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Thunder and Destruction - Bruce Smith

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Bruce Bernard Smith (born June 18, 1963) is a former American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was a member of the Buffalo Bills teams that played in four consecutive Super Bowls as AFC champions. The holder of the NFL career record for quarterback sacks, Smith was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009, his first year of eligibility.[1]

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@andrewfleming5170 2 жыл бұрын

Best Ever.

@rftulie 6 ай бұрын

You notice he didn't just run into ball carriers and try to knock them down with his momentum. He got both hands on them strategically and twisted so they'd fall and fall hard. Form tackling at its best, combined with intelligence, speed, and sheer malice. I lived in upstate NY during his reign and was privileged to see this guy on TV every weekend.

@shred5 5 жыл бұрын

Bruce Smith was the best defensive end to ever play the game and the best defensive player I have ever seen. Not only was he a consistent sack machine year after year, but he could also stop the run like an all star linebacker would be expected to.

@juniorlovell2833 4 жыл бұрын

He's most definitely one of the best but Reggie was every bit as dominant in his own right

@pp3k3jamail 7 ай бұрын

Reggie was better bruh stop if Reggie white a 10 bruce is a 9

@thesentinel5523 5 жыл бұрын

Anybody else miss this kind of football, this kind of player, and really that type of man?

@piedmontbsafriendsofscouti5352 5 жыл бұрын

BRUUUUCE!!! My favorite football player ever. So dominant and exciting on the field, and a likable guy too.

@kenvr2287 6 жыл бұрын

He also played clean football....he never was a dirty player when he tackled the QB or RB.....his tackling was clean and precise.

@knarf_on_a_bike 5 жыл бұрын

Never with the helmet. No intent to injure. Just do the job - better than anyone else - and do it cleanly.

@Mineingcreepers 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was a living legend. To be such the force he was while keeping it ALL clean with every hit. Bruce showed the world that a tackle is made safely or dangerously. Perfect form, leading with the shoulder and allowing the massive frame to do the work for him. A real life, walking, talking Torpedo! #78ForLife

@juniorlovell2833 4 жыл бұрын

As well as humble 😉 met him and odomes 4 times

@cpuwrite 4 жыл бұрын

Worse still, it didn't stop the Jets from chop blocking him.

@Mineingcreepers 4 жыл бұрын

@tombradley37 6 жыл бұрын

Bruce Smith was a bad man man! Bad things happen too offenses when they played against Bruce Smith, man! BAD THINGS MAN!!!

@ckobo84 Жыл бұрын

Like they score 60+ on ya if Leon Lett pays attention.

@flash1457 8 жыл бұрын

Bruce smith is a beast

@stuartsims9115 5 жыл бұрын

200 sacks?? The man was a beast.

@tacobob4123 5 жыл бұрын

that was and is the best team ever

@kevinmcrae3354 4 жыл бұрын

Taco Bob Not even close ......

@jeremythompson9122 4 жыл бұрын

Bruce Smith is my favorite NFL player ever and the greatest DE of all time. If you look back thru NFL history at all the truly great DE...Bruce Smith is the ONLY one who played the majority of his career in a 3-4 scheme. Reggie White, Deacon Jones, Gino Marchetti, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall and basically any other one I can think of played most or all of their careers in a 4-3 scheme. Imagine how many sacks Bruce would've had if he played in a 4-3 . He's already the NFL's all time sack leader and also made more tackles than any other DL in NFL history. In other words he was just as dominant stopping the run as he was rushing the QB

@sportjunkie5286 3 жыл бұрын

Correct! The main thing about Bruce was his incredible speed....he was able to constantly beat double teams and get sacks because of his quickness.... he had great speed on top of his strength

@ckobo84 Жыл бұрын

I recently watched an '86 Giants game and noticed Lawrence Taylor was dropping in coverage on about half of the passing plays. Imagine if LT was rushing every play.

@kevinbarry7475 11 ай бұрын

They went over the old NFL films, and Lawrence Taylor, not Ray Lewis, is THE leading tackler for linebackers ever.

@SHCosplay 3 жыл бұрын

Two of those thumbs down are from Boomer and Elway. They're still having flashbacks from Bruce

@cpuwrite 4 жыл бұрын

In a way, it wasn't fair. Smith was a fitness fanatic. He weighed 300 pounds when drafted--and he wasn't fat. For his sophomore season, he lost another 20 pounds. He had to do this under a doctor's supervision to make sure he didn't get vitamin deficiencies. That turned out not to be enough, so he spent an offseason in a boxing camp, putting together an insane regimen that made his body a thing of awe. The only thing I didn't hear of him doing was using estim to increase his strength. Guess he didn't know Bruce Lee...thank God.

@flash1457 8 жыл бұрын

football look like it was fun back then still is but it did look like it was fun

@dumisatonyjohnson8145 4 жыл бұрын

3:06 Hammer Time ⏰ 🔨

@antares3097 Жыл бұрын

Sack leader... Bills, ended career in Washington with Redskins.

@theh-town7456 8 жыл бұрын

hammer time

@JamesPlaysGames2013 9 жыл бұрын

0:24 was that Smith beating Anthony Munoz?

@ianward776 9 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Yezir760 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is better than Lawrence Taylor in my opinion.

@fredbraxton2132 3 жыл бұрын

💎

@dondellbest3239 6 жыл бұрын

THE BEST DE EVER FROM VIRGINIA

@tygrkhat4087 4 жыл бұрын

When Bruce was inducted into the Hall of Fame, one of his fellow inducties was Coach George Allen. Allen was introduced by Deacon Jones, and the induction was accepted by then Virginia Governor George Allen, the coach's son. Gov. Allen thanked Deacon for the introduction from "the greatest DE in football history." The Bills fans in the crowd started chanting "Bruuuuuce!" Gov. Allen quipped, "Bruce is OK. He's from Norfolk."

@chrissmith6726 9 жыл бұрын

smith gave john elway nightmares

@ramram349 9 жыл бұрын

Boy did Bruce hate Boomer Esiason. He eased up sometimes on guys like Elway, Moon and Marino, but every chance he got he leveled Boomer. Wonder why?

@lzv6990 7 жыл бұрын

Philosopher Mr. O In the 1988 AFC Championship game Bruce Smith was dominating Muñoz, but he got hurt early.

@jeremythompson9122 4 жыл бұрын

@@lzv6990 that was a HUGE factor in that game

@dumisatonyjohnson8145 4 жыл бұрын

2:33 Bruce Smith Hits QB John Elway for a loss

@bradmonster08 8 жыл бұрын

What song played at @5:27?

@kevinmcrae3354 4 жыл бұрын

Great player as long as it wasn’t an important game like ummmm the Super Bowl 🤔

@midwestguy1983 Жыл бұрын

He actually played pretty good in the 3 superbowls he was healthy. The offense becoming cataclysmic a turnover machine was what undid those teams.

@chrissanabria3614 6 жыл бұрын

I love watching Elway get hit.

@juniorlovell2833 4 жыл бұрын

Him and farve are the ones of that era that ate plenty but always shook it off

@dumisatonyjohnson8145 3 жыл бұрын

Elway took a beating over his career Yet he had a hell of an arm

@JrRyder44 9 жыл бұрын

Lol

@benjaminanderton4020 8 жыл бұрын

Bruce Smith was the best defensive lineman in the AFC. Reggie White was the best defensive lineman in the game during this time though.

@ericherrmann6501 7 жыл бұрын

Meh. Bruce was doing this as a 5tech and Reggie was a 4-3 true edge DE. Totally different positions and Bruce was still keeping pace sack wise.

@shred5 5 жыл бұрын

Running backs would just run around Reggie White. Bruce Smith would chase them down -- and he played in a 3-4 defense where linebackers are supposed to be the run stoppers! Reggie White was a slightly better pass rusher though. Both of these guys were the best ends ever to play the game, but I give the edge to Bruce Smith overall.

@orphy6869 5 жыл бұрын

White was good but Smith was better and if Bruce had played in the same system as white (4-3) he would have had another 50+ sack on his already all time NFL leading 200 sacks

@Lundahlium 5 жыл бұрын

Reggie rushed right tackles!!!

@jeremythompson9122 4 жыл бұрын

Not so sure about that. Bruce was better against the run and a bit quicker than Reggie White. Plus Bruce Smith played in a 3-4 defense his whole time in Buffalo....A tougher defensive scheme for a pass rushing DE to flourish. Reggie White played in a 4-3 scheme in both Philly and Green Bay and played on better D-Line's than Bruce did. Reggie played with Jerome Brown and Clyde Simmons in Philly and Gilbert Brown and Sean Jones in GB