Paul Krause-In Hall of Fame but with a Flaw

[Brian wolf]

You know John, if 1970s or 80s Raquel Welch was by my side, I would cook for the both of us ... even if it was Dinty Moore out of a can, my all-time favorite bachelor food ...

[JohnTurney]

You know John, if 1970s or 80s Raquel Welch was by my side, I would cook for the both of us ... even if it was Dinty Moore out of a can, my all-time favorite bachelor food ...

Yeah, she was impressive.

[racepug]

"He never shied away from physical contact"? That's a laugh. Krause was notoriously allergic to it. One of his own coaches, Buddy Ryan, said Krause would play so deep that he would sometimes disappear from game film. As one sportswriter of the era put it, "Krause again led the league last year in showing up at the pile after the tackle."

Now fellow H.o.F. FS Cliff Harris made much the same remark in "The Super '70s" by Tom Danyluk about Paul Krause playing deep (Cliff Harris said: "Which is fine, but I wanted to be where the action is" or words to that effect).

[racepug]

Paul Krause, like Carl Eller and Mick Tingelhoff, had his HOF inductions delayed for a ridiculous length of time because of their four losses in the SB. The Vikings pass defense was airtight during Krause’s time there and we’re going to criticize a free safety’s tackling. Please…

Off the top of my head I don't remember if Paul Krause was in MIN in 1969 but I know I've heard Len Dawson say that he wasn't all that impressed with the Vikings' DBs of that era. To Len Dawson the strength of the Vikings' pass defense was their pass rush, not their defensive secondary.

[Bryan]

Off the top of my head I don't remember if Paul Krause was in MIN in 1969 but I know I've heard Len Dawson say that he wasn't all that impressed with the Vikings' DBs of that era. To Len Dawson the strength of the Vikings' pass defense was their pass rush, not their defensive secondary.

Did Dawson say this before or after Krause intercepted him in Super Bowl IV? (I had to say it)

[racepug]

Off the top of my head I don't remember if Paul Krause was in MIN in 1969 but I know I've heard Len Dawson say that he wasn't all that impressed with the Vikings' DBs of that era. To Len Dawson the strength of the Vikings' pass defense was their pass rush, not their defensive secondary.

Did Dawson say this before or after Krause intercepted him in Super Bowl IV? (I had to say it)

My recollection is that it was long after (he didn't mention Paul Krause by name when he commented on the Vikings' secondary).