But that just increases the onus on voters to ensure there's a nice variety on their roster, which I tried to do at the outside linebacker position with three drastically different styles of players in Lawrence Taylor (duh), Derrick Thomas and Derrick Brooks.
"LT" is arguably the most feared defender in NFL history, and his inclusion here was one of the few true no-brainers in this whole exercise. The second overall pick in the 1981 draft, Taylor was a first-team All-Pro in his first nine years in the league. That's absurd, much like his intimidating blend of strength, speed and sheer energy, which he parlayed into (at least) 132.