Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Joe Schmidt comes in at number 84 on NFL Films' "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list produced in 2010. Subscribe to NFL Films: goo.gl/XJTggL
If anything, Schmidt is underrated--he's basically the template for every 4-3 middle linebacker that came after him. You had to be smart enough to diagnose plays and call defensive audibles, fast enough to run sideline to sideline and blitz, and strong enough to fight through offensive linemen to get to the ball carrier. Butkus, Lambert, Ray Lewis, they all followed the path that he blazed.
Granville was - is one of the very best in the NFL when the NRL was a man's football game. He was honest and told it the way it is and that is why he wasn't more popular.
Ray won five NFL championships and two Super Bowls. Schmidt won two NFL championships. Probably why Ray is rated higher than Schmidt but I see your point
@@maxazzopardi7446 I would attribute that more to Bart Star being better than Milt Plum or Jim Ninowski than Ray vs Joe. I also believe that the rise of NFL Films in the mid-late 60's elevates the standing some stars from that era over equally good or better players from earlier times.
@@chriskies5016 100% agree. That Packers team was stacked but players on teams that constantly win tend to be rated higher than contemporaries who don't. See Dennis Rodman.
I became a Lion fan at the age of 7 snd this man was a big part of it. My Dad, brother and I attended every home game in 1970. Not only was he a great player but he was a great coach. The Lions haven’t had a great defense since Joe was around. God bless him.
ATTENTION PEOPLE: TO ALL REFERENCES ABOUT WHITE ATHLETES: stop saying he was too slow or too small to play the sport because obviously he wasn't. Do not attempt to belittle white athletes to make them seem like they worked harder than non white athletes, because at the highest level all of them had great ability. Thank you
Thanks for introducing me to Joe Schmidt. I am almost 60 years old but have never heard of him. Sadly today’s fans will likely never hear about many of the greats that played football in earlier eras
Being from Chicago and seeing Joe in the later part of his NFL career watching Detroit at least twice a year! The Lions were a tough defensive team in the 60's and Joe was the leader! The Black & Blue Division Teams all had Great MLB's Ray Nitschke, Joe Schmidt, Bill George (BDB)! Minnesota was just a State? CMTFU! No NFL Football! But there's a reason why the division was called the black & blue division! Because of the level of play and their Great Middle Linebackers and Joe Schmidt! Great Highlights
Joe Schmidt is the greatest defensive player in Detroit Lions history. Barry Sanders would be considered the greatest offensive player in Lions history. The greatest all around player in Lions history would be Dutch Clark.
Gene Gedman was chosen in the second round. I guess Detroit threw parades for downdraft picks in those days. Maybe the fourth round guy got a new Cadillac.
22 stitches near his eye...and continues to play...now they sit out with "turf toe". That's all you need to know about the NFL in the 1950's and the NFL today...a lot tougher then!!!
Sounds like you're still living in Grandma's basement playing video games...no job...no girlfriend....(just your left hand)...sounds like a fuckin' loser troll to me!!! Bye fuckhead!!! You like using the word FAGGOT...I'd be worried if I were you!!!
It's not about toughness, it's about winning. Why lessen your chances of winning by playing a guy who is hurt? That's selfish on the part of the player who is willing to sacrifice his team's chances to he can look "tough" and impress old guys like you....isn't the objective of the game to win? Same as it ever was?
Mate... you have clearly never played contact sport if you think Turf Toe is a joke.... Turf Toe is a Sprain of the ligaments in your big toe from repeated Trauma... serious Turf Toe is so painful you can barely walk... Turf Toe prevents players from running effectively or changing directions at speed, essential aspects of effective football. Often if you have Turf Toe you will be so ineffective playing that the team is better off with you sitting out for a few weeks to recover rather than you playing and being a huge liability on the field... Don't get me wrong, props to Joe Schmidt playing with 22 stitches after halftime that's crazy toughness.... but Turf Toe can be a serious injury... I once got Turf Toe by hyper-extending my big Toe in a tackle... It was so painful I could barely stand the first two weeks after the acute injury... Even when I made it back to the field I was not 100% until the next season after an extended off-season break.
Glanville said about 1:34, "Joe Schmidt, the greatest linebacker to ever play the game."I've heard a couple of these types of proclamations in other _NFL top 100_ videos. Let's not go overboard. I could probably name five other linebackers that any unbiased expert would say are probably better... Butkus, Taylor, Lambert, Nitschke, Bednarik.
Tim Jansen and ray Lewis, Brian urlancer, bobby bell, willie Lanier, Sam huff, I think Joe Schmidt rated so high is because he revolutionized the middle linebacker position.
This list rated Lawrence Taylor at #3, the highest LB on the list. I believe Butkus was next at #10. But I think you can add Jack Ham and Jack Lambert to the list of 'Best Linebacker ever' according to their videos.
@@Number1Dougster He was the greatest linebacker up to the time he retired. Every era has what many consider the 'best' at their position. Why dispute it. Respect it.
Jerry Glanville says in this clip everyone left the stadium with one word on their lips "Joe Schmidt". That's two words, coach. I understand why you never won a tittle
Davan Mani he’s good but he never gets the attention by most people. Most people don’t know who Bill George is. Same could be said about George Connor.
@@loganstolberg2743 it's a shame. George Connor was great, obviously (HoF), but Bill George should be a top 100 player. Not much of a clue why he isn't.
14 points compared to their 59 and Jim Brown only scored 6 of those 14 points. All of this in a CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. I’d still say that’s a pretty bad day.
I mean I remember one game where Adrian Peterson ran for like 80 or 90 yards on the Lions with the first play of a game and finished with less than 100 total yards in the game. Lol. That'd still probably be a bad game I'd think. Lol.
He had more Interceptions then Miller, Willis, and Luchely combined. Who knows what his other stats would. have been. Too bad they didn't keep records for Sacks and Tackles.
