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Thank you, Lee, for all you've done for all of us.
The PFRA wouldn't be the same without your efforts.

I hope you and your wife "follow your bliss" and have many happy years and travels ahead of you.
Godspeed, indeed.

I think one of the main contributions to the Pack's decline was Lombardi's (otherwise laudable) loyalty. As many have noted before, Vince had a very hard time letting go of players with whom he had achieved success. That may have been a problem with the 70's Steelers as well. Someone earlier mentio...

The end of the 60's Packer dynasty may have been put in motion before it started. On November 27th, 1960, Jack Vainisi, the team's Personnel Director (and scout), died of a massive heart attack that was due to contracting rheumatic fever in Japan during WWII. Jack had a role in acquiring eight HOF ...

7DnBrnc53 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 6:40 pm

Brian wolf wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 5:41 pm Youre right...

I know.

(Sorry. I really DID "LOL"!)

I remember voting for him somewhere along the line so he has been considered for the HoVG. Heck, I might have even nominated him (at least once). I suggest, if you feel strongly about him, you nominate Walker yourself this season. There's only one way to find out how he'd fare this time around and t...

I had season tickets to the USFL's Oakland Invaders. It was at an Invaders game that I saw one of the two best passes thrown that I ever saw "live." Oakland wore UCLA colors and on this play the pass rush had surrounded the opposing QB. It looked like a huddle and all I could see was sky b...

And the Raiders now have 4 first round picks over the next two years (so far, at least).
Add that to Ashton Jeanty and All-Pro Brock Bowers and they have a decent chance at being in the running a few years from now.

And Al Michaels is 81!

I'm by no means an expert but I've always thought the most important "speed" in the game was reaction time and the first few steps after one has determined where they need to be. I think it also depends entirely on your position. A receiver needs different speed attributes than a pulling g...

For what it's worth, Plunkett was the Sporting News and UPI Rookie of the year for 1971 and AP Offensive RoY 2 (behind John Brockington). His best year with New England (the team that drafted him) was 1974 in which he went 7-7 as a starter. He didn't have great success in his "early years"...