Best Left Tackle ever?

[Mr. Scot]

Since we're celebrating some hopeful improvements to our own offensive line, I find myself pondering a question:

For those who've been around long enough to see both (or anyone with a highlight reel formed opinion) if you had to pick a left tackle to build around, who you taking between...

Joe Thomas...

or Anthony Munoz?

And hey, if you've got an alternate suggestion, feel free to make your case.

[ellis]

Boselli played with immense raw power. Erik Williams was superb—Reggie White feared him. 

Ogden is the best I’ve evaluated in my lifetime. Almost 6’10”, played with incredible agility and leverage, and would maul elite DL and LB in the run game. Paved the way for an underrated rushing attack in 2000. Tenacity, availability, leadership. 

[ellis]

Honorable mention: former Panthers team president Mike McCormack.

[Delhommey]

Walter Jones.

[Moo Daeng]

Walter Jones and Willie Roaf should be mentioned. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Ogden

[KendrickPanther]

I thought Walter Jones was a great player. I don't think of Munoz in the same class as the best of today but he was playing in a very different league.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, KendrickPanther said:

I thought Walter Jones was a great player. I don't think of Munoz in the same class as the best of today but he was playing in a very different league.

Walter Jones absolutely was a great LT.

I'd put the top 5 LTs of my lifetime (I'm 36, so let's say the last 25 years or so):

1. Jonathan Ogden

2. Joe Thomas

3. Walter Jones

4. Orlando Pace

5. Willie Roaf

[Bartin]

Walter Jones is my personal choice but hard to wrong with anyone listed here

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Bartin said:

Walter Jones is my personal choice but hard to wrong with anyone listed here

Yep, it's pretty much personal favorites and personal opinions when you're talking about the elite of the elite. Give me any of those five guys I listed and you couldn't beat the smile off of my face with a baseball bat.

[Moo Daeng]

Pace is the other name I couldn't think of

[Moo Daeng]

7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yep, it's pretty much personal favorites and personal opinions when you're talking about the elite of the elite. Give me any of those five guys I listed and you couldn't beat the smile off of my face with a baseball bat.

Just give me Gross and Moton and I'd be thrilled to death 

[Mr. Scot]

Ogden, Williams and Pace are all great. Actually dated a girl who went to school with Pace back when I lived in Ohio.

Still, while I'll grant that maybe it's because I'm an old man, I gotta go with Munoz.

[Jim Harbaugh]