Defensive Linemen

[madbomber31]

kearse is a stud... he IS strong enough to battle and that mother fucker chases down wideouts 15 yards down field!!! carter was fucked over last year... the second the team had problems (defense week 1-17) it was kevin this, kevin that... he got so fucked up in the head he ended up benched... he has something to prove now, and if the guy has a chip on his shoulder with his talent... i wouldnt want to be the guy who he blind sides.

as for taylor... they lost someone up front so he is gonna get more double teams and wont be quite as good, but he was paid so he better earn it... if he has a bad year the fish are in trouble...

 

[slickdadd]

no they arent. The D line is still loaded mb. By the way, people need to mention JT and Trace Armstrong a little more, two of the top 3 sack leaders last year in the AFC. Doesn't get much better then that. The defense is a complete unit, it doesn't rely on any one player. They had a good sacking year last year, the past years, in which they still were one of the best, they didn't tally up as many sacks. They will be fine.

 

[Kakdiesel]

J. Randle is a preety good D-tackle...

Tony Siragusa is preety good too... 340 pounds of momentum, that's hard to stop no matter how strong you are

hell yeah..i'm a huge John Randle fan...he is nasty...ever heard his shit on NFL films when they record what he says in the trenches? He says some psycho shit..he's a bad muhfucka for real

 

[gymnpoppa]

Here's some controversy

MB, you are so biased for Philly, they are good, have a top 10 unit defensively, but it isn't the DLine, it is the secondary, and then the Dline......and D Staley is okay, but not a top 10 rback. D Mac is the real deal at QB, but you (fans in Philly booed when they selected him) fickle assholes........You guys still can't beat the Giants (though I hope you do), and don't bag on my Cowboys, I know up close and personal they suck! If W Sapp would get his weight under control, and conditioning, he would be the most dominant lineman in the game.......having S Rice is only going to help him and their defense. If B Johnson just does at least what he did in Washington, they could easily duplicate what the Ravens did.

 

[madbomber31]

poppa, i am biased towards the eagles.. i say shit like 16-0... but you know what? this year, i believe it all.. they have an awesome defense... top d in the nfc... compare it to tampa or nyg or NO, they are more solid across the board... tampa has the best single defensive lineman of the group, saints perhaps the best interior line, giants are super solid... and the eagles are solid.. i do believe its the secondary that sets them apart from the bucs and the others in the nfc... brian dawkins is a mad man, he attacks the ball... that entire defense does... i like my chances if the person i worry about most is bobby taylor, a pro bowler.

anyway... how can you say duce wasnt a top 10 back? he was 3rd in rushing in the nfc two straight years..(i think)... he was the entire team also, single handedly controlled the offense before mcnabb was ready...

oh, and when their is a talent like ricky williams, a guy who shattered record after record... and a "scrambling" qb with a strong arm available... its the smart choice to take the rb, the qb is hit or miss.. fortunately, dmac is gonna end up a hit... look at cinci, they got a dmac like guy and he is gonna be watching kitna this year, and who knows where he will end up in the future... dmac could have easily ended up like smith....


john randle WAS a great player... he STILL is fun as hell to listen to... he hasnt been the dominant guy he was since henry thomas split out of minny... this year he should have a good year seeing how his new team has some awesome vets on defense... they could have an angry ass defense... kirkland is a monster at LB.

 

[gymnpoppa]

MadB

Uh, nope your secondary is no better all around than Tampa's secondary......their linebkrs are better, and their dline is better....though the former is about the same as yours.......and their corners are helped by that awesome pass rush. Dmac was always better than A Smith, Smith just had raw talent, not developed at all in running an offense, so he struggles....he needs a good QB coach (Norv Turner), and a nice pair of receivers.....to develop D Staley has to prove himself after the injury......yea, I retract, he is top ten barely. Losing MM will hurt your depth, but not much.

 

[Thick dog]

Tampa Bay's defense has the POTENTIAL to be the best in the league. However, they have a tendency to give up when the offense struggles, whereas the RAvens D steps up. Simeon Rice should find new life on Tampa's DLine, giving them 4 potential 10+ sack guys, which would be incredible. Their linebacking corp is a question mark. With Derrick Brooks (who is the 2nd best lb in the league and best against the pass), it is strong. Without him (he is holding out) it is weak. Their secondary is strong, they have good corners, and hard hitting safeties. Sometimes, their corners, Barber and Abraham, seem to lack concentration, however.

The Ravens Defense is just downright scary, I won't even get into that.

 

[madbomber31]

hmm, bucs secondary better? i think not... taylor and vincent have both gone to the probowl as eagles, dawkins has too.. damon moore is a run stuffer now, he started slow but came into his own last year...

the bucs have lynch who is good and hits hard, but abraham and barber equals or better than taylor and vincent? NOT A CHANCE

 

[madbomber31]

ask tony dungy what he thought of the eagles last year.. or shaun king, if he remembers.

 

[death on the field]

duce is alright but he will be nothing anymore. i talked to him 3 weeks ago and he said the knee is feeling fine, but i dont personally think it will be back to what it was remember terrel davis thats what were gonna see happen. eagles should be pretty solid, and i think their linebacking core is unreal tho they might not be all great names. the o line will be the difference if they can have a good year the eagles good take it all