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San Diego Charger Leslie O'Neal was one of the greatest football players of all time. He had just as many sacks as his contemporary, Lawrence Taylor, and was probably the best tackler I've ever seen. When O'Neal got anywhere near the ball carrier, that carrier's ass hit the turf in a matter of moments. He was a great linebacker and defensive lineman. The fact he's not in the Hall of Fame shows it's all bullshit anyway. I mean, how the fuck is Fred Dean in the Hall and not Leslie O'Neal? Dean, along with Big Hands Johnson and Louie Kelcher, was a terrific player for the San Diego Chargers, but most of his fame came as a sack specialist for the 49ers. Dean wasn't near the run defender O'Neal was. Plus, O'Neal, as a linebacker, helped out with covering against the pass. And, even if providing a pass rush was the only thing that counted, O'Neal was still better than Dean.Last edited by Guest; 03-05-2017, 04:37 PM.
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Originally posted by Lightningwill_420 View PostSan Diego Charger Leslie O'Neal was one of the greatest football players of all time. He had just as many sacks as his contemporary, Lawrence Taylor, and was probably the best tackler I've ever seen. When O'Neal got anywhere near the ball carrier, that carrier's ass hit the turf in a matter of moments. He was a great linebacker and defensive lineman. The fact he's not in the Hall of Fame shows it's all bullshit anyway. I mean, how the fuck is Fred Dean in the Hall and not Leslie O'Neal? Dean, along with Big Hands Johnson and Louie Kelcher, was a terrific player for the San Diego Chargers, but most of his fame came as a sack specialist for the 49ers. Dean wasn't near the run the defender O'Neal was. Plus, O'Neal, as a linebacker, helped out with covering against the pass. And, even if providing a pass rush was the only thing that counted, O'Neal was still better than Dean.Life is too short to drink cheap beer :beer:
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Originally posted by SDfan View PostO'Neal was a DE, not a LB and we only played a 4-3 back then.Last edited by Guest; 03-05-2017, 05:01 PM.
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Originally posted by Lightningwill_420 View PostO'Neal was a defensive end for the larger and latter part of his career, but, under Dan Henning, he was a linebacker. Fred Lynn, who was the D-coordinator under a couple of our coaches, used a 3-4. Well, it was called a 3-4, but it was pretty much anything Lynn could think of to create sacks and confusion. (The Chargers secondary generally looked more confused than the opponents though). O'Neal did a pretty good job as a linebacker at covering tight ends, and, after Bill Aarnsparger put O'Neal permanently at defensive end, Leslie sometimes was in coverage as part of the zone blitz.Life is too short to drink cheap beer :beer:
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Originally posted by 6025 View PostLeslie O'Neal did play OLB in a 3-4 for Ron Lynn and excelled at that position.
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Originally posted by 6025 View PostLeslie O'Neal did play OLB in a 3-4 for Ron Lynn and excelled at that position.Last edited by Guest; 03-06-2017, 04:46 AM.
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