Bengals First 50: Defensive Linemen

As a part of the celebration of the Bengal's 50th year of existence, the organization is having fans vote on a "First 50" team of the 50 greatest past Bengals players. The voting period has officially ended, but I thought it might be fun to discuss who you'd pick by position.

Given the percent of running backs from the total pool of players to choose from, you should be able to pick 5 defensive linemen and still keep a fairly even distribution from among other positions.

You can check out the players in the link and look at some basic info on their individual careers with the team. Bengals First 50

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN:

1) Bacon, Coy

2) Browner, Ross

3) Buck, Jason

4) Burley, Gary

5) Copeland, John

6) Edwards, Eddie

7) Geathers, Robert

8) Krumrie, Tim

9) Reid, Mike

10) Skow, Jim

11) Smith, Justin

12) Thornton, John

13) Whitley, Wilson

14) Wilkinson, Dan

I'd protest that we only get 5 DL but I guess in honor of the way the game was played it is understandable.

I'll go:

Edwards, Eddie

Browner, Ross

Krumrie, Tim

Reid, Mike

Bacon, Coy

I forgot all about Eddie Edwards.

My first couple are Coy Bacon, Mike Reid, and Eddie Edwards.

Bacon, Reid, Krumrie and Edwards top 4. Since Atkins isn't on list I'll stop at four.

Still upsets me almost 30'yeara later that krumrie and Wilson played little or none of SB 23. What a huge loss on both sides.

Mike Reid could have been all-pro four 10 seasons!!! But what a talented piano player,and music guy. Just wondering,at the time of my post,8 people have voted.

Krumrie has 7 votes,who didn't vote for him? ....lol!!!

I had the opportunity to go to the Playboy club once after a Reds Mets game and Mike Reid was playing piano that night. Many pro athletes were there including Tom Seaver and Johnny Bench sitting together.

I voted for Gary Burley totally 100% because of bias on my part. There's a lot more to the story, that most won't get. But, he made a huge impact on a kid.

David Grant and Alfred Williams should be on that list.

No way was Browner better than Eddie Edwards,or Mike Reid. Justin Smith being ahead of those two too, must be a lot on younger people voting. BTW, Justin Smith was way better for the 49'er's, than he was with the Bengals.

Footballerforever...... Alfred Williams played a lot of linebacker for the Bengals.

He may be on the linebacker poll.

Footballerforever...... Alfred Williams played a lot of linebacker for the Bengals.

He may be on the linebacker poll.

They mainly used him at DE as a pass rusher his nickname was the big cat. He played RDE, Wilkson and Krumrie at DT and Copeland at the other end.

I stand corrected! Just remembered him playing linebacker also. You have a good memory,because "94" would have been the only year all those guy's played together. Krumrie's last,Wilkinson's first. Then Copeland, and Williams.

Don't remember him called the "big cat",but you may be right.But i do remember they called him "the condor",because of his long arms. love the memories.

Thanks.