DAILY DEBATE: Who was our most dynamic defensive player ever?

[DMoney]

Not necessarily best, but the most electric player on the defensive side of the ball.

 

[ghost2]

Sean Taylor was the most dynamic I've seen in person. You just knew at any moment while he was back there something special could happen.

 

[theribdoctor]

Sean Taylor was the most dynamic I've seen in person. You just knew at any moment while he was back there something special could happen.

close thread.

 

[DC3]

Ed Reed

 

[F-MarioCristobal]

Meesh Powell

 

[CaneLife93]

Here's mine within the last 10 years: Gerald Willis. One of the lone bright spots that 2018 season and he absolutely dominated from the DT position that year.

 

[jmiller]

Sapp

 

[CaneThang2020]

ER20

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

Pretty tough to argue against Sean Taylor and Ed Reed.

Jerome Brown was a BAMF back in the day. Sapp, Tez and Russell Maryland could all ruin the opposing OC's game plan too.

 

[Hstokes1447]

ST26 and it’s not even close 6-3 230 running 4.3 and played even faster. No one could cover as much field as him.

 

[dolpterry]

The Stork Ted Hendricks

 

[NCCanefan]

Not necessarily best, but the most electric player on the defensive side of the ball.

Hard to not pick Sean Taylor as many have, but thought I would throw another name in the discussion.

Jerome Brown---he was the only DT I saw who could get off the line and have the o lineman whiff, or he he could bowl over the guy. Jerome's option.

 

[Trav]

ER20 and ST26 are neck and neck. My line of sight was dead on for the ST hit on PK Sam in the 2002 FSU game at the OB and it's still one of the best hits I've seen in person. And if replay was around then it would have definitely been ruled a fumble and we wouldn't have had to sweat out another missed FG.

 

[Mia305cubancane]

Ed reed

 

[Empirical Cane]

Jerome Brown.

You just felt like a big TFL or sack was coming....

 

[Elmer Leghorn]

Reed or Sapp

 

[dade305cane]

I gotta go with ST26 because you knew when you needed a big play or hit that he was going to come through, it was always exciting to see what he was going to do.

 

[PimpCane]

Meast

 

[cway313]

I wish Greg Rousseau played his sophomore year. He was an animal in that 1 season.

 

[AtlAtty]

Hold on @DMoney, this is a devious question.

We legitimately can’t agree on who is the best; DE, DT, ILB, OLB, Safety, WR, RB, QB, OT, OG, Center, and yet you want to know which single player was the most dynamic ever?

The only position I could argue at which we can MAYBE agree on the best ever is CB, and that is mostly because UM has rarely had great CB’s. And even then you could have debate (I would argue for Antrel Rolle)