Examples are Alex Boone, Dakota Dozier, and Josh Kline. Jackson 5 has a nice ring to it", https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/jeff-stoutland-university-t-shirt-eagles-autism-foundation-jordan-mailata, "Sports E-Cyclopedia History of the Cleveland Browns", "Sports E-Cyclopedia History of the Miami Dolphins", CJOnline Blogs Martyball: The way it's played, "Dolphins Revived by Their Defense: Raiders: Rookies, castoffs make Miami No. A company named Evil Enterprises Inc. began seeking trademark rights for the phrase "Baseball's Evil Empire" in 2008, leading a panel of judges in Washington D.C. to rule in 2013 that "there is only one Evil Empire in baseball and it is the New York Yankees.". Greenwood, Andy Russell, Mike Wagner, Ernie Holmes, Jack Lambart and Dwight White. Among the wins was a 27-26 comeback victory over Pittsburgh, in which the Browns came back from a 26-14 deficit and the Cleveland defense stopped the Steelers in the final minutes. He set a record for penalty minutes in a season with 348 in 1973-74, only to top it a year later with 472. The origin of this early NFL star's nickname remains unknown. The Four Horsemen. 1 heading into Monday night's game against L.A", "San Francisco's Million Dollar Backfield: The 49ers' Fabulous Foursome", "Monsters of the Midway finally Bearing (sic) their teeth", "Jets' 'New Jack City' DBs look to 'control the airways', "Sack Exchange Had a Brief, but Glorious, Run", Time to Take Stock Of Sack Exchange / Defensive unit considers its place in history, "An Unkindness of Ravens; a Murder of Crows. But still, they seemingly haven't missed a. The Rams also showed a growing football audience that hard-hitting, physical football can be as enjoyable to watch as high-scoring affairs. All Rights Reserved. The Broncos lost Super Bowl XII to the Dallas Cowboys and would lose three more title games before John Elway would finally help them claim a world title. Doomsday linebacker Chuck Howley holds the unique distinction of being the only Super Bowl losing player to be named its MVP. During that season, the line combined for an unofficial total of 66 sacks (which didn't become an official NFL statistic until the following season). Maybe the Red Sox weren't smart enough to know any better. Before the Orange Crush's arrival, Denver had only seen two winning teams in 16 seasons and had never played in a playoff game. From his mother. Belichick and Parcells instructed their defense to attack and intimidate Buffalo receivers with relentless physical punishment on every play. Bestowed in childhood by his grandmother, who surmised he changed directions more often than the. The nickname made a resurgence with the Bears' Super Bowl run in 1985. This group was exceptionally durable last season, with all five of them logging north of 1,1100 snaps worth of . Because he was "the most feared running back in the NFL. The Vikings' defensive line from the late-1960s to the late-1970s had an unofficial motto: "Meet at the quarterback." Wallace led with his head frequently during his playing career, a tactic that in hindsight Wallace suspected may have caused brain damage later in life. In Super Bowl XV the Giants would come against the offensive juggernaut of the Buffalo Bills. The Forgotten Defense: The 1977 Atlanta Falcons Defense Might Be the Best of All-Time. The Steel Curtain obliged, sort of, yielding 17 rushing yards on21 carries. Dawand Jones, offensive tackle, Ohio State Jones is one of the biggest players in the class at 6-8 and 350-plus pounds. 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Green Bay's offensive line finished sixth in our 2019 rankings, anchored by left tackle David Bakhtiari, who has taken over for Joe Thomas as the best pass-protecting tackle in the league. section: | slug: ranking-the-greatest-unit-nicknames-in-nfl-history-steel-curtain-doomsday-orange-crush-among-all-time-best | sport: football | route: article_single.us | When it comes to defenses, The Steel Curtain is the most successful on this list. The Gritz Blitz nickname (or Grits Blitz as some recall it) came into effect sometime around the Falcons ninth game that season. The Boston TE Party: Gronk and Hernandez Area 51: Redskins safeties Sean Taylor and Laron Landry had jersey numbers that added up to 51 The Law Firm: Lawyer Milloy and Ty Law of the late 90s/early 00s Patriots This thread is archived Famed sportswriter Grantland Rice coined the term in 1924 to describe the hard-running Notre Dame backfield of quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, fullback Elmer Layden and halfbacks Jim Crowley and Don Miller. It also continued to popularize the NFL while showcasing the personalities of the players who dominated the sport. Below I'll be counting down middle-11 offensive lines heading into the 2020 season, with an accompanying "key stat" from last year's unit, plus new faces coming to the team. The group played a vital role in the Vikings winning the 1969 NFL title, Minnesota's first and last championship. From his peculiar childhood habit of seasoning corn flakes with black pepper. From 1972 to 1979, the Steel Curtain never finished below seventh in total defense. His blond hair, combined with his tendencies to throw the ball down the field, hence "bomber". The Ducks have been . Reed was always there to make a play on the ball (i.e. In 1986, the Giants, led by these defensive stars, went 14-2. Buffalo made the playoffs in all but one of the trio's seasons together. The Flyers suffered a second-half collapse in the 1993-94 season and slow start in 1994-95, but once the high-scoring, physical forward line of Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael Renberg came together, Philadelphia took off. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). 19761980 New Orleans Saints dynamic running back duo known as "Thunder and Lightning". Departures: G/T Chuck Filiaga (transfer), C Andrew Vastardis (eligibility), G/T Andrew Stueber (eligibility) Returners: C Greg Crippen, G/T Karsen Barnhart, T Trente Jones, T Giovanni El-Hadi,. Nicknames of British Units during the Napoleonic Wars. Although the exact makeup up the Houston Astros' Killer Bs changed over time, the nickname first appeared in 1996. Feb. 28Kennesaw State hired veteran assistant Chris Klenakis as its new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Tuesday. After starting off the 1969 season 18-23, the Mets caught fire, winning 82 of their final 121 games including 24 of their last 32. He's your shortest friend. Bednarik is generally recognized as the last to have done so. They slipped slightly in 1987 and 1988, finishing second both years. The team accrued 59 sacks, 24 interceptions, and allowed only 14.5 points per game. A subset of the Wild Bunch, the Smurfs were a group of diminutive wide receivers for the Redskins in the 1980s. In the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season, the Dolphins, led by the "Killer B's" defense (Bob Baumhower, Bill Barnett, Lyle Blackwood, Kim Bokamper, Glenn Blackwood, Charles Bowser, Doug Betters, and Bob Brudzinskisix of the team's eleven starters), held five of their nine opponents to 14 or fewer points en route to Miami's fourth Super Bowl appearance. Olsen's contributions to the Rams earned him a spot in the Hall of Fame. The unit has been mostly bad in pass protection, allowing a league-high 20 sacks, which is five fewer than the team gave up in all of 2020. License Plate Guy: Nickname . Washington's powerful offensive line paved the way to three titles and four Super Bowl appearances. . ", "Brady rule: Steps taken to protect QBs' knees", "Rules of the Name, or How the Emmitt Rule Became the Emmitt Rule", "NFL.com Laying down the Law in New England", "New Orleans Saints have a chance at the "Bird Gauntlet", "Go Deep! Along with those brief spurts of success, Fitzpatrick is also notorious for going on cold streaks and drastrically underperfoming in games for multiple weeks. His speed; given to him in the beginning of the 2011 season, a play on his initials. Also referred to as 'Kamtrack' and 'Kam Chancellor the Touchdown Canceller'. He's your most boring friend. Cowboy," making the All-Decade team for the 70s and eventually the Hall of Fame. The Trades Union. In the NFC title game the Giants went on the road to face the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers. Chuck Howley and Lee Roy Jordan were staples at linebacker for the Doomsday during their early heyday. I bet you're kind of surprised that I didn't make. Harris, Cole, Renfro and safety Charlie Waters were also part of the team's second Super Bowl win. Smith is expected to miss more time in Week 15, but he still gives the Cowboys a pair of linemen with 90.0-plus PFF grades. Since 2015, the Bengals have drafted 12 offensive linemen. Stanford's answer to USC's Wild Bunch was the name of a motorcycle gang in Montana: the Thunderchickens. The Killer B's, cliched as they were, were quickly forgotten. The aforementioned linebackers were Ricky Jackson (a future Hall of Fame inductee), Vaughan Johnson, Sam Mills, and Pat Swilling. Borne mostly from a still-legendary 1991 recruiting class and led by a center a year older, the O-line from the perfect 12-0 season can be overlooked amid 1994's abundance of offensive riches. Gregory Kronz, a ninth grader from the Steel City, came up with the iconic nickname. New Orleans Saints . The '82 unit, a group that included Russ Grimm, Joe Jacoby and Mark May, powered an offense that featured ageless fullback John Riggins. Chipmunk. The '77 Cowboys defense also included the 6-foot-9 Ed "Too Tall" Jones and Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, who in 2019 declared Doomsday the greatest defensive unit of all time. The two star acquisitions combined with long-time Celtic Paul Pierce to spark the largest one-year improvement in NBA history, finishing the 2007-08 season 66-16, 42 games better than the prior season's Celtics. Because of his ability to carry tacklers on his back like a "bus". Their run blocking will literally maul you, pulverizing you into dust. ", Fitzpatrick has had brief spurts of resounding success, notable examples include when he played with the. Nickname given due to his long hair and thick beard resembling a common depiction of, Bestowed in 1980, well after his (very brief) NFL playing career ended, when Parcells was an assistant with the, Tupa took advantage of the legalization of the, Orton bore a resemblance to Uncle Rico, a washed-up former high school backup quarterback in the movie. Little did he know the moniker would become legally binding. The great Doomsday Defense of the Dallas Cowboys likely possess the most menacing name on this list. However, most football fans know the term as referring to the phenomenal Bear defenses of the 1980s - specifically the 1985 Bears. Joining with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and others, Johnson guided Los Angeles to five titles in nine seasons. The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. A journeyman quarterback whose NFL career was quite brief, Corcoran earned a reputation for pomposity in high school when, coming onto the field in a clean uniform after a rainstorm, he drew a cheer of "hail to the King!" The Electric Company was the nickname of the offensive line of the Buffalo Bills during the mid-1970s that helped running back O.J. Side note for humor: If you ever want to fool a novice football fan, ask them what #13 won a Super Bowl MVP for the Miami Dolphins. The whole team just had a swag to them, and it was electrifying! @Nelly_Mo on the 1999 St. Louis Rams #NFL100: NFL 100 GREATEST TEAMS on NFL Network pic.twitter.com/NRnlr52AkA, The NFL was growing in popularity in the '60s, which might be why this nickname is still revered by generations of football fans. But the defense, with virtually unknown players, was also crucial to their championship run. The offensively minded 49ers and Joe Montana were held in check as the Giants eked out in a defensive struggle, 15-13. The Bears defense was led by head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan. Color of uniform. Self-bestowed pidgin Spanish reference to his uniform number (85); originally named Chad Johnson, legally changed name to "Chad Ochocinco" in 2008 (changed back to Johnson in 2012). After a pair of losses to start the season, Cleveland ran off 11 wins in its final 14 games to capture the AFC Central title. The group helped carry Knute Rockne's team to a 10-0 record and national championship. What Daniel Jones and Giants teammates think of QB's new nickname", "South Carolina WR Deebo Samuel explains origin of his nickname", "Former Raiders cornerback 'Skip' Thomas dies", "2018 Hall of Fame: Robert Brazile got 'Dr. Merlin Olson and Deacon Jones led the Los Angeles Rams defense line in the 1960s and early 1970s. Offensive line coach Cincinnati (1981-1982) Offensive line coach Kansas (1983-1985) Offensive line coach Pittsburgh (1986) Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach Dallas. Greenwood, and menacing linemen Dwight White and Ernie Holmes, the unit led the Steelers to their first two Super Bowl wins of the decade. Ranking the greatest unit nicknames in NFL history: Steel Curtain, Doomsday, Orange Crush among all-time best - CBSSports.com These nicknames stand out from the rest These nicknames stand. Nickname given due to Spygate and several other Patriots scandals. Today the name Purple People Eaters stirs a fond memory in the hearts and minds of many NFL fans. The nickname, which was originally given to the University of Chicago's football team, was unofficially transferred to George Halas' Bears after the school dropped their football program. Here's what we found: 1. They are remembered through the decades and recalled with fondness at their clever title, memorable players, and menacing presence. But the "Monsters of the Midway" moniker didn't allude to a particular unit during that point in time. Klenakis, who spent the 2022 season as the offensive line coach at Liberty, brings more than 30 years of experience to the Owls. An all-around great athlete, he earned recognition for his abilities including 5 Pro Bowl selections, 5 total All-Pro selections, AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 1981, AFC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1983, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team honors, is in the Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, despite only playing for seven seasons. Well known for calling his own plays at the line of scrimmage and hurry-up offense. The team got its nickname for its reliance on veteran players, but the old-timers had success. The name stuck thanks in part to a student publicity aide who posed the players atop four horses, in full uniform. In its regular season finale, the Wild Bunch intercepted UCLA quarterback Dennis Dummit five times and knocked him to the ground at least 12 more in a 14-12 win. They played a key role in the strong rushing attack featuring John Riggins that helped the Redskins win three Super Bowls (and reach another) between 1983 and 1992. He's your most short-tempered friend . Ask, and ye shall receive (which is to say, 'NEVER ASK') Just like George Costanza in Seinfeld wanted to be called T-bone and ended up being named after a gorilla; the harder you fight a nickname, the more your buddies and pals will make you 'wear' it. The four linebackers combined to appear in 19 Pro Bowls. Simpson establish numerous NFL records. Since the NFL's inception in 1920, players, coaches, team executives, league officials, and football games have been given nicknames based on either individual achievements, team achievements, historical events, etc. Sacramento had one of the NBA's top second units from 1999 to 2003, and the group played a role in one of the best runs in franchise history. He traded away many draft picks -- including seven to his former team, the Rams -- in exchange for six veterans. College football unit rankings - the offensive lines. Cleveland Browns 2. Also self-refers as "Esteban Ochocinco". The nickname in question refers to Zuerlein's ability of making field goals from a distance. After a 1989 change in FIBA laws opened the doors for professional basketball players to compete in the Olympics, the "Dream Team" was promptly assembled for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. For his ability to use the "force" to visualize himself making any catch. Went on to lead Vikings to a win in Philadelphia, against Michael Vick and the Eagles playing a must-win game. By that time, Doomsday added several new stars that included Randy White and Harvey Martin, who shared MVP honors in Dallas' Super Bowl win over Denver. Minnesota advanced to the Super Bowl four times between 1970 and 1977 but lost each time. His mother gave him the nickname as he had many mood changes when he was young. ", His initials. Randy White was his defensive line mate and a future Hall of Fame mate. No. Glanville actually had a play named "Sticky Sam" which called for a nine man blitz. Houston seemed to have one goal: to finish a fast break with a high-flying, thundering dunk. Deacon Jones was the intimidating face of the Foursome; he coined the term "sack," was an eight time pro bowler, and was eventually elected to the Hall of Fame. All great NFL defenses strike fear into the hearts of their offensive counterparts. crimecon 2022 speakers. Alvin Garrett (5-7), Virgil "Papa Smurf" Seay (5-8) and Charlie Brown (5-10) helped Washington reach two Super Bowls (winning one) in their time together. The Rams' offense was the best show on any surface. His quickness, technique and anchor allow him to handle any type of pass-rusher. One of the most dominant defenses in NFL history, the Steel Curtain was the nickname of the Pittsburgh defensive line in the 1970s. Before you do, here's the criteria we used when putting our list together. Heyward had an unusually large head, which he often used as a battering ram. The defense lead the league in fewest first downs allowed, fewest passing yards, fewest rushing TD allowed, most turnovers forced, best turnover ratio, and legend has it, the most blitzes ever called in an NFL season. Maroney and Wieber chose "fierce" because they said it described their floor routines. The brains of the operation was Joe Klecko, who earned Pro Bowl selections at four different positions. The Purple People Eaters coined the phrase, "Meet at the Quarterback," and many a QB feared their hunger. Glanville installed a swarming, attacking, blitzing defense which came after the quarterback on every single play. By John . The Cowboys' original "Doomsday" defense led the franchise to its first Super Bowl win. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | The phrase "Big Baller B" was originally popularized in 2016 by the, Given to him by the 49ers locker room, suggesting he's "got some cojones to him.". Washington's powerful offensive line paved the way to three titles and four Super Bowl appearances. His initials and his alter ego for making catches on the sideline. Simpson bestowed this nickname on his offensive line because they "turned on the Juice." Also reference to the hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. Led by linemen Bob Lilly and Larry Cole, linebackers Chuck Howley and Lee Roy Jordan, and defensive backs Mel Renfro, Herb Adderley and Cliff Harris, the Cowboys held the Dolphins to a mere three points in their Super Bowl VI victory. No one personified the hard-hitting Flyers of the 1970s more than Dave "The Hammer" Schultz. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. With the the second ranked defense in the NFL, the Broncos reached their first Super Bowl. After becoming a valuable part of the offensive line rotation in 2019, the LSU product appeared in 14 games with three starts. Season stats (via PFF): 4 sacks, 1 hit, 9 hurries, 14 pressures, 0 penalties (12 games) Whitehair has been a staple on the Bears' offensive line, where he's been one of the more dependable . Playing on both offense and defense (and thus playing all sixty minutes of the game); is sometimes applied generally to any player that does this. They may be under-represented in Canton, Ohio, but the Dolphins' "No Name" defense has a unique place in NFL history as the only unit that did not lose a game for an entire season. The Bills, having led the NFL in points, were favored by seven points in the game. Reference to Colston's shyness and ability to make big plays. Names which are marked by an asterisk (*) are team nicknames which may have been coined by team members or local media, but never became well known to the public outside of the teams media market for a multitude of reasons, but most likely due to poor performance. Our win rate metics stack the best run-blocking, run-stopping, pass-protecting and pass-rushing players and teams in the game for the 2022 season. Ryan revolutionized NFL defenses with a new attacking scheme he dubbed the "46." The Steelers won the Super Bowl in 1975, 1976, 1979 and 1980. The Dome Patrol and head coach Jim Mora, helped the Saints achieve four consecutive playoff appearances, including their first ever in 1987. In the final minute of the game Carl Banks dumped a tub of yellow Gatorade over the head of Parcells. When a state has multiple nicknames, the official or most common state nickname is listed first.

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