Giants linebackers 30 year review...lets discuss

[Verve]

Year Rnd Player\ College Impact
1981 1 Lawrence Taylor North Carolina 10
1984 1 Carl Banks Michigan State 9.5
1993 8 Jessie Armstead Miami (FL) 9
1986 2 Pepper Johnson Ohio State 8
1984 4 Gary Reasons Northwest Louisiana 7
1983 8 Andy Headen Clemson 6
2011 6 Jacquian Williams South Florida 5
1981 9 Byron Hunt Southern Methodist 5
2000 4 Brandon Short Penn State 4
1992 7 Corey Widmer Montana State 4
1997 3 Ryan Phillips Idaho 3
1993 3 Marcus Buckley Texas A&M 3
2004 4 Reggie Torbor Auburn 3
2008 5 Jonathan Goff Vanderbilt 3
2002 5 Nick Greisen Wisconsin 3
2010 6 Adrian Tracy William & Mary 3
2000 6 Dhani Jones Michigan 3
1992 6 Corey Miller South Carolina 3
2006 3 Gerris Wilkinson Georgia Tech 2
2008 4 Bryan Kehl BYU 2
2011 6 Greg Jones Michigan State 2
2009 2 Clint Sintim Virginia 1
1992 2 Kanavis McGhee Colorado 1
2010 4 Phillip Dillard Nebraska 1
2007 4 Zak DeOssie Brown 1
1997 4 Pete Monty Wisconsin 1
1995 4 Ben Talley Tennessee 1
1998 4 Ricky Shaw Oklahoma State 1
1992 5 Anthony Moss Florida State 1
2002 6 Wesley Mallard Oregon 1
1996 6 Scott Galyon Tennessee 1
2002 7 Quincy Monk North Carolina 1
1999 7 O.J. Childress Clemson 1


Coach Year Playoff SAM MIKE INSIDE/WILL BLIND RUSH
PARCELLS 1984 Yes BANKS CARSON REASONS TAYLOR
PARCELLS 1985 Yes BANKS CARSON REASONS TAYLOR
PARCELLS 1986 Yes BANKS CARSON REASONS TAYLOR
PARCELLS 1987 No BANKS CARSON REASONS TAYLOR
PARCELLS 1988 No BANKS CARSON REASONS TAYLOR
PARCELLS 1989 Yes BANKS PEPPER REASONS TAYLOR
PARCELLS 1990 Yes BANKS PEPPER DEOSSIE TAYLOR
HANDLEY 1991 No BANKS PEPPER REASONS TAYLOR
HANDLEY 1992 No BANKS PEPPER REASONS TAYLOR
REEVES 1993 Yes MILLER BROOKS BAILEY TAYLOR
REEVES 1994 No MILLER BROOKS BAILEY FOX
REEVES 1995 No MILLER BROOKS CROEL HARRIS
REEVES 1996 No MILLER WIDMER ARMSTEAD BRATZKE
FASSELL 1997 Yes MILLER WIDMER ARMSTEAD BRATZKE
FASSELL 1998 No BUCKLEY WIDMER ARMSTEAD BRATZKE
FASSELL 1999 No PHILLIPS WIDMER ARMSTEAD JONES
FASSELL 2000 Yes PHILLIPS BARROW ARMSTEAD JONES
FASSELL 2001 No SHORT BARROW ARMSTEAD HOLMES
FASSELL 2002 Yes SHORT BARROW JONES HOLMES
FASSELL 2003 No SHORT BARROW JONES HOLMES
COUGHLIN 2004 No EMMONS LEWIS GREEN OSI
COUGHLIN 2005 Yes EMMONS PEIRCE GREISEN OSI
COUGHLIN 2006 Yes EMMONS PEIRCE LAVAR OSI
COUGHLIN 2007 Yes KIWI PEIRCE MITCHELL OSI
COUGHLIN 2008 Yes BLACKBURN PEIRCE CLARK KIWI
COUGHLIN 2009 No CLARK PEIRCE BOLEY OSI
COUGHLIN 2010 No BULLOCK GOFF BOLEY OSI
COUGHLIN 2011 Yes KIWI GOFF BOLEY OSI


Apart from LT, Banks, Armstead and Pepper over the last 30 years and there has been a terrible waste of picks by all GMs especially in 2nd and 4th rounds and awful free agents apart from Brooks and Boley.

[B&RWarrior]

I disagree. I feel like Michael Barrow and Antonio Pierce were some of the best free agent acquisitions we've made.

[NYG4lifeNYK]

I disagree. I feel like Michael Barrow and Antonio Pierce were some of the best free agent acquisitions we've made.
+1

[NY_Eli]

Just wait....between Greg Jones Jacquain Williams Spencer Paysinger and Mark Herzlich we may have 1 or more great linebackers

[jomo]

The Coughlin years have been very lean at LB by Giants standards.</P>


When fans on this site get all lathered up over guys like Sintim and Goff, you know it's been a loooooooong time since we've had a truly great one.</P>

[XxBigWhitxX]

Williams and Herzlich have shown great promise so far. did you kno williams had 78 tackles last season as a 6th round rookie. wow.

[TheEnigma]

The position is just not as important as it used to be. I wouldn't be surprised if we never have a LB group as good as the one we had in the 80's ever again.

[bleedinblue27]

My top 5</P>


Year Rnd Player\ College Impact
1981 1 Lawrence Taylor North Carolina 10
1984 1 Carl Banks Michigan State 9.5
1993 8 Jessie Armstead Miami (FL) 9
1986 2 Pepper Johnson Ohio State 8
1984 4 Gary Reasons Northwest Louisiana 7


LOVE ME SOME OLD SCHOOL LBS SON!</P>


we didnt draft Harry Carson??? whats up this that!!??</P>


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[RagTime Blue]

The position is just not as important as it used to be. I wouldn't be surprised if we never have a LB group as good as the one we had in the 80's ever again.

If we ever go back to a 3-4, we'll need impact players at LB again.

[Duckdownman]

My top 5</P>


Year Rnd Player\ College Impact
1981 1 Lawrence Taylor North Carolina 10
1984 1 Carl Banks Michigan State 9.5
1993 8 Jessie Armstead Miami (FL) 9
1986 2 Pepper Johnson Ohio State 8
1984 4 Gary Reasons Northwest Louisiana 7*
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LOVE ME SOME OLD SCHOOL LBS SON!</P>


we didnt draft Harry Carson??? whats up this that!!??</P>


*</P>

We did draft Carson , round 4 if memory serves correct. The OP stated it was a 30 year review thats why Harry wouldnt be on the list:

[DragonSoul]

I disagree. I feel like Michael Barrow and Antonio Pierce were some of the best free agent acquisitions we've made.agreed. They just happened to be playing about a year longer then they really should have been. Even Mitchell did a good solid job for us for that 1 year.

[zimonami]

My top 5</P>


Year Rnd Player\ College Impact
1981 1 Lawrence Taylor North Carolina 10
1984 1 Carl Banks Michigan State 9.5
1993 8 Jessie Armstead Miami (FL) 9
1986 2 Pepper Johnson Ohio State 8
1984 4 Gary Reasons Northwest Louisiana 7*
*

LOVE ME SOME OLD SCHOOL LBS SON!</P>


we didnt draft Harry Carson??? whats up this that!!??</P>


*</P>

We did draft Carson , round 4 if memory serves correct. The OP stated it was a 30 year review thats why Harry wouldnt be on the list:
It hurts to see any list of Giant LB's without including Harry, AND Brad Van Pelt, 2nd rnd 1973

[jomo]

My top 5</P>


Year Rnd Player\ College Impact
1981 1 Lawrence Taylor North Carolina 10
1984 1 Carl Banks Michigan State 9.5
1993 8 Jessie Armstead Miami (FL) 9
1986 2 Pepper Johnson Ohio State 8
1984 4 Gary Reasons Northwest Louisiana 7


LOVE ME SOME OLD SCHOOL LBS SON!</P>


we didnt draft Harry Carson??? whats up this that!!??</P>


</P> We did draft Carson , round 4 if memory serves correct. The OP stated it was a 30 year review thats why Harry wouldnt be on the list: It hurts to see any list of Giant LB's without including Harry, AND Brad Van Pelt, 2nd rnd 1973I wore my #53 for the Super Bowl. I think hewent toSouth Carolina. Van Pelt was a safety in college at Michigan State.

[SweetZombieJesus]

The position is just not as important as it used to be. I wouldn't be surprised if we never have a LB group as good as the one we had in the 80's ever again.

It saddens me that we haven't held up the legacy of Giants LBs, but my oh my look at our DEs.

[JJC7301]

I disagree. I feel like Michael Barrow and Antonio Pierce were some of the best free agent acquisitions we've made.
+1

+2. Not sexy, but very solid pick-ups. And I believe that Barrow came from the 'skins like Pierce did.

[JJC7301]

The position is just not as important as it used to be. I wouldn't be surprised if we never have a LB group as good as the one we had in the 80's ever again.

It saddens me that we haven't held up the legacy of Giants LBs, but my oh my look at our DEs.

Yeah, the legacy has just been moved to the DE position.

[Verve]

Pierce lived off 1 decent LB play in the years he was here, namely stuffing the screen in the 2007 NGCCG.

He was garbage in coverage, especially man on man vs RBs and TEs....

All the signal calling was a bluff for poor speed and fundamenals..i.e. the reason he was not drafted.


Barrow was a good complement to Jesse but nothing special

[nhpgiantsfan]

Wrong dude!! Pierce was very good in his first few years here. He did slow down significantly at the end though.

[simms56]

I assume you are giving Deossie a 1 strictly based on LB play? There is no way Greg Jones and several others on your list have done more for the Giants.

[Bohemian]

It really goes to show how much the league has changed in style of play. Before you could have dedicated run stoppers at the line, and have your LBs blitzing; where as nowadays, you want to minimize the number of LB that rush the passer, and depend on the line as much as possible. Blitzing no more than 5 is the ideal today, while everyone else covers and contains.

[pino]

I disagree. I feel like Michael Barrow and Antonio Pierce were some of the best free agent acquisitions we've made.
+1


+2

[pino]

My top 5</P>


Year Rnd Player\ College Impact
1981 1 Lawrence Taylor North Carolina 10
1984 1 Carl Banks Michigan State 9.5
1993 8 Jessie Armstead Miami (FL) 9
1986 2 Pepper Johnson Ohio State 8
1984 4 Gary Reasons Northwest Louisiana 7*
*

LOVE ME SOME OLD SCHOOL LBS SON!</P>


we didnt draft Harry Carson??? whats up this that!!??</P>


*</P> We did draft Carson , round 4 if memory serves correct. The OP stated it was a 30 year review thats why Harry wouldnt be on the list: It hurts to see any list of Giant LB's without including Harry, AND Brad Van Pelt, 2nd rnd 1973I wore my #53 for the Super Bowl. I think he*went to*South Carolina. Van Pelt was a safety in college at Michigan State.

Van Pelt is still one of my most cherished autographs. Just a great guy. Left us too early.

I was seven or eight when he left the Giants so I actually don't remember specifics, but I remember collecting their cards, and I credit the Crunch Bunch for making me a Giants fan. They were too awesome. They were always my first cards displayed.

[G-Man67]

The position is just not as important as it used to be. I wouldn't be surprised if we never have a LB group as good as the one we had in the 80's ever again.</P>


it's something for all Giants fans to be proud of ... we have a great history at that position ...but it's very different now b/c we are 4-3 instead of 3-4 and the league is such a passing league their are times where only 1 or 2 LBs are even on the field</P>


and you have packages ... J. Williams was not technically a starting LB for us, but he certainly was in the top 3 for snaps at LB</P>


our star defenders are now DEs and not LBs for the most part</P>