If Klecko and Revis are the 2 greatest Jets defensive players ever, who's 3rd?

[Sarge4Tide]

I would bet most people would rank Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis 1 - 2 or 2 - 1 among the greatest Jets defensive players ever.  Not everyone would, of course, but I think most would.

If Klecko and Revis are 1 - 2, who is 3rd?

[KRL]

Gastineau

[JiFtheOracle]

Shaun Ellis

[BigRy56]

Ray Mickens

[SAR I]

Gerry Philbin

Along with Joe Namath and Don Maynard, the only Jet defensive player to make the AFL All-Time squad as a first teamer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets#American_Football_League_All-Time_Team

SAR I

[section314]

Lance Mehl

[SAR I]

18 minutes ago, KRL said:

Gastineau

Roughing The Passer in Cleveland is 10x worse than the Buttfumble.

A resounding "no".

SAR I

[heymangold]

Harris?

[Klecko73isGod]

I'd go Shaun Ellis or Dr. Death David "the Hitman" Harris, Awesome Kick-Ass Linebacker #52, a.k.a. "Pookie."

 

 

[Klecko73isGod]

10 years from now the answer will be Leonard Williams. 

 

 

[The Crusher]

Matt Snell

[The Crusher]

John Riggins

[peebag]

Just now, The Crusher said:

John Riggins

He sure did have a lot of bone crushing tackles.

[The Crusher]

1 minute ago, peebag said:

He sure did have a lot of bone crushing tackles.

Haha. Didn't see defense. Best defense is a good offense? 

[JOJOTOWNSELL]

aaron glenn

[Tinstar]

I was going to go with Kyle Clifton, because for whatever reason,  David Harris never entered my thought process .

David Harris gets my nod . 

[Kleckineau]

99 

h8rs gonna h8

But maybe Mehl or Abe

[Warfish]

Mo Lewis had more impact on this franchise than Revis did.  Mo Lewis is a better #2 than Revis is.

[JOJOTOWNSELL]

2 minutes ago, Warfish said:

Mo Lewis had more impact on this franchise than Revis did.  Mo Lewis is a better #2 than Revis is.

Positive or negative impact? #brady

[Beerfish]

David Clowney

[HessStation]

Wow, this is not good guys. 

[HessStation]

Mo Lewis or Aaron Glenn I guess. 

[rex-n-effect]

Kyle Wilson!

[JiFtheOracle]

Mo Lewis was great but **** him.  He created the Cheatriots and Shady Brady.

[Kleckineau]

Quitters like Bevis dont make the list.

73

99

Abe or Mehl

[stugotz81]

John Abraham

[GKnight83]

I do not consider JK one of the top 2.  I would put DR ahead of MG though.  Then I would go with LM.

[Happy Clouds]

52 minutes ago, section314 said:

Lance Mehl

Nice pick. Steady, dependable, and efficient. The 80's version of David Harris.

[sourceworx]

Buster Skrine

[Charlie Brown]

1 hour ago, SAR I said:

Roughing The Passer in Cleveland is 10x worse than the Buttfumble.

A resounding "no".

SAR I

When are you going to let that go!!!!   

[Jetdawgg]

Philbin is my number 1

[shuler82]

From what I've seen from the mid 1980s onward:

1. Lewis
2. Glenn
3. Gastineau
4. Ellis
5. Harris
6. Abraham (coulda woulda shouda)

Just goes to show how this franchise has never found someone since #99 to constantly rush the QB

[roscoeword]

John Elliot 

[KRL]

Gastineau's off the field nonsense hurts him but the sack stats he put up are ridiculous.

Fans that didn't see him need to "Google" him

[section314]

36 minutes ago, Happy Clouds said:

Nice pick. Steady, dependable, and efficient. The 80's version of David Harris.

Lance Mehl -- LB, 1980-87
It's hard getting noticed when you're a linebacker in New York if you wear No. 56 and your name isn't Lawrence Taylor. The majority of Mehl's career overlapped with LT's, so he flew under the radar for basically all of his professional life. But Mehl was a big playmaker. He had two huge playoff performances against Cincinnati and Oakland in 1982 as the Jets made it to the AFC Championship game. He led the Jets in interceptions in 1983 with seven, and he made the Pro Bowl in 1985. A knee injury helped end his career early, but that didn't stop him from being voted to the All-Time Jets team. If he had played 10 healthy seasons, he'd be viewed as one of the one or two best Jets defensive players ever - even ahead of guys like Mark Gastineau and Joe Kleco

Didn't add.....84-85 had 10.5 sacks.