NUance Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Ndamukong Suh May Be Nebraska's Best Defensive Lineman -- EverPosted Aug 28, 2009 8:00PM By Terrance Harris (RSS feed) It's one thing to be mentioned in the same breath as some of the Nebraska Cornhuskers' great defensive linemen of the past. Grant Wistrom. Rich Glover. Larry Jacobson. Neil Smith. Danny Noona. Kenny Walker. Jason Peter. It's another thing altogether to leapfrog your name ahead of all of them. Yet that's position senior defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh finds himself in going into his final season in Lincoln. link Best *ever*? Not yet. But I hope people are saying this at the end of the season. Quote Link to comment
shyndy Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Ndamukong Suh May Be Nebraska's Best Defensive Lineman -- EverPosted Aug 28, 2009 8:00PM By Terrance Harris (RSS feed) It's one thing to be mentioned in the same breath as some of the Nebraska Cornhuskers' great defensive linemen of the past. Grant Wistrom. Rich Glover. Larry Jacobson. Neil Smith. Danny Noona. Kenny Walker. Jason Peter. It's another thing altogether to leapfrog your name ahead of all of them. Yet that's position senior defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh finds himself in going into his final season in Lincoln. link Best *ever*? Not yet. But I hope people are saying this at the end of the season. Grant Wistrom was pretty effing dominating. Maybe if you say DT he has a shot. Did wistrom start as a freshman? I know he started alot of games, seems like he would have started more than Suh in my mind, but Suh was a three year starter and didnt redshirt. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Impressive. Most impressive. But he is not a Jedi yet. Quote Link to comment
HuskerJen Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Impressive. Most impressive. But he is not a Jedi yet. Okay, I had a good chuckle... Quote Link to comment
redout22 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Could he be. Yes. Will he be, depends on how many double teams he gets. Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Could he be. Yes. Will he be, depends on how many double teams he gets. he won't get double teamed every play and great players fight through double teams as well. Quote Link to comment
Pedro Guerrero Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Wistrom was 3rd Team All American as a Soph. 1st Team as a JR. and SR. Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year JR. & SR. Lombardi winner as a SR and you can also throw in that he was Big 12 Newcomer of the Year as a Frosh. Oh he was part of 3 National Championship teams as well. Sorry Suh is not even in the same catagory as that guy and he doens't have enough time left in his career to reach that level. I don't think you can be the best ever when you have 2 years of your career where you did nothing. Quote Link to comment
BigBL87 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 ... but Suh was a three year starter and didnt redshirt. Didn't he get a medical redshirt? Not that it's the same thing as redshirting a year and practicing, but I thought he did. Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 seems a pointless argument at times, Wistrom had the advantage of other great players playing around him, helped him achieve greatness as well, but his NFL career was undisputed, he was a force in the NFL. Suh will be a good one, too early to say how good he will be in the league, but i suspect he will be a force, just as was Wistrom. Quote Link to comment
HuskerJen Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Wistrom was 3rd Team All American as a Soph. 1st Team as a JR. and SR. Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year JR. & SR. Lombardi winner as a SR and you can also throw in that he was Big 12 Newcomer of the Year as a Frosh. Oh he was part of 3 National Championship teams as well. Sorry Suh is not even in the same catagory as that guy and he doens't have enough time left in his career to reach that level. I don't think you can be the best ever when you have 2 years of your career where you did nothing. I'm not saying you're wrong because you do make a good case here... However, let's take into consideration the quality of coaching Wistrom and Suh had during their respective college careers. All things considered, Suh is a great player. I mean, if Suh had Charlie McBribe coaching him during his career we just might be saying that he's the best ever. Even Jason Peter thinks that Suh is the best he's ever seen. Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 With out a doubt, to this point: Rich Glover He manhandled OU's All-American center in 71 and hauled down "speedy" Sooner wishboners in the back field from behind! Quote Link to comment
Touchdown Tommie Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Wistrom was 3rd Team All American as a Soph. 1st Team as a JR. and SR. Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year JR. & SR. Lombardi winner as a SR and you can also throw in that he was Big 12 Newcomer of the Year as a Frosh. Oh he was part of 3 National Championship teams as well. Sorry Suh is not even in the same catagory as that guy and he doens't have enough time left in his career to reach that level. I don't think you can be the best ever when you have 2 years of your career where you did nothing. I agree with what you are saying, except that he is not even close. If he has a breakout year again he will move up the charts? Will he be the best ever? It is hard to predict that right now. He is an amazing football player and is versatile. Wistrom is one of my all time favorites so Suh will have to be unbelievable to jump him. Quote Link to comment
I See Red People Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 It is so hard to compare players from the past with current players. The times are different, the offenses are different, and the schemes are different. I would be happy to see the big fella put his mark on this century with a huge year defensively. Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I do not like the tag best ever when it comes to comparing players from different times and coaching philosiphies (SP). I believe SUH is as good for this team as the others mentioned were for their teams. I will enjoy his senior season and add him to the list of great players that played for NU GBR Quote Link to comment
caveman99 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 With out a doubt, to this point: Rich Glover He manhandled OU's All-American center in 71 and hauled down "speedy" Sooner wishboners in the back field from behind! Suh hasn't even won any hardware yet. Glover was a beast. Quote Link to comment
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