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Ranking the greatest position groups in Washington Football Team history

By Tim Meek

WASHINGTON, D.C. - CIRCA 1992: Wide Receiver Art Monk #81 of the Washington Redskins runs with the ball after catching a pass against the Los Angeles Raiders during an NFL game circa 1992 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Monk played for the Redskins from 1980-93. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - CIRCA 1992: Wide Receiver Art Monk #81 of the Washington Redskins runs with the ball after catching a pass against the Los Angeles Raiders during an NFL game circa 1992 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Monk played for the Redskins from 1980-93. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /
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Washington Football Team defensive back Sean Taylor (21) looks on against Oakland during the second half at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on November 20, 2005. Oakland defeated Washington 16-13. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images)
Washington Football Team defensive back Sean Taylor (21) looks on against Oakland during the second half at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on November 20, 2005. Oakland defeated Washington 16-13. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images) /

No. 4 – Safeties (Houston, Taylor, Krause, Murphy, Owens)

Sean Taylor: “The Greatest to Ever Do It”.  It’s impossible to pick just one play to highlight his career.  Sean had a knack for finding the ball at the biggest moments of the game.  Game-changing interceptions, fumble returns for TDs, and blasting opposing players into early retirement. His game was impactful in a way we just don’t see every day. He was a generational talent.

As great as Taylor was, he tends to overshadow a player too often forgotten among the all-time greats: Ken Houston. Houston’s punishing size and speed made him unique to the NFL in his era.  Many historians consider Houston to be one of the best safeties of all-time. At a position that has been top-heavy with talent for Washington, this position group falls in at No. 4 for me.

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