Thread: Orange Crush gets some love

They are the number 2 ranked LB group by the NFL network.

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Top 10 linebacking corps in NFL history
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2000 Ravens
Led by Ray Lewis, and complemented by Peter Boulware and Jamie Sharper, the Ravens defense dominated opponents en route to a title.
Watch clip | Video: Lewis on 'America's Game' | Relive Super Bowl XXXV

Orange Crush
Randy Gradishar, Bob Swenson, Joe Rizzo and Tom Jackson teamed up to lead the Broncos to their first Super Bowl appearance.
Watch clip | Broncos history | Relive Super Bowl XII

1980s Raiders
Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, as well as Matt Millen and Rod Martin, were major contributors on the last Raiders team to win a Super Bowl.
Watch clip | Hendricks' road to the Hall | Relive Super Bowl XVIII

Steelers of the mid-1990s
The foursome of Levon Kirkland, Kevin Greene, Greg Lloyd and Chad Brown weren't the "Steel Curtain" revisited, but weren't too far off.
Watch clip | Steelers history | Relive Super Bowl XXX

Vince Lombardi's Packers
Led by Ray Nitschke, and also featuring Dave Robinson and Lee Roy Caffey, this group was key to one of the NFL's greatest dynasties.
Watch clip | Video: Nitschke retrospective | Video: Nitschke remembered

1985 Chicago Bears
Otis Wilson, Mike Singletary and Wilbur Marshall ran Buddy Ryan's 46 defense to perfection as the Bears dominated the NFL.
Watch clip | Video: Singletary retrospective | Relive Super Bowl XX

Hank Stram's Chiefs
Hall of Famers Bobby Bell and Willie Lanier, along with the unheralded Jim Lynch, dismantled the favored Vikings in Super Bowl IV.
Watch clip | Relive Super Bowl IV | Bobby Bell: Gladiator

Bill Parcells' Giants
Lawrence Taylor grabbed the headlines, but Harry Carson, Gary Reasons and Carl Banks were key contributors on two Super Bowl-winning teams.
Watch clip | Video: Carson retrospective | Video: Taylor retrospective

1970s Steelers
Hall of Famers Jack Ham and Jack Lambert were integral parts of Pittsburgh's famed "Steel Curtain," the catalyst for four Super Bowl wins.
Watch clip | Steelers history | Video: "Steel Curtain" No. 2 nickname

Jim Mora's Saints
Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughan Johnson and Pat Swilling combined for 13 trips to the Pro Bowl and helped the Saints earn respectabilityWatch clip | Player pages: Jackson | Johnson | Mills | Swilling

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IMHO Randy Gradishar was the best sort yardage linebackers of all time and definitely top five overall. Yet, he is still not in the Hall of Fame.

None of the four could be considered by an offensive coordinator to be a weak link. I guess they would just have to pick their poison.

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?...s&confirm=true

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Good find. Thanks.

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How Randy Gradishar is not in the HOF is an absolute travesty. :yardog:

Originally Posted by GEM

How Randy Gradishar is not in the HOF is an absolute travesty. :yardog:

YEA!!!

Originally Posted by topscribe

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?...s&confirm=true

Just copy and paste it, Dean.


Good find. Thanks.

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added to the video library..

Why can't they ever put a short yardage video together ?

Then the young guys could truly understand what these guys were all about.

When the other team was in the red zone.

They took it personal.......real personal........no **editted Circumventing Language Filter** way your getting in here personal.

Gradishar in goal line situations seemed to have a sixth sense as to where the ball carrier was going to go and then beat him there. Where ever the ball was Gradishar was there too with a nasty attitude. He would fill often times taking on a lead blocker in the process and put them both down for no gain. When there was no hole and the RB attempted to dive over the line, Randy appeared to be reading the RB's mind and would go airborne as well and often make a tackle for loss.

In contrast to today's players he form tackled. When he takled the ball carrier they stayed tackled. His game was not a big hit and fall to the ground hoping the RB would too, that is so popular today. He was something to watch!

Those guys were fantastic, and very much underated as far as I'm concerned-how none of them are in the Hall of Fame is a travesty. Gradishar and Rizzo were tough as nails, and Swenson and Jackson had the speed to cover anybody. I used to get so tired of always hearing about the Steeler's linebackers back then when Denver was just as good to my mind. It's just a shame that they had to play 75% of that Dallas Super Bowl and they still held out fairly well.

THAT was a GREAT DEFENSE-THE ORIGINAL ORANGE CRUSH

Originally Posted by East Coast Fan

Those guys were fantastic, and very much underated as far as I'm concerned-how none of them are in the Hall of Fame is a travesty. Gradishar and Rizzo were tough as nails, and Swenson and Jackson had the speed to cover anybody. I used to get so tired of always hearing about the Steeler's linebackers back then when Denver was just as good to my mind. It's just a shame that they had to play 75% of that Dallas Super Bowl and they still held out fairly well.

THAT was a GREAT DEFENSE-THE ORIGINAL ORANGE CRUSH

Don't disagree with what you're saying about the Steelers, but I darn sure wouldn't put them 10th on this list... they were really, really good too.

Originally Posted by GEM

Good Footage...however, don't ever forget about STEVE ATWATER!!!!!

I hate bias journalists.

As the NFL network posted, the Broncos have had one of the best groups of 3-4 linebackers of all time.

This comming season a host of questions surrounds our LB core. What are they going to be able to achieve this year? Who will we even have starting the season? Will the front four keep offensive linemen off of them so they can reach their potential?

Originally Posted by Dean

As the NFL network posted, the Broncos have had one of the best groups of 3-4 linebackers of all time.

This comming season a host of questions surrounds our LB core. What are they going to be able to achieve this year? Who will we even have starting the season? Will the front four keep offensive linemen off of them so they can reach their potential?

good question, that would have been the question last year as well..

the LOS has and always will be the key to success.. if you win there most of the time you win lots of games..

His grill on helmet looks like overbite.