Who’s the best Left Tackle you have ever watched?

[Steve O]

29 minutes ago, njbuff said:

For me, it’s Tony Boselli.

The guy was a beast and he dominated Bruce Smith in almost every matchup they had.

26 minutes ago, US Egg said:

Anthony Munoz

Who’s yours?

Have to go with njbuff here. My remembrance of Munoz vs Smith was Smith having 2 sacks against Munoz in the 88 AFC Championship game, then going down with an injury. Not saying we would have won but having Bruce for the whole game would have made a difference. As nj said, Boselli seemed to dominate Bruce every time they played.

Edited 21 hours ago by Steve O

[Big Blitz]

Munoz was at the end of his peak when I started watching. 
 

Trent Williams 

Jonathan Ogden 

[JohnBonhamRocks]

Not saying this would be my answer after researching a bit, but Ogden is who immediately came to mind.

[co_springs_billsfan]

No love for Mike Williams?

[BarleyNY]

Has to be one of:

 

Anthony Munoz

Trent Williams 

Jonathan Ogden

 

Honorable mentions:

 

Orlando Pace

Walter Jones

Joe Thomas

[Buffalo716]

9 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

Has to be one of:

 

Anthony Munoz

Trent Williams 

Jonathan Ogden

 

Honorable mentions:

 

Orlando Pace

Walter Jones

Joe Thomas

I think Walter Jones and Ogden are squarely above Trent Williams 

 

Trent has been outstanding for a while.. but he doesn't have the consistency of those two 

 

Walter Jones allowed like 25 career sacks and has nine career holding penalties.. Trent has allowed 40 career sacks and has a lot more than nine holds 

 

You were also allowed to be physically more dominant back in the day on both sides... There's a reason why even in this passing era nobody is touching Bruce Smith's 200 sacks

[peterpan]

48 minutes ago, Zag20 said:

Demetrus Bell

You spelled his name wrong 

[colin]

if we are going by peak, i think it's boselli.  at his best he was disgusting.

 

if we are going by longevity at the top, i have to say peters.  he was legit a top 3 OT for like 12 plus years, and a top 10 for like 16.

 

jones, ogden, williams, all deserve mention, but i see the above two as the best ever.

[The Cincinnati Kid]

You already schnooow!

[blacklabel]

Jonathan Ogden. I remember seeing some former players who went up against him talk about what that was like. I think it was Michael Strahan who said he'd get frustrated as heck because the harder he'd try, the more Ogden would be giggling about it. He would just completely shut guys down and laugh about it the whole time. That's gotta be demoralizing. 

 

Walter Jones is the other guy who came to mind. One of the first players I've ever heard of who told his team, "Yeah, so I'm done with training camp. I'll be there for regular season" and the team pretty much goes, "Yup, sure, no problem big guy!"

[Chicken Boo]

Willie Roaf and it isn't close.

 

*"An 11-time Pro Bowler and nine-time All-Pro, Roaf was so accomplished he was an all-decade choice of both the 1990s' and 2000s' teams."

Edited 20 hours ago by Chicken Boo

[BBills83]

Orlando Pace or Anthony Munoz

[Dablitzkrieg]

Munoz

[thenorthremembers]

The best I recall watching was Jonathan Ogden.  He just completely enveloped people.    Even when compared with some of the best Left Tackles of all time he seemed on a different level in terms of both size and athleticism.  

[TonyBeets]

2 hours ago, njbuff said:

For me, it’s Tony Boselli.

 

The guy was a beast and he dominated Bruce Smith in almost every matchup they had.

 

Who’s yours?

I agree with you.  He was incredible.

[stinky finger]

2 hours ago, boyst said:

Honestly, boseli was so overrated.

 

And Munoz is the only answer for anyone over 35 

I think Ogden is neck and neck with Munoz.

[947]

Ogden for me. I saw him play live from really good seats. I focused on him a lot & it was just so easy for him to completely stonewall guys, like he didn't even have to try. It was unbelievable to see in person.

[CookieG]

1 hour ago, Chicken Boo said:

Willie Roaf and it isn't close.

 

*"An 11-time Pro Bowler and nine-time All-Pro, Roaf was so accomplished he was an all-decade choice of both the 1990s' and 2000s' teams."

Yeah, Roaf definitely belongs on the list.  I watched him more in KC than NO, but he was a wall.  Rarely out of position, rarely beat around the edge, so he made people take him head on.  And pass rushers just bounced off of him.  He was scary good. 

[gonzo1105]

The answer to me is Walter Jones. I was too young to see Munoz in his peak.

[FireChans]

No love for Cordy Glenn?

Edited 18 hours ago by FireChans