Lawrence Taylor vs Lynn Dickey

New York Giants Hall of Fame Linebacker Lawrence Taylor sacks Green Bay QB Lynn Dickey on back to back plays in week 2 of the 1982 NFL season.
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[@nicketten1232]

Lynn Dicky had one of the greatest, most accurate arms in NFL history. He had zero mobility though with so many injuries and surgeries. He truly loved the game. He is still one of my favorite Packers

[@davanmani556]

Concerning QB’s, they better have bionic or flexible knees when going against LT.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Brad Van Pelt ... RIP.

[@MYacono]

My parents met him an LT while they had dinner in Carlstadt one time, the nicest guy. True gentleman.

[@jftube3333]

My favorite Giants player as a kid. RIP #10 BVP

[@hectorlugo655]

LT was the perfect linebacker, perfect body and mental stufness.

[@dhart8451]

And the cocaine helped too !!

[@gregoryevans8179]

This was the last game before the strike in 82. Looks funny seeing a D-lineman wearing #80.

[@thomaslriterman757]

Packers won this game. September 20 1982 Final score Packers 27 vs Giants 19

[@howardcosell2022]

This was the last game before the infamous 1982 strike

[@georgegeorgiou74]

"Trying to be like his cross town rival, Gastineau" hahaha if they only knew

[@Number1Dougster]

Gastineau was great in his prime. He's be in the Hall of Fame if he had remained focused on football.

[@33moneyball]

Number1Dougster yes he was...yet still not in LT’s class

[@howardcosell2022]

Once upon a time in NY (early 80's) the big debate was who do you take? Gastineau or LT. Of course now, you cannot find someone who would admit they would have taken Mark back than

[@jamesgray7064]

On the first play, you see Tabor and LT on the tackle. Tabor looks like a high school kid compared to LT

[@busternutt2874]

So where's LT's back to back sacks? I saw Tabor get a sack and then LT on the next play.

[@davidrubel6295]

Frank Gifford & Don Meredith doing the call....classic

[@tomlea3713]

Don’t forget Howard Cosell. Those guys were the best!

[@jamesvickers9476]

...turn off the lights 🎶

[@lightningbrigade4722]

I had a friend who was from Wisconsin and he use to say. " You can sack my pack but you cant lick my Dickey."

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

The Packers desperately needed Brett Favre here.

[@mickfunny4185]

GregoryTheGr8ster 1982 LT would have crushed Favre

[@veritasinvicta8128]

Or Aaron Rodgers, both HOF, though Rodgers will have to wait a while.

[@tomlea3713]

Seriously? Favre was arguably the toughest quarterback in NFL history. He took some serious beatings, but nobody crushed Favre. He earned a great deal of respect from opposing defensive players and if you were to ask LT he would most likely say the same thing

[@tempest20000]

Nah. Dickey won the game. He led a great comeback and won. And he knocked LT square in the mouth on James Lofton’s touchdown run. He’s really unfortunately forgotten in Packers History. Everyone remembers Starr, Favre and Rodgers. But in that dark period from 1972-1992, Lynn Dickey and that flashy offense was one of the few gleams of light. That team had one of the best offenses in GB history. Dickey was a very powerful QB, kind of a mix between Dan Fouts and Dan Marino. Then they had HOF WR James Lofton who went on the play with the Bills. Then they had former Air Coryell star John Jefferson who brought a certain energy that GB desperately needed. Then they had All Pro TE Paul Coffman who was a huge playmaker. Not to mention a strong tandem of RBs in Gerry Ellis and Eddie Lee Ivery and you have a recipe for a hell of a offense. From 81-84, this was a team who could stand up (offense wise) to the best in the league. Just ask Joe Theismann and the reigning Super Bowl Champ 83 Redskins. Problem was their defense was shit. Like really really bad. Like worse than GBs current defense. And that’s saying a lot. They had a few talented guys in pass rushers Mike Douglas and John Anderson and D lineman Ezra Johnson, but as a whole the defense was bad. If he had a competent defense, they’d have won a Super Bowl or two.

[@timothybogans3905]

@@tempest20000 i really hated that the Chargers let John Jefferson get away but not to burst you're lynn dickey bubble parade but L.Taylor is the greatest football player ever

[@rmartin7558]

Lynn Dickey, greatest facemask in NFL history. Never duplicated since.

[@howardcosell2022]

Lester Hayes had a similar facemask. Raymond Chester had the same facemask arrangement

[@johnsonlester9059]

This his wife how are you

[@NeoNitty]

Nah, chiefs from back in the AFL days had some menacing looking face masks

[@howardcosell2022]

@@NeoNitty Because they had a lot of menacing defensive players

[@minnesotajack1]

That’s as random as it is accurate

[@chrisguevara]

Every time I see Astro Turf...I cringe. I don't know how these did it but its amazes me.

[@juan6810]

@1:04 i remember John Jefferson with the Chargers straight baller

[@stevedrouillard1585]

As a Green Bay fan whose 1st memories were of Lynn Dickey being our QB. This aint fair!

[@johnblaesel5493]

When this game was being played, Brett Favre was a 15-year-old high school quarterback and Aaron Rodgers was just a swaddling baby. Gosh I’m getting old.

[@FootballClubDavid_WI_USA]

Rodgers was not born for more than a year later actually.

[@johnblaesel5493]

@@FootballClubDavid_WI_USA Yep I think you’re right. Lynn Dickey also had knee problems for most of his career and was as mobile as a tree stump. But when he got hot, he couldn’t miss.

[@bishlap]

not really fair, Lynn Dickey was a real good QB but probably the least mobile QB in NFL history due to numerous injuries.

[@switchbuckle5th]

Especially after the broken leg that kept him out for, I think, 2 full seasons.

[@howardcosell2022]

In 1983, he would have been remembered of having one of the best passing seasons in NFL history, if it wasn't for the 29 interceptions

[@bishlap]

@@howardcosell2022 29 picks and probably 20 of them bc he was about to get killed or was speared in the back from the blindside while throwing. I pride myself on evaluating QB's, and had this cat stayed anywhere near healthy, Dickey (in a pas 1st offense) would be in the 50 thousand yard club.... when it was difficult to throw for 40-50 thou in a career. Give dickey a Healthy pair of knees in a west coast offense for 10 years and he'd be considered for the Hall, seriously.

[@pauljohnson3340]

When Lynn Dickey could stand up and see the field, he was a dangerous quarterback with great receivers. However, he could not run. My grandma could have outran him. No foot speed at all.

[@tempest20000]

Paul Johnson That’s not his fault. In 78, he got his leg broken which really affected his speed. If you go back and find some early tape of him in early 78 or 77, he much more mobile.

[@craiglamar709]

Yea was in the navy, out in the Indian Ocean. Game Was on the radio, or something, but i was on watch in the boiler room. Buddy if mine would come down and give me the score.. he must've came down there 10 times..lol he hated coming down there cuz it was so hot.. he was a good shit..

[@minnesotajack1]

To quote Rick James: Cocaine is a helluva drug

[@rutherfordlinares7383]

Lawrence is the best arm tackler ever. All these you tube videos show him throwing down players with his paws. Thai is why he was so awesome, his arms increased his effective range. A quarterback stepping up didn’t work against Taylor as he could reach out and his arms were unshakable

[@reedrothchild4013]

This game ended as a Packer victory, and was the final game on the NFL docket before the 1982 NFL players' strike.

[@jamesgray7064]

I believe there was a blackout during that game as well!

[@reedrothchild4013]

James Gray Blackout as in the lights went out, or blackout as in the game wasn't a sellout and wasn't televised in the NY market? If the later, that's a little strange since the Giants made the playoffs for the first time in a loooong time in 1981.

[@jamesgray7064]

Reed Rothchild blackout as in there being a power failure at the stadium.

[@NeoNitty]

Really? Pack ended up coming back? Wow...crazy...but man! LT and his speed🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MeIn321]

@@jamesgray7064 that's the only way they could contain LT

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

I remember this well. Been fan since 74

[@andygresko4851]

The Packers won that game!

[@workerbee2003]

Packers won 27-19

[@Nightwing300]

Man how much would a shotgun formation would change this guys career? Probably wouldn't take the sacks all like that.

[@kenkobra]

After this the Packers went on a 17-0 run to win the game.

[@bnegs521]

Really?

[@ronwallace6273]

I'm here to see the packers I could care less for taylor

[@scottbrown7497]

Miss the 80s Giant uniforms coming from a Packer fan

[@NYGiantsDiEhArD]

Pure will power; that's what I liked about him. It's a shame that he had some off-the-field flaws that kept him from being a model character like a Walter Payton.

[@jasonsetser9912]

Don't smoke crack

[@MXU125]

I miss football when it was football

[@magdaallen5866]

Me too

[@johnblaesel5493]

Lynn Dickey had an arm like a cannon and when he got hot he couldn’t miss, but his knees were shot and he was as mobile as a tree stump. It had to be very frustrating for the offensive linemen pass blocking for him.

[@stoneyj1a1]

#80 on Defense? Watch how fast they break from the huddle and line up in unison. Today is much different, so sloppy. Love that Pack Attack Cap!

[@jamesvickers9476]

#80 is on offense...

[@davidrivera9743]

​@@jamesvickers9476 early 1980s was the last time you saw 80s on the defensive side of the ball.

[@davidrivera9743]

​@@jamesvickers9476 look up Ted Hendricks, Alan Page, Julius Adams. Those were the last to be 80s on the defensive side of the ball.

[@candyland9154]

Dickey has no mobility whatsoever.

[@tempest20000]

Donald Dennison not his fault. In 78, he suffered a broken leg. He was much more mobile before that.

[@johnblaesel5493]

@God_Laughs _At_Atheists Dickey did not like the shotgun so they never ran it with him at quarterback.

[@The-Dom]

"TIME OUT!" "What's the play?" "Can we just give Taylor the ball?"

[@The-Dom]

I dont know who Lynn Dickey is, but his parent named him to get crushed by LT.

[@tempest20000]

Amadis Demitrius He came back and knocked down LT on James Lofton’s Touchdown run. And he was a really good QB. He’s unfortunately forgotten in history because of how bad the teams he played on were and his legacy is over shadowed by Favre and a certain other QB who wears the number 12. From 81-84, Green Bay had a Top 5 ranked offense. Easily one of the best in the league, right there with the 49ers, Redskins, and Chargers. Problem was their defense was considered the worst in the defense. They only had 4 good players on defense. Pass rushers Mike Douglas and John Anderson, D lineman Ezra Johnson and Saftey Mark Murphy. Everyone else was shit. Dickey had to make up for it with his talent and GB’s dynamic offense. Problem was they’d lose like 5 games a year by 7 points of less cause the defense couldn’t make a stop.

[@alankarcich8891]

Well at least he wasn't busted multiple times snorting cocaine like a fiend and soliciting underage prostitutes.

[@ianross806]

Ah Lynn Dickey and his nine-step, bouncy, bouncy, drop.

[@davissae]

This quarterback makes Bernie Kosar look like Michael Vick

[@Tecumseh4-k2z]

Wrong title to highlight video. LT's sack and half to Dickey's winning the game.

[@thomaslriterman757]

Monday September 20 1982 Packers 27vs Giants 19

[@johnblaesel5493]

No, Packers didn’t come back and win that game, did they?

[@johnblaesel5493]

Yea I remember that game now. The Packers did win and their win was sparked by an 83 yard reverse to James Lofton. This game was right before the strike and I remember Lynn Dickey as being real giddy on the sideline after the Packers salted away the victory! Ahh the memories. I was a young and strong 26-year-old man back then. Now I’m old and weak!

[@PeteK-01]

what happened to Phil Tabor, #80? Played 4 years.. and what, got injured?

[@johnsmith3091]

Pete K. Good question. I don't know.

[@jeffsmith2022]

+Pete K. Played for the Jints, "79 -"82...

[@boobzac]

Tabor was a career backup. The only time he started was due to injuries. Come 1983 Tabor was way down on the totem pole of D lineman. He couldn't make the cut.

[@timbibin1301]

Poor Lil Dickey 😕😕 Lynn*

[@pettyairjordan5762]

Is that 0:17 - 0:22 scene a fight that Lawrence Taylor seemingly won?

[@franklamagna3889]

The ad is annoying!

[@greedyd5524]

The first one was Tabor

[@dme1016]

I taught #56 everything he knew, but he was so hard headed. Had he listened to me more closely, paid more attention, he would've been much MUCH better......... at turning his powder coke into crack.

[@johnmcgarvey4021]

Later in the game Dickey would lay out LT with a cross body block springing James Lofton on a 83 yard Td run in the Packers 27 - 19 win.

[@johnsmith3091]

John McGarvey It was Byron Hunt who Dickey blocked on Lofton's 83 yard TD run, not LT.

[@johnmcgarvey4021]

***** No I thought it was Lt. I watched the game live in 82..

[@johnsmith3091]

John McGarvey It was Byron Hunt. Here's NYTimes recap of the game.... www.nytimes.com/1982/09/21/sports/packers-rally-to-beat-giants-as-strike-begins.html

[@paulkelly8232]

Nobody cares.

[@tempest20000]

john smith this packers team and the 83 team were amazing. The offense was stacked. You could make an argument that Lynn Dickey was the best Green Bay QB until Favre came. If only Green Bay had a better defense.

[@burtmaclinfbi3993]

Cocaine is a helluva drug.