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no grades, pressures, double teams, "eye-test" someone asked about HOF --- Kevin Williams cannot get any notice ... IMO, throwing in eye test, Cox was better than some of these guys ... a couple of them were 3-techs for the most part. Cox and Suh and Williams were more than just rushers/pe...

I'm watching old GOTW highlights, and I am seeing various punts by Bill Bradley for the first time. Some of his punts are incredible....the highest, weirdest-spinning punts I've ever seen. But looking at his career, he was very inconsistent from year to year and didn't even punt in some years. Does...

Canton First Ballot, or not? I think he will. I don't think past precedent means it is a fait accompli that he won't be, i.e. Mike Webster wasn't so Kelce won't and so on. Voters will see his All-Pros, his body of work in terms of being about to get out and block (eye test) plus his value in changi...

"Eliminating the pocket requirement might help quarterbacks avoid the types of hits that produce injuries." I don't think that's true. It seemed to me that they called intentional ground more last year than any time in the last decade or so (which means like once every two games, but stil...

Your not going to believe what I found out I found out who was cut when the Blue Ribbon Panel met to elect the Centennial Class Lavvie Dilweg Ox Emerson Cecil Isbell Verne Lewellen and Al Wistert were cut during the reduction to 15 finalists Cliff Branch Roger Craig Randy Gradishar Tommy Nobis and ...

It indicates that Hadl was being shopped around, considering that it was just a couple weeks later that he was sent to L.A. I don't doubt that the Packers were at least contacted. Yes ... Hadl wanted out, wanted to go to a winner, said he though he had six or so years left. Bears asked about him. P...

JohnTurney wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:39 pm Gabriel wanted a trade ---- wanted Washington ... Allen interested but they didn't have what Eagles had in terms of draft capital

realized forgot the first part or accidentally deleted it ... Gabriel wanted that after Rams acquired Hadl

Gabriel wanted a trade ---- wanted Washington ... Allen interested but they didn't have what Eagles had in terms of draft capital

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Valid points john that's what I was thinking the main reason ap was not selected I'd imagine this hurts gino lionel taylor otis Taylor and Hennigan
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Yeah, that's probably it. And it's fair. If they are talking about 60-62, then sure ... especially those years. It is what it is ..

GameBeforeTheMoney wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:06 pm Upton has told me this story. He was with his father Bert Bell at the Bears 1946 training camp.

Thanks, appreciate that. Good information. Can focus on that 1946 films .. . narrows it down