Urlacher's Playing Days Numbered?

[MJZiggy]

Someone put me on the PUP list so I can go back to bed?

[Jimx29]

Urlacher is one of the most overrated players in the NFL. Most of the times I've seen him this year, he's been an average player at best.

Now that vick is out of the scene, yep

[Deputy Nutz]

I used to be the guy that called Brian Urlacher overrated and then I watched him cover wide receivers down the field like he was a defensive back. his drops are unbelievable. You can't get it down the middle of the field in the Bears Cover 2 because Urlacher can cover anyone, especially tight ends from the line of scrimmage to the endzone. True he has had his problems when teams load up and run right at him, but tell that Barnett hasn't? Barnett gets his ass handed to him by guards and fullbacks that get free releases on him.

Please don't sit here and look at tackling stats on the internet and tell me Urlacher and Barnett are comparable players.

Someone mentioned a few sacks, sacks are kind of important.

[Partial]

I used to be the guy that called Brian Urlacher overrated and then I watched him cover wide receivers down the field like he was a defensive back. his drops are unbelievable. You can't get it down the middle of the field in the Bears Cover 2 because Urlacher can cover anyone, especially tight ends from the line of scrimmage to the endzone. True he has had his problems when teams load up and run right at him, but tell that Barnett hasn't? Barnett gets his ass handed to him by guards and fullbacks that get free releases on him.

Please don't sit here and look at tackling stats on the internet and tell me Urlacher and Barnett are comparable players.

Someone mentioned a few sacks, sacks are kind of important.

Finally, a voice of reason.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Please don't sit here and look at tackling stats on the internet and tell me Urlacher and Barnett are comparable players.

Urlacher has been a great player, and Barnett hasn't been comparable in years past. However, Barnett has been playing well enough this year to give Urlacher a run for a Pro Bowl berth.

[The Leaper]

Please don't sit here and look at tackling stats on the internet and tell me Urlacher and Barnett are comparable players.

I'm not. I'm looking at the guys on the field right now, and Barnett is a BETTER player at this point. He's making plays all over the field. Urlacher is not.

So, if a guy is a beast, he shouldn't be inferior to Barnett while still in the supposed "prime" of his career. I'm not saying Urlacher isn't a good player...just arguing that he is or ever was a "beast".

Butkus was a beast. Urlacher is a glorified strong safety.

[KYPack]

IMHO, Urlacher has been one of the best LBs in the league, but not one of the all-time greats. He's an athletic freak. He can cover. He can blitz. He can go sideline-to-sideline with the best of them. Like most LBs, he has struggled when you get people on him.

HW has broken the code. BU is one of the best cover linebackers ever, but nowhere near the elite class of mikes that can shed a blocker and must be double teamed to run on. He also had a stellar cast of characters in front of him to shield him & help him make plays. He was one of the top guys in the league, but nowhere near HOF quality like Ray Lewis.

If he fades as fast as it looks this season, he won't be rememberd long. The guy could play and he was in the right place at the right time, but he'll be pretty much over soon.

I'm not gloating, he deserved his accolades, but he needed the help he had to play at the level he did.