You wouldn't have had to worry about Taylor unless you were on the field against him. What got missed in the Theismann clip is after it happened, LT jumped up and immediately waved for help (you saw this) and turned around putting his hands on his helmet in a clear "oh god that just happened" kind of moment (you didn't see that). Once the game (and the leg) "broke" he was just another guy and knew Theismann needed help *now*. And that was true, because that was a double compound, complex fracture with the ends sticking out of his sock and a fair bit of blood. Wasn't intentional at all, during the wrap they both got batted around and LT just ended up on top of a leg that had cleats stuck in the turf. It really is too bad about his addiction issues as it's the root of some really poor decision making later on his life, he's intelligent enough to know it and yet still has trouble resisting urges.
That's the difference between a dirty player and a beast who destroys opponents. Dirty players' only objective is to hurt. Beast players want to dominate and make a difference on their team .They still have humanity ,dirty players' don't
Lawrence Taylor really has amazing stats. He's the only defensive lineman to EVER win NFL MVP (1986) and only the 2nd defensive player in any position to win it. (other was Alan Page, defensive tackle, 1971) LT was also voted #3 player in history in a fairly recent poll (within the last 5 years) He just had amazing instincts, especially since he didn't start playing football until 11th grade. (16/17 years old) Most guys who make it to the NFL start playing between ages 7-10, 13 at the latest. To start so late and absolutely dominate like he did is even more remarkable. As dominant and feared as LT was on the field, he's not hated like some guys are, and he's not known as a "dirty" player either. That's why they called him the 'scariest' player. He was reckless, skilled, and definitely played the mental game well, but he mostly stayed within the rules, written and unwritten. He clearly had a temper (crack certainly didn't help that) and he would trash talk with the best of 'em, but but he seems like a decent guy overall, despite his addictions and partying. He didn't do all the disrespectful crap like spitting, etc. to get inside the heads of opponents. Don't piss him off (like the video said) but he'd take his revenge during the plays, and leave it on the field, the way it should be. "Oh, you wanna play tricks? I'll get you back." Injuries are inevitable in the NFL, but he didn't brag about hurting others like some guys. As others said about when he snapped Joe Theismann's leg, he clearly felt terrible about it, and immediately jumped up and signaled for help.
5:18 "It didn't effect my polay." - BS - It makes you super stung out, hyperactive, gives you a non-stop motor, criminals have been known to break out of handcuffs when high on that sh*t. Had LT not taken crack adn cocaine, he probably would have just been another LB who played once.
Wrong. Two defensive players have won the award: Alan Page in 1971 as a defensive tackle, and Lawrence Taylor as a linebacker in 1986. The sole special teams player to be named AP NFL MVP was Mark Moseley, who won as a placekicker in 1982.
Yeah today defensive players can't hit offensive players like before. Back when Lawrence Taylor played, defense was brutal to offensive players. But because of the new knowledge of CTE, it's completely different today.
The reason alot of his later tackles look like that after a couple seasons quarterbacks pretty much realised if Taylor got his hands on you it was over dont fight it like most players just go down.
Sweetie this was the 80s! LT was putting a hurting on them! Alot hits were allowed back then that are not allowed now! So yeah, he made people afraid and they had every right to be! Let a 6 foot 200 something pound angry black man on crack tackle you and see how you feel!
