Greene/Lloyd
Too bad Lloyd and Harrison didn't play during the same time.
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Harrison + anybody is in the running. That’s how good Harrison was in his prime.
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I disagree. Teams literally “avoided” Lloyd (hence he catchy mantra).
There was a game against the Cowboys, where they ran to Lloyd’s side on two straight plays, both for no gain. Lloyd walked over to the Cowboys’ sideline and told them to stop running his way “Or... it’ll be a long day for you.” So, they stopped running to his side for the rest of the game.
The Steelers-Bears game from 1995 was just on NFL network. Reminded me of how different the game was in the early to mid 90's. Steelers had Kirkland and Olsavsky at ILB and Greene/Lloyd didnt look that quick or athletic, but it didnt matter as the game was more ground and pound.
The first 5 years Woodley was in the league, the Steelers were always a top 5 defense and Deebo was in the conversation for Defensive MVP often, while Woodley was setting the edge and averaging near double digit sacks. I think those 5 years were better than any 5 year stretch by Greene/Lloyd.
True. I was a big fan of Lloyd, but realized that he was mostly an athlete and a pass rusher and that showed in the 95 Super Bowl when the Cowboys just mauled him all day in the run game. IMO, the Defensive MVP in Harrison and a big athletic OLB like Woodley that pitched in 8-10 sacks and was stout in the run game, was better than 2 pass rushing OLB's in Greene and Lloyd that were never in consideration for Defensive MVP.
Noway, that was cause of Domino's and their stupid "Avoid the Noid" ads for their shitty pizza.
But I would still rather have Harrison + Lloyd or Harrison + Greene than either of these combos.
Harrison was the best out of the group, but I think Woodley mainly piggybacked on Harrison's success amd couldn't be a top playmaker on his own. Whereas both Lloyd and Greene were capable of destroying plays all by themselves.
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Can't wait to add Watt/Bush to that list.
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I must have thought more of Lloyd than he really was. I always thought he was great against the run. But, that was 20+ years ago.
I do know this about the Super Bowl: the Steelers stuffed the vaunted Cowboys rushing attack. The Cowboys only had about 50 yards on 25 carries (2 yards per carry)... which was awful for them (considering how dominant that group was).
Back to Lloyd: maybe those 50 yards were all directed at him. I truly don’t remember.
Lloyd was only something like 235lbs and I seem to recall him getting manhandled on the edge that game. He was a non factor. Maybe the DB' or ILB's limited the yardage, or maybe I'm getting sometimers in my old age. The way I rank the 4 are:
-Deebo...eventual HOF player, DPOY, impactful in the run/pass/special teams game.
-Greene...HOF, great pass rusher and decent enough run defender. all hustle team.
-Woodley...physical run defender at 265lbs, athletic enough at that size and good hand use to be productive as pass rusher. Career wasn't that long. 58 career sacks.
-Lloyd...….tough guy persona, athletic and tough enough to be an impactful pass rusher, but undersized as run defender. Legendary mean streak and durable 12 year career. 54.5 career sacks
Lloyd was 226 lbs. He was one giant muscle, who was bigger & stronger than his weight would indicate... much like Bruce Lee.
Again, maybe I’m misremembering Lloyd’s greatness; it’s been 24 years since he made those three straight All Pro teams... so, maybe he wasn’t great against the run, but only good at getting pressure (his sack numbers aren’t great), forced fumbles, tackles for losses, and tackles (he had a bunch).
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