Heck... maybe the greatest defensive stop EVER. No way Houston should have been able to make that tackle. Defied the laws of physics. Beautiful memory.
I have no doubt that Sean Taylor makes that stop... if not the pick. I have no doubt that he would go on to make many such imposible plays. But, thanks to some narcisistic, microcephalic, cowardly, criminal slime, it will never happen. Taylor will be remembered mostly for the incredible potential that he represented... not what he had actually done in football... This was going to be his first truly great year, with many more to follow.
Beautiful but sad, potential memories. Lost.
I'm still trying to figure out who Kenny Watson is...
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"That's a clown question, bro" - - - - - - - - - - Bryce Harper, DC Statesman "But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have" - - - - - - - - - - Dewey Bunnell, America
I'm still trying to figure out who Kenny Watson is...
Kenny Watson was a backup running back for the Redskins a few years ago. I think he went to Cincy from Washington. I don't even know if he's still in the league.
I'm still trying to figure out who Kenny Watson is...
Kenny Watson was a backup running back for the Redskins a few years ago. I think he went to Cincy from Washington. I don't even know if he's still in the league.
The problem is, he was responding to a response from LPJ, about a comment I had made about Kenny Houston.
Gosh... lawyers... I thought you guys had some imagination...
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I'm still trying to figure out who Kenny Watson is...
Kenny Watson was a backup running back for the Redskins a few years ago. I think he went to Cincy from Washington. I don't even know if he's still in the league.
The problem is, he was responding to a comment I had made about Kenny Houston.
Gosh... lawyers... I thought you guys had some imagination...
The more money you have to spend, the more imagination I develop.
"That's a clown question, bro" - - - - - - - - - - Bryce Harper, DC Statesman "But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have" - - - - - - - - - - Dewey Bunnell, America
I just saw the youtube of Ken Houston.. OH MY GOODNESS!! What a tackle to stop that touchdown on the 1 yard line and did he really hit "Hill" so hard that he knocked off the guy's helmet??? Hill was trying to get up and couldn't.. WOW! That was sweet!
langleyparkjoe wrote:I just saw the youtube of Ken Houston.. OH MY GOODNESS!! What a tackle to stop that touchdown on the 1 yard line and did he really hit "Hill" so hard that he knocked off the guy's helmet??? Hill was trying to get up and couldn't.. WOW! That was sweet!
That was Walt Garrison, not Hill. Garrison was one tough SOB... he was a rodeo cowboy as a hobby.
But, yeah... that was one AWESOME tackle. Imagine what it was like seeing it live. I'll just say, it was one of those rare moments.
"That's a clown question, bro" - - - - - - - - - - Bryce Harper, DC Statesman "But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have" - - - - - - - - - - Dewey Bunnell, America
langleyparkjoe wrote:I just saw the youtube of Ken Houston.. OH MY GOODNESS!! What a tackle to stop that touchdown on the 1 yard line and did he really hit "Hill" so hard that he knocked off the guy's helmet??? Hill was trying to get up and couldn't.. WOW! That was sweet!
That was Walt Garrison, not Hill. Garrison was one tough SOB... he was a rodeo cowboy as a hobby.
But, yeah... that was one AWESOME tackle. Imagine what it was like seeing it live. I'll just say, it was one of those rare moments.
He's talking about the hit on Hill that happened on the sidelines in another part of the video.
Andre Carter wrote:Damn man, you know your football.
He's talking about the hit on Hill that happened on the sidelines in another part of the video.
Hit on Calvin Hill, all-pro, star fullback of the Cowboys. A big power runner...so Houston's hit was not on some little scat-back.
Incidentally, there has to be an "honorable mention" for the first man to play strong safety, George Allen's favorite, Richie Petibon...who played his last years under Allen in Washington. It was a royal succession: the great Petibon gave way to the great Houston.
Yes, I think Sean Taylor was heading toward becoming the best who ever played the position. He played with discipline last year, and intercepted passes this year that he'd have missed as a rookie.
welch wrote: Incidentally, there has to be an "honorable mention" for the first man to play strong safety, George Allen's favorite, Richie Petibon...who played his last years under Allen in Washington. It was a royal succession: the great Petibon gave way to the great Houston.
Petibon, who is considered by many to be the prototype of the modern Strong Safety.
"That's a clown question, bro" - - - - - - - - - - Bryce Harper, DC Statesman "But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have" - - - - - - - - - - Dewey Bunnell, America
GSPODS wrote:Ronnie Lott Steve Atwater Alvin Walton Dick Lane Ken Houston Paul Krause Larry Wilson Willie Wood
Should I continue?
Rod Woodson
Woodson spent part of his career as a cornerback but I still wouldn't argue him being included.
Woodson was a standout corner as part of the Steelers. Unfortunatley he tore his ACL thanks to Barry Sanders. He turned out to be a pretty good safety as well.
Even so, Sean Taylor was more talented than all those guys mentioned above. He certainly could have been the greatest had he played a full career.
As it stands. I say Ronnie Lott is the greatest safety I have ever seen. Dick night train Lane comes in second on my ballott.
sch1977 wrote:I think a fair statement would be " He could have been the greatest", unfortunatley we will never know
If you have to put a bet on the current safeties playing around the league, a bet on who's going to be great... Meast was the safest Bet.
Absolutely agreed. He was just getting to a point where he was about to redefine the standard for Free Safety.
"That's a clown question, bro" - - - - - - - - - - Bryce Harper, DC Statesman "But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have" - - - - - - - - - - Dewey Bunnell, America
