L.T.'s Idea... I Like It!!!

BigJohn&TheLions · 11-26-2003, 06:10 PM

I think that L.T's idea should be a feature in the game...

Lawrence Taylor had a strategy not found in NFL playbooks: He sent escorts to opponents' hotel rooms the night before a game.

"You know what they like, and what type of women they like, and you just call the service," the Hall of Fame linebacker said in an interview that "60 Minutes" will air Sunday on CBS.

Taylor said the plan was to make sure opposing running backs were not ready for the game. The former New York Giants star said the prank was played on him.

"Knock on the door, you open the door, and you got two beautiful women sitting there, (saying), 'We're for you!' And I'm like, 'You're in the right place,''' he recalled with a laugh.

Taylor, who played 13 seasons with the Giants, was the NFL's MVP in 1986 and a 10-time Pro Bowl selection.

Taylor also spoke in the interview about the years right after his retirement, when cocaine took over his life. He said he reached a low point in the late 1990s.

"I had gotten really bad," he said. "I mean my place was almost like a crack house -- not where you sold it, but I had a lot of stuff in my house."

judicial clerk · 11-26-2003, 06:41 PM

I am definitely going to watch that interview.

judicial clerk · 11-26-2003, 06:42 PM

Dola...

Is L.T. the greatest defensive player ever?

Schmidty · 11-26-2003, 07:25 PM

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Originally posted by judicial clerk
Dola...

Is L.T. the greatest defensive player ever?

No.

My great-uncle Joe is. I'm sure a lot of you have heard of him, since he's in the Hall.

heybrad · 11-26-2003, 07:41 PM

Maybe William Feldman should give LT a call.

BigJohn&TheLions · 11-26-2003, 07:41 PM

#56 is your uncle? Really? If so that rocks! I love Joe. He's about as great (and unrecognized outside of Detroit) a player and personality as there could be... Swilling shouldn't have worn 56, but I don't agree with retiring numbers either. The Raiders got it right: You want to wear the number, you better be ready to play up to it.

Schmidty · 11-26-2003, 08:13 PM

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Originally posted by BigJohn&TheLions
#56 is your uncle? Really? If so that rocks! I love Joe. He's about as great (and unrecognized outside of Detroit) a player and personality as there could be... Swilling shouldn't have worn 56, but I don't agree with retiring numbers either. The Raiders got it right: You want to wear the number, you better be ready to play up to it.

I'm just fibbing, but my grandpa always told me that Joe was my uncle growing up, so for a long time I thought he was. Needless to say, Joe has always been my favorite football player of all time.

BigJohn&TheLions · 11-27-2003, 01:54 AM

Hey, you never know. I worked at the metropolitan opera once. Got a call for tickets from Sharon Shula. Yep. We talked football a little bit. Too bad she had a boyfriend... It's too bad the Colts hired the Lions defensive coordinator back in the early 60's. True, he only spent one year in Detroit, but if the Lions had made him HC...

sterlingice · 11-27-2003, 08:34 PM

I'm related to one of the best defensive players of all time. My dad and him have the same grandparents (whatever that makes them). Old #51 for the Bears.

SI

wbonnell · 11-27-2003, 08:37 PM

What an idiot...

JeeberD · 11-28-2003, 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by sterlingice
I'm related to one of the best defensive players of all time. My dad and him have the same grandparents (whatever that makes them). Old #51 for the Bears.

SI

That would make him your dad's cousin, right?

11-26-2003, 07:41 PM	#6
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	#56 is your uncle? Really? If so that rocks! I love Joe. He's about as great (and unrecognized outside of Detroit) a player and personality as there could be... Swilling shouldn't have worn 56, but I don't agree with retiring numbers either. The Raiders got it right: You want to wear the number, you better be ready to play up to it. __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

11-27-2003, 01:54 AM	#8
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	Hey, you never know. I worked at the metropolitan opera once. Got a call for tickets from Sharon Shula. Yep. We talked football a little bit. Too bad she had a boyfriend... It's too bad the Colts hired the Lions defensive coordinator back in the early 60's. True, he only spent one year in Detroit, but if the Lions had made him HC... __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

11-27-2003, 08:34 PM	#9
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'm related to one of the best defensive players of all time. My dad and him have the same grandparents (whatever that makes them). Old #51 for the Bears. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

11-26-2003, 06:41 PM	#2
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	I am definitely going to watch that interview.

11-26-2003, 06:42 PM	#3
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	Dola... Is L.T. the greatest defensive player ever?

11-26-2003, 07:41 PM	#5
heybrad Norm!!! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Manassas, VA	Maybe William Feldman should give LT a call.

11-27-2003, 08:37 PM	#10
wbonnell College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Round Rock TX	What an idiot...

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