Fat Eddie Lacy could have been in the conversation if he had thicker ankles. The amount of mass he was hauling around productively is a feat we likely won't see again.
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Herschel posted:Paul Ott Carruth for the win.
Not even close. Jeff Query.
Grave Digger posted:Fat Eddie Lacy could have been in the conversation if he had thicker ankles. The amount of mass he was hauling around productively is a feat we likely won't see again.
He keeps getting looks. Last month it was the Ravens that brought him in for a workout.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/...8-out-of-the-league/
I'm guessing they want to see he's made some commitment to actually trying to be in shape, otherwise his visit will end pretty quick.
MichiganPacker2 posted:Grave Digger posted:Fat Eddie Lacy could have been in the conversation if he had thicker ankles. The amount of mass he was hauling around productively is a feat we likely won't see again.
He keeps getting looks. Last month it was the Ravens that brought him in for a workout.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/...8-out-of-the-league/
I'm guessing they want to see he's made some commitment to actually trying to be in shape, otherwise his visit will end pretty quick.
Ravens didn't sign him, did they? That story is from last month.
ammo posted:What BRAK? Not William Henderson?
Wrong Carolina.
Best players all-time (takes into consideration length of time with the team and total contribution):
Hutson
Favre
Rodgers
Nitschke
Willie Wood
Willie Davis
Starr
Henry Jordan
Herb Adderley
Forrest Gregg
Now if the question is who was simply the best player when they played it would be a different answer.
Hutson, White, Sharpe, Rodgers, Hornung, Wood, Davis, Willie Buchanon, Adderley, Bahktiari.
There can be only one.....
His name is Brett Favre
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AtTheMurph posted:Best players all-time (takes into consideration length of time with the team and total contribution):
Hutson
Favre
Rodgers
Nitschke
Willie Wood
Willie Davis
Starr
Henry Jordan
Herb Adderley
Forrest Gregg
Now if the question is who was simply the best player when they played it would be a different answer.
Hutson, White, Sharpe, Rodgers, Hornung, Wood, Davis, Willie Buchanon, Adderley, Bahktiari.
Why doesn't Forrest Gregg make this last list?
Something to consider about Reggie White. He was good in GB but was off the chain awesome with Philly. How those Eagles with that defense didn’t win a title I have no idea. Oh wait, Buddy Ryan you say?
I would probably put Hutson at the top, but I think Nitschke and Taylor get left out of the conversation too much. Hornung got all the touchdowns, but Taylor got most of the yards. The only guy to beat Jim Brown for a rushing title.
Tschmack posted:Something to consider about Reggie White. He was good in GB but was off the chain awesome with Philly. How those Eagles with that defense didn’t win a title I have no idea. Oh wait, Buddy Ryan you say?
Yeah. Imagine if Randall Cunningham had an excellent QB coach. Ryan did not seem to care enough for the offensive side of the ball.
But, a couple things did happen to those Eagles. One year was effectively over because Cunningham tore his achilles tendon the first game of the season. That was probably their best defense and I think it was the first year after Ryan. Another year they lost the fog bowl. Such a strange game. I don't think players could see much more than 3 yards downfield. It was strange and awful. Finally, of course, was the death of Jerome Brown.
I've watched videos of that defense. If I had to guess, I would say best defense of all time. Especially 1991, the year after Ryan was fired. Budd Carson, who coached the Steeler's 70's defense, was the Eagle's defensive coordinator. Many Eagles players thought this was their SB team, but it was the year Cunningham got hurt.
This is on the 1991 Eagles Gang Green Defense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V-AZIKwkc0
I'm watching that Eagle video. One of the funniest (to me) statements was something Seth Joyner said. It was a game against Dallas. Eagles had 11 sacks. Every defensive lineman that played got a sack.
"I remember hitting Troy and hearing him squeal like a little girl. That was worth ten sacks by itself."
I haven't seen any mention of Charles Woodson here, until now. Reggie White, Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers,LeRoy Butler,Henry Jordan, Forrest Gregg, Jerry Kramer, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Don Hutson, Johnny Blood McNally, Craig Hentrich, Willie Davis, Willie Wood, Herb Adderley, Ray Nitschke, Sterling Sharpe, James Lofton and Charles Woodson all make my list.
LeRoy Butler leaps into the conversation...
But Don Hutson takes it. It's great that there are so many legit contenders.
Another year they lost the fog bowl. Such a strange game. I don't think players could see much more than 3 yards downfield. It was strange and awful.
I remember that game. Aptly described above. Completely negated any threat to throw. Cunningham could wing it and I think it really helped soften a D for his scrambling (that's what they used to call it)/running. Without that threat he was easier to contain.
"Another year they lost the fog bowl. Such a strange game. I don't think players could see much more than 3 yards downfield. It was strange and awful."
That was a local broadcast for me. I recall the Tribune coverage later quoting players that it wasn't as bad on the field as the broadcast looked. The lights reflecting off the fog into the cameras amplified the effect.
Tschmack posted:Something to consider about Reggie White. He was good in GB but was off the chain awesome with Philly. How those Eagles with that defense didn’t win a title I have no idea. Oh wait, Buddy Ryan you say?
I could be wrong but I think Ryan was something like 0-3 in the playoffs as the Eagle coach. Just think with all of their talent on defense if Buddy Ryan had even paid a little attention to the offense how good that team could have been.