UNHINGED: Lawrence Taylor's Unforgettable Life and Career
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Lawrence Taylor is universally recognized as one of if not the greatest defensive player in NFL history, and his notorious off-field reputation has garnered just as much attention over the years. This video is meant as a reflection on what made LT so unique, for better or worse, as he changed the NFL forever.
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@dcbandnerd 3 жыл бұрын
One of the things that always gets me about the infamous Theismann's leg play isn't the tackle itself but the way LT reacted when he realized what had happened. This man, who gleefully spread wanton destruction on quarterbacks, seemed genuinely frightened at what he had done and was the first to call for a medic - hands over his head in terror.
@Bruinsbigestbear 3 жыл бұрын
To this day he can't look at the play. He still feels awful about it even though Theismann doesn't blame LT. It was a freak play, and LT was just doing his job.
@gluserty 3 жыл бұрын
Bill Parcells said something to the effect that Lawrence had a heart in there, so something like the Theismann play greatly disturbed him. Like what Wellington Mara said about L.T.: "L.T.'s no saint, not a lot of us are". What Harry Carson said about L.T.'s drug problem: "Lawrence has a problem. If he can't overcome it, then it's a problem bigger than him". Legendary player that changed the game and a pleasure to watch (I like the guy in general), but as the video stated, he paid a price for the way that he's wired.
@bigk8210 3 жыл бұрын
And Theismann never blamed him; he understood that the man was doing his job.
@pval5601 3 жыл бұрын
I think he genuinely wanted to hurt the opponent, but as genuinely, didn't want to injure them. The problem being that when you the first on such a consistent basis, you most probably end up doing the second..But in the era he played, that was pretty much accepted wisdom for defensive players all across the field that trying to hurt the opposition was the name of game (Cf Ronnie Lotts).
@mafia_dave32 3 жыл бұрын
33 years later on the exact same day Alex Smith broke his leg . November 18
@srivatsavyaddanapudi7772 3 жыл бұрын
That one line "son you gotta do better than that" coldest shit ever said bar none. Btw that intro card is better than anything ESPN can put together
@gfys9724 3 жыл бұрын
JPP's "It's over, Boy" to Mahomes was on the same level
@marcusredd4229 3 жыл бұрын
@@gfys9724 nah
@david.tousignant20 3 жыл бұрын
The best linebacker I've ever seen. Some offensive coordinators were changing their whole game plan when they were playing the Giants... tells you a lot about LT.
@chrischilders6239 3 жыл бұрын
He wasn't just best linebacker, I think he's the best football player I've saw! Dion took half the field away but LT controlled the whole field
@garygermaine9150 2 жыл бұрын
Actually he was not a great linebacker.he was a small down lineman .he was fast but he wasn't even best linebacker on those giant teams
@gregpenismith1248 2 жыл бұрын
@@garygermaine9150 cool story. Always has to be that one guy who wants to be a contrarian just to seem smart.
@TheBigBU 2 жыл бұрын
@@garygermaine9150 you are on drugs man, drugs… never talk football again.
@garygermaine9150 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheBigBU apparently you never watched him play linebacker.you got sucked into the Lawrence Taylor worshipping.giants linebacker coach during g Taylor's time admitted he was worst cover tight end on that team.he primarily was a rush the passes linebacker.he could not back pedal.he was actually a small down lineman
@Tsukiko.97 3 жыл бұрын
I knew who LT is, I just never knew what he did in detail. Can't believe they introduced a two TE/ HB scheme bc of one man. Great break down STE
@robinrodriguez480 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my god i feel sorry for anyone who didn't get a chance to see him play !! he was definitely a one in million player !!!
@slps8099 2 жыл бұрын
@@robinrodriguez480 i'm sad it was before my time, I can'y believe he never od'ed tho
@dowtontaylor1939 5 ай бұрын
He is the reason left tackles are the biggest on the line and the reason they are the second highest paid on most teams
@joshuasatterwhite9520 3 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy because LT was so impactful a whole new scheme was created to combat him, and my high school team uses that scheme double tights right now, 30-40 years after it’s inception
@warlordofbritannia 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently, LT was one of Bill Belichick's all-time favorites I mean, an all-time great who worked hard but also had notorious off-field issues? He's basically Bill's first
@psychokiller187 3 жыл бұрын
To this day Bill says LT is best football player he's ever seen, this is coming from a Pats fan, dude was a total savage.
@southsider3542 3 жыл бұрын
@@psychokiller187 Bill's right
@jessyfretz5800 3 жыл бұрын
He had a twin brother named Quentin Sands, played in The League in the 2000's for the New York Nightmare. It was noted for no penalties, even for WWE finishers on QBs, and unique "drug testing policy".
@jackn.1120 2 жыл бұрын
Blitz: The League!
@targettoad691 Жыл бұрын
The fact that even over 10 years after his retirement, the name "LT" was big enough for not one, but two licensed games with hd graphics (xbox360) just shows how staggering he was.
@Aka_GodSpeed Жыл бұрын
I think they called him the "sand man"👀
@williamfryman4360 Жыл бұрын
The Sand Man put em all to sleep!
@okaytoaster96 3 жыл бұрын
But every day I tell my story, and be comfortable with my story and be comfortable with what I've done, and what I did, and how I am today, it lessens the likelihood it will ever happen. - Lawrence Taylor
@sargondp69 2 жыл бұрын
4:10 Yes, it did affect his play. (You are taking the word of an addict in a 60 mins interview ...). Those of us watching football back then saw it week to week. He was inconsistent, esp in the middle of his career (he mentions this himself). He was also on cok in some of his better games and hungover in some of his worse games.
@robertlake9009 2 жыл бұрын
I own a lot of football jerseys, but the one that gets the most compliments whenever i wear it is my LT jersey. LT may be the very best OLB of all time. As far as an edge rushing OLB there is nobody else even close.
@JamesSavik 3 жыл бұрын
LT was the only linebacker I've ever seen that could completely dominate a game. He single-handedly beat up the Atlanta Falcons in 1984. The Falcons were 3-3 at the time and were expected to improve. After LT beat them down, they didn't win again until week 16.
@waynemiles7027 2 жыл бұрын
You must not have seen Dick Butkus!
@jacktorrance2633 3 жыл бұрын
Years later, I still wonder how incredible it would have been if my Saints selected Taylor instead of Rogers.Later in the same draft New Orleans selected Rickey Jackson, a six time pro bowl player(I'm certain he would've made the trip a couple more times if he played in a bigger market at that time)with 128 sacks in his own right.Can you imagine those two on either side of the defense with Vaughn Johnson and Sam Mills in the middle? I can, it looks good.
@leocapoccia9073 2 жыл бұрын
Got an opportunity of a lifetime after the 85 season. The Giants along with LT played a charity donkey basketball game in Rome, NY. I owned a restaurant they booked for a private party after the game. Partner and I took LT out for some local clubbing. It was a night I’ll never forget. He was just as cool, polite, and unpretentious as anyone I’ve known. Best part was nobody knew who he was, without the #56 uniform, he was just one of the boys!!! Great respect, best Giant to ever lace them up.
@Bengal 3 жыл бұрын
He kept stealing all my moves
@logangilbertson3157 3 жыл бұрын
Could you rebuild packers without Rodgers plz
@sircartier1436 3 жыл бұрын
He was a versatile weapon...
@chrissystone8537 3 жыл бұрын
Like he stole this video idea from KTO
@Mdrobile 3 жыл бұрын
Everybody should make a video about LT.
@widehotep9257 2 жыл бұрын
lol! you made coffee shoot out my nose!
@TheAlfrulz 3 жыл бұрын
12:30 - I've always felt the same way with that statement that we'll never see another LT because it just wouldn't fly in today's society. I always thought LB Aldon Smith of the 49'ers was similar when he entered the league, but today's media coverage exposed him sooner. I think if left unchecked, Aldon would've had similar on the field dominance like LT. But also the same destructive nature off of it.
@troysmith6190 3 жыл бұрын
100 % agree with this
@Caboooo 3 жыл бұрын
Still pissed to this day we couldn't have a Blitz the League 3
@siltstridersftw 3 жыл бұрын
The reason why we don't have one is because Warner Bros bought Midway in 2010. It's a darn shame because I have both games and enjoy them because they're so much fun to play
@Jfraire99 3 жыл бұрын
@@siltstridersftw All they need to do is let Netherrealm studios make it. Can you imagine injuries on the same engine as Mortal Kombat's fatal blows? Plus it'd only make sense for them to do it since they took over Mortal Kombat since both were created the Midway.
@siltstridersftw 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jfraire99 i didn't think of that, that's a great point. That would be awesome
@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being so good as a defensive player that entire teams change up their offenses and protection schemes to stop you.
@alex.k3166 8 ай бұрын
imagine being so good that u can be fucked up off crack the entire day be able to perform on the field draw up and describe plays and still be way more over powered and dominate than anyone else in history
@zerohero3419 3 жыл бұрын
It's exactly like Michael Vick, you don't have to like the guy as a person, but you have to respect what he was able to do on the field.
@grantmartin4773 3 жыл бұрын
@L Train45 and WILDLY inaccurate
@realpoorman3154 3 жыл бұрын
@L Train45 you sound so clownly it’s sad
@realpoorman3154 3 жыл бұрын
@L Train45 cool because you a bezo🤡
@zerohero3419 3 жыл бұрын
@Curtis Davies The comment I made was not about disregarding the disgusting crimes he committed. It was me simply stating that although he wasn't necessarily a good human, he was an incredible football player. It's ridiculous that from my comment, you think I was turning a blind eye to the crimes he committed.
@holocade4908 2 жыл бұрын
nah both vick and malone are losers who never won shit, dont compare those bums to the greatness that is LT
@gilbertwashington8685 2 жыл бұрын
Wow you'll never ever will find another defensive player of LT'S MAGNITUDE 🏈 the man was a genuine beast on the field 👹
@fosilrelicyt5448 3 жыл бұрын
Ayeee let’s goooo another upload and another banger
@Ko-kf6lc 3 жыл бұрын
Damn i didnt know he ran a 4.53, thats insane for a man his size
@afilleduptaco 3 жыл бұрын
TBH thought he was even faster than that. He always ran down RBs going on a sweep
@Ko-kf6lc 3 жыл бұрын
@Joe Blow shit if you rundown Barry Sanders you definitely can move thats for sure
@EzPzLemnSqueezy 3 жыл бұрын
2:17 to skip ad
@ryanstaiger1712 3 жыл бұрын
Never stop making these! I love these vids!
@mcfrisko834 3 жыл бұрын
😎 Great doc! The ending music is perfect for the mood 💯
@thethrillcollins 3 жыл бұрын
This was so good man, salute
@SuperDarkMario 3 жыл бұрын
Always a good day when STE uploads a video.
@kameraddog624 3 жыл бұрын
Hurdle after hurdle LT pulled through. An icon for every Giants fan, player and staff member to this day.
@randybobandy9447 3 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@thijsvanmourik4009 3 жыл бұрын
Wondering why he so desperately wanted to destroy everyone including himself, what was his youth like?
@ronj3819 3 жыл бұрын
My guess was his eternal search for rush of power and the high..
@danielcorrea1905 3 жыл бұрын
I swear you and KTO don’t upload often but when you do it’s on the same exact day
@nicholasheuser3606 3 жыл бұрын
That’s what I’m saying!!
@chrissmart7639 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible player, changed the game! Also great work and great content.
@redpepperdave 3 жыл бұрын
LT 56 Big Blue legend, Great video edge!
@ceverett68 3 жыл бұрын
absolute legend. on and off the field. I'm not trying to glorify his off field actions but damn he could still play. I miss 80s football. a lot
@codyraymond6164 3 жыл бұрын
Love ur vids man!
@cmd31220 2 жыл бұрын
LT was the best defensive player ever. An absolute animal that was also the smartest football mind on almost any field he played on.
@zoomzoom8693 3 жыл бұрын
Love you set the edge
@bamsdizzle 3 жыл бұрын
Addiction is crazy and not ruins ur life but others at the same time. I know myself. I pray for him and his family
@nachosauce4770 2 жыл бұрын
Great video
@danrich7640 3 жыл бұрын
Few people have changed the sport so much, this is a nice summary & swansong. Also, it makes "The Waterboy" even better. Thanx M8 ;o)-
@kennycai8695 2 жыл бұрын
I really recommend watching the Linebackers roundtable video that the NFL produced for its 100th anniversary. Besides seeing the best linebackers discussing about their playing careers, there was also a heart to heart moment with Lawrence Taylor and Harry Carson (teammate with LT on the Giants, and Carson was a LB too). You want to see both sides of Lawrence Taylor, watch it.
@ronj3819 3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in this madness.. It was so exciting to watch LT
@fallout3fanboy1 3 жыл бұрын
That music choice at 10:28 just hits.
@benjaminpilosov 3 жыл бұрын
Veridis Quo - Daft Punk
@neubiineubii2931 3 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminpilosov musical gods
@jpmnky Жыл бұрын
That bit starting at roughly 9:30 was some of the most heartbreaking stuff you’ll ever hear about a substance ravaged athlete.
@KiloOne 3 жыл бұрын
Ooh, I hear that Daft Punk remix. Love them like I love your content, man. Keep it up
@SetTheEdge 3 жыл бұрын
gotta pay respect to the greats
@KiloOne 3 жыл бұрын
Amen, brother
@Madara2B 3 жыл бұрын
new STE baby
@ZJ-ne9kn 2 жыл бұрын
I love getting lost in youtube its why i subscribe to so many different channels cause i get recommended so many documentary style stuff and i learn stuff and hear stories and go wtf
@jamessmith1549 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome back!
@gmanning4881 3 ай бұрын
one word to describe the great lawrence taylor- unstoppable.
@glenwest1911 3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video.
@SetTheEdge 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Findfeisal 3 жыл бұрын
"The slightest mention of this man's off field activities is going to get this video demonetised..'' Bonafide legend.. 😂😂
@DaleRojoDecaf 3 жыл бұрын
The coughing killed me when that came up. Perfect timing.
@GinkgoPete 3 жыл бұрын
yeah statutory rape hahaha what a ... legend?
@killaseason82 3 жыл бұрын
@@GinkgoPete all ur favorite white heros did much worst
@GinkgoPete 2 жыл бұрын
@@killaseason82 ???
@killaseason82 2 жыл бұрын
@@GinkgoPete i said wtf i said
@geleneceline2310 3 жыл бұрын
Nice too see my local news channel being featured on this video 0:28
@Jon-xb9kb 3 жыл бұрын
Verdis Quo by Daft Punk? Now that is how you set the edge with your videos
@Matthew-gz4oh 2 жыл бұрын
I was not a Giants fan, but if you love football you cannot help and appreciate what you are seeing. it's like watching Barry Sanders, M.J. and a few others, as they just look and play different.
@howardhamlin1348 3 жыл бұрын
HES BACK
@SetTheEdge 3 жыл бұрын
missed you
@dannyvalvoda8213 2 жыл бұрын
Love the kendrick instrumental of hol up for the sponsor🤘🤘
@pranavsambamurti7746 6 ай бұрын
The greatest Football player who ever stepped on a Gridiron. Anyone who saw him play, played with him and played against him will tell you that......
@vprince9907 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah LT definitely set that bar that hasn't been undone yet by any of the great talent which came into league at his skill position played....the man was a straight beast on football field...
@stryka777 3 жыл бұрын
yo whats the track playing at the end? thats dope.....great clip too. Much love from NZ....down under.
@suavebush925 2 жыл бұрын
New Subscriber 💪
@rodolfomagdaleno1663 3 жыл бұрын
L.T. , PRIMETIME & THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE. 🔥Best 3 defenders ever🔥
@kevinso187 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite player
@MagicalBread 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh, KTO and Set the Edge uploading on the same day. Awesome! Two channels that are the epitome of “quality over quantity”. Nice video my dude.
@kingjoffry193 Жыл бұрын
Lmao that last clip killed me 😸💨💨💨💯
@jacobball8422 3 жыл бұрын
He is beloved in NY and we all know he is not a perfect hero. Giants fans like myself will always embrace him no matter what. I also struggled with addiction so I'm biased I guess. He'll always be the most dominant football player I've ever seen
@billyz5088 3 жыл бұрын
The Theismann leg incident was gruesome - LT always seemed to save his best for going up against Washington - but just think about how bad it looked on TV on replays - then think how bad it must have been for anyone seeing his freshly compound fractured leg up close like that - it had to be stomach-churning. Just seeing it on TV I knew Theismann's career was over.
@mrpotential11 3 жыл бұрын
A KTO and STE video in one day? I think I died and went to heaven
@sircliffordmalcolmjac5870 3 жыл бұрын
Is that daft punk i hear so very softly?? Awesome!
@robinrodriguez480 3 жыл бұрын
Great video !!!👍👍you know what though i don't care how much crack he smoked or what he did !!! he was still the BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER EVER !!!! he changed your game plans !!!
@mmawilldesha Жыл бұрын
I wish I was old enough to see him do his thing. So many of the players I looked up to as a kid idolized this man.
@RandomRay1 3 жыл бұрын
Can't imagine how all the nfc east qbs felt that time when they had to play the giants
@antonioriversrivers7925 3 жыл бұрын
Willie Lanier was a middle linebacker and played in the first Superbowl before Dick Butkus and Jack Lambert and he gets my mentions as one of the greatest middle linebackers of the Kansas City Chiefs.
@jacktorrance2633 3 жыл бұрын
Not before,Butkus started two years before Lanier.But yes,he was great. I remember watching him play when I was a kid.
@wadewilson8011 4 ай бұрын
Theres literally only ONE man who was considered "The Next Lawrence Taylor." And that man was an edge rusher from Kansas City: #58 Derrick Thomas. He still holds the record of 7 sacks in one game. A record that NO ONE will ever break.
@vinsanity982 3 жыл бұрын
@6:18 this is the mentality you want your linebackers to have
@gobeklipepe 3 жыл бұрын
Before the video started, I knew the waterboy part would be added. 😂
@paulpatinaiv4012 3 жыл бұрын
Ken Stabler next? 👀
@livelife4228TBAS Жыл бұрын
It was a honor meeting Lawrence Taylor in Vegas at planet Hollywood bar he was cool didn't get a pic but very quiet to himself
@GAURAV25855ify Ай бұрын
He ruled the NFL FROM 1981 TILL 1994
@narr___ 3 жыл бұрын
This is the best fucking channel on KZfaq. I love you STE!
@philjackson2083 Жыл бұрын
LT gangsta digg the background music too
@YUMMYB823 2 жыл бұрын
I see a video talking in depth about LT, I like subscribe and spread. GREATEST OF ALL TIME! "Which brings me to my next point. Children, don't smoke crack."
@RandomRay1 3 жыл бұрын
You take the great with the bad... well said
@alec9370 3 жыл бұрын
BRO! You deserve your own Netflix series! This is some HQ shit.
@CodeineAbdulJabbar 3 жыл бұрын
I find it crazy how LT is still so revered by everyone after all the crazy and messed up shit he's done.
@samsizer2919 3 жыл бұрын
The hardcore drug addiction is a personal issue, not something worth not revering him for.
@CodeineAbdulJabbar 3 жыл бұрын
@@samsizer2919 well that and the rape 😬
@reliablethreat23 3 жыл бұрын
"He made a quantum leap in linebacking! He revolutionized the game!" Coach Tony D'Amato (Any Given Sunday)
@GIBBO4182 3 жыл бұрын
The GOAT of defence
@phild6485 2 жыл бұрын
A genius on the field never mind the big blue wrecking crew, this guy was a one man wrecking crew!! Never seen a more dominant force than him in nearly 30 years since his retirement probably never will that's how great he is. Thank you New Orleans for selecting George Rogers at no 1 🙏. So pleased that the Giants retired no 56 a true honour to a true iconic player. 👏
@TheWatchernator 3 жыл бұрын
Read his book. His and Romanowski's books are great reads.
@Gzimkodra 2 жыл бұрын
The beat line backer NFL history. No doubt. He was the best he had 10 sacks 1 game😱
@brianmcghee3597 3 жыл бұрын
Lawrence Taylor hands down a great. You can build any team around him and win. Hands down the greatest NFL player of all time.
@sjbrooksy45 3 жыл бұрын
Probably my favorite FB player ever!
@stonksrus 2 жыл бұрын
I love how he sampled a kendrick lamar song off his debut album in the ad
@mookie449 2 жыл бұрын
Has done more blow than most. Amazing he's alive.
@jacobsports214 3 жыл бұрын
What’s up STE?
@ravingasian3000 3 жыл бұрын
I dig the Daft Punk in the background.
@SiccDeville 2 жыл бұрын
his cameo on Married with Children was hilarious.
@milojanis4901 2 жыл бұрын
Taylor was the only player in NFL history that played every game in a snow storm........
@plasticwalnut7650 3 жыл бұрын
Damn, when Daft Punk's 'Veridus Quo' track kicked in at 10:18, shit immediately got real.
@daleburkett4141 2 жыл бұрын
Lonnie had a reputation to uphold in NY. That wasn't the same guy in High School. He had a wonderful family. And a tight circle of friends.
@shanedaviau5976 2 жыл бұрын
Remember him saying in waterboy "and that reminds me kids don't smoke Crack".lol
@Gogettor 3 жыл бұрын
I love this man, issues aside. One of the only players that is absolutely loved by Bill Belichick
@kmotaibi58 3 жыл бұрын
Woah now we're talking about Lawrence Taylor
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