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RHATER is Gone. said 09/17, 06:53 PM
Although LT was one of the greatest D players, he first played in the 80s, but there were many players that came before him that never even knew a thing about him. My pick is Jim Brown.

Jim Brown was probably the HARDEST HITTING running back to ever play the game. When teams lined up against him on defense, they were just hoping they would make it back home that night without too many injuries. During Brown's time, there was hardly any protection for NFL players, but because of Brown's hard hitting stlye, teams HAD to wear better defensive clothing to protect from injury.

Jim Brown was the best RB of his time, and arguably the greatest ever. When he retired, he held the single season rushing record(1863), career rushing(12,312), rushing TDs(106), total TDs(126), and all purpose yards(15,549) He was the fastest man to reach 100 TDs until 2006, when LT(the RB) broke it.

The most amazing part about this is that Brown played when the league only had a 12 game season and Brown retired before age 29, to become an actor. If he had stayed in the NFL, he may still hold many records today and be considered by far the greatest ever.

RHATER is Gone. said 09/18, 07:58 PM
Creating the bruising style of running was just ONE thing Jim Brown did to shape the game of football. Honestly speaking, LT himself was influenced by Jim Brown. Before Brown played, the amount of protection players had was minimal, because there really wasn???t enough damage done by a single player for the need. Brown DID make a need for armor though, because of his strong ability. Every single NFL player has been influenced by Jim Brown???s style of playing football.

During Jim Brown???s time, sports still was not entirely integrated. Blacks were not treated as fairly as whites were treated. Brown was the most prominent black player of his time, and faced a lot of negativity from fans, players, and even his own coach, but his amazing achievements in my first argument helped gain respect for blacks in football.

LT influenced football by changing the play of the game. Although few players ever were as great as LT, he is not the only player to change entire playbooks in the NFL. His influence is not as great only because he played in the 80s, so there was less for him to influence. Brown played before LT, and influenced many more players before LT even entered the NFL.

RHATER is Gone. said 09/20, 04:18 PM
I am so sorry for the late response. I left the computer yesterday, and my little brother thought it would be funny to stick a magnet onto the screen, and you know what happens then...

What I meant by saying LT was influenced by Jim Brown was that the armor to help defensive players was for players like Jim Brown, but Brown was the best hard hitter. If LT was playing vs. Brown w/o all the protection he had, he could get hit so hard he would be unconscious. Although there were many other hard hitters, Brown was the leading reason for the armor. When the NFL wanted more protection, they were planning ahead in case another player like Brown came along.

Why is it ludicrous that I said Brown helped gain respect for blacks? Most people thought blacks really could only play defense, since they weren't smart enough for offensive positions. Brown proved them wrong. No matter how much they hated him for being black, they had to accept his greatness.

Saying Bill Parcells created the 3-4 just for Taylor is a bit of an overstatment. The 3-4 relies strongly on the nose tackle, since there are only three down lineman. The linebackers are expected to come in and *continued in comments too