Ranking these guys is almost impossible because they played so well as a unit. Agree that Kam was top dog and the heartbeat of the group. In hindsight now almost 10 years on, you have to elevate Bobby too for his longevity and sustained excellence. But at the time, for the unit as a whole... its a case of 1a, b, c, d, etc , at least for me.
What it a treat it was to be around to watch those guys play. I remember vividly watching a game with a Commanders friend of mine. We were in our typical 3 and out mode in the first fall of the game and he remarked that it must be hard to watch a game where we were so completely ineffective on offense. I told him ' he'll no', that the REAL excitement came when our D was on the field. And it was true. Outside of the Ray Lewis led Ravens teams, I'd never experienced football that way - where you were more on the edge of your seat when the D took the field than when the offense was doing its thing. It was truly as if we had 2 offenses. One that pushed the ball and could only score and one that took the ball away, could score in its own righy, and destroyed the opposing teams will to play.
Truly truly glorious times.
And to hear how tight that group still is, ( M Bennet was just on with M Bumpus talking about it) Beatsmode and ADB included...its just validation how special it all really was. Those players are in a fraternity whose bond itself is deserving of its own HOF recognition... up there with the undefeated Dolphins players and the Steel Curtain guys.