Not a Whole Lott He’s the greatest of all-time, the best safety, the best DB He’s the reason no one threw over the middle against this D He was the definition of a one man wrecking fiend That’s why he’s a Hall of Famer and member of the All-Decade team His numerous huge sticks and hits, if you witnessed it You’d realize that the guy was the definition of “ubiquitous” He was all over the field, he took over the game He made everyone around him look slower and plain Look, over the middle was a non-entity, that’s the deal Just like how Deion Sanders used to take away half the field He’s an alcoholic Stepdad who loses his fuse He’s the fierce leader who refuses to lose Against Lott you’ve already lost, forget even keeping score He was so great they moved him to safety to help them even more He’s the one you want when your team’s at war He made those around him better with his seasoned lore BLOUGH!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, I watched the DVDs And honestly, he’s not even the standout player on THIS D Ronnie Lott’s the FREE safety, not the strong He’s not in the box for long, he plays over the top and deep It’s a shot at Keena Turner, Jeff Fuller, and Chet Brooks When you heap such praise on this guy and they don’t even get looks Not to mention the Michael Carters, Kevin Fagans, and Jeff Stovers Who are treated as nothing more than last decade’s leftovers He began in 81, had a standout rookie season indeed Forcing numerous turnovers at corner, the last time he was leading the team In the 82 strike season, chinks in the armor started to show As Willie Miller of the Rams burned him deep, he looked startled and slow In 83 he made a lot of plays, but you need to see the shadows A CORNER should never be the one who leads his team in tackles STILL he’s 3 for 3 for Hawaii, but next season he’s sliding Plagued by ankle injuries, and gimpy knees, it seems like he’s dying The defense actually improved against Houston when he left the game Moon had been picking on him, now Fuller at CORNER provided more steady play STILL he made the Pro Bowl, but there wasn’t much more time afforded In 85 he was moved to safety because he could no longer survive at corner Less than delighted was an out of position Dwight Hicks He got burned at corner, Lott finally saw a Pro Bowl that he out-right missed And that was the last time he led THIS team in tackles…yes Hicks was traded in the off-season to play safety in Indianapolis The 49ers drafted Tim McKyer and Don Griffin and had them in McKyer was taken in the 3rd round, Griffin was drafted 6th So yeah, Lott grabbed some picks, 10 to be exact But why is no one mentioning the fact That the interceptions that he had Came during a season in which the 49ers led in defensive pass attempts? And the pressure wasn’t bad, over 50 sacks from them More pass attempts, more interception opportunities In 1987 you can’t help but notice that Lott was usually Overshadowed by Jeff Fuller, and he was a step slower And in 1988 the injuries crept in as the end gets closer Injuring yourself with poor technique is not in the guidelines The 49ers won the big ones at the end with Lott on the sidelines Then came 89, it was another year for him snake-bitten At least this time the defense was actually better when they played the game WITH him The pattern repeats itself in once more in 1990 Shit, better stop now, Ronnie’s standing there with a knife right behind me “Take that, Dalton Hilliard and Mark Bavaro!!!” WOAAHHHHH, Ronnie Lott with an INCREDIBLE STAB!!! If somebody were to stab my kid with a knife like that, I’d SHOOT HIM “I dare you to go up to Ronnie Lott and say he’s not a big hitter” “I rank him up there with 49er greats like Tony Parrish and Derek Smith.”