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NFL players you remember, but are hardly mentioned.

EagleAye said:
Oh hell yes. I liked Muncie a lot. The guy seemed like he was all elbows and knees to me. But then again, when he shot through the line, you knew something exciting would happen. Defenses were so focused in on the Chargers pass game, Muncie could often rip through large chunks of yards.
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Billy Simms too.
 
EagleAye said:
Back to the players. How is it, that when great quarterbacks are talked about, that Dan Fouts rarely gets mentioned? This is the guy that ran the vaunted "Air Coryell" system. They had a lousy defense but they still won because they just outscored everybody else. Dan Fouts was racking up 400 yard games when the measure of great quarterbacks was how many 300 yard games they'd had. Fouts was awesome. I loved watching the Chargers during that time.
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He had arguably the best tight end of all time though. Lots of times, good quarterbacks get overlooked because of their receivers.

On the other end of the spectrum, you have Terry Bradshaw - an average quarterback at best, who basically had 4 rings given to him by arguably the best WR tandem to ever grace a field.
 
Thorgasm said:
Billy Simms too.
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Yeah I remember him. Another RB that kept Detroit in games. Though they were arguably better overall than by the time Sanders showed up. Any chance you remember this famous Simms clip?

 
EagleAye said:
Yeah I remember him. Another RB that kept Detroit in games. Though they were arguably better overall than by the time Sanders showed up. Any chance you remember this famous Simms clip?

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Yep. I remember that. :mrgreen:
 
Gipper said:
He had arguably the best tight end of all time though. Lots of times, good quarterbacks get overlooked because of their receivers.

On the other end of the spectrum, you have Terry Bradshaw - an average quarterback at best, who basically had 4 rings given to him by arguably the best WR tandem to ever grace a field.
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Fouts could take a team up and down a field like a hot knife threw butter. And this was before defenses had been hamstrung by rules, when hitting was still allowed.

I would say Bradshaw was a "good" quarterback, made far better by his awesome receivers and the vaunted "Steel Curtain." He had a LOT of help. Overall, I'd say Bernie Kosar was a better QB. This was back in the "Cardiac Kids" days when the Browns were super explosive offensively, and completely unpredictable defensively. Kosar also had a fabulous tight end with Ozzie Newsome. You never knew what would happen, only that a Browns game would be exciting.
 
EagleAye said:
Fouts could take a team up and down a field like a hot knife threw butter. And this was before defenses had been hamstrung by rules, when hitting was still allowed.

I would say Bradshaw was a "good" quarterback, made far better by his awesome receivers and the vaunted "Steel Curtain." He had a LOT of help. Overall, I'd say Bernie Kosar was a better QB. This was back in the "Cardiac Kids" days when the Browns were super explosive offensively, and completely unpredictable defensively. Kosar also had a fabulous tight end with Ozzie Newsome. You never knew what would happen, only that a Browns game would be exciting.
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Byner to the 5. To the 3. Touc...he fumbled the ball!

On the bright side, if not for Cleveland, I don't think Elway would be as famous as he is today.
 
Gipper said:
Byner to the 5. To the 3. Touc...he fumbled the ball!

On the bright side, if not for Cleveland, I don't think Elway would be as famous as he is today.
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Oh Ow. You just brought back that terrible memory. I was crushed on that day.
 
EagleAye said:
Oh Ow. You just brought back that terrible memory. I was crushed on that day.
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If it helps you heal, that ESPN series "Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame..." did an episode of why you can't blame Byner for the Broncos going to the Super Bowl.
 
Gipper said:
If it helps you heal, that ESPN series "Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame..." did an episode of why you can't blame Byner for the Broncos going to the Super Bowl.
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I'll have to look for that. Besides, it wasn't the only time the Browns choked in the AFC championship game. You can't blame Byner for all of it.
 
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