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7DnBrnc53 wrote:The 1971 Falcons (7-6-1) and 1973 Falcons (9-5) are pretty good candidates for this honor. The talent wasn't that great. They had average QB's in Bob Berry, Richard Shiner, and the General Lee, and they didn't produce that many Pro Bowlers (two in 1971, four in 1973 [one was K Nick Mike-Mayer]). They would go on to have three straight losing seasons from 1974-76 until the arrival of Eddie LeBaron and Leeman Bennett in 1977.
You're likely one of the few who has referred to him by that name.
7DnBrnc53 wrote:The 1971 Falcons (7-6-1) and 1973 Falcons (9-5) are pretty good candidates for this honor. The talent wasn't that great. They had average QB's in Bob Berry, Richard Shiner, and the General Lee, and they didn't produce that many Pro Bowlers (two in 1971, four in 1973 [one was K Nick Mike-Mayer]). They would go on to have three straight losing seasons from 1974-76 until the arrival of Eddie LeBaron and Leeman Bennett in 1977.
You're likely one of the few who has referred to him by that name.
On another football forum I go on, they censor his real first name, so it is a habit.
7DnBrnc53 wrote:The 1971 Falcons (7-6-1) and 1973 Falcons (9-5) are pretty good candidates for this honor. The talent wasn't that great. They had average QB's in Bob Berry, Richard Shiner, and the General Lee, and they didn't produce that many Pro Bowlers (two in 1971, four in 1973 [one was K Nick Mike-Mayer]). They would go on to have three straight losing seasons from 1974-76 until the arrival of Eddie LeBaron and Leeman Bennett in 1977.
You're likely one of the few who has referred to him by that name.
In one old football referee forum I had the same problem with former referees Jorgensen and Hantak (they had an autocorrector, so I had to write "Rick").
