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07-21-2019, 09:32 AM #1Pro Bowl Poster
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So it just occurred to me...
Ray Lewis 1st NFL game he and the defense sealed with his interception and his last NFL game he and the defense sealed with his blitz and pressure.
I'm going to miss the Ray, Ed, Sizzle, Ngata years. Every level of the defense was all pro.
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07-21-2019, 11:38 AM #2
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Greatest defensive player of all time
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07-21-2019, 02:09 PM #3
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07-21-2019, 02:21 PM #4Veteran Poster
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07-23-2019, 05:50 AM #5
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There's nothing that says the Ravens can't move forward without more great defenses.
Maybe they won't, but they're capable.
And I love it.
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07-27-2019, 11:15 PM #6
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07-29-2019, 10:49 PM #7
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The game has changed too much for a defense to ever be THAT dominant again. I just feel lucky to have witnessed it.
I have the full broadcast of SBXXXV — not the highlights. And watching what Ray did that day is absolutely insane.
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07-29-2019, 11:50 PM #8
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07-30-2019, 08:01 AM #9
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Dominant? Yes. THAT dominant? No. We’ll never see that again.
2000 defense played four games in the postseason and gave up one offensive TD. One. That is never, ever happening again.
The 2011 D was nice, as was the Legion of Boom, and the Broncos a couple years ago, etc. But no comparison.
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07-30-2019, 09:43 AM #10
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07-30-2019, 09:58 AM #11
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07-30-2019, 11:01 AM #12
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I don't think it's wrong. I give Ray the nod though because Ed came into the house that Ray built. Remember how bad those defenses were in 1996? In his early 20's Ray beat out Pepper Johnson and went on to lead both young (Boulware, Sharper, McAllister, Starks) and old (Woodson, Adams, Goose, McCrary, Burnett) defensive stars on his way to a Superbowl MVP. Simply put, Ray did it without Ed, but Ed never did it without Ray. Even so, they were so much better together.
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