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- Sun Jun 30, 2024 6:34 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: NFL Defenses of 1977
- Replies: 17
- Views: 705
Re: NFL Defenses of 1977
Eller looked super light that year. Also some defensive tackles playing a bit skinner, too (Page, Brooks, Sherk maybe Chambers). I never thought about it, but you're right. Compared to the behemoths who would come along, linemen from that era look downright emaciated. In fact, I believe Alan Page a...
- Sun Jun 30, 2024 6:29 am
- Forum: Football Obituaries
- Topic: 2024 Obituaries
- Replies: 82
- Views: 99501
Re: 2024 Obituaries
Not a player, but I thought I'd mention comedian/actor Martin Mull, who died June 27 at 80. A Cleveland native and avid Browns fan, Mull's hobby was placekicking. Twice a week he would take a bag of balls to a nearby field to practice. After getting some pointers from Matt Bahr, Mull -- kicking stra...
- Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:54 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: '84 Broncos discussion
- Replies: 20
- Views: 913
Re: '84 Broncos discussion
I saw them at the time as a paper tiger. Not a 13-win team. They benefited from at least one fluky win (in the snow against Green Bay), and not one but three come-from-behind 16-13 wins over division rivals. Still, I had to give them credit for prevailing in what was an insanely competitive AFC West.
- Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: What does an 18-game schedule look like?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 303
Re: What does an 18-game schedule look like?
That's close to how I envision it working out best, which is: · Six games within their own division (home-and-home); · Four games each against one NFC division and one AFC division; · One game each against teams in its conference’s other two divisions; and · One game each against teams in two divisi...
- Tue Jun 25, 2024 6:43 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Random Inane Trivia
- Replies: 75
- Views: 57061
Re: Random Inane Trivia
James Lofton?
- Mon Jun 24, 2024 6:46 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Your starting team of Super Bowl-era players who never played in one
- Replies: 6
- Views: 404
Re: Your starting team of Super Bowl-era players who never played in one
Ah, I figured I'd let at least one ringer slip through. OK, sub Kevin Mawae for Dawson.
- Sun Jun 23, 2024 2:08 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Your starting team of Super Bowl-era players who never played in one
- Replies: 6
- Views: 404
Re: Your starting team of Super Bowl-era players who never played in one
For sure, Sanders could easily have a spot at either RB position. Your mileage may vary!
- Sun Jun 23, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Your starting team of Super Bowl-era players who never played in one
- Replies: 6
- Views: 404
Your starting team of Super Bowl-era players who never played in one
I restricted it to retired players who started their careers in 1966 or later. QB: Dan Fouts RB: Earl Campbell RB: Eric Dickerson C: Dermontti Dawson T: Tony Boselli T: Willie Roaf G: Randall McDaniel G: Tom Mack TE: Ozzie Newsome WR: Calvin Johnson WR: Cris Carter K: Jason Hanson KR: Allen Rossum D...
- Sat Jun 22, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: NFL broadcast preservation status
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1103
Re: NFL broadcast preservation status
A handful of CBS games from the '70s (including Super Bowl VIII) are "truck feeds" -- copies straight from the production truck. That means the camera stays at the stadium during commercial breaks. Sometimes you can hear the announcers discussing talking points for the broadcast, but usual...
- Thu Jun 20, 2024 7:13 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Lindy Infante offense - articles/description/etc.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 596
Re: Lindy Infante offense - articles/description/etc.
Infante had some big ideas, but was bad at implementing them -- and he overlooked that the Packers simply didn't have the personnel to make them work. He had coached exactly one exhibition game when he publicly lamented how slow the players were to learn his system. He said the members of his Jackso...