Completely dominant. A step ahead and quicker than anybody else on the field. Love Madden's comment - "You're not going to make a living doing that....running a sweep at Lawrence Taylor"
LT...still the greatest defensive player in history...I mean, geez, I don't think anyone can even put up a serious argument for a player who played better than him.
riikerman Not true. As a strong safety Lott was able to sprint long distances before hitting players. Many of which didn’t even see him coming or not until it was too late. LT was much bigger AND even faster than Lott. He just didn’t play a position where he could stick people after sprinting at them for 15+ yards.
@@revo1974 , listen, Lawrence Taylor was born standing up. UNANIMOUS First Team All-Pro, as a rookie Defensive Player Of The Year, as a rookie Jim Brown: UNANIMOUS First Team All-Pro, as a rookie NFL MVP, as a rookie They were both Beasts.
They will never be another Lawrence Taylor I'm sorry there is people with great talent but this man was one of a kind you just got to watch highlights to understand what I mean this man could not be tamed he was different beast like seriously man and they're a lot of good players out there but nobody will match up to Lawrence Taylor nobody
Because he Is a freak athletically, he doesn't get the credit for his ability to diagnose the play quickly. Look at how quick he breaks these plays down. One of the best ever.
@@billdefrances4314 What a cheap shot! NFL player's have to report to their locker room's a full two hours prior to kick-off. Cocaine wear's off within thirty minutes or so. Are you going to tell me with a straight face that LT smoked crack or cocaine in his own locker room amongst his fellow teammates thirty minutes prior to kick-off...? You are a fool! What he did in his personal time is something he has always had to reckon with and is NO business of our's...And, he almost NEVER took a painkiller while playing. He played through pain just like the warrior he was!
@@goodciro On his A Football Life documentary, he was shown that video of Theismann's injury yet again and refused to watch it. He still feels guilt and remorse for that. I'm pretty sure that Taylor has shed a lot of tears whenever he thinks about it.
Yes.. i watched the video.. thats why i said that he still haunted.. I'm brazilian but i do love the american leagues.. and fuck man he's my favorite player. Pure Dominance.
The thing I remember most about LT was that once he squared his body to the ball carrier, that man was down within a few feet. Nobody broke a tackle against LT
Folks.....please pay attention to @3:24 of this clip. That 'swing of the arm' that Lawrence Taylor did after the snap was the same thing he did in the 1990 NFC Championship Game vs the 49ers in Candlestick Park. The difference is LT did it TWICE on one play....as he had to beat the initial block by TE Brent Jones and the subsequent block attempt by FB Tom Rathman. Unless you focus on the right side of the Giants' defensive line you won't notice it but it was significant. This was important because after he got by these two 49ers Taylor ran the running play down from the backside to get to the area along the Line Of Scrimmage where RB Roger Craig had entered the hole in the line.......by the time he got to RB Roger Craig......NT Erik Howard had forced Craig to fumble by getting his helmet on the ball........had Taylor not gotten to that spot.........the Giants would not have recovered that fumble and won the NFC Championship Game and made it to the Super Bowl. God damn DETAILS.
This is beautiful! I mean, I'm genuinely moved by this. And not because I'm a Giants fan, but because I love the game. I know Lawrence Taylor as a great pass rusher, and I've seen the highlights. So many highlights. They focus on the moment he hits the QB, but rarely focus on how he gets there. THAT'S where his greatness shines. These clips are excellent examples of what made LT one of the best to ever play. Thanks for sharing this vid!
Can you block him with: Tackles... nope Guards... nope Tightends... nope Backs... nope Tackles and backs... nope Tightends and backs... nope Wild women, whiskey and a pair of handcuffs... that might slow him down. Seriously, the opponents should have sent cases of beer and escorts to his room the night before the game.
I'm old enough to have watched Lawrence Taylor play, no doubt greatest defensive player I've ever seen. White, Haley, Thomas all came close but Taylor was unstoppable.
4:25 THAT IS RIDICULOUS!!! Watch it carefully, a full back and a pulling guard are coming straight at him, he goes through both of them and tackles the runner, I've never seen anything like it! Not human...
The play @ 4:25 that LT blows up is the famous 'counter trey' that the Skins ran with great success back in the 1980's under Joe Gibbs. It's a misdirection play where the far side guard and tackle pull to the playside while the rest of the line blocks down. The play worked well against every team but the Giants and that was entirely due to Taylor's athleticism. Gibbs realized this early on. He tried running the counter away from Taylor but by pulling guard and tackle it allowed LT a free release & with his speed he could catch the RB from behind. ...And as you can see from the vid, running the play at Taylor was not the answer either.
***** That seems to be one of his signature moves, running across the backfield and catching from behind. And never any hesitation in coming off the line is the weird bit. Not in any of these clips anyway! I'm in the UK by the way, it's the only team sport I watch on TV. LT was mostly before my time but I had heard of him, now thanks to the internet I can see what all the fuss was about. I find it a good game to analyse as well as watch.
Whenever LT's impact on the game is discussed, it seems like there's such a focus on his two biggest physical attributes: his combination of strength and speed that is so rare in a football player and set him apart from his peers. This collection of video clips illustrates two qualities he had that made him the best defensive player I ever had the privilege to watch. He was the most RELENTLESS player I've ever seen, and he had an incredible INSTINCT for how an offensive play would unfold. Watch almost any highlight play in these clips, and notice how perfectly he anticipates the play as it unfolds and does exactly what works best to break it up. In some cases it seems like he's playing the game at faster speed than anyone else on the field, and in others you can see a very brief -- but perfect -- hesitation on his part to let the play evolve in front of him so he is in a better position to shut it down. I watched this guy at Giants Stadium for years, and I never really appreciated the full extent of his greatness until I could sit here and watch the details of these plays over and over again.
Harold Morant You nailed it Harold. Bill Parcells once said, Taylor's greatest attribute wasn't his size, speed or strength. As great as theses were, it was complete and total relentlessness. The man didn't know what it was to give up on a play. AMAZING!!
Same sentiments here. His physical attributes are obvious but his intangibles, his football awareness/IQ and his drive to excel and cause something to happen on EVERY play is really what puts him at the top. I too watched him (on TV, good old Madden/Summerall days) when I was a kid and never appreciated just how great he was until watching the videos of him.
Not only that, look how many times in this compilation he goes unblocked despite the fact that offenses spent the entire week prepping for him specifically. He was a master at sniffing out plays.
Bill Belichick (who was his defensive coordinator) said that Taylor knew where every player on the field was, and what their assignment was. He'd come off a series and say, "coach, they're not blocking it the way you said. This guy was looking for me, that guy was helping, if I went inside the center was going for me, that guy was looking. . ." It was a kind of sixth sense about where everyone was, and it's extremely rare. I sometimes think, from the way he talks, that of all the great players Belichick has dealt with over the years, LT might be his favorite.
LT was the best football player period. As Detroit Lion fan, I get goose bumps watching this video. His combination of speed, power, football IQ and tenacity is unparallel
LT was the best hands down. how many outside linebackers then and now was making over 100 tackles and double digit sacks ? i know he did it twice in his career . you dont have OLB'S doing that at all . it was an interview with the great derrick thomas and he said an OLB making that amount of tackles was just unreal . LT played great technique against the run the man couldnt be fooled . he was the greatest OLB/defensive player that ever played the game .
John Smith u are one of the very best to ever do a highlight film. everyone nowadays love showing the extras close view but to all us real football fans show us the line of scrimmage and pre snap alignment. great job and yes, LT was the very best defensive player of all time! He was a beast against the run and pass. changed the size and skill set of offensive left tackles. Redefined the Outside Linebacker position. gave rise to the 3-4 defense.
They run away , chase down from the back side , they run at him , bull rush or tossed the blocker away , they reverse , he chased down or stays at home !! And don't forget his Pass cover skills !! Only one man kept offensive coaches up at night !! Lawrence Taylor
LT tackled like something out of a damned as an instructional video. He made tackling into a skill rather than just a function of raw aggression. Guys nowadays, to often, are trying "hit" the ball carrier so that he is laid out and they are still standing up. LT tackled the ball carrier. His head and eyes were up, he aimed for the lower-mid torso, wrapped his arms and then let his legs go slack so his body weight dragged the player to the ground. He always ended up on the ground alongside the guy he tackled. . 5:12, 6:30 and 7:07 are perfect examples. If players used the same techniques today, with the better helmets (and no more astroturf) we would have a lot less need for the worries about concussion safety.
If his run stopping plays don’t convince you he’s the greatest ever, I’m done with this... He never missed tackles ( I mean RARELY) He ALWAYS hit you with full force, all he had ( you hear the collisions) He always came full speed at you.. He’s the most DOMINANT defensive player ever and believe me, we all know, there have been some GRREAT ones... But, he’s the best ever, hands down, no questions asked. It’s not even close.
When your highlight film is 13 min of continuous domination, 3-4 seconds per play... oh yeah thats just stopping the run! Lol. Then there is pass coverage and pass rush too! There is no debate who is the GOAT!
Great video. People just can't comprehend how good this guy really was. It wasn't just the amazing pass rush. His pursuit was incredible. he had a nose for the ball. I grew up watching him and I've gotten to see a lot of football and I have never seen anyone who disrupted opposing offenses like him. Every team gameplanned specifically around him and he still utterly dominated. He was just too damned good for words.
This video shows me why LT is the greatest football ever. They ran away from and at him but he made all the plays. He was strong, fast, quick, explosive, great awareness, and most importantly unblockable. The Greatest.
john smith you make my day. i can show my 15yr old son this stuff. after watching LT's great pass rushing video, this run defense video may be more impressive. i now believe that LT is no.1 all time over jim brown. same athlete but LT did it against bigger people. thank you again john smith.
Its obvious the physical game play today is not the same as before. With the new cba todays game is more finesse. Its all about offense which is not bad but I miss the smash mouth football aspect. I miss LT
Incredible move by LT @ 2:24 to make the tackle against the Chicago Bears on a 4th and inches play. Amazing array of moves @ 3:31 to make a tackle against New England, avoids a low block then dives underneath the second blocker to get to the runner. @ 4:26 he goes low to evade/shed blocks by two Redskins Offensive Lineman running the counter tray to stop John Riggins cold. Damn.
How can you dislike this? I mean, look at this sh*t! It's so different. You have never seen anything like him, not before or since. He was labeled a LB, but he was more like a force. Complete dominance. A phenomenon.
Football Player. Linebacker. Forget all those one-dimensional highlights from ESPN and the NFL Network along with the same old tired sound bites from media hacks who paint a picture of him being a pass rusher only. That's all they show and it's all they ever talk about. You would think that the only thing LT ever did on the football field was rush the passer after watching and listening to that non-stop barrage narrow minded nonsense. Good work on these vids, John Smith. This video on run defense along with the other on goal line defense both show what a truly physical presence Taylor was against the run. Oh and by the way, people should really pay attention to how that man gives up his body taking on blockers. How he would hurl himself into a lead blocker and take both him and the ball carrier out. Or take out the blocker so his teammates could make the tackle. Unselfish ballplayer. And notice how many times he would line up in the middle and shoot the gaps to make big stops. Outside pass rusher? Please..... Lawrence Taylor. Football Player.
Had the privilege to watch him play his career in the Meadowlands, he and the rest of the blue wall DFense kept a poor offensive team competitive during the early 80"s. One Heck of a Player!
I’m not a Giant’s fan but I think Taylor literally revolutionized the way defense was played. Too bad he took the wrong path after football. He was one of the greatest players ever
Watched this a bunch of times. Just b4 my time though I did see him play his last three years. I'm glad he turned his life around. THE ORIGINAL LT..........the best to ever play the game!
My goodness. At 2:25 of the video, against the Chicago Bears, on a 4th and 1, Lawrence Taylor blows up the blocking fullback AND the running back in the offensive backfield to deny the first down conversion.
You don't understand how strong he was. Till you notice. He just gets one hand on them and drags them to the ground. Then tosses them around like rag dolls. Doing this to real NFL of the time was a sight to see. As the players he tackled are not pussies.
Anyone watching these games back in the day who was not familiar with LT might have thought his name was "Guesswho". And as great as Taylor was, it's also amazing how those Giant defenses just swarmed on the runner after Taylor's initial hit.
I was too young to appreciated how good LT was when he played. He reminds me of a high performance quarter horse that can explode from a standstill. Incredible! Thank you for compiling this video!
this brings back great memories. i always said LT in his prime could outrun every running back he played against. look at how many hall of famers he destroyed in these clips.
He takes the perfect angle...never runs straight at them in the backfield like most, he takes an angle and runs straight to where he knows they will be wow.
The amazing thing to me is the offense basically conceded by running away from him & LT still made a play! He was not a big hitter but if he got a hand on you it was over. You hardly ever see anyone break an LT tackle. He struck fear in the heart of his opponents & you can tell because he was a trash talker but no one responded! Lol
LT is the best to ever play defense. I’d rather watch LT highlights than the product on TV today. He’s like a cheetah chasing down a gazelle except he has the strength of a lion!
Anyone that thinks Derrick Thomas was better than LT needs to watch this vid till their eyes bleed. DT WISHED he could have stuffed the run like this,.
lol yeah I'm not sure anybody was ever this good at creating havoc on opposing offenses period. From athleticism, to run stopping, to pass rushing. It's insane what LT did to opposing teams.
Boondock Saint If the Giants would have dropped LT back in coverage like a conventional olb, there's no telling how many picks he would have had. I'm guessing 4-5- times as many sound about right?
Does anyone know what is scary about this video? LT was great against ALL types of runners! Power runners like John Riggins, Hershel Walker & Earl Cambell; scatbacks like Emmitt Smith & Joe washington; & runners who could do a little bit of both like Tony Dorsett Curt Warner & Ruben Mayes. Just a phenomenal player.
A selection of the biggest hits in this video 0:52 blindsides the rb 2:23 smashes Payton and the fb! 5:20 unabated to the rb and squashes him 6:16 completely detonates little Gary Clark
Look how fast he eats up yards, taking away fullback momentum. He never let's the lead blocker get a full head of steam. His play diagnosis speed is off the charts. He's literally a fraction of a second ahead of the entire offense on every play. Just freakish.
You are looking at the greatest linebacker to ever play the game of football. This guy was big, strong and fast and had the football knowledge to go with it. He my friends is the definition of G.O.A.T.
I'm always shocked when a detractor will say he was just a linebacker that blitzed. He was great against the run and I don't think there is a defensive player in history that could create more havoc for the opposing team
Whoa this guy was UNREAL! Actually went thru 3 blocks on a play! You cant just do that lol its physics, if two people are blocking you then you're not supposed to be able to move smh the best ever man
LT is one of only a few players in history that had huge influence every time they set foot on a football field. Any player that consistently influences games season after season will eventually be classed of one of the best of all time. Lawrence Taylor just a fantastic player.
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Completely dominant. A step ahead and quicker than anybody else on the field. Love Madden's comment - "You're not going to make a living doing that....running a sweep at Lawrence Taylor"
Not only the greatest linebacker to ever play the game, but I would say the greatest player to ever play the game.
You're a genius.
And people have the nerve to say Brady is
He would have retired Brady @ 30. LOOOOOOOL
@@nivasylstrongman4352 I totally agree
Jim Brown, LT and Jerry Rice, IMO
"You're not gonna make a living running it straight at Lawrence Taylor" - John Madden :)
LT...still the greatest defensive player in history...I mean, geez, I don't think anyone can even put up a serious argument for a player who played better than him.
He was the most dominant player in NFL history, even more so than Rice, Jim Brown, Montana, Brady, etc.
riikerman Not true. As a strong safety Lott was able to sprint long distances before hitting players. Many of which didn’t even see him coming or not until it was too late. LT was much bigger AND even faster than Lott. He just didn’t play a position where he could stick people after sprinting at them for 15+ yards.
@@revo1974 , listen, Lawrence Taylor was born standing up.
UNANIMOUS First Team All-Pro, as a rookie
Defensive Player Of The Year, as a rookie
Jim Brown:
UNANIMOUS First Team All-Pro, as a rookie
NFL MVP, as a rookie
They were both Beasts.
Last player that caused a statistic to be recorded.
They will never be another Lawrence Taylor I'm sorry there is people with great talent but this man was one of a kind you just got to watch highlights to understand what I mean this man could not be tamed he was different beast like seriously man and they're a lot of good players out there but nobody will match up to Lawrence Taylor nobody
Because he Is a freak athletically, he doesn't get the credit for his ability to diagnose the play quickly. Look at how quick he breaks these plays down. One of the best ever.
Say that again? LT has the God given ability to diagnose the offense play rapidly and then shut it down.......
He can diagnose each play even though jacked on cocaine and painkillers.
@@JMARTIN1947 because after awhile the game plan was to run away from him.
Once LT squared his body to these ball runner's, they were put down within a few feet of contact
@@billdefrances4314 What a cheap shot! NFL player's have to report to their locker room's a full two hours prior to kick-off. Cocaine wear's off within thirty minutes or so. Are you going to tell me with a straight face that LT smoked crack or cocaine in his own locker room amongst his fellow teammates thirty minutes prior to kick-off...? You are a fool! What he did in his personal time is something he has always had to reckon with and is NO business of our's...And, he almost NEVER took a painkiller while playing. He played through pain just like the warrior he was!
With all the monster hits, not one dirty shot EVER. You never heard anyone complain about an LT tackle, not once!
and he's haunted by that play where he broke the redskins qb leg.. really haunted.
@@goodciro On his A Football Life documentary, he was shown that video of Theismann's injury yet again and refused to watch it. He still feels guilt and remorse for that. I'm pretty sure that Taylor has shed a lot of tears whenever he thinks about it.
Yes.. i watched the video.. thats why i said that he still haunted.. I'm brazilian but i do love the american leagues.. and fuck man he's my favorite player. Pure Dominance.
@ Kevin Payton. I think this shows that he is a man of true class. He did his job very well but knew he didn’t need to hurt people to do so.
Michael Belfer Truth!
Look at how damn hard the guy played too. He cared about winning and losing. He was just the perfect Defensive football player.
How He Was Such A Sure Handed Tackler, If He Got His Mi
It didn’t matter where he played; left or right. Most of these clips are teams running away…away from him and he’s still making the plays.
The thing I remember most about LT was that once he squared his body to the ball carrier, that man was down within a few feet. Nobody broke a tackle against LT
Folks.....please pay attention to @3:24 of this clip. That 'swing of the arm' that Lawrence Taylor did after the snap was the same thing he did in the 1990 NFC Championship Game vs the 49ers in Candlestick Park.
The difference is LT did it TWICE on one play....as he had to beat the initial block by TE Brent Jones and the subsequent block attempt by FB Tom Rathman. Unless you focus on the right side of the Giants' defensive line you won't notice it but it was significant.
This was important because after he got by these two 49ers Taylor ran the running play down from the backside to get to the area along the Line Of Scrimmage where RB Roger Craig had entered the hole in the line.......by the time he got to RB Roger Craig......NT Erik Howard had forced Craig to fumble by getting his helmet on the ball........had Taylor not gotten to that spot.........the Giants would not have recovered that fumble and won the NFC Championship Game and made it to the Super Bowl.
God damn DETAILS.
The funny thing about this video is that it looks like no one is every blocking him, but it's just that he sheds the blocks with zero fucks given.
This is beautiful! I mean, I'm genuinely moved by this. And not because I'm a Giants fan, but because I love the game. I know Lawrence Taylor as a great pass rusher, and I've seen the highlights. So many highlights. They focus on the moment he hits the QB, but rarely focus on how he gets there. THAT'S where his greatness shines. These clips are excellent examples of what made LT one of the best to ever play. Thanks for sharing this vid!
+Markus Aurelius Appreciate it. Thanks for watching
Man this guy is seriously unblockable
Can you block him with:
Tackles... nope
Guards... nope
Tightends... nope
Backs... nope
Tackles and backs... nope
Tightends and backs... nope
Wild women, whiskey and a pair of handcuffs... that might slow him down. Seriously, the opponents should have sent cases of beer and escorts to his room the night before the game.
I'm old enough to have watched Lawrence Taylor play, no doubt greatest defensive player I've ever seen. White, Haley, Thomas all came close but Taylor was unstoppable.
4:25 THAT IS RIDICULOUS!!! Watch it carefully, a full back and a pulling guard are coming straight at him, he goes through both of them and tackles the runner, I've never seen anything like it! Not human...
The play @ 4:25 that LT blows up is the famous 'counter trey' that the Skins ran with great success back in the 1980's under Joe Gibbs. It's a misdirection play where the far side guard and tackle pull to the playside while the rest of the line blocks down. The play worked well against every team but the Giants and that was entirely due to Taylor's athleticism. Gibbs realized this early on. He tried running the counter away from Taylor but by pulling guard and tackle it allowed LT a free release & with his speed he could catch the RB from behind.
...And as you can see from the vid, running the play at Taylor was not the answer either.
*****
So it's a guard and a tackle, that's even more insane...
hexonatapeloop Yup....and @ 0:33 sec mark you can see why the counter trey run away from LT didn't work.
*****
That seems to be one of his signature moves, running across the backfield and catching from behind. And never any hesitation in coming off the line is the weird bit. Not in any of these clips anyway! I'm in the UK by the way, it's the only team sport I watch on TV. LT was mostly before my time but I had heard of him, now thanks to the internet I can see what all the fuss was about. I find it a good game to analyse as well as watch.
hexonatapeloop I was born in the UK!
I'm just in awe of how awesome this guy really was ...the best LB ever!
Best football player ever
The guy was an absolute machine.
_"He is without a doubt, among the greatest players the NFL has ever seen."_ -Bill Parcells.
Whenever LT's impact on the game is discussed, it seems like there's such a focus on his two biggest physical attributes: his combination of strength and speed that is so rare in a football player and set him apart from his peers.
This collection of video clips illustrates two qualities he had that made him the best defensive player I ever had the privilege to watch. He was the most RELENTLESS player I've ever seen, and he had an incredible INSTINCT for how an offensive play would unfold. Watch almost any highlight play in these clips, and notice how perfectly he anticipates the play as it unfolds and does exactly what works best to break it up. In some cases it seems like he's playing the game at faster speed than anyone else on the field, and in others you can see a very brief -- but perfect -- hesitation on his part to let the play evolve in front of him so he is in a better position to shut it down.
I watched this guy at Giants Stadium for years, and I never really appreciated the full extent of his greatness until I could sit here and watch the details of these plays over and over again.
Harold Morant You nailed it Harold. Bill Parcells once said, Taylor's greatest attribute wasn't his size, speed or strength. As great as theses were, it was complete and total relentlessness. The man didn't know what it was to give up on a play. AMAZING!!
Same sentiments here. His physical attributes are obvious but his intangibles, his football awareness/IQ and his drive to excel and cause something to happen on EVERY play is really what puts him at the top. I too watched him (on TV, good old Madden/Summerall days) when I was a kid and never appreciated just how great he was until watching the videos of him.
Not only that, look how many times in this compilation he goes unblocked despite the fact that offenses spent the entire week prepping for him specifically. He was a master at sniffing out plays.
Great post bro
Bill Belichick (who was his defensive coordinator) said that Taylor knew where every player on the field was, and what their assignment was. He'd come off a series and say, "coach, they're not blocking it the way you said. This guy was looking for me, that guy was helping, if I went inside the center was going for me, that guy was looking. . ." It was a kind of sixth sense about where everyone was, and it's extremely rare.
I sometimes think, from the way he talks, that of all the great players Belichick has dealt with over the years, LT might be his favorite.
4:25 -4:29 AMAZING! beat 2 pulling linemen and made a solo tackle...Best Defense of Player Ever!!!
Agreed.
LT was the best football player period. As Detroit Lion fan, I get goose bumps watching this video. His combination of speed, power, football IQ and tenacity is unparallel
Hands down the most dominant and intimidating player who ever played the position! LT, there is and there will not be a more fearsome one!
LT was the best hands down. how many outside linebackers then and now was making over 100 tackles and double digit sacks ? i know he did it twice in his career . you dont have OLB'S doing that at all . it was an interview with the great derrick thomas and he said an OLB making that amount of tackles was just unreal . LT played great technique against the run the man couldnt be fooled . he was the greatest OLB/defensive player that ever played the game .
The greatest defensive player ever !!!
John Smith u are one of the very best to ever do a highlight film. everyone nowadays love showing the extras close view but to all us real football fans show us the line of scrimmage and pre snap alignment. great job and yes, LT was the very best defensive player of all time! He was a beast against the run and pass. changed the size and skill set of offensive left tackles. Redefined the Outside Linebacker position. gave rise to the 3-4 defense.
DAMN!!!!!!!!! That hit @6:15 was a perfect shot!!!! Damn LT was an absolute terror lol. Much respect, coming from a Niners fan.
How many of those plays did LT have to take on 2 or more blockers and still blow the play up, just go to 11:48, GOAT
They run away , chase down from the back side , they run at him , bull rush or tossed the blocker away , they reverse , he chased down or stays at home !! And don't forget his Pass cover skills !! Only one man kept offensive coaches up at night !! Lawrence Taylor
This is just like those discovery channel documentaries about lions hunting in the wild.
LT tackled like something out of a damned as an instructional video. He made tackling into a skill rather than just a function of raw aggression. Guys nowadays, to often, are trying "hit" the ball carrier so that he is laid out and they are still standing up. LT tackled the ball carrier. His head and eyes were up, he aimed for the lower-mid torso, wrapped his arms and then let his legs go slack so his body weight dragged the player to the ground. He always ended up on the ground alongside the guy he tackled. . 5:12, 6:30 and 7:07 are perfect examples. If players used the same techniques today, with the better helmets (and no more astroturf) we would have a lot less need for the worries about concussion safety.
PAT123717
That is brilliant. I am now watching youtube videos large cats and you are 100% correct.
7:13 has to be my favorite play from LT. Gets held on the play and STILL makes the tackle for a loss.
They ran away from him everytime and he still made the plays
Sometimes it's easier to run right at someone. LT had closing speed
2:29 2:35 2:43 2:56
The LT that played for San Diego was a great player, but the LT that played for New York was the greatest player.
Agreed...as a lifelong NYer and Giants fan, it always bothered me a bit.
LT REVOLUTIONIZED THE LINEBACKER POSITION...
If his run stopping plays don’t convince you he’s the greatest ever, I’m done with this...
He never missed tackles ( I mean RARELY)
He ALWAYS hit you with full force, all he had ( you hear the collisions)
He always came full speed at you..
He’s the most DOMINANT defensive player ever and believe me, we all know, there have been some GRREAT ones...
But, he’s the best ever, hands down, no questions asked. It’s not even close.
Greatest football player ever offense or defense
When your highlight film is 13 min of continuous domination, 3-4 seconds per play... oh yeah thats just stopping the run! Lol. Then there is pass coverage and pass rush too! There is no debate who is the GOAT!
Best football player ever offense or defense
Great video. People just can't comprehend how good this guy really was. It wasn't just the amazing pass rush. His pursuit was incredible. he had a nose for the ball. I grew up watching him and I've gotten to see a lot of football and I have never seen anyone who disrupted opposing offenses like him. Every team gameplanned specifically around him and he still utterly dominated. He was just too damned good for words.
Yeah,only you can comprehend.
@@jamesgraham3116 , obviously you can’t.
Greatest ever and its not even close
He running down power sweeps.... BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE....the best
you think teams would learn running away from him was worse then running at him.
+Joeyland Didn't matter
bigcatfb I think they would be less fucked running at him. But yeah pretty much fucked either way. He was a tackling machine.
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This video shows me why LT is the greatest football ever. They ran away from and at him but he made all the plays. He was strong, fast, quick, explosive, great awareness, and most importantly unblockable. The Greatest.
john smith you make my day. i can show my 15yr old son this stuff. after watching LT's great pass rushing video, this run defense video may be more impressive. i now believe that LT is no.1 all time over jim brown. same athlete but LT did it against bigger people. thank you again john smith.
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!
I totally agree I used to think Rice was the best but after this video it's Taylor hands down
Its obvious the physical game play today is not the same as before. With the new cba todays game is more finesse. Its all about offense which is not bad but I miss the smash mouth football aspect. I miss LT
Incredible move by LT @ 2:24 to make the tackle against the Chicago Bears on a 4th and inches play.
Amazing array of moves @ 3:31 to make a tackle against New England, avoids a low block then dives underneath the second blocker to get to the runner.
@ 4:26 he goes low to evade/shed blocks by two Redskins Offensive Lineman running the counter tray to stop John Riggins cold.
Damn.
How can you dislike this? I mean, look at this sh*t! It's so different. You have never seen anything like him, not before or since. He was labeled a LB, but he was more like a force. Complete dominance. A phenomenon.
This just proves he's the greatest defensive player ever .
LT was great. Butkus was even better.
say what??
Butkus couldn't hold LT's jock with both hands and a back brace.
@@rexvunderhorse2861 Butkus? 😂 When was the last time he dropped into pass coverage?
Football Player. Linebacker. Forget all those one-dimensional highlights from ESPN and the NFL Network along with the same old tired sound bites from media hacks who paint a picture of him being a pass rusher only. That's all they show and it's all they ever talk about. You would think that the only thing LT ever did on the football field was rush the passer after watching and listening to that non-stop barrage narrow minded nonsense.
Good work on these vids, John Smith. This video on run defense along with the other on goal line defense both show what a truly physical presence Taylor was against the run. Oh and by the way, people should really pay attention to how that man gives up his body taking on blockers. How he would hurl himself into a lead blocker and take both him and the ball carrier out. Or take out the blocker so his teammates could make the tackle. Unselfish ballplayer. And notice how many times he would line up in the middle and shoot the gaps to make big stops. Outside pass rusher? Please.....
Lawrence Taylor. Football Player.
Papa Rules thats what i thought until i saw these highlights that he was just a pass rusher, man hes the best defensive player ever
Top Five football player of all time.
Had the privilege to watch him play his career in the Meadowlands, he and the rest of the blue wall DFense kept a poor offensive team competitive during the early 80"s. One Heck of a Player!
Edward Joshua best football player of all time
Couldn’t agree more. They talk about him changing the pass blocking schemes. What about his impact on backside blocking?
I’m not a Giant’s fan but I think Taylor literally revolutionized the way defense was played. Too bad he took the wrong path after football. He was one of the greatest players ever
Watched this a bunch of times. Just b4 my time though I did see him play his last three years. I'm glad he turned his life around. THE ORIGINAL LT..........the best to ever play the game!
I want Pat Summerall saying "Lawrence Taylor" as my ringtone. It's almost musical and brings me back to my youth.
YES! Summerall and Madden made Giants-Cowboys or Giants-Redskins etc next-level nostalgic.
My goodness. At 2:25 of the video, against the Chicago Bears, on a 4th and 1, Lawrence Taylor blows up the blocking fullback AND the running back in the offensive backfield to deny the first down conversion.
Walter Payton got dropped trying to block LT
It's funny - LT's pass rush was so amazing that his run defense often gets overlooked. But it was pretty damn good as well.
LT was just incredible. Even now, he would dominate. His closing speed is amazing.
You don't understand how strong he was. Till you notice. He just gets one hand on them and drags them to the ground. Then tosses them around like rag dolls. Doing this to real NFL of the time was a sight to see. As the players he tackled are not pussies.
Best football player of all time... regardless of position
He wasn't a defender. He was a force of nature
A rare Bill Walsh booth commentary around 2:54, haha.
Anyone watching these games back in the day who was not familiar with LT might have thought his name was "Guesswho".
And as great as Taylor was, it's also amazing how those Giant defenses just swarmed on the runner after Taylor's initial hit.
When “kids” today ask me “how good was LT...really” I always refer them to this video.
4th and 1 stop at 2:26 was awesome.
I watched and rewound that exact play 20 times at least! Sweet Jesus that was a hit!!!
+Havok4Lyfe For every tackle here, there are a dozen rushed passes and disrupted runs caused by L.T.
Damn straight.
Man..I'm on my 4th rewind lol damn
@@Havok4Lyfe lol
As a giant fan all I can say is WOW!!!!
Lt changed the game of football he was a unbelievable football player!! Lt the Goat! By the way I'm a cowboy"'s fan!!!
Beast my ass! Lawrence Taylor was beyond being a beast! Lawrence Talyor was a freaken DEMON!
John Riggins from the Redskins was a freight train but when LT hit him, he went down immediately
I was too young to appreciated how good LT was when he played. He reminds me of a high performance quarter horse that can explode from a standstill. Incredible! Thank you for compiling this video!
I could watch footage of LT stuffing the run all day.
“He was only a pass rusher.” Said fans who never saw him play.
this brings back great memories. i always said LT in his prime could outrun every running back he played against. look at how many hall of famers he destroyed in these clips.
Two people didn't like this video, Dallas Cowboy and Philly fan! Lol
He takes the perfect angle...never runs straight at them in the backfield like most, he takes an angle and runs straight to where he knows they will be wow.
i lived in new york my whole life to watch LT every week wow he was the best bar none
Unreal backside pursuit. No one better.
ALL I CAN SAY, " THE GREATEST" NO ONE EVEN CLOSE!
LT was always able to wait a beat to cut around the tackle and pursue from the opposite side to take down the runner because he was SO fast
I was a "Skins" fan during the Joe Gibbs era so I'm very qualified to say that LT was the most DISRUPTIVE defensive player to ever play.
The amazing thing to me is the offense basically conceded by running away from him & LT still made a play! He was not a big hitter but if he got a hand on you it was over. You hardly ever see anyone break an LT tackle. He struck fear in the heart of his opponents & you can tell because he was a trash talker but no one responded! Lol
6:09 (absolutely NO LB weaknesses)
Not necessarily 6:09 is him downhill walloping the ball carrier.
Everyone talks about the passrushing. This is some of the best run defense you’ll ever see.
LT is the best to ever play defense. I’d rather watch LT highlights than the product on TV today. He’s like a cheetah chasing down a gazelle except he has the strength of a lion!
This video would be excellent as an instructional video for young football players on how to shed blockers, pursue the ball, and tackle.
Anyone that thinks Derrick Thomas was better than LT needs to watch this vid till their eyes bleed. DT WISHED he could have stuffed the run like this,.
lol yeah I'm not sure anybody was ever this good at creating havoc on opposing offenses period. From athleticism, to run stopping, to pass rushing. It's insane what LT did to opposing teams.
Thank you, I loved Derrick Thomas games but LT was a damn legend...
Boondock Saint If the Giants would have dropped LT back in coverage like a conventional olb, there's no telling how many picks he would have had. I'm guessing 4-5- times as many sound about right?
Michael Belfer not that much but he could coverage too no lie
I've lived in Kansas my entire life, and I've never heard anyone say that Thomas was better than LT.
great job, I love how we can see him from the beginning to the moment he destroys the ball carrier. GREATEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER!!!
Does anyone know what is scary about this video? LT was great against ALL types of runners! Power runners like John Riggins, Hershel Walker & Earl Cambell; scatbacks like Emmitt Smith & Joe washington; & runners who could do a little bit of both like Tony Dorsett Curt Warner & Ruben Mayes. Just a phenomenal player.
I never seen him touch Barry.
He only played against Barry twice, once in 89 and in 90. Giants won both games handily. Barry was held in check both games.
@@danielkelegian5306 damn lmao
buffalo1d Played two times. Near the end of LTs career. Would like to see Barry goes at Taylor in 86 season
@@jenyakostak7639 Plus we got to see Strahan tackling him.
No greater linebacker!
This is like watching someone who's figured out a video game.
Brilliant!
I’ve never seen a player willing to give up his body as much as L.T. Amazing he can still walk
"And Lawrence Taylor makes the tackle….What´s new" Best commentator ever!
Drink every time Pat Summerall says "guess who".
I am so thankful that LT is a Giant and that I was able to watch him weekly.
A selection of the biggest hits in this video
0:52 blindsides the rb
2:23 smashes Payton and the fb!
5:20 unabated to the rb and squashes him
6:16 completely detonates little Gary Clark
Look how fast he eats up yards, taking away fullback momentum. He never let's the lead blocker get a full head of steam. His play diagnosis speed is off the charts. He's literally a fraction of a second ahead of the entire offense on every play. Just freakish.
Miss watching him play....
Greatest LB to ever play the position
56 LEFT, 56 LEFT ! ... don't worry where I am, I'll tell you when I get there.
The greatest linebacker to ever play (still to this day)!
You are looking at the greatest linebacker to ever play the game of football. This guy was big, strong and fast and had the football knowledge to go with it. He my friends is the definition of G.O.A.T.
Made every one around him play better even the opposing teams better bring your A game
LT is sprinting, everyone else? Jogging! Amazing talent
They chip him he even tho they are running the ball the oppoisite way and he still makes the plays thats crazy.
I'm always shocked when a detractor will say he was just a linebacker that blitzed. He was great against the run and I don't think there is a defensive player in history that could create more havoc for the opposing team
Whoa this guy was UNREAL! Actually went thru 3 blocks on a play! You cant just do that lol its physics, if two people are blocking you then you're not supposed to be able to move smh the best ever man
I was kinda surprised you didn't include that epic goal line play where he was at mike backer. He destroyed that rb. Epic hit.
LT is one of only a few players in history that had huge influence every time they set foot on a football field. Any player that consistently influences games season after season will eventually be classed of one of the best of all time. Lawrence Taylor just a fantastic player.
Can you make more such videos, about run stopping, pass rushing and other stuff of LT, please
You'll find more vids on my channel. Thanks for watching
That dude is all over people like a cheap suit in a rainstorm.