Rugby Player Reacts to LADAINIAN TOMLINSON #61 The Top 100 NFL's Greatest Players!

Hey guys!
Welcome back to the channel as I continue my journey down the Top 100 Greatest NFL Players of All Time!
In this video I react to #61 on the list, LADAINAN TOMLINSON!
I come from a rugby-based sporting background, having grown up in New Zealand where rugby is as much of a national sport as Gridiron is in America.
I'm doing my best to merge the two sports here on this channel and I welcome you to join!
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[@Veninja]

Ladainian needs his own full reaction video. Just watch some full speed highlights of him, one of the best/most fun backs to watch all time.

[@alextwist9952]

LT needs to be higher on this list. Arguably a top 5 rb.

[@mowgli8480]

And position wise you have LT, LG, C, RG, RT, TE, QB, HB, FB, LE, RE, DT, LOLB, MLB, ROLB, CB, SS, FS, P and K. Thats 20 different positions. I think #61 for a top 5 runningback, is more than fair. Cant be a runningback on every second spot.

[@kyleburnett4795]

@@mowgli8480 Except there are 12 RBs ahead of him on the list.

[@Arigator2]

No coach tells a great running back how to run. Nobody ever told Erik Dickerson to run the play like it was designed. He'd take the ball wherever he wanted. Damon Huard told a story on local radio about how the head coach yelled at him for obscuring Erik Dickerson's vision when he handed him the ball. 'You might be used to at Washington that this play goes through the 2 hole but that is Erik Dickerson'.

[@Tojohiruma]

@@mowgli8480 this whole list is bs, randy moss is like 65 and primetime is number 34, that automatically invalidates the whole list

[@tvph]

arguably t5? hes t3 imo

[@snoopfrogg1975]

Him and randy moss are the most underrated on this list

[@dangerousdylan6262]

Your mom is the most under rated she'll always be my number 1 Jk lol

[@rageTG]

And Tom Brady, although its obviously outdated

[@andrewpowell1937]

The fact that Steve largent ain't on this list is a crime

[@larenzojmoore8060]

LT is easily one of the best running backs ever he should be a lot higher up than 61

[@stephencliffe6863]

You finally saw LT. Been waiting a while for that. And yeah Barkley's a maniac

[@kihlos2768]

You need to start watching a documentary series called “A football life” it’s produced by the NFL. They did an episode of LT. It gets pretty emotional and I strongly recommend it.

[@Frdgamer]

100%

[@wd899]

Great point

[@michaelb.3982]

Alzado was one of the best ''Football life'' episodes too..Sad ending. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJCuin2ko7SIfck

[@isaiahsmith8632]

LT was my favorite player of all time and is the reason I love football

[@brianmiller8613]

Fuckin same bro! The sole reason I became a bolt fan for life! ⚡⚡⚡

[@ryansadauskis]

I have the pleasure of having his Hall of Fame signature on one of his own hats. I live in Minnesota, but my uncle lives in California, and every now and then he'll end up golfing with L.T. and my uncle was able to get me his autograph but because my uncle didn't have anything for him to sign he just signed one of his own hats. It's even more special since L.T. is my favorite athlete of all time.

[@hectorr6299]

LaDainian is so underrated not only was an amazing running back he was an amazing receiver as well and he could throw the ball as well. He was amazing!!

[@bengrimm_up_all_night]

Powder Blues best Uniform in NFL. LT was a beast in Fantasy Football. Won people championships by himself

[@sdpints3189]

Thanks for finally getting to LT! Wish you would have done a career highlight video but it's all good.

[@mickya3011]

Oh yeah, the chargers' powder blues might be the best if not top 3 in nfl.... good stuff bud

[@davidhoopsfan]

definitely love the powder blues

[@astreastar-]

Did you know that Michael Vick and Ladanian Tomlinson's draft pick were traded for each other? Atlanta acquired the first pick from San Diego. It's the greatest draft class in the last 25 years.

[@dangerousdylan6262]

Did u know some people lick buttholes..... the more u learn because learning is half the challenge

[@tvph]

@@dangerousdylan6262 youre a fkn loser... all you do is comment dumbshit on every thread

[@imillnotsick420]

Hell yeah!!!! Been trying to get you to do LaDainian for sooooo long. Wish you did a longer video on him or watched multiple and made it into one vid but I'm just glad you got to my man. The train like LT series was great, He has one with Kimbo Slice where theyre bench pressing big ass air conditioners and LT leg presses a car!

[@paulflipse3353]

Just found this. Well done. Appreciate the love from down under. I'm from San Diego, so I got to watch LT every week. Really liked hearing a rugby player's take on an NFL player, especially one of my favorites. Cheers.

[@paulc4091]

Your right Jacob, each great RB has a special quality unique to them

[@Braskypants1]

My favorite player of all time. Fell in love with the game all over again because of him. BOLT UP!!!

[@M_Sk-jf4sx]

Awesome! My personal favorite RB of all time. Thank you for reacting to him.

[@jcheever37]

I mean 31tds in 16 games, that's insane. 2TDs a game avg? Absolutely unreal. And he was a pass threat too. LT is probably my 3rd fave HB behind Sweetness and Sanders.

[@carsonc3314]

Thanks you for checking out LT Jacob. Growing up a Chargers fan, my favorite 2 players were Junior Seau & LaDainian Tomlinson. LT was ridiculous to watch on a weekly basis. His rookie year, the team was so bad he would nearly always be making his first cut behind the line of scrimmage. The man was an absolute legend of a workhorse & complete player for a decade at a position that takes brutal punishment. Marshall Faulk is the only other modern back I saw that could compare in terms of game changing abilities.

[@philsbootleg]

you are absolutely right when you seed barkley is the next LT

[@picafavo3466]

Personally I would put him a little higher because he holds the record for the most rushing touchdowns in a season

[@tvph]

he had 2 passing touchdowns that season too.. wild

[@noahshaffer8043]

Putting in the highlight of him throwing a touchdown while reading the stats was such a cool yet subtle thing to add to this video! Loved it. Great job.

[@warrendavis9262]

I was in a contest once upon a time, where you went with two teams, and the year I won, one of my teams was TCU, led by...yup, that's right, you got it, LaDainian Tomlinson!

[@BagoPorkRinds]

"To be a confident running back you have to attack the defense" Well you haven't seen Shaun Alexander, the Seahawk running back before Marshawn Lynch who was an MVP, first to rush 15 touchdowns for 5 straight seasons, and has the 2nd most touchdowns in a season with 27 behind LT's 28. He also had an insane high school football record where the school retired his jersey number weeks before he graduated. There can never be a complete polar opposite of most running backs because Shaun would avoid getting hit, he would rather drop down or slide to the ground instead of dropping a shoulder and try to bulldoze a DB. He also had the benefit of the best tandem duo offensive linemen to ever play the LT and LG positions in Walter Jones and Steve Hutchinson to block for him which made it easier.

[@shanestunkel6545]

Perfect analysis of the "spark" that seperates good from great, and coaches teaching against it.

[@boyswillbeboys0]

FINALLY LT!!! please do a full highlight tape of LT

[@thomasrose38]

I like when he would let a defender catch him from behind and then put the afterburner on then leave him in the dust as he entered the end zone

[@justuskraay6946]

Waited for that for so long! Thank u

[@benjaminfarias9169]

Growing up, LaDanian Tomlinson was who I knew as LT. As a kid, I didn't know about Lawrence Taylor.

[@austingilles1001]

The biggest thing coaches want Running Backs to do while running is making sure they run “North and South” not “East and West.” Which means they want that ‘back to gain rushing yards. Instead of trying to bounce every run outside. Ball security and running “north and south” is the biggest keys to running efficiently

[@DigestedRaptor6]

I still own my LT Jersey from when I was kid. Went out to LA/San Diego and got a jersey from Marshall's. That jersey comes out with all my San Diego apparel! Go Bolts!

[@napalmjohn1821]

Hey bruv. Glad to see you back on the react. LT was a helluva player btw. I was watching some AAF (new pro football league) highlights today. You should check it out. Don't know how long they'll be around but it's another opportunity for someone who wishes to play pro ball. And by extension a chance of being scouted by the NFL.

[@gerry3RS]

Look into him in more depth. He’s a straight beast. He alone would pack the stadium because everyone wanted to see him play.

[@aarongalindo5875]

Oh shit I didn't receive the notification , finally great vud

[@gdroff]

Him and Shaun Alexander were shattering the touchdown records.. no one since is even close..

[@pcal6654]

When any player learns how to "bull your neck" properly, you no longer have any reason to fear contact. The most vulnerable part of you ( head and neck) is protected. If you're going to play RB, learn how to do this. Then, you'll be able to attack without fear, and protecting everything else will be academic. One of the greatest strategical approaches I ever heard for a running back came from OJ Simpson (a GREAT RB before becoming notorious for other reasons). He said he would play very physical - look to run over people - for the first 1 1/2 quarters. Doing so set up defenders to be juked, and for him to utilize the more powerful characteristics of his running style (his speed and agility) later in the game, opening up long runs. I utilized this as a player, and later on when I coached collegiately, and it works very well.

[@HatManCS]

Tomlinson is a true all-time great. The 80s were Walter Payton, the 90s were Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith, and the 2000s were LT.

[@chistopherbest6292]

He was a beast and a legend...and you are right about Barkley...has all the same tools

[@dukes101]

FINALLLYYYY!!!!! I was starting to give up hope

[@tracysnow349]

These vids are the best. Some guy totally getting into how awesome a guy is.....and not knowing .....

[@FayeBelogus]

Completely agree with the Saquon Barkley to LT comparison. Was thinking the same thing.

[@LuisMorales-bp3sx]

Ladainian Tomlinson is easily the most complete back in NFL history. Could run, catch, throw and was a great pass protector at the RB spot. Its a shame my Chargers couldn't get him a SB and even without that he still easily a top 5 RB ever

[@Rock_Snob]

Jacob, if you look Drew Brees was the QB for the Chargers when L.T. came in to the NFL and the QB for the Saints when Reggie Bush played...

[@dfw1fast143]

About damn time. And it’s about patience. Waiting for the play to form.

[@nickmiller48234]

LT2 2006or 2007 year was incredible

[@csgolotto9462]

Why is LT not in the thumbnail

[@gdroff]

My favorite running back.. youngest to 10000 yards and 100 TDS..

[@MIrroooo]

LT and Marshall Faulk are hands down the best dual threat running backs ever

[@sanchezproductions87]

about time

[@DeeboX-vv8ji]

The two features you NEED to have if you wanna be a good RB is vision and balance.

[@paulnettles9109]

I remember him looking so fucking nasty in full sprint in those powder blue throwbacks.

[@pyllis1313]

Randy and LT in the 60s hurts me deeply.

[@ericLT21]

The goat!!

[@BfromSD1]

About FUCKING time!

[@yang-it-yin7002]

LT is under rated on this list. As a San Diego Chargers fan I saw every game he played as a Charger; if this guy played on a high profile team he would be listed in the top 20. His first three seasons he played behind a horrible offensive line with a terrible receiving Corp. The guy would constantly get hit just as he was handled the ball and somehow would turn a potential loss of yards into a positive yard or two (Not highlight material but vital to sustain offensive drives). In his 3rd year he was not only their top running back but their best receiver which he had 100 receptions with over 700 yards and over 1600 running yards. And often overlooked was in pass protection; possibly the best pass protection back in the league.

[@lazyidiotofthemonth]

Since 2000 only three players(Jamal lewis, Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson) have broken 2000 yards, and only Adrian Peterson(2097 yds.) came close to Eric Dickerson's record(2105 yds.).

[@mrsbretthull]

Conspicuous by its absence...Reaction to Herschel Walker...best college running back of all time

[@nicholashormuth3001]

React to Saquans rookie season highlights

[@djsaggynuts1051]

Finally!

[@Oda7643]

Nice video Jacob, I've been requesting a Ladanian Tomlinson video since I was subbed to you at like 5k if you go check your older uploads . 👏👏👏

[@SuperJBrowne]

Same, I swear he was avoiding him on purpose.

[@Frdgamer]

My favorite running back of all time!

[@donniekum]

How is he #61?? You dont necessarily have to create contact unless you got to. It depends, big strong rb like contact, small shifty rb like juke. But a lot of times you see big rb juking people or small rb running over people. LT was everything, he was big, strong, shifty and fast and he could catch the ball. Todd Gurley is the only rb right now that can be compared to him

[@theedee876]

you should react to desean jackson's college and nfl highlights

[@Football__Junkie]

Set the NCAA record for most rushing yards in a game at TCU! I think it was 405 yards in one game! Awesome performance

[@boltspeedman35]

fuck yesss this made me so happy

[@Jrjj42]

Those powder blue jerseys are sick huh bub?

[@ccstandridge]

In college he also rushed for 406 yards in a single game.

[@jasonsmith7345]

Ladanian Tomlinson was also a good receiver he had a couple years with over 100 receptions. To me Christian McCaffrey and LeVeon Bell match his skill set the closest in today’s game.

[@CapturedByKen]

That thumbnail lol

[@608jewy]

Lt isn’t in the thumbnail

[@phillybreed]

Finally. Can you do Patrick Willis, Frank Gore and Hines Ward next please

[@Bigboats619]

Please do Antonio Gates

[@darrylweaver7462]

I have watched a number of these videos. This aussie Bro should have been born on our side of the water. Ok bro you gotta do your combine now.

[@BigBudduh]

LT was the dude before being the dude was being the dude as far as RB. He is the reason why Kamara, Gurley, Gordon, Bell, D.Johnson, are all duel threats. Played all 3 downs too. And you’re right Saquon is similar in style just; stronger, faster, stronger than LT.

[@FPSDALLAS]

LT is a beast! but Earl Campbell is a machine!!

[@brandonhinrichs8657]

LT was an Animal! Earl Campbell was a Beast! But Christian Okoye was a Monster!

[@thomasrose38]

Christian was a bull dozer he hurt people when he ran over them like so many Insects

[@kissingdynamite3736]

You should react to sequan Barkley highlights

[@speedjonah]

The thumb nail on this video is Kellen Winslow

[@astreastar-]

69 likes 690 views hehe. I would put LT higher, one of the greatest RB ever. He has so many records.

[@giovanniecruz872]

And to think coming out of TCU Tomlinson was considered a little too slow and small to play RB in the NFL scouts said 😂

[@M0nkeyFishFr0g]

If he played for anyone other then San Diego he'd get more recognition for how great he was. He didnt get the amount of exposure he should have gotten in that market.

[@christianschipma5147]

LT is my favorite player

[@MrC5_]

Comin from my hometown college TCU FROGS😈💜

[@yetikuskokwim916]

Can't wait till you see the real LT at number 3

[@eclectica1]

By the way, you weren't talking shit when you paused the video for thought. Let's make that clear, you made some good points.

[@LittleTinyElvis]

I don’t care what anyone says, he should be ranked higher

[@rexdink]

Before you commented on attacking the defense, the clip showed him with four players at his feat, in his wake. Yeah, take some hits, but vision and passion win.

[@justinsullivan5839]

RODNEY HARRISON: A FOOTBALL LIFE!!

[@davidhethorn8091]

watch jabrill peppers college highlights

[@bodybytacos6043]

The NFL released a video called "Top 100 Plays of the 2018 Season" if you want to react to it.

[@Chris-kk6cw]

He was traded for Michael Vick on draft day

[@_dj_dubz_]

i had him as my RB1 in fantasy :) .....barkley won't be anything after Eli retires defenses will just crowd the line of scrimmage

[@_dj_dubz_]

Damn this aged well lol

[@idomakevideos8916]

Why is Kellen Winslow on the thumbnail

[@alexmalcolm4738]

Where's the baker mayfield reaction??

[@simeonteitelbaum3673]

You're not the first to compare Barkley to LT, Brett Kollmann made that exact comparison. Of course, Barkley is way bigger and has even better long speed

[@LittleTinyElvis]

Simeon Teitelbaum LT is more versatile, though. He was an amazing receiver, and even had 9 passing TDs

[@padresteve619]

LTD! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@SliceofBread123]

React to Tyrann Mathieu the BADGER

[@vinny8195]

How did Troy polamalu not make this list?

[@ImaginaryNate]

This list was made in 2010, so Troy Polanski only had 7 years on his belt. If it was made after his retirement I can guarantee you he easily would be on the list.

[@mystictk4149]

Hello

[@jacobmartinez7110]

React to junior seau