https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Z2M1TbuNw
Found this clip on youtube. I hadn't seen many of the Rams highlights for Matson.
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- Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:42 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Usage of Ollie Matson
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19450
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:37 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Mike Curtis vs. Jack Lambert
- Replies: 15
- Views: 34130
Re: Mike Curtis vs. Jack Lambert
In response, although he was body-slammed by Lambert, I believe that Cliff Harris was a very good safety and should be in the HOF. Roger Wehrli is in, so why not Cliff Harris? In Wehrli's defense, he had guys like Ron Yankowski and Council Rudolph providing the pass rush for him, while Cliff Harris...
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:18 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Usage of Ollie Matson
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19450
Re: Usage of Ollie Matson
He's one of literally only a handful of backs I can think of who, when he broke into the open, you absolutely knew he was gone. Really maybe only Bo Jackson was like that. He routinely outran defenders who had angles on him. There were a handful of similar guys - why weren't they used more - from t...
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:55 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Usage of Ollie Matson
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19450
Usage of Ollie Matson
Big, fast, skilled...a lot to like about Ollie Matson. I've been reading TJ Troup's book about the 1950's, and the chapter on the 1954 Cards was interesting. The Cardinals were terrible, Matson was great, but he wasn't really their #1 RB. He had 5 less carries than FB Johnny Olszewski, even though M...
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:53 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Mike Curtis vs. Jack Lambert
- Replies: 15
- Views: 34130
Re: Mike Curtis vs. Jack Lambert
I don't think Curtis was a better MLB than Lambert. In some respects, I think Lambert is underrated. His best years were after the heydey of the Steel Curtain, yet one perception is that Lambert was a product of Joe Greene's and Ernie Holmes' greatness. Watching Lambert play, his best quality IMO wa...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:59 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1950's Detroit Lions
- Replies: 78
- Views: 130573
Re: 1950's Detroit Lions
If we eliminate the Lions, I think a 1952 title game between the Browns and Rams would have been interesting. Third consecutive title game matchup, with the previous two games being very good in quality. 4th consecutive title game for the Rams and 8th consecutive title game for the Browns. The Brown...
- Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:40 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Fred Arbanas
- Replies: 11
- Views: 28825
Re: Fred Arbanas
Correct!King Kong wrote:I'm thinking Dave Kocourek was probably the 2nd team tight end.
I thought Alvin Reed or Willie Frazier. Kocourek was pretty consistent and had a monster year in the early part of the decade. I was surprised at how good his numbers looked, as well as the length of his career.
- Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:37 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Great college football teams from the 1930's-50's & the NFL
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17952
Re: Great college football teams from the 1930's-50's & the
I get your point, but I think there is a difference between talking about a good HS team and one of the best HS teams in history. I would expect the best HS teams to have the best players. Here's De La Salle's roster from 2003 when they were once again 'National Champions' (counting all 'selectors'...
- Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:52 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Fred Arbanas
- Replies: 11
- Views: 28825
Re: Fred Arbanas
From everyone's favorite site: Wikipedia An interesting number is his percentage of catches for a Touchdown: more than 17% Jerry Rice, for example, is just a tad over 13% So, given all this data, it seems Fred Arbanas was pretty darn good. Mike Vrabel's percentage of catches for a Touchdown is 100%...
- Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:51 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Great college football teams from the 1930's-50's & the NFL
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17952
Re: Great college football teams from the 1930's-50's & the
I wouldn't say those teams were overrated, football is a team sport, you can see good HS teams have no players get offers from D1(FBS) schools while an average HS team can have 2-3 guys. Same then with college to NFL, it doesn't make the college players/teams less talented (for that level of footba...