had a pretty good debate

Ben
Hines
Troy
Pouncey...Webster was great, but too small to play in the modern NFL
Woodson
Harrison...Although a different position than Lambert, if I had to pick it would be Harrison for the same reason that I'd take Pouncey over Webster
Lloyd
Jerome

***edit, I'd take Ben.

 

You took all the "new" players. It was a different game then. Obviously guys then, built the way they were, were built for the game at the time. I think you're allowed to make adjustments. Compare their greatness to what was around them at the time to the greatness of the newer players' times.

 

I see a pattern here.

 

I can still remember my dad yelling at Franco for running out of bounds during games.
However, Franco was a strong, fast runner who really helped us win our first four.

 

Terry would NEVER underthrow Wallace.

When Woodley gets a catch-phrase, call me, Avoid the Lloyd!

Troy

Webby, maybe best ever.

Harrison/Lambert bad comparison, 2 totally different types of LB's.

The rest are somewhat a wash, depending on era..., '70's definitely Blount, now, Woodson, etc..

 

I took Lloyd over Woodley. And I am going back and forth between Ben and Terry. But when the OP pharsed the ? about drafting now, I assumed he meant to play now.

As far as who was better at their position in their era, then:

Terry
Stallworth
Troy
Webster
Woodson
Lambert
Lloyd
Franco