There's no real point to this post, other than to push Brett Favre's stupid mug further down the page and away from our memory.
Courtesy of YouTube, we have a history of the NFL's most vicious hits, many of them stemming back to the olden days back when men were men, sedans guzzled gas, and the NFL didn't have any pussy rules against spearing or helmet-to-helmet hits. You know, the game was so much better before the League pretended to care about the long-term health of its players/started paying star quarterbacks more than public school teachers/adopted the forward pass. Because if former players who have become commentators have taught me anything, it's that the past is always better.
Personally, I like how this clip is set to the dulcet tones of Prodigy. You just know that after a big hit, Sean Taylor tells opponents, "I am the fire starter!" He's not kidding, either. Before every home game he drives up to Baltimore and sets a warehouse on fire. And he doesn't care who's inside.
earl campbell was the baddest mother fucker on the planet
ReplyDeleteHe makes a mean sausage too. It's available at your local H-E-B and Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
ReplyDeleteMy fave was the Don Beebe head bounce. Mmm, the taste of concussion.
Dont fuck with the Soul Patrol.
ReplyDeleteThe clip is quite measty, but proves that every highlight clip is infinitely better when muted. Nice synthesizer.
ReplyDeleteI had it going to The Clash's cover of Booker T & the MG's Time is Tight. Very classy.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who noticed Bill Cowher checking out Earl Holmes' ass at the 1:24 mark? What was that about?
ReplyDeleteAnd why is it on this video?
Oh, and I beg to differ. Ronnie Lott was the baddest motherfucker on the planet. Last I heard, Earl Campbell still has all his fingers.
ReplyDeleteI hardly think this video can be said to contain the NFL's greatest hits when it does not include Tatum-Stingley.
ReplyDeleteOr Taylor-Theisman for that matter.
You know, it's those pussy rules that allow Brett Favre to still consider playing for another season. Without them, his career would have ended years ago after some unspeakably violent sack. Which would have been my preference.
ReplyDeletetwo ronnie lotts couldn't bring down earl
ReplyDeleteMuhammed Ali, in his prime, was much better than anti-lock brakes.
ReplyDeleteI still love the Tatum hit on Sammy White...people screaming that his head popped off.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff.
Anytime I see old, archived footage of a #58 Steelers jsersey sprinting towards a QB...well, I pee a little.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Earl Campbell's sausage is made mostly from old AFC defensive backs.
Ahhh, the sweetness that is Leonard Marshall ending the 49ers QB controversy. I (heart) the '90 Giants.
ReplyDeleteThey didn't have the Hamlin hit, but they did show Steve Largent laying out Mike Harden.
ReplyDeleteRe: Baddest muthafucker on the planet:
ReplyDeleteI believe that award goes to Mike "Reattach the tip of my finger at halftime after it was ripped off in the face mask of some Viking so I can play the second half" Singletary.
Excellent Danny-Boy.
ReplyDeleteAll i know is that Steve Atwater busting the Nigerian Nightmare backwards is fucking awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis video pales in comparison to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick to the face.
ReplyDeleteHearing Sean Taylor refer to himself as the fire starter is about as likely as Spanky-Janky dropping Eagle Eye Cherry lyrics on us. What a hilariously dated suggestion.
ReplyDeleteBill Cowher may have made the cut because he ended the career of Jeff Fisher with one hit.
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