K.O. Johnny Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 With all the questions over our secondary at the moment and people looking back at our glory days receivers, let's give a look to my favourite 'skins defensive backfield ever The '87 secondary consisted of Darrell Green - enough said Barry Wilburn - led league in interceptions (should have gone to the pro-bowl) Todd Bowles at FS - I think he played the spot well Alvin Walton - The Krushin Kansan and one of my favourite 'skins - if Brandon Jacobs had tried to run him over, Jacobs would now be 4ft 6in instead of 6ft 4 We even had the luxury of a very good nickelback in Brian Davis - a top round draft pick outta Nebraska with (if i remember right 4.3 speed:laugh:) Now that was a secondary - I even think it could still compete in today's league What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspandan Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 2002: Darrell Green, Champ Bailey, Fred Smoot. don't remember our safeties though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.O. Johnny Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 2002: Darrell Green, Champ Bailey, Fred Smoot. don't remember our safeties though. Well they can't have been that good then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gholmesbm Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 We did field 4 first round picks pretty recently - Springs, Rogers, Taylor, Landry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspandan Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 hate to admit it, but our most talented secondary was probably champ, green, and deion. (three first-ballot hall of famers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspandan Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 We did field 4 first round picks pretty recently - Springs, Rogers, Taylor, Landry. yeah, but springs was on his last legs and landry and rogers aren't that good :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.O. Johnny Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 hate to admit it, but our most talented secondary was probably champ, green, and deion. (three first-ballot hall of famers) Yeah, but you've gotta have good safeties for a secondary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukes and Skins Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 yeah, but springs was on his last legs and landry and rogers aren't that good :/ Landry at the time at SS was an absolute monster for us. We actually were using him to his strengths and it showed. Rogers was a shutdown corner although he can't catch the ball and up until that gruesome knee injury he had he was arguably on of the best cover corners in the NFL, he just has hands of stone and cant catch easy picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LehighSkins Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I loved the '91 secondary: Edwards Walton Mayhew Green Walton and Edwards hit as hard as any safeties I've ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.O. Johnny Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 I loved the '91 secondary:Walton and Edwards hit as hard as any safeties I've ever seen! Yeah, Walton sure could bring the pain - and at 180lbs - unbelievable The man was a tackling machine, with numbers that would make a middle linebacker blush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 We did field 4 first round picks pretty recently - Springs, Rogers, Taylor, Landry. I've gotta go with you on this one. Taylor more than made up for any of Landry's shortcomings, and Landry allowed for Taylor to be more of the centerfielder hit sticker that he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHerc Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Call me old but I always think of Lemar Parrish, Tony Peters, Joe Lavender, Mark Murphy, Mike Nelms (not the best d-back but a fabulous return man), Curtis Jordan, Jeris White and LeCharles McDaniel - The 1981 Defensive backfield stands out. Most likely because I was just starting to understand the game of football as a young high school kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJL Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I loved the '91 secondary:Edwards Walton Mayhew Green Walton and Edwards hit as hard as any safeties I've ever seen! Walton was only the SS for two games though. He was hurt in the Dallas game with Ed Simmons and Danny Copeland took his spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffBattles Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 good thread. Lavender and Parrish were a great CB combo. But, I'd have to go with Sean Taylor and Landry playing safety together..... Yeah, Walton sure could bring the pain - and at 180lbs - unbelievableThe man was a tackling machine, with numbers that would make a middle linebacker blush 196 tackles in 1988? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.O. Johnny Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 196 tackles in 1988? Yeah, it's insane I know, but that's what printed on three different football cards - they can't all be wrong. It's obviously solo and assists combined, but he was still a force Does anyone know what happened to the guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Call me old but I always think of Lemar Parrish, Tony Peters, Joe Lavender, Mark Murphy, Mike Nelms (not the best d-back but a fabulous return man), Curtis Jordan, Jeris White and LeCharles McDaniel - The 1981 Defensive backfield stands out. Most likely because I was just starting to understand the game of football as a young high school kid. Well, if you really want to go OS, how about Fischer-Owens-Houston-Bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikie Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 vernon dean was always a very underrated skin during his 6 years here... not an all time first stringer, but he'd be on my second team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.O. Johnny Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 vernon dean was always a very underrated skin during his 6 years here... not an all time first stringer, but he'd be on my second team... Yeah, I thought he was a very good corner too. He was actually part of the 87 squad i opened the thread with, but played very little that year, but was a starter at some point in his career at the skins - I have no idea why we let him go to Seattle:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikie Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Yeah, I thought he was a very good corner too. He was actually part of the 87 squad i opened the thread with, but played very little that year, but was a starter at some point in his career at the skins - I have no idea why we let him go to Seattle:mad: we must have known something cause he only lasted one year there.. must have been an injury.. can't remember.. started 12 games in 87 and then lasted one year after that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxpunk2006 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I'm on the younger side of the spectrum but I'd have to say the "Area 51" era was a special group. Carlos Rogers can't catch a cold but he was consistently shutting down top recievers. Having Taylor cleaning up the back end really allowed our corners to be confident and play aggressive. Landry was making plays in the box and Springs was still extremely effective when he was healthy. Even Smoot had a little left in the tank playing the third corner spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I loved the '91 secondary:Edwards Walton Mayhew Green Walton and Edwards hit as hard as any safeties I've ever seen! this is the correct answer. edwards had a super bowl the likes i've never seen for a safety. should have been MVP. and copeland knocked a man backwards- the man nearly did a backwards flip after being hit by copeland on a punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.O. Johnny Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 this is the correct answer. and copeland knocked a man backwards- the man nearly did a backwards flip after being hit by copeland on a punt. I've heard of this hit before, but have never seen it - PLEASE someone youtube it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.O. Johnny Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 - Well, if you really want to go OS, how about Fischer-Owens-Houston-Bass? Oh, Fischer - I've got the VHS (remember vhs folks?) NFL Crunchtime "The NFL's Hardest Hitters - and up there with Butkus and Csonka there's Pat "get a leg up and you own him" Fischer on the vid and he deserved to be there from what I've seen - Fischer was a loon:pfft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I've heard of this hit before, but have never seen it - PLEASE someone youtube it. come on man! that took me 5 seconds. (JK ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.O. Johnny Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 Thanks a bunch I still say A Walton was the bomb though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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