Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

Late-80s/Early 90s NOLA Saints LB corps...

Rickey Jackson.... is already a member of the PFHOF.

Sam Mills... has been a PFHOF finalist, but not yet enshrined... I imagine he may one day join Jackson.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... llSa00.htm

Vaughan Johnson... 4x Pro Bowl selectee, 4x first-team All-NFC ('87, '88, '91, '92), several all-pro team honors as well.... last season was 1994, so now eligible for the HOVG.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... hnVa01.htm

Pat Swilling... 5x Pro Bowl honoree, 2x first-team all-pro ('91, '92), second team all-pro ('89, '90), 1991 AP Defensive Player of the Year, 107.5 career sacks... final season was 1998, so not quite eligible for the HOVG.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... ilPa00.htm

What do you folks think about the Dome Patrol?

Swilling was a great pass rusher, valued highly by pro football-reference but will have to wait awhile I think for the HOF, if he ever gets elected. Once Joe Montana hurt his elbow against this defense in 1988, he had recurring problems ever since, missing all of the 1991 season because of it.

Jim Mora had a tough defense but his offense was too vanilla to go very far and Bobby Herbert never took the next step of becoming a Pro Bowl QB, though he never had many weapons anyway other than Eric Martin at receiver.

They and the 80's Giants are in competition for the best four man LB crew ever to play, with all due respect to Blitzburgh.

Speaking of the Giants, Gary Reasons was underrated.