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by JohnTurney
Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:49 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: When you're drafted or when you're signed?
Replies: 2
Views: 47

Re: When you're drafted or when you're signed?

That's something you see on Wikipedia posted by people who's knowledge of professional sports only goes back to beginning of the internet - which was when that last person was drafted by an NFL team did not sign. He was Eli Herring by the Raiders in 1995. He declined play on Sundays for religious r...
by JohnTurney
Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:47 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Favorite one-year 1,000-yard rushers or receivers
Replies: 7
Views: 133

Re: Favorite one-year 1,000-yard rushers or receivers

John Settle -- 1,000 yards and a Pro Bowl ... short guy, only 205 pounds
by JohnTurney
Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:25 pm
Forum: Football Obituaries
Topic: 2025 Obituaries
Replies: 60
Views: 222175

Re: 2025 Obituaries

by JohnTurney
Tue Jun 03, 2025 12:18 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: If Fred Dean stays with the Chargers in '81
Replies: 8
Views: 4571

Re: If Fred Dean stays with the Chargers in '81

Sorry, but I dont underestimate the impact of Fred Dean. This Charger defense was bad but Dean could wreck blocking schemes as well as anyone and could set the edge against the run as well. The Chargers record would have been at least two wins better and he could have been a factor in both Cincy ga...
by JohnTurney
Sat May 31, 2025 6:39 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Most boring NFL season?
Replies: 22
Views: 10183

Re: Most boring NFL season?

not a fan of 2003 from some reason
by JohnTurney
Fri May 30, 2025 12:37 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Least experienced QB corps ... ones with fewest wins going into season
Replies: 17
Views: 1866

Re: Least experienced QB corps ... ones with fewest wins going into season

The 1970 Buffalo Bills only had 1 previous win amongst their QB corps. The starting QB was rookie Dennis Shaw. The backup was 2nd year player James "Shack" Harris, who went 0-1 in his rookie year. No wonder the Bills sent a ball boy to pick him up at the airport. (The ball boy was Joe Hor...
by JohnTurney
Wed May 28, 2025 3:42 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 1993 Saints
Replies: 2
Views: 210

Re: 1993 Saints

CSKreager wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 2:59 pm
What happened?
kept giving the ball away. protected it well first 5 games, but a game manager like Wilson -- his job is not to make mistakes -- and he didn't do that

that was biggest issue, IMO
by JohnTurney
Sat May 17, 2025 12:18 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Bum Phillips' time with the Saints, 1981-thru-'85
Replies: 13
Views: 1840

Re: Bum Phillips' time with the Saints, 1981-thru-'85

Thanks ... Kemp seemed to get buried on the Seahawks team but you wonder if he could have helped a Bears, Cowboys, Raiders or other teams that had health issues with their starters? He later tried to help the Eagles but couldnt acclimate quick enough. There is no doubt he had a big arm. But he thre...
by JohnTurney
Sat May 17, 2025 12:04 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Bum Phillips' time with the Saints, 1981-thru-'85
Replies: 13
Views: 1840

Re: Bum Phillips' time with the Saints, 1981-thru-'85

Whats ur opinion John? Could the Rams have won with Kemp from 84-86? Or beyond? winning record, yes, as long as they had Dickerson, that online and their defense which was still pretty good at a couple of things -- stopping the run and defending deep passes. They could be dinked and dunked to death...
by JohnTurney
Fri May 16, 2025 2:10 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Bum Phillips' time with the Saints, 1981-thru-'85
Replies: 13
Views: 1840

Re: Bum Phillips' time with the Saints, 1981-thru-'85

In this '83 case, however, NO were indeed still in it and simply had to beat the Rams in the finale, at home, and they'd be in the playoffs (against a falling Dallas team) as well as scoring their first winning season ever! But not to be. That 83 Rams team was an absolute joke. Zero semblance of a ...