Who was our last real "Enforcer" DB?

[day-day]

I don't think Sam Shade has been mentioned yet.

 

[bamaslaw]

I don't think Sam Shade has been mentioned yet.

And that's a crying shame because he was the definition of an enforcer DB.

 

[LCN]

A guy whos play went backwards to the point that he eventually lost his job , was an enforcer ?:conf2:?

 

[gerry dorsey]

A guy whos play went backwards to the point that he eventually lost his job , was an enforcer ?:conf2:?

problem is one can be an enforcer and also make a habit out of getting toasted.....just ask dallas' roy williams.

 

[LCN]

problem is one can be an enforcer and also make a habit out of getting toasted.....just ask dallas' roy williams.

.... but , you can't do either on the bench and that's where Sam was by the 3rd game of his sr season .

 

[gerry dorsey]

.... but , you can't do either on the bench and that's where Sam was by the 3rd game of his sr season .

i'm not disagreeing with you. i'm just saying that one can be an "enforcer"....a guy that lays people out.....and not necessarily be a quality db.

 

[bamagradinATL]

marcus spencer lived on the same floor as me in my dorm my freshman year ('97...when he was a walk on). i'll never forget he had cut out a picture from a newspaper of him hitting someone and put it on his door with a sign below it that said "ya'll look out for the night train." i don't even remember him being that hard of a hitter....although he was a tackling machine....but i loved it anyway. :biggrin2:

like i said, not sure if he was an enforcer.....but this thread reminded me of it.

I have to agree with Big D Tide. I was a student when Spencer played at Bama. That boy could hit. Another guy that could hit was Kelvin Sigler.

 

[Randy Watson]

Whammy Ward

 

[day-day]

A guy whos play went backwards to the point that he eventually lost his job , was an enforcer ?:conf2:?

The OP referred to "laying the lumber". Shade hit harder than most so he fits the bill.

I wish all of Bama's bench warmers made it into the NFL.

 

[LCN]

The OP referred to "laying the lumber". Shade hit harder than most so he fits the bill.

I wish all of Bama's bench warmers made it into the NFL.

If you aren't on the field , you can't enforce .

 

[Crimson-Blitz]

Benny Perrin was the best I saw. But you have to be really old to remember him.:BigA:

Interesting call. I grew up with Benny. His Mom was my Sunday school teacher.

When I played pony league football (13 years old) in Decatur I played Benny's team. He alternated position between QB, RB and wide receiver. He broke a long run and then got held up at the ten yard line. My teammate had him by the legs and Benny was basically "stood up". I hit him between the numbers with my right shoulder on a dead run. It was a hard enough hit that the crowd went silent.

Benny sprang up and grinned at me. The dude had a hard nose.

Benny went on to play QB at Decatur High. They ended up losing the state championship his senior year to Mountain Brook by a point or two. MB ran the ball 61 times, 60 of them by Major Ogilvie.

 

[crimson_blood]

What about my boy Chris Donnelly? Stud

 

[Bamathrunthru]

Harper laying wood !

 

[dtgreg]

Think he may have played LB but who else was such a bad@$$ he ended an entire series with a team and chased 'em out of the conference? Uhh, DARWIN HOLT, anyone?

 

[Boclive]

Young people, defensive backs didn't used to make many tackles at Alabama.

It simply wasn't their responsibility. Even in today's game if your safety is making a lot of tackles something is wrong with your defense.

I can tell you that Bobby Johns didn't make a great number of tackles.

If the "safety is making tackles something bad already happened on that play.

The idea that a safety needs to be a "head-hunter" is fundamentally flawed. If he is that good at it, he probably is playing out of position.

 

[gerry dorsey]

Young people, defensive backs didn't used to make many tackles at Alabama.

It simply wasn't their responsibility. Even in today's game if your safety is making a lot of tackles something is wrong with your defense.

I can tell you that Bobby Johns didn't make a great number of tackles.

If the "safety is making tackles something bad already happened on that play.

The idea that a safety needs to be a "head-hunter" is fundamentally flawed. If he is that good at it, he probably is playing out of position.

yeah well people aren't running wishbone, or the wing t, or the option anymore either. you better have db's that can tackle or a 4 yard pass will be an 72 yard touchdown.

 

[yellowhammer13]

I'll go with Sam Shade and the whole "X Crew" secondary in the 90's. The group was pretty intimidating. I can still see the image of Teague throwing up the "X" to the crowd with the black gloves and wrist bands after a big play!!!!

How I long for the days of having a team with some swagger and attitude, but still showing their class!!
:BigA: :BigA: :BigA:

 

[rolltide8755]

Harper laying wood !

niceee

 

[bama mike 21560]

Benny Perrin was the best I saw. But you have to be really old to remember him.:BigA:

people dont know just how good an athlete benny perrin was. he was a helluva basketball player and a good golfer too. excellent athlete. i went to una with a good friend of his from decatur and the stories never stopped. my votes go to wilcox and jb harris they hit like line backers.

 

[TIDE24]

John "hitman" Mangum, is THE man.