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Brian wolf wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:50 am So what JWL? You would rather have Daboll than take a chance on Belichick? The Giants finished better than they started but it wasnt much better than the Patriots season. For much of the year they werent even averaging 14 points per game.

RichardBak wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:25 am If I were BB, I'd just ride off into the sunset, enjoy my millions, and grab a cushy multi-million-dollar job as a TV analyst. Life's short, and it sure as hell is a whole lot shorter when you're 72.

JuggernautJ wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:31 pm

RichardBak wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:25 am If I were BB, I'd just ride off into the sunset, enjoy my millions, and grab a cushy multi-million-dollar job as a TV analyst. Life's short, and it sure as hell is a whole lot shorter when you're 72.

Life is short but the NFL record for most wins is (probably) forever. BB is 27 wins away and for someone in a profession where finishing 2nd or 3rd is "never enough" I can't see him voluntarily walking away at this point.

RichardBak wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:07 pm

JuggernautJ wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:31 pm

RichardBak wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:25 am If I were BB, I'd just ride off into the sunset, enjoy my millions, and grab a cushy multi-million-dollar job as a TV analyst. Life's short, and it sure as hell is a whole lot shorter when you're 72.

Life is short but the NFL record for most wins is (probably) forever. BB is 27 wins away and for someone in a profession where finishing 2nd or 3rd is "never enough" I can't see him voluntarily walking away at this point.

Naw, no record lasts forever. As a kid who used to buy the NFL record book every year, I can remember when Bert Rechichar's 56-yd FG was still the record, then gasped when Tom Dempsey exceeded that by 7 yards--in other words, by 14%. Now 56-yd and to a lesser extent 60-yd FGs are no big deal. I remember when Namath's 4,007 yards were a big deal--and now even Curt Gowdy's one-legged Aunt Minnie regularly exceeds that total. And on and on in all sports. We won't be around to see it, but Shula's or BB's record wins will be bested by someone, sometime, especially as the regular season continues to expand (It'll be 18 games soon, and it'll eventually top out at 20, though probably not until another decade or so and all exhibition games are eliminated).

JuggernautJ wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:06 am

RichardBak wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:07 pm

JuggernautJ wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:31 pm

Life is short but the NFL record for most wins is (probably) forever. BB is 27 wins away and for someone in a profession where finishing 2nd or 3rd is "never enough" I can't see him voluntarily walking away at this point.

Naw, no record lasts forever. As a kid who used to buy the NFL record book every year, I can remember when Bert Rechichar's 56-yd FG was still the record, then gasped when Tom Dempsey exceeded that by 7 yards--in other words, by 14%. Now 56-yd and to a lesser extent 60-yd FGs are no big deal. I remember when Namath's 4,007 yards were a big deal--and now even Curt Gowdy's one-legged Aunt Minnie regularly exceeds that total. And on and on in all sports. We won't be around to see it, but Shula's or BB's record wins will be bested by someone, sometime, especially as the regular season continues to expand (It'll be 18 games soon, and it'll eventually top out at 20, though probably not until another decade or so and all exhibition games are eliminated).

I'll give you that...
"Records were meant to be broken..." yada yada yada.

But some last an awfully long time and give the record holder a slice of immortality.
We still remember Ruth and DiMaggio even thought their records were broken.

rhickok1109 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:12 pm Someone hit safely in more than 56 consecutive games? How did I miss that?

JuggernautJ wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:06 am

RichardBak wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:07 pm

JuggernautJ wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:31 pm

Life is short but the NFL record for most wins is (probably) forever. BB is 27 wins away and for someone in a profession where finishing 2nd or 3rd is "never enough" I can't see him voluntarily walking away at this point.

Naw, no record lasts forever. As a kid who used to buy the NFL record book every year, I can remember when Bert Rechichar's 56-yd FG was still the record, then gasped when Tom Dempsey exceeded that by 7 yards--in other words, by 14%. Now 56-yd and to a lesser extent 60-yd FGs are no big deal. I remember when Namath's 4,007 yards were a big deal--and now even Curt Gowdy's one-legged Aunt Minnie regularly exceeds that total. And on and on in all sports. We won't be around to see it, but Shula's or BB's record wins will be bested by someone, sometime, especially as the regular season continues to expand (It'll be 18 games soon, and it'll eventually top out at 20, though probably not until another decade or so and all exhibition games are eliminated).

I'll give you that...
"Records were meant to be broken..." yada yada yada.

But some last an awfully long time and give the record holder a slice of immortality.
We still remember Ruth and DiMaggio even thought their records were broken.

And while the NFL season will inevitably get longer coaching tenure likely won't.
We (and the owners) have grown significantly short-sighted... I'd be surprised to see a coach last 20+ years in today's environment... wouldn't you?

SixtiesFan wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:01 pm DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak record hasn't been broken. Pete Rose came closest with 44 in 1978. The "experts" say DiMaggio's record will never be broken, but it is physically possible for someone to do it.