Ray Lewis is going to retire this year

[HRBAKER]

Ray Lewis - YAWN.
Great player with an old, old act.
I won't miss it.

[tiger8mush]

While I think both LT and Ray Lewis (along with a handful of others like Butkus and Singletary etc) are in the discussion of "best defensive players ever" I think they are/were different players. LT seemed more of a pass rusher whose sole intent was getting to the QB. Ray Lewis, while he could get to the QB, was just as good in stopping the run, absorbing run blockers, covering a TE, etc. Ray could read a play better than LT, I think.

thoughts?

[EvilKing00]

other teams feared LT every time that opposing team had the ball, almost like a big power hitter coming to the plate. Few D guys have to have the other team set a game plan for. He was dominant I think the most feared D player to play against.

[howard38]

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[pclpads]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Ray Lewis - YAWN.
Great player with an old, old act.
I won't miss it.

+1

[familytoad]

Hopefully his NFL playing career ends 3 hours from now and he can take a stab at something new

[Runscott]

Ray Lew is will go to the HOF in five years. Do you think he'll drive the extra 20 miles to visit the graves of the two young men who were murdered that night 13 years ago?