I mean really, did you just say that ?!?

Lott was a skilled player and maybe the most skilled player to play the position. He was someone who had excellent instincts for the game...LED the league once in interceptions as a SAFETY, you know lol. (he could cover WRs, TEs, and was eons better against the run than Reed)

you do know that he was also a very good cornerback *1st* and then moved to safety and not only made bone crushing hits but intercepted a lot of balls as well and he scored TDs. He was the anchor of that Niners defense and didn't have the defensive players up front that Reed has w/Lewis and co.

And those big hits mattered, too. And any receiver who played against him would tell you that he was someone you always had to be aware of where he was at all times. He was able to disrupt an offense in more ways that Reed.

You don't get selected to the All-NFL anniversary team on just making hard hits.