Fins Greatest D-line?

[BahamaFinFan78]

Which one do you think it was?
From 1997-2000, we had: Jason Taylor, Trace Armstrong, Tim Bowens and Darryl Gardener
That's gotta be the top one or two right?

 

[Fred Bear]

71, 72, 73 no name

 

[EasyRider]

They were good but had huge meltdowns at the end of games. 72 defense was the best.

 

[BahamaFinFan78]

Before my time. Who were the starters?

 

[Fred Bear]

Killer Bees 2nd

 

['Deep]

There will never be a better Dolphins D-line than these boys with their two SB rings:

Vern den Herder, Manny Fernandez, Bob Heinz, Bill Stanfill

 

[Danny]

the 73 team was better than the 72 team and you can ask their players and they'll tell you that.
That start D-line in 73 was
Den Herder/Fernandez/Heinz/Stanfill


the killer bees were playing a 3-4 defense
Better/Boumhoauwer/Bokamper

 

[Fred Bear]

Hopefully our new bunch will be the best.

 

[Danny]

There will never be a better Dolphins D-line than these boys with their two SB rings:

Vern den Herder, Manny Fernandez, Bob Heinz, Bill Stanfill

damn you must have posted as I was typing....lol

 

['Deep]

damn you must have posted as I was typing....lol

I had to look at when den Herder came in. 1971 draft. Still amazes me that they aren't mentioned in the same breath as the 'Steel Curtain' and 'Purple People Eaters'. No respect!

 

[Danny]

I had to look at when den Herder came in. 1971 draft

9th round pick too. I believe Jeff Cross was drafted in the 8th or 9th round also tho of course years later.

 

[royalshank]

9th round pick too. I believe Jeff Cross was drafted in the 8th or 9th round also tho of course years later.

Cross was good for where he was drafted for sure. Productive pass rusher during some tough years.

The ‘72-‘73 D line was the best, then Taylor/Armstrong/Bowen’s/Gardener/Ogunleye (was he on those teams?) and Betters/Baumhower/Bokamper.

Let’s also not forget Wake overlapped w Taylor for a bit as a rookie.

 

[BlueFin]

There will never be a better Dolphins D-line than these boys with their two SB rings:

Vern den Herder, Manny Fernandez, Bob Heinz, Bill Stanfill

Bill Stanfill posted 18 1/2 sacks in a 14 game season in 1973...still the Dolphin record!

 

['Deep]

Bill Stanfill posted 18 1/2 sacks in a 14 game season in 1973...still the Dolphin record!

First round pick. 69 1/2 career sacks (14 game seasons). Hall of Famer, imo. Read his Wiki page. I knew he died of CTE, but he paid the price injurywise. Tough SOB!

 

[BennySwella]

Best I saw was JT and Ogunleye and Trace Armstrong