2024-25 NFL Thread

[Pakuni]

RIP Dick Butkus, one of the best linebackers to ever play the game. That SI cover of Butkus from 1970 remains an iconic image.

Bears by a million tonight.

[WhiteTrash]

Truly sad day. One of the greatest ever.

Also one hell of an actor. 

[Uncle Rico]

RIP Dick Butkus, one of the best linebackers to ever play the game. That SI cover of Butkus from 1970 remains an iconic image.

Not a Bears fan but Butkus highlights always amazed me.  And by all accounts, an even better person

[Lennys Tap]

RIP Dick Butkus, one of the best linebackers to ever play the game. That SI cover of Butkus from 1970 remains an iconic image.

Best middle linebacker ever. RIP

[DegenerateDish]

I'm sure this is in the moment, and there's probably plenty of other examples, but I'm not sure there's ever been a player who personified where he was from and where he played, more than Butkus.

Played at CVS, went to Illinois, played for the Bears. He was figuratively "the" Monster of the Midway. Saw him at the opener just last month, he looked pretty good.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Best middle linebacker ever. RIP

Ray Lewis and it's not really close.

[MuggsyB]

Best middle linebacker ever. RIP

How badass was the man for those of us that never saw him other than clips??  Ty.  May he rest in peace.

[MuggsyB]

Truly sad day. One of the greatest ever.

Also one hell of an actor. 

They better fking show up tonight WT. 

[Pakuni]

Ray Lewis and it's not really close.

Very different league when Butkus and Lewis played. Each were the best of their generation.

[DegenerateDish]

Very different league when Butkus and Lewis played. Each were the best of their generation.

Right, it's definitely close. Lewis also moved to the outside mid career.

Butkus was first team all pro more than half his career, Lewis played much longer obviously and made more first team all pros. Splitting hairs here.

[Lennys Tap]

Ray Lewis and it's not really close.

Butkus was the NFL defensive player of the year in 1969 when the Bears won 1 freakin'  game. Never before, never again.

He was 1st team All Pro 6 times in 9 years and two of those years were after a botched knee operation that should have ended his career.

Greatest ever.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Butkus was the NFL defensive player of the year in 1969 when the Bears won 1 freakin'  game. Never before, never again.

He was 1st team All Pro 6 times in 9 years and two of those years were after a botched knee operation that should have ended his career.

Greatest ever.

Lewis was defensive player of the year twice, was first team all Pro seven times in a much larger league, and was so good that his team never only won one game.

Greatest ever. Not even close.

[MuggsyB]

Is Iowa playing the Bears?

[Lennys Tap]

Lewis was defensive player of the year twice, was first team all Pro seven times in a much larger league, and was so good that his team never only won one game.

Greatest ever. Not even close.

Butkus and Lewis each won it twice. Lewis needed 16 years to make first team All Pro 7 times. Butkus did it 6 times in 9 years, the last 2 playing on knees that should have had him retired. Lewis was surrounded by lots of other good players. Butkus was on an island.

All in all, the numbers favor (slightly) Butkus. Anyone who says "Lewis and it's not even close" is either trolling or an idiot.

[MuggsyB]

Da 🐻 🐻 🐻‍❄ 🐻 🐻‍❄.

[jesmu84]

Good start.

Excellent protection. Great reads and great throws

[WhiteTrash]

Butkus and Lewis each won it twice. Lewis needed 16 years to make first team All Pro 7 times. Butkus did it 6 times in 9 years, the last 2 playing on knees that should have had him retired. Lewis was surrounded by lots of other good players. Butkus was on an island.

All in all, the numbers favor (slightly) Butkus. Anyone who says "Lewis and it's not even close" is either trolling or an idiot.

Lewis was a killer LB.

[cheebs09]

Wow. He was just at Soldier Field for the Bears/Packers game and seemed really excited about it on Twitter.

RIP

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Butkus and Lewis each won it twice. Lewis needed 16 years to make first team All Pro 7 times. Butkus did it 6 times in 9 years, the last 2 playing on knees that should have had him retired. Lewis was surrounded by lots of other good players. Butkus was on an island.

All in all, the numbers favor (slightly) Butkus. Anyone who says "Lewis and it's not even close" is either trolling or an idiot.

😂😂😂😂. The old man turns to insults. 

Anyway Lewis was better. Not even close.

[Lennys Tap]

Lewis was a killer LB.

A better killer, not even close.

[Lennys Tap]

😂😂😂😂. The old man turns to insults. 

Anyway Lewis was better. Not even close.

Tried to throw you a lifeline, not surprised you stubbornly passed it up. You be you.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Tried to throw you a lifeline, not surprised you stubbornly passed it up. You be you.

You think I need a lifeline...from you????

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[WhiteTrash]

😂😂😂😂. The old man turns to insults. 

Anyway Lewis was better. Not even close.

Lewis was an awesome player. Lewis is a horrible person, not even debatable.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Lewis was an awesome player. Lewis is a horrible person, not even debatable.

Was I debating that?

[MuggsyB]

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Who are these guys?