NFSeahawks
New member
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2009
- Messages
- 4,714
- Reaction score
- 0
TwistedHusky":ehg49blk said:Of course.
The LOB had 3 borderline HOF players on it.
Earl Thomas, pretty close to HOF, certainly the equal to most of the safeties in there.
Kam Chancellor, borderline but only because of longevity - at his peak he was one of the best to play the position.
Richard Sherman, clear HOF player.
Brandon Browner, not a HOF player but one of THE most physical cornerbacks EVER to play the game. Had Carroll not released him, I think he would have been great here. He might not have worked out in New Orleans but in our system he was money.
Then we had Maxwell as the additional DB. Starter caliber.
It was one of the best secondaries in NFL history, and you don't replace 3 HOF quality players and expect to get to use the same nickname. We might get some good and even very good players out of the guys we have in the wings, but it is ridiculous to compare them to the LOB. The only area they share is that they wear the same color uniforms.
And it would never be fair to expect them to be even close to the players they are replacing. All you do when you try to use LOB for the new batch is water down the legacy. The math says they won't come close because it is crazy rare to get 3 HOF quality players on the same defense much less 3 of the 4 starters in the secondary.
Don't think Sherm, Kam or Earl are borderline, they are all first ballot HOF's.