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by Citizen
Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:18 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Memorable blocks
Replies: 18
Views: 28556

Re: Memorable blocks

Keith Byars on Pepper Johnson, 1989 (?)

Warren Sapp on Chad Clifton, 2002. Dirty and malicious, but certainly memorable.
by Citizen
Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:32 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Packers are 96 years old today.
Replies: 6
Views: 12714

Re: Packers are 96 years old today.

The most interesting aspect of that 1919 season was the Packers' 6-0 loss in the final game to the Beloit Professionals (aka Fairies) -- partly because it came after the Packers had dispatched their first 10 opponents by an average of 56-1, and partly because the officiating of the game almost led t...
by Citizen
Fri Jul 17, 2015 5:31 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Thoughts on Brett Favre
Replies: 31
Views: 47573

Thoughts on Brett Favre

On the eve of his induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and the ceremony to retire his number, a few random thoughts about #4. Feel free to add your own. * I would call him the most important player in Packers history and maybe the third-most important figure of any kind in the team’s hi...
by Citizen
Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:44 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 1970 postgame 'incident' w/Shula & Ewbank
Replies: 4
Views: 8726

Re: 1970 postgame 'incident' w/Shula & Ewbank

Leading 13-10, Shula had Garo Yepremian kick a chip-shot field goal with 41 seconds left instead of running out the clock. Maybe that was the problem.
by Citizen
Sun May 03, 2015 8:46 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: More inane trivia!
Replies: 108
Views: 130595

Re: More inane trivia!

Bryan wrote:Two-part question: who recorded the first official sack by a defensive back in Super Bowl history? who recorded the first unofficial sack by a defensive back in Super Bowl history?
J.T. Thomas?
by Citizen
Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:46 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Football games that were closed to the public
Replies: 10
Views: 19941

Re: Football games that were closed to the public

I don't have links handy, but there have been numerous examples of high school games being played before empty stands to discourage gang conflicts.
by Citizen
Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:39 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 1972 Packers in the Playoffs
Replies: 9
Views: 15609

Re: 1972 Packers in the Playoffs

George Allen wrote the book on stopping that Packers team by employing a five-man defensive front, hence John Brockington's 9 yards in 13 carries. It's hard to imagine Tom Landry not swallowing his antipathy toward George Allen and adopting a similar strategy to neutralize Green Bay's lone offensive...
by Citizen
Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:35 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Your nominations for best football card ever
Replies: 16
Views: 26743

Re: Your nominations for best football card ever

I don't know about card, but the 1967 Philadelphia set is the most visually appealing I've ever seen. The photography, the layout, the typography, the use of color, the logo cards -- it all works. http://www.footballcardgallery.com/1967_Philadelphia/23/John_Unitas/ http://www.footballcardgallery.com...
by Citizen
Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:59 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Your nominations for worst football card ever
Replies: 46
Views: 69372

Re: Your nominations for worst football card ever

John Hadl 1975 card with the Packers is awful. I always like the "Patriots" no. 5 (maybe an official or chain guy, but not a player). http://www.footballcardgallery.com/1975_Topps/443/John_Hadl.jpg Especially since Hadl never faced the Patriots during his season-and-a-half with the Packer...
by Citizen
Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:10 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Hernandez
Replies: 10
Views: 20423

Re: Hernandez

Eric Naposki
Jovan Belcher