Top Ten All Time Rams DEFENSIVE ENDS

[Roman Snow]

Well here we go with the Defensive Ends Possibly the deepest position in our rich history. I actually had to make a list of 25! Just to include guys that should be mentioned, rather than an Honorable mention list longer than your sleeve. -And that is considering Kevin Greene and Leonard Little Linebackers.

*Disclaimer: I actually worked up a hastily made DE list the other day, due to some pressure and intimidating threats from Dave'51. Ok, really just some mild encouragement. But whatever! I choked. I...made a bad list. No. A REALLY BAD LIST.

Please don't go to the Top Ten Punters thread on page 2 and scroll down to see that list! No don't. :coach:Thanks Dave!

So here is the better list, hopefully. 27 Total ProBowls between these guys! Noted in parenthesis.

Top 25 All Time Rams DEFENSIVE ENDS:

1. David Deacon Jones (7):boxing:
2. :yess:Jack Youngblood (7):yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess:
3. Andy Robustelli (2)
4. Lamar Lundy (1)
5. Robert Quinn (2)
6. Fred Dryer (1)
7. Kevin Carter (1)
8. Grant Wistrom
9. Chris Long
10. Coy Bacon (1) :homer: "Bacon?"
11. Cody Jones (1)
12. Larry Brink (2)
13. Paul Miller (2)
14. Rosy Grier
15. Reggie Doss
16. William Hayes
17. Gary Jeter
18. Fred Stokes
19. Doug Reed
20. Eugene Sims
21. James Hall
22. Leslie Oneal
23. Jay Williams
24. Robert Young
25. Gerald Robinson

Honorable mention: Brian Young, Tyoka Jackson, Tony Hargrove

There you have it! Thoughts? Observations? Corrections? Love learning from you guys.

Next up: DEFENSIVE TACKLES :cheers:

 

[DeaconJ]

Rosey Grier - Defensive Tackle

 

[DaveFan'51]

Well here we go with the Defensive Ends Possibly the deepest position in our rich history. I actually had to make a list of 25! Just to include guys that should be mentioned, rather than an Honorable mention list longer than your sleeve. -And that is considering Kevin Greene and Leonard Little Linebackers.

*Disclaimer: I actually worked up a hastily made DE list the other day, due to some pressure and intimidating threats from Dave'51. Ok, really just some mild encouragement. But whatever! I choked. I...made a bad list. No. A REALLY BAD LIST.

Please don't go to the Top Ten Punters thread on page 2 and scroll down to see that list! No don't. :coach:Thanks Dave!

So here is the better list, hopefully. 27 Total ProBowls between these guys! Noted in parenthesis.

Top 25 All Time Rams DEFENSIVE ENDS:

1. David Deacon Jones (7):boxing:
2. :yess:Jack Youngblood (7):yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess:
3. Andy Robustelli (2)
4. Lamar Lundy (1)
5. Robert Quinn (2)
6. Fred Dryer (1)
7. Kevin Carter (1)
8. Grant Wistrom
9. Chris Long
10. Coy Bacon (1) :homer: "Bacon?"
11. Cody Jones (1)
12. Larry Brink (2)
13. Paul Miller (2)
14. Rosy Grier
15. Reggie Doss
16. William Hayes
17. Gary Jeter
18. Fred Stokes
19. Doug Reed
20. Eugene Sims
21. James Hall
22. Leslie Oneal
23. Jay Williams
24. Robert Young
25. Gerald Robinson

Honorable mention: Brian Young, Tyoka Jackson, Tony Hargrove

There you have it! Thoughts? Observations? Corrections? Love learning from you guys.

Next up: DEFENSIVE TACKLES :cheers:

I understand, Kevin Greene, Played Most of the time at Left or outside LB, But he also played DE! And Leonard Little defiately should have made the list at DE! JMHO
And Rosy Grier Played almost exclusively at DT!
Also in your best actor poll, Woody Stroad (sp?) should have been included!!
Great List though!!! Memories!!!!!

 

[Roman Snow]

I understand, Kevin Greene, Played Most of the time at Left or outside LB, But he also played DE! And Leonard Little defiately should have made the list at DE! JMHO
And Rosy Grier Played almost exclusively at DT!
Also in your best actor poll, Woody Stroad (sp?) should have been included!!
Great List though!!! Memories!!!!!

So... This was pretty much jacked up, like my other list?

 

[Roman Snow]

Rosey Grier - Defensive Tackle

Yeah. There were a few "grey area" guys. Little was listed under LB and Grier MOSTLY as a DE.

 

[DaveFan'51]

So... This was pretty much jacked up, like my other list?

10000%!!!:yess:

 

[Roman Snow]

I understand, Kevin Greene, Played Most of the time at Left or outside LB, But he also played DE! And Leonard Little defiately should have made the list at DE! JMHO
And Rosy Grier Played almost exclusively at DT!
Also in your best actor poll, Woody Stroad (sp?) should have been included!!
Great List though!!! Memories!!!!!

Woody Strode, AKA "Black Jesus" was an offensive player, and clearly not eligible for this poll, according to the rules, regulations and by-laws.

 

[Dieter the Brock]

Jeter
Stokes
Reed

 

[Roman Snow]

Jeter
Stokes
Reed

What about those guys Dieter? You saw them on the list. Right? Any guys misplaced in your memory?

 

[Classic Rams]

I'd put O'Neal and Reed above Stokes. I'd also put Leonard Little in the top 15 since he played the position the latter part of his career at a high level. Other than that good list!

On the Kevin Greene mention, he subbed at DE in his 1st year or 2. When they started him at LOLB is where he made his impact. Then when they tried to play him back at DE in around '91 he was largely ineffective. So keeping him off the list is correct.

 

[Dieter the Brock]

What about those guys Dieter? You saw them on the list. Right? Any guys misplaced in your memory?

I was just getting a kick out of seeing hose names again
I really liked watching Doug Reed as a kid

 

[Dodgersrf]

Yeah. There were a few "grey area" guys. Little was listed under LB and Grier MOSTLY as a DE.

Little came into the league listed as a LB.i don't remember him playing LB at all for the Rams.

 

[Roman Snow]

I was just getting a kick out of seeing hose names again
I really liked watching Doug Reed as a kid

Yeah. I agree. Wait. Doug Reed played for the Rams as a kid? Oh. YOU were the kid.

 

[Roman Snow]

Little came into the league listed as a LB.i don't remember him playing LB at all for the Rams.

I think your right. I should have relied more on my memory of how he lined up. And less on this web site I use. I thought maybe they had a 3-4 setup a few years and he was an Aldon Smith type? Am I high?

Also, in a list coming up they list Craig Dahl as a STRONG Safety. How do suppose I should handle that?:rolllaugh:

 

[Roman Snow]

Little came into the league listed as a LB.i don't remember him playing LB at all for the Rams.

Look. You may have learned a lot about Little. And I may have learned little of Little. But, lacking Little learning, I've learned a lot from your lot of Leonard Little learning.

Capiche?

 

[Roman Snow]

Rosey Grier - Defensive Tackle

Rosy Grier, knit me a sweater! :coach::banana::banana::banana::snicker::snicker::snicker::shocked: Oops. Sorry Mr. Grier.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Yeah, Leonard Little was very very good. He should be on the list. He was probably better than Winstrom, and certainly was as a pass rusher.

 

[Roman Snow]

I'd put O'Neal and Reed above Stokes. I'd also put Leonard Little in the top 15 since he played the position the latter part of his career at a high level. Other than that good list!

On the Kevin Greene mention, he subbed at DE in his 1st year or 2. When they started him at LOLB is where he made his impact. Then when they tried to play him back at DE in around '91 he was largely ineffective. So keeping him off the list is correct.

Yeah, I recognize O'Neal had a borderline Hall of Fame Career, but just 2 of his later years with us. If I could have based all these guys on their careers, guys like Coy Bacon, :homercrawl:"bacon?", O'Neal, and Gary Jeter would be higher up the list.

I wish I could go back and list Little on DE. I trusted the OLB designation on the Site I use. I probably would have had him at 9, after Wistrom, and before Long. Little did have one Pro Bowl.

 

[diggity]

I was a HUGE Fred Dryer Fan. Under rated for sure, but he was a fantastic book end to Youngblood.
As far as ALL TIME RAMS DE...there's two.
The Deacon for his time, and Youngblood for his time. I don't see any problem with a tie at the position!
But...I'm close to putting Dryer right up there with both of them.
GO RAMS!!!!

 

[Loyal]

I was a HUGE Fred Dryer Fan. Under rated for sure, but he was a fantastic book end to Youngblood.
As far as ALL TIME RAMS DE...there's two.
The Deacon for his time, and Youngblood for his time. I don't see any problem with a tie at the position!
But...I'm close to putting Dryer right up there with both of them.
GO RAMS!!!!

I agree..for their respective times....Deacon changed the game. Youngblood was one of the toughest suckers I ever saw play! (see broken leg in Super Bowl, vs those that whine about a sore hammy!..lol)

As for DT, Olsen might be the best of all time, but then Donald could change my mind about that!