Criminally underrated! When the goat left tackle Anthony Munoz says Bruce Smith is the hardest player he ever had to defend, you know he’s good!

@DD-fm7xb

Жыл бұрын

Reggie White #7 and Bruce Smith # 31 ?? Playing in a big market obviously helped !!

@kennycai8695

Жыл бұрын

Side trivia: both Munoz and Smith wore the exact same jersey number: 78.

@iamthegreatcornholio7836

Жыл бұрын

is underrating someone a crime now?

@elbowgang9715

4 ай бұрын

​@@DD-fm7xbthat's a part but honestly Reggie was better

@johnrybarczyk1207

3 ай бұрын

Reggie actually wasn’t better, but 2nd best is pretty close

I had Bills season tickets for most of Bruce Smith's career. There's nothing like 75,000+ people chanting "BRUUUUUUUUCE!" at the same time. One awesome football player.

@toddsheldon1455

7 ай бұрын

Wish I was there, except I was rooting him on watching it on tv.

Even as a Dolphin's fan when Miami was relevant, I can't dislike Smith as a player. What a monster.

@LordDefekator

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, I will hate him until I die.

@mattcorke6544

3 жыл бұрын

@@LordDefekator oh come bro I'm a bills fan but I enjoyed watching Marino play. He put up numbers with nobody

I think he's underrated

@Theel25

5 жыл бұрын

95 likes... well, that will eventually be passed.

@BadMoonRising92

5 жыл бұрын

He really is. He rarely gets brought up in conversations about all time great defensive ends/pass rushers

@yoitstonytone7790

4 жыл бұрын

He's definitely is

@user-fy1fl9qe8h

4 жыл бұрын

No you dont he is

@sterlingwilliams8645

4 жыл бұрын

@@BadMoonRising92 that might because he wasn't flashy... but all 80s team, all 90s team, 2 time defensive player of the year, 200 career sacks, 1st ballot hall of fame, 75th Anniversary team, 100th anniversary team, 13 time all pro, I feel like that's far from underrated lol

Bruce Smith is one of the top 10 players to ever play in the NFL without question. He also has the NFL record for most tackles by an edge rusher so you couldn’t run against him either.

@bunnyman6321

Жыл бұрын

Do Bruce still hold the record?

Most people didn't even know. How great he was against the run.

@kenfury23

5 жыл бұрын

That inside move he did to cut between the Guard and Tackle killed any runs.

@whattheyourgae9627

5 жыл бұрын

@Jasmine A Smith is overrated white is 10x better

@haolejohn

4 жыл бұрын

@@whattheyourgae9627 I was a Bills fan at that time and very into football. There is no way in hell I would have taken Reggie White over Bruce because all he did was rush the passer. He had no where near the run stoppage as bruce

@truebluedemo

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, is mark of 1,225 tackles is an NFL Record for a defensive lineman.

@rjmacready8830

4 жыл бұрын

Brother Smith averaged four tackles a game.

Bruce Smith was amazing!!! A lot of people forget Bruce did most of his damage playing in the 3-4. Equally effective against the run

That spin move was only done effectively by him and Dwight freeney. Everyone else who does it gets yelled at because most people do not understand when to use it.

Bruce Smith was so quiet and soft spoken, it was kind of terrifying.

@effend446

5 жыл бұрын

Actions speak louder than words, right?

@joyk7529

2 жыл бұрын

Yep met him as a 5'3 " female & was so comfortable w him!

Bullshit. The greatest sack master of all time is not the 31st best of all time.

@aaronzevenbergen5052

8 жыл бұрын

+Pete O'Connor Reggie white got only two fewer sacks in a shorter time span

@connor4659

8 жыл бұрын

+Aaron Zevenbergen Lawrence Taylor is the King

@johnnymikhael9413

7 жыл бұрын

no rings

@pauljohnson3340

7 жыл бұрын

It's not his fault that the Bills have no rings. That really should not mean anything. They should have beaten the Giants. Other than that, both the Cowboys and the Redskins were better teams.

@mikeyoungblood1642

7 жыл бұрын

+Pete O'Connor I agree he should be Top 25. Not just for the sacks, but because he was amazing vs the run

Top 10 easily. 31 is insulting

@seheadhunter50

5 жыл бұрын

Pass rushers are viewed as the best defensive players in the NFL and the only one with 200 sacks isn't top 10? Embarrassing.

@whattheyourgae9627

5 жыл бұрын

@@seheadhunter50 dude never even lead the NFL overrated in my opinion

@suciobeats1521

5 жыл бұрын

Found the Bills fan.

@singingchef23

5 жыл бұрын

@@whattheyourgae9627 and yet he still got to 200. Dude was all around a beast, the Freak before they had one. He absolutely could take over games, you couldn't run or pass. He was a different kind of playmaker and if he played in any other market there wouldn't be a debate

@LSturdy

4 жыл бұрын

Very insulting NFL Approximate Value Career Leaders Bruce Smith is one of only 2 defensive player in the top 10.

Never seen another player be this absolutely terrifying on the field and yet perfectly gentle, almost shy in interviews.

@neilparmar5705

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a great guy

Bruce Smith has to be the greatest 3-4 defensive end ever imo

1:10 Young: Theres Jerry Rice, nevermind not open OH FUCK Bruceee: *boom

all time sack leader in NFL history and #31 ?

@elbowgang9715

5 жыл бұрын

Well to be fair he played in 279 games and only got 2 more sacks than Reggie White had in 232 games 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@seheadhunter50

5 жыл бұрын

Pass rushers are viewed as the best defensive players in the NFL and the only one woth 200 sacks isn't top 10? Embarrassing

@whattheyourgae9627

5 жыл бұрын

@@seheadhunter50 you say this on ever comment like he ain't a overrated pass rusher

@thaghozt215

4 жыл бұрын

@@elbowgang9715 that makes sense but still he should be at least top 10 or 15 u figure if each category of stats has a leader that person has to rank at top in NFL history.

@truebluedemo

4 жыл бұрын

Their is a misconception that White was better because it took him less games to get to 198 sacks. Bruce faced Dan Marino twice a year, a quarterback who had the quickess release in football and still sacked him 11 times over his career. I say, White never played in an 3-4 defense (with only 3 down lineman). White also had the benefit of playing next to 300 lb All-Pro Jerome Brown and always played in a 4-4 scheme. Players like Deacon Jones also benefited from playing with defensive line All Pros Olsen, Lundy and Grier known as the "Fearsome Foursome". In addition a chop block blew out Smith's knee in 1991 and he missed most of that season. He still came back from that injury to make 1st Team All Pro the next year.

BRUUUUUCE #Billsmafia

Amazing athlete. Speed, power and agility

The pride of Booker T. Washington High School, Norfolk, VA!

@hallwaywarrior5286

8 жыл бұрын

lol I could have been there but it's too ghetto😂😂😂

@outrightrobin5gameing996

5 жыл бұрын

kings fork better

200 sacks and number 31??? Sry he is a top 10 player!!!!

@andrewhall7930

6 жыл бұрын

Who do you want to bump? Walter Payton??!? Jerry Rice?!?! Joe Montana?!?!?! Lawrence Taylor?!! Jim Brown?!?! I'd love to know which player should be dropped to make room for him. Even if your talking top 20 your talking about guys like Ronnie Lott, Joe Greene, and Barry Sanders. thousands of people compiled this list. They know more about football than all the people commenting on where players belong. No one got robbed, #31 is the right spot.

@jizzyjake6783

6 жыл бұрын

And he was probably even better against the run...I was really surprised by this ranking

@misocriallo4379

6 жыл бұрын

L00kiii no...just NO.

@stevencarter8036

5 жыл бұрын

Second to White

@mcdonoghrahloh459

5 жыл бұрын

Losing 4 bowls

Best athlete to play the DE position. I love Deacon Jones, but Bruce was THAT dude.

@byrongammonbyrongammon9937

2 жыл бұрын

Chris Johnson, I admire Bruce Smith too but let’s show Deacon Jones some love. From 1964-1968 Deacon Jones AVERAGED 20.5 sacks……during seasons that were only 14 games long. That’s 1.46 sacks per game. I think Bruce Smith is the all-time 3-4 RDE in NFL history but let’s show Deacon Jones some love.

He was incredible

#1 gonna be Jamarcus Russell

@jonathanwilliams0824

6 жыл бұрын

Dank memes HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@charlesgorman4919

6 жыл бұрын

The dude is just trolling.

@tropicmix8765

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanwilliams0824 damn you got so mad over that😂😂

@hiitsbrandon5299

4 жыл бұрын

He's the greatest to ever play

@ngames0834

4 жыл бұрын

Real Talk damn

I love how soft spoken he is when he says all of these terribly violent things lol

Can you imagine a defensive line with Bruce on one end and Reggie on the other? They were only 2 years apart... no telling how many super bowls a team like that could have won.

that spin move is nasty

I disliked just because Bruce Smith is definitely higher than 31, hes like in the top 20 at least

@DAMamaSexual

7 жыл бұрын

Viktoras Ivanovas Deion is at 34 so relax

@wanlitan7406

4 жыл бұрын

What does Deion have to do with anything?

@thistle0968

4 жыл бұрын

Damon snacks Harrison Bruce has the most sacks in a 3-4 system and one of the best at stopping the run

An absolute monster. One of the best.

Had they won one of the four super bowls he would be higher. Personal stats dont matter as much to some people. I know he is the best EVER.

Bad things, Man, Bad THINGS!

The best defensive end ever!!

There have been great players in various positions but Isn't he a bit underrated in this list?

@MrAdriaxe

7 жыл бұрын

Totally. He's a top three pass rusher, and pass rushing is the second most important job in the NFL after QBing.

@whattheyourgae9627

5 жыл бұрын

No

@truebluedemo

4 жыл бұрын

He forced 42 fumbles along with his 200 sacks. He was a game changer.

@thistle0968

4 жыл бұрын

Adrian Edwards top 2

his spin was so effective because even though he is 6'4 he had a really low center of gravity. He could get tons of leverage and power from that spin, really hard to pin him down when doing that...good luck 6'6 300 pounders catching a whirling Bruce

WAY UNDERRATED.

The thing I still can't believe after watching the 30 for 30 on the Bills was how Hoschetdler from the Giants held onto that ball when Bruce sacked him in the endzone for a safety when it looked like in almost any case that would have been a fumble in the endzone. It's such a shame that I missed watching so many great football players before I really understood the game since I was born in 1991, so I didn't really know how good Bruce Smith, Reggie White, and Lawrence Taylor were until they were retired.

@bulkyspud1842

6 жыл бұрын

I was born in Jan of 87. Dude we still got to see all of the greats in all major sports while they were still very good. Gretzky lemueix messier bruuuce Montana in his later years, Deion elway Marino Jordan. Man I can keep going. We were born in a great time as well.

So underrated and underappreciated in the grand scheme of things. There can be little doubt that he is on the exact same level as Lawrence Taylor or Reggie White

Best defensive end ever. Imo

Only one way to put this: Bruce was a monster on the field. Every team in the NFL had to know what Bruce was doing during a game.

Wow #31 what a joke should be top 15!

@sentrysyndrome8920

6 жыл бұрын

no he's fine where he is, he can't hold a candle to Reggie White or Deacon Jones.

@andrewhall7930

6 жыл бұрын

He should be? Who do you want to bump? Walter Payton??!? Jerry Rice?!?! Joe Montana?!?!?! Lawrence Taylor?!! Jim Brown?!?! I'd love to know which player should be dropped to make room for him. Even if your talking top 20 you're talking about guys like Ronnie Lott, Joe Greene, and Barry Sanders. thousands of people compiled this list. They know more about football than all the people commenting on where players belong. No one got robbed, #31 is the right spot.

@smbake

6 жыл бұрын

Really hard to move the players you mentioned back to move up Bruce. Maybe the only ones would be Greene and Deacon Jones. I know they were good but If I had a choice to build a defense around them or Bruce I'd take Bruce in a heart beat. The dude was an amazing athlete.

@misocriallo4379

6 жыл бұрын

King Lando HOMER COMMENT! How many SB-winning teams was he a part of again...?? Riiiiiight. Exactly. He's perfectly slotted on this list.

@smbake

6 жыл бұрын

Dan Marino-0 SB wins, John Hannah-0, Barry Sanders-0, Anthony Munoz-0 and Deacon Jones-0. All those players are lower than Bruce on the list and maybe rightfully so. Does that make those players less great because they never won a Super Bowl? I'd argue Bruce was a more valuable player to his team than Marino was.

He dominated, freakishly strong, huge and great agility, best DT of his era

His total sacks record will never be broken.

@toddsheldon1455

4 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

So glad Bruce got to play when defenders were not only allowed to hit the qb but were encouraged and rewarded for it. RIP 🏈

@TheInkPitOx

Жыл бұрын

He's not dead

@RealMadridArsenal17

9 ай бұрын

It's 2023, he's still alive

@mjm5081

9 ай бұрын

@@RealMadridArsenal17 "RIP 🏈"

@mjm5081

9 ай бұрын

@@TheInkPitOx "RIP 🏈"

Always enjoyed watching Bruce Smith play.

1:49 omg #61 retired after that game

@tygrkhat4087

4 жыл бұрын

Bruce once beat a Jets tackle so bad, he was on top of the QB before the tackle was barely out of his stance. Laid poor Boomer Esiason out.

@dwightlove3704

3 жыл бұрын

@@tygrkhat4087 Boomer Esiason has radio show WFAN (NY) you should call in 1-877-337-6666!!!!!

@dwightlove3704

3 жыл бұрын

@@tygrkhat4087 He didn't get his hands on RANDALL CUNNINGHAM!!!!!!!!

Back when DT and OLB and DE could actually hit the QB up high

@dwightlove3704

3 жыл бұрын

J.Hines He did not get Randall Cunningham!!!!!

Bruce Smith lives in my Hometown. I see him all the time. Such a down to Earth fellow. I never fan-boyed over him, I know how annoying that can be. I always respected him for what he contributed to football, and how he is in real life. Such a cool dude

31 is an insult! Top 15 Easily! WAKE UP NFL FILMS!!!

@jojosoares3879

5 жыл бұрын

Top #10. Greatest

"Run on rap like Bruce Smith on a half-back/ get ya head cracked."- La the Darkman

Most unappreciated and underrated player ever, right up there with Mike Alstott

Still the NFL's all-time sack leader. Virginia Tech superstar.

Such a soft spoken person for one of the best and hardest hitters to play the game

Don't you just love it?! Great player!!

This man is so undervalued cause he was a 3-4 end, even in today's game there's no way a 5 tech could put up his numbers

His closing speed and agility are as good as it gets. Looked a lot like LT.

I have never seen anyone move so fast around a corner and have his pads so low. Totally amazing!

@jruth77

4 жыл бұрын

Fat Guy Fitness you also gotta know he was around 280-290 lbs and for a guy that big he had incredible athleticism

@stillsmokntrees

3 жыл бұрын

Derrick thomas knuckles dragged around the end sometimes

@minuteman3

3 жыл бұрын

@@stillsmokntrees DT was awesome too, bit see Joe Rutherfords comment on why Bruce was just amazing.

Agree he's up there with Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White. Complete freak of nature that dominated, and his stats back that up. Smith was unstoppable in his prime.

What an era to be a QB lol the mid to late 80s had Bruce, Reggie and LT all in their primes coming after you every week

badass Bruce

Underrated

31 is a little low for bruce

I love how the player with the most career interceptions isnt on the top 100 list, Paul Krause

@billytheconqueror5803

6 жыл бұрын

I_am_Chaos _ it's because of anti white racism

Beast

Dope.

Man Bruce had his own Nike signature shoe when he played

Btw back then the NFL had unreal left tackles.

Extremely under-rated

Number one overall pick in 1985 1990 Defensive Player of the year Tackled Hostetler for a Safety in SB25 Most sacks in league history And he’s Number 31?! He should’ve been higher on the list He’s top 20-25

Love him!!!!!!!!

2:24 why I love the sport and past generations of football

Pure dawg

"The Great....Bruce Smith"

A man's man.

I see Bruce Smith in Khalil Mack. It's still a shame that he didn't end up in Buffalo.

Bruce Smith played defensive end for the Buffalo bills he wears number 78 he played from 1985 to 1999 he was born on 18th June 1963 he was born in Norfolk Virginia he played for the Virginia tech hokies football he wore number 78.

@martyzimmerman844

8 жыл бұрын

and he got his 200th sack wearing #78 for the Washington Redskins for 98 and 99 seasons.

@theanimationlads7598

6 жыл бұрын

He played from 85-03 btw

Dude was a straight up bad ass

Bruce was an absolute menace in the backfield

“Don’t depend on anyone else” a mindset so simple, yet absent in today’s NFL. they either blame, lie, beg, or exert their frustrations physically. Why? bad sportsmanship.

“This movie is rated r adult language and violence, lots of it” 😂😂😂

Love Bruce Smith

He was in the same division as Dan Marino. Quickest release in history. Imagine how many more sacks he would have if Miami had an average QB. 😳😳😳😳

@whattheyourgae9627

5 жыл бұрын

Like two tops

QB'S got hammered back then.

GREAT Football player.

Bruce is beast

So, how the hell did Reggie White get #7? If Bruce is the all time sack leader?

@jakem2367

7 жыл бұрын

PaulGreen11 white did it in way less seasons. Also, there is more to it than sacks

@EZDUZIT1980

6 жыл бұрын

Same way Jim Brown is #2 and Emmitt Smith is the all time leading rusher. Stats don't tell the whole story.

His first 10 plays I watched on there, 8 were flags in today's game. 😂

Just a great great player.

I have his 1988 pro bowl throw back jersey.

He played the hardest position to get sacks in nfl history, yet he was number 1 In sacks

Nice touch to have Luke Russert on this. He grew up watching Bruce play,

Havent seen the rest of the list cause im watching in order, but if theres any pass rusher other than LT (i know he was a LB) and Reggie White above him then #31 is a disgrace.

Definitely too low. People done forgot how dominant he was in Buffalo.

I'm from Utica. Buffalo is only 3 hours away. Bruce Smith is my dad's favorite all time player. Buffalo Bills is out home team.

#31? Are you kidding me?

NFL Films, why did you cut this short?

You're lying to yourself if you think there's 30 players better than him. Would be a $30M/yr player today and win DPOY award every year easily. I always thought he was somehow underrated and overlooked. This #31 ranking really solidifies that.

_Just imagine if Bruce Smith played his entire career in a 4-3…_

@dumisatonyjohnson8145

5 ай бұрын

He’d be in the 220 threshold The only person that’d be close is Reggie white Imagine if Reggie went to Philadelphia in 1983 or 1984. And not the USFL

Damn only 31 for the all time sack king

@whattheyourgae9627

5 жыл бұрын

White is better

BRUUUUUUCEEEEE

BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE

Is that pre-Friday Night Lights Peter Berg at 0:43 chanting “Bruuuuce”?

He is the reason I wore 78.