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by Rupert Patrick
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:35 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 1956-1957 Chicago Cardinals
Replies: 10
Views: 23115

Re: 1956-1957 Chicago Cardinals

four other teams that plummeted are '77 colts 45.4(3rd) to a dead last ranking of 90.4, the '83 vikings at 70.3 to dead last in '84 under les s. at 104.4, the '66 chargers(1st) to last in '67 at 81.4, and finally the '74 browns at 61.6 to '75 at 90.4(25th). am sure there are others. *The '78 Colts ...
by Rupert Patrick
Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:43 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Big Ben-era Steelers HOF
Replies: 12
Views: 26024

Re: Big Ben-era Steelers HOF

Ward I think will get in within 3-5 years. Even though he didn't quite have the stats of Chad 85, Moss or Owens, he also didn't bring the emotional baggage those guys brought to their teams, and he was a solid team leader. Also, he was a Super Bowl MVP, and has two more rings than the three of them ...
by Rupert Patrick
Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:17 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: player knocking out same player two years in a row
Replies: 2
Views: 7820

Re: player knocking out same player two years in a row

Although it didn't end his season, the Raiders put Lynn Swann out of the game with concussions in consecutive meetings - the 1975 AFC Title Game and the 1976 Week 1 meeting between Pittsburgh and Oakland.
by Rupert Patrick
Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:43 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Bobby Layne Gambling True or False?
Replies: 8
Views: 17109

Re: Bobby Layne Gambling True or False?

7DnBrnc53 » Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:07 pm Shipley wrote: I've heard there are allegations about Bobby Layne gambling, and some speculate he retired after the 1962 season because he would have gotten suspended along with Paul Hornung and Alex Karras. Any truth to it? The topic does not come up in his bio...
by Rupert Patrick
Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:27 pm
Forum: Football Obituaries
Topic: 2014 Deaths - Continued
Replies: 25
Views: 149065

Re: 2014 Deaths - Continued

Bryan Burwell, former Inside the NFL correspondent and TNT NFL sideline reporter, has passed away. He also appeared occasionally on ESPN Sports Reporters and was a newspaper sports columnist for many years. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/obituaries/post-dispatch-sports-columnist-bryan-burwell-di...
by Rupert Patrick
Sat Nov 29, 2014 7:39 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Interesting Photo (Easy Quiz)
Replies: 14
Views: 31625

Re: Interesting Photo (Easy Quiz)

Back row on the left end next to OJ is Terry Hanratty.
by Rupert Patrick
Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:32 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 2014 NFC South: New Worst Division Ever?
Replies: 18
Views: 36399

Re: 2014 NFC South: New Worst Division Ever?

I wouldn't like that either. The sole problem is the size of the divisions, 4-teams is too small. The answer is never more WC teams though, I cannot stand wild cards in any sport at any level, especially football. It's illogical that a team can be "World Champion" after finishing 2nd (or ...
by Rupert Patrick
Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:55 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: '78 SI NFL preview, Bud Goode's computer predictions
Replies: 3
Views: 10552

Re: '78 SI NFL preview, Bud Goode's computer predictions

Goode was one of the pioneers of NFL statistical analysis, along with other guys like Jim Barnes. Don't know that he was ever employed by SI, but he was all over the newspapers in the late 1970s. I think some teams might have employed him as a consultant. He looked at a number of stats, but was kno...
by Rupert Patrick
Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:38 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: NFLgames postponed or moved due to weather
Replies: 33
Views: 64704

Re: NFLgames postponed or moved due to weather

NFL Network is announcing that the Bills Jets game will not be played Sunday in Buffalo. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000431376/article/jetsbills-game-will-not-be-played-in-buffalo This second article says the game will be played in Detroit or Washington: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/11/...
by Rupert Patrick
Thu Nov 20, 2014 5:45 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: NFLgames postponed or moved due to weather
Replies: 33
Views: 64704

Re: NFLgames postponed or moved due to weather

2010 Vikings at Eagles game was postponed due to a snowstorm, moved from a Sunday to a Tuesday night. Notable because it was the first Tuesday NFL game since 1946. I think the Chargers game that was relocated in Arizona, it was a MNF game, was from 2004. They gave free tickets if you brought canned...