Best nickname for a defensive unit? (2 Viewers)

[Raider Nation]

 

[Steady Mooobin]

Pretty sure the Steel Curtain wins in a landslide. Is it because it's the best name, or the most popular?

I voted Doomsday Defense. If I took away any relationship to the teams, Doomsday sounds the coolest/most intimidating.



:biasedCowboysfan:

 

[MaddHatter]

Despite the Patriots but love Homeland Defense. This gets my vote with Steel Curtain and Blitz, Inc. coming up next.

 

[Raider Nation]

Pretty sure the Steel Curtain wins in a landslide. Is it because it's the best name, or the most popular?

Both. It's a very cool nickname, but I'd say this board easily has more Steeler fans than any other fan base.I went with the New York Sack Exchange. It's perfect.

 

[Buffaloes]

Steel Curtain and it's not even close. There are some pretty bad ones on that list too.

 

[slayer666]

Monsters of the Midway

Honorable mentions: Steel Curtain and Doomsday Defense

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Sack Pack - Mid to late 70s Colts (if memory serves, John Dutton, Joe Ehrman, Fred Cook, and Mike Barnes).

 

[PosterNutBag]

Blitz, Inc. (Eagles)

huh? Did you mean "Wall of Feathers?"

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Sack Pack - Mid to late 70s Colts (if memory serves, John Dutton, Joe Ehrman, Fred Cook, and Mike Barnes).

By the way I voted for Doomday Defense as the best name. A lot more intimidating sounding than Steel Curtain, which sounds like something your mother used to clean on Sundays.

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Remember guys, this is supposed to be the best name for a defensive unit, not the best defense unit.

 

[Big_Russel]

Monsters of The Midway just has a really nice ring to it. I've always liked that one.

 

[PatrickT]

Gritz Blitz



Should be Steel Curtain.

 

[Steel Dillo]

Other Steeler D nicknames ... Blitzburgh & The Blast Furnace

 

[Lash]

Remember guys, this is supposed to be the best name for a defensive unit, not the best defense unit.

yeah but the lucky thing is that Steel Curtain is the right answer for both

 

[Lash]

Green Machine - The Longest Yard

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Green Machine - The Longest Yard

That was also the name for their offense and special teams.

 

[Tau837]

Voted Steel Curtain, with Doomsday Defense a close second.

 

[pitsteel]

Steel Curtain all the way, 4 superbowls titles in 6 yrs, before the advent of free agency in the nfl, no question

 

[Sammy B]

Green Machine - The Longest Yard

That was also the name for their offense and special teams.

Mean Machine.

 

[Statcruncher]

I'm a Bears homer so obviously Monsters of the Midway rules in my book. In the interest of a fair poll I removed my bias temporarily and voted for the Steel Curtain.

 

[Mikey16x]

Steel Curtain all the way, 4 superbowls titles in 6 yrs, before the advent of free agency in the nfl, no question

I'm sure some votes are like this one... people don't realize what the title says. Not the credentials of the defense... just the name...

 

[Jercules]

The old CFL Ottawa Rough Riders had an awesome nickname for their front four: Capital Punishment. That being said, I vote for Gritz Blitz, and wonder if we could start a thread like this for offensive unit nicknames.

 

[Godsbrother]

Obviously being a Steelers fan I am going to say "the Steel Curtain" but I also think "Doomsday", "Monsters of the Midway", "Fearsome Foursome" and "New York Sack Exchange" are really good.

I think "Gritz Blitz", "Homeland Defense" and "Blitz, Inc." are all dumb.

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Green Machine - The Longest Yard

That was also the name for their offense and special teams.

Mean Machine.

You're absolutely right. I let him lead me into that brain fart

 

[ninerfanatic492000]

being a niner fan we've had a nickname for our last super bowl defense "the year we bought deion sanders"

 

[Lord of the Rings]

Man, it was a harder choice than I expected. A lot of good nicknames in that list.

Are there any modern day names that are being associated with defensive units?

I think it's probably harder to find a name that sticks with any team in particular because the personnel, coaches, philosophy, etc. change so fast in this modern era of football. The Steel Curtain, Doomsday Defense, etc. had a core group of players that stuck with them for several years correct? So their legacy and the legacy of their defense survived throughout history. Not sure if that will happen anymore.

ie. The Baltimore Ravens seem to be a top defense year in and year out, but they don't have a nickname (as far as I know). Why is that? Other than Lewis and Reed, who has anchored that defense over the years?

 

[Lord of the Rings]

BTW, I liked the Killer Bee's back in the day, even though it was cheesy. Mainly because it was cool that a starting defensive unit could have 7-8 players that all had last names that started with 'B'. Baumhower (sp?), Bokamper, Betters, The Blackwood Brothers, Brudzinksi.... can't think of the other's off the top of my head.

 

[TidesofWar]

BTW, I liked the Killer Bee's back in the day, even though it was cheesy. Mainly because it was cool that a starting defensive unit could have 7-8 players that all had last names that started with 'B'. Baumhower (sp?), Bokamper, Betters, The Blackwood Brothers, Brudzinksi.... can't think of the other's off the top of my head.

Bob Brudzinsk - man, they really did have a lot of "Bees"

 

[Kleck]

Monsters of The Midway just has a really nice ring to it. I've always liked that one.

Same here.Lots of good ones though.

 

[PatrickT]

Obviously being a Steelers fan I am going to say "the Steel Curtain" but I also think "Doomsday", "Monsters of the Midway", "Fearsome Foursome" and "New York Sack Exchange" are really good.I think "Gritz Blitz", "Homeland Defense" and "Blitz, Inc." are all dumb.

How do you not like Gritz Blitz?Damn yankee

 

[valhallan]

Other - Dome Patrol

 

[Jene Bramel]

Steel Curtain wins going away for me.

Obviously being a Steelers fan I am going to say "the Steel Curtain" but I also think "Doomsday", "Monsters of the Midway", "Fearsome Foursome" and "New York Sack Exchange" are really good.I think "Gritz Blitz", "Homeland Defense" and "Blitz, Inc." are all dumb.

Gritz Blitz and NYSE are in the same category for me -- strained, but effective efforts at local humor.

Other - Dome Patrol

How'd this take 31 posts to get mentioned? Gang Green also probably deserves an honorable mention.

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Clever turns of phrases and a local flavor win for me. Thus:

Monsters of the Midway

New York Sack Exchange in second.

As long as someone else brought up CFL, may as well throw in some great hockey unit nicknames:

Broad Street Bullies

Legion of Doom -- also from the Flyers, made up of Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael Renberg

The Dogs of War Line -- Anchored by the great Phil Esposito

Some other clever ones from the NHL:

The Punch Line -- Toe Blake and Rocket Richard made up the meat of this physical offensive unit.

The Donut Line -- Guy Laffleur, Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt were better known as the Dynasty Line, but I preferred the Donut Line moniker as it was more creative -- named so as the line had no center.

Godfather and Two Dons Line -- again, the regal Esposito, with Don Murdoch and Don Maloney

The Mattress line -- named such as it contained two twins and a king -- the Sedin brothers and Jason King.

The Hanson Brothers -- quasi-fictional (the Carlson brothers were indeed hockey goons on the same Marquette Iron Rangers squad), but deserve honorable mention.

 

[SouthJersey]

Gang Green -- Eagles from the late 80's - Early 90's

 

[SouthJersey]

Clever turns of phrases and a local flavor win for me. Thus:Monsters of the MidwayNew York Sack Exchange in second.As long as someone else brought up CFL, may as well throw in some great hockey unit nicknames:Broad Street BulliesLegion of Doom -- also from the Flyers, made up of Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael RenbergThe Dogs of War Line -- Anchored by the great Phil EspositoSome other clever ones from the NHL:The Punch Line -- Toe Blake and Rocket Richard made up the meat of this physical offensive unit.The Donut Line -- Guy Laffleur, Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt were better known as the Dynasty Line, but I preferred the Donut Line moniker as it was more creative -- named so as the line had no center.Godfather and Two Dons Line -- again, the regal Esposito, with Don Murdoch and Don MaloneyThe Mattress line -- named such as it contained two twins and a king -- the Sedin brothers and Jason King.The Hanson Brothers -- quasi-fictional (the Carlson brothers were indeed hockey goons on the same Marquette Iron Rangers squad), but deserve honorable mention.

The Flyers also had the Crazy 8's for a year or two. Lindros, Recchi & Brent Fedyk

 

[Two Deep]

Heavy Petters: 2008 Detroit Lions

 

[valhallan]

Man, it was a harder choice than I expected. A lot of good nicknames in that list. Are there any modern day names that are being associated with defensive units? I think it's probably harder to find a name that sticks with any team in particular because the personnel, coaches, philosophy, etc. change so fast in this modern era of football. The Steel Curtain, Doomsday Defense, etc. had a core group of players that stuck with them for several years correct? So their legacy and the legacy of their defense survived throughout history. Not sure if that will happen anymore. ie. The Baltimore Ravens seem to be a top defense year in and year out, but they don't have a nickname (as far as I know). Why is that? Other than Lewis and Reed, who has anchored that defense over the years?

Yeah and the Buccaneers have been solid with some stalwart players for several years, but they don't have a name either. Or do they?

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Only 2 votes for Fearsone Foursome???

Maybe I'm basing it on how good they really were.

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Clever turns of phrases and a local flavor win for me. Thus:Monsters of the MidwayNew York Sack Exchange in second.As long as someone else brought up CFL, may as well throw in some great hockey unit nicknames:Broad Street BulliesLegion of Doom -- also from the Flyers, made up of Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael RenbergThe Dogs of War Line -- Anchored by the great Phil EspositoSome other clever ones from the NHL:The Punch Line -- Toe Blake and Rocket Richard made up the meat of this physical offensive unit.The Donut Line -- Guy Laffleur, Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt were better known as the Dynasty Line, but I preferred the Donut Line moniker as it was more creative -- named so as the line had no center.Godfather and Two Dons Line -- again, the regal Esposito, with Don Murdoch and Don MaloneyThe Mattress line -- named such as it contained two twins and a king -- the Sedin brothers and Jason King.The Hanson Brothers -- quasi-fictional (the Carlson brothers were indeed hockey goons on the same Marquette Iron Rangers squad), but deserve honorable mention.

The Flyers also had the Crazy 8's for a year or two. Lindros, Recchi & Brent Fedyk

:( Great call -- they all had the number 8 on their jerseys, right?

 

[BassNBrew]

No-Name defense (Dolphins) [ 4 ] [2.25%]

Could be the dumbest ever yet 4 people vote for it.

 

[massraider]

"Homeland Defense"?

 

[Borat]

Clever turns of phrases and a local flavor win for me. Thus:Monsters of the MidwayNew York Sack Exchange in second.As long as someone else brought up CFL, may as well throw in some great hockey unit nicknames:Broad Street BulliesLegion of Doom -- also from the Flyers, made up of Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael RenbergThe Dogs of War Line -- Anchored by the great Phil EspositoSome other clever ones from the NHL:The Punch Line -- Toe Blake and Rocket Richard made up the meat of this physical offensive unit.The Donut Line -- Guy Laffleur, Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt were better known as the Dynasty Line, but I preferred the Donut Line moniker as it was more creative -- named so as the line had no center.Godfather and Two Dons Line -- again, the regal Esposito, with Don Murdoch and Don MaloneyThe Mattress line -- named such as it contained two twins and a king -- the Sedin brothers and Jason King.The Hanson Brothers -- quasi-fictional (the Carlson brothers were indeed hockey goons on the same Marquette Iron Rangers squad), but deserve honorable mention.

The Flyers also had the Crazy 8's for a year or two. Lindros, Recchi & Brent Fedyk

Great call -- they all had the number 8 on their jerseys, right?

Yeah... Lindros was 88, Recchi was 8, and Fedyk was 18, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[egg413]

1) New York Sack Exchange

2) Purple People Eaters

3) Steel Curtain

 

[SouthJersey]

Clever turns of phrases and a local flavor win for me. Thus:Monsters of the MidwayNew York Sack Exchange in second.As long as someone else brought up CFL, may as well throw in some great hockey unit nicknames:Broad Street BulliesLegion of Doom -- also from the Flyers, made up of Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael RenbergThe Dogs of War Line -- Anchored by the great Phil EspositoSome other clever ones from the NHL:The Punch Line -- Toe Blake and Rocket Richard made up the meat of this physical offensive unit.The Donut Line -- Guy Laffleur, Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt were better known as the Dynasty Line, but I preferred the Donut Line moniker as it was more creative -- named so as the line had no center.Godfather and Two Dons Line -- again, the regal Esposito, with Don Murdoch and Don MaloneyThe Mattress line -- named such as it contained two twins and a king -- the Sedin brothers and Jason King.The Hanson Brothers -- quasi-fictional (the Carlson brothers were indeed hockey goons on the same Marquette Iron Rangers squad), but deserve honorable mention.

The Flyers also had the Crazy 8's for a year or two. Lindros, Recchi & Brent Fedyk

Great call -- they all had the number 8 on their jerseys, right?

Yeah... Lindros was 88, Recchi was 8, and Fedyk was 18, if I'm not mistaken.

Yup

 

[timschochet]

Just wanted to throw in that though I'm not a Cornhusker fan, I always loved the name of their defense from their 1990's National Championship teams: the Blackshirts.

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Clever turns of phrases and a local flavor win for me. Thus:Monsters of the MidwayNew York Sack Exchange in second.As long as someone else brought up CFL, may as well throw in some great hockey unit nicknames:Broad Street BulliesLegion of Doom -- also from the Flyers, made up of Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael RenbergThe Dogs of War Line -- Anchored by the great Phil EspositoSome other clever ones from the NHL:The Punch Line -- Toe Blake and Rocket Richard made up the meat of this physical offensive unit.The Donut Line -- Guy Laffleur, Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt were better known as the Dynasty Line, but I preferred the Donut Line moniker as it was more creative -- named so as the line had no center.Godfather and Two Dons Line -- again, the regal Esposito, with Don Murdoch and Don MaloneyThe Mattress line -- named such as it contained two twins and a king -- the Sedin brothers and Jason King.The Hanson Brothers -- quasi-fictional (the Carlson brothers were indeed hockey goons on the same Marquette Iron Rangers squad), but deserve honorable mention.

The Flyers also had the Crazy 8's for a year or two. Lindros, Recchi & Brent Fedyk

Great call -- they all had the number 8 on their jerseys, right?

Yeah... Lindros was 88, Recchi was 8, and Fedyk was 18, if I'm not mistaken.

Yup

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Clever turns of phrases and a local flavor win for me. Thus:Monsters of the MidwayNew York Sack Exchange in second.As long as someone else brought up CFL, may as well throw in some great hockey unit nicknames:Broad Street BulliesLegion of Doom -- also from the Flyers, made up of Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael RenbergThe Dogs of War Line -- Anchored by the great Phil EspositoSome other clever ones from the NHL:The Punch Line -- Toe Blake and Rocket Richard made up the meat of this physical offensive unit.The Donut Line -- Guy Laffleur, Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt were better known as the Dynasty Line, but I preferred the Donut Line moniker as it was more creative -- named so as the line had no center.Godfather and Two Dons Line -- again, the regal Esposito, with Don Murdoch and Don MaloneyThe Mattress line -- named such as it contained two twins and a king -- the Sedin brothers and Jason King.The Hanson Brothers -- quasi-fictional (the Carlson brothers were indeed hockey goons on the same Marquette Iron Rangers squad), but deserve honorable mention.

The Flyers also had the Crazy 8's for a year or two. Lindros, Recchi & Brent Fedyk

Great call -- they all had the number 8 on their jerseys, right?

Yeah... Lindros was 88, Recchi was 8, and Fedyk was 18, if I'm not mistaken.

Yup

A LOT of hockey lines were named after players' initials (i.e. the DDT, ABC, MPH, RPM, OMG, FLY lines, etc.). Only other ones based on jersey numbers that I can recall were Forsberg's Deuces Wild line in Philly and Pecca's Lucky 7s line from the Islanders.Hockey has some of the best individual nicknames of any sport, too, IMHO -- I could go on, but hijack over for now.