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But he WAS a great player when he played. The point about his weight is TOTALLY moot. He would most likely still kick the butts of players today who outweigh him BECAUSE of his toughness. You want to talk toughness? I saw Walter Payton, on several occasions, stiff arm linebackers who weighed 30-40 lbs.more, and knock their butts right out of the way. I believe Lambert would do the same to today's players.Yep, Jack WAS one tough customer. Can you imagine if a player like Cam Newton were to come up against Lambert? He would most likely run STRAIGHT to the sideline, avoiding ANY contact.Who would you say is THE toughest NFL player you've seen, read or heard about? I used to think it was either Dick Butkus or Ray Nietzsche of the Packers. Until I read about Jack Youngblood, who played for the Rams in the 70's and 80's. He was a TOUGH defensive end. SO tough, that he BROKE HIS LEG in a game, and played the rest of the game with that broken leg. I'm not sure how early in the game he broke it, but I think I recall that it happened in the first half. He was a tough SOB throughout his career, and I believe he made quite a few All-Pro teams. So, who are YOUR toughest of the tough guys?
JACK LAMBERT, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Our players today are little pansies.
Jack would rearrange their pretty little faces for them.
In Jack's day, if you ran to the sideline to avoid contact, you got your ass chewed out. You fought for every inch.
I see guys now running to the sideline when they easily could have gotten another yard or two! In some cases, they might have beaten the tackle and run in for another ten yards or a TD! They don't even try.
When players started using the sideline to avoid hits, that was the beginning of the down-slide of professional football.
Jack's mother never made him any birthday cakes! He didn't need any.
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Jack Lambert played at 220 which is tiny by today’s standards. 330 lb offensive linemen would push him aside.
F= m x a
Basic physics. Force equals mass times acceleration
More mass at a higher speed generates more force
Toughness has nothing to do with it.