie Roaf, he is my #1 but probably for homeristic reasons.
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Anthony Munoz
Jonathan Ogden
Willie Roaf
Art Shell
Orlando Pace/Gary Zimmerman/Ron Yary
Not exactly the easiest group of players to rank, given the complete lack of statistics at the position to help out. That and the general disinterest media and other available sources give towards offensive linemen
Jonathan Ogden
Willie Roaf
Art Shell
Orlando Pace/Gary Zimmerman/Ron Yary
Not exactly the easiest group of players to rank, given the complete lack of statistics at the position to help out. That and the general disinterest media and other available sources give towards offensive linemen
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Slotted at guard instead of tackle. You disagree?
I don't entirely know....he was so versatile as a O-Line guy that he got significant playing time everywhere around the line...so technically you can include him for T, G and C...but I don't know how you want to approach this
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I don't entirely know....he was so versatile as a O-Line guy that he got significant playing time everywhere around the line...so technically you can include him for T, G and C...but I don't know how you want to approach this
Well what I want to make sure is that a guy doesn't have his votes split between similar positions. Sammy Baugh's quarterbacking and punting skills will be separated out, since he can play both concurrently without conflict. But a guy can't play both tackle and guard at the same time, so I say pick what he was most known for. Matthews made the All-90s NFL team at guard, so that seemed the reasonable choice to me, but I'm open to persuasion.
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Bruce Matthews went into the HOF as a G and C, though I remember him best as a tackle going up against his brother Clay, a pretty fair OLB in his own right. I think it's safe to say he's the best overall lineman in NFL history.
My initial thoughts:
Anthony Munoz
Willie Roaf
Art Shell
Ron Yary
Orlando Pace
Jon Ogden
Walter Jones
Rosie Brown
then a dropoff
then there's a melange of about 25 guys that were more stylistic fits and preference than definitively superior ot one another. In that group for me:
Dan Dierdorf
Gary Zimmerman
Jackie Slater
Erik Williams
Art Donovan
Forrest Gregg
Lomas Brown
Chris Hinton
Bob Brown
Tarik Glenn
Bruce Armstrong
Jimbo Covert
I'm partial to Slater and Hinton. Hinton was a master technician and a great finesse tackle. Slater was Orlando Pace before Pace came along.
My initial thoughts:
Anthony Munoz
Willie Roaf
Art Shell
Ron Yary
Orlando Pace
Jon Ogden
Walter Jones
Rosie Brown
then a dropoff
then there's a melange of about 25 guys that were more stylistic fits and preference than definitively superior ot one another. In that group for me:
Dan Dierdorf
Gary Zimmerman
Jackie Slater
Erik Williams
Art Donovan
Forrest Gregg
Lomas Brown
Chris Hinton
Bob Brown
Tarik Glenn
Bruce Armstrong
Jimbo Covert
I'm partial to Slater and Hinton. Hinton was a master technician and a great finesse tackle. Slater was Orlando Pace before Pace came along.
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1. Anthony Munoz
2. Forest Gregg
3. William Roaf
4. Roosevelt Brown
5. Johnathan Ogden
6. Art Shell
7. Ron Yary
8. Lou Groza
9. Orlando Pace
10. Dan Dierdorf
11. Gary Zimmerman
12. Walter Jones
13. Rayfield Wright
14. Lou Creekmur
15. Tony Boselli
2. Forest Gregg
3. William Roaf
4. Roosevelt Brown
5. Johnathan Ogden
6. Art Shell
7. Ron Yary
8. Lou Groza
9. Orlando Pace
10. Dan Dierdorf
11. Gary Zimmerman
12. Walter Jones
13. Rayfield Wright
14. Lou Creekmur
15. Tony Boselli
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This may be the hardest list for me to compile. I'm still waffling over my picks.
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How are you guys accounting for the different rule changes over the course of the history of NFL?
Especially for something like the O-Linemen's ability to use hands to block, and the inability before the 70s?
And to be honest, I havn't had a chance to do any of the rankings except for the first batch... It's peak mid-term season in my Summer term...
But I promise, once I'm done this mid-term tomorrow, I'll try and give my rankings...
Especially for something like the O-Linemen's ability to use hands to block, and the inability before the 70s?
And to be honest, I havn't had a chance to do any of the rankings except for the first batch... It's peak mid-term season in my Summer term...
But I promise, once I'm done this mid-term tomorrow, I'll try and give my rankings...
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Does anybody find Walter Jones to be somewhat overrated in the best-of catergory? I really can't see him being in my Top-10.
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Basketball Jesus wrote:Does anybody find Walter Jones to be somewhat overrated in the best-of catergory? I really can't see him being in my Top-10.
If you asked me the same question last year? I would've honestly said he belongs in the top-5...
But after last season, I don't know...
A season ago, I would've made the claim that he was the only one in the NFL that could change the fortunes of an offensive line of a team immediately, should he sign with another team....
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