How about Brian Sipe in 1980?
No knock on his season, but Lester Hayes in that same season might have deserved more consideration considering how many picks he had.
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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: NFL MVP's who didn't deserve to win
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5133
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:37 pm
- Forum: HOF and HOVG Talk
- Topic: Seniors
- Replies: 112
- Views: 42700
Re: Seniors
That is certainly an interesting thing to consider. The thing that is unfortunate is that target data for most 1970's receivers is unavailable. Drops (or at the very least missed passes to his side of the field could be captured by catch percentages). The question of better player vs better career i...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: HOF and HOVG Talk
- Topic: Larry Brooks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2362
Re: Larry Brooks
Thank you of informing me of those links.
Was just curious because I thought you implied that the ballot for 2024 had been released, and I haven't sent my suggestions in yet.
Was told it would be a little later in the year.
Was just curious because I thought you implied that the ballot for 2024 had been released, and I haven't sent my suggestions in yet.
Was told it would be a little later in the year.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:25 am
- Forum: HOF and HOVG Talk
- Topic: Seniors
- Replies: 112
- Views: 42700
Re: Seniors
Someone else can totally prove me wrong but he was good, very good, but I have seen players without the so-called "alls" who IMO were dominant and players without the "numbers" who looked dominant ... not a ton of them but I have also seen guys with a good HOF resume--the number...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:34 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Aspects of the game that don't show up on a stat sheet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 561
Aspects of the game that don't show up on a stat sheet
There are a few aspects of the game that I don't see anyone typically bring up when talking about players. To name a few: 1. I have lost track of how many times I have seen tight ends evaluated solely based off their receiving statistics with no acknowledgement of how well they can block. 2. I typic...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:07 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Ranking all NFLCG winners, '33 thru '65
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14272
Re: Ranking all NFLCG winners, '33 thru '65
Not a bad list. The top two in particular are probably the two of the very best teams in the history of the league before the Super Bowl. The only one that feels a bit off in my opinion is the 1936 Packers; they could be higher. If the AAFC champions are included, then the 1946 and 48 Browns would a...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:03 am
- Forum: HOF and HOVG Talk
- Topic: Larry Brooks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2362
Re: Larry Brooks
5 Pro Bowls. 2 AP nods. Comparable to Smerlas (already in HOVG.) I would pick him over Antwine, who is on the ballot. Brooks had great sack totals. But are people burned out on Rams defensive line? This is probably going to sound like a boneheaded question but you say Antwine is on the ballot. Wher...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:57 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: A question about NFL Recordkeeping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20377
Re: A question about NFL Recordkeeping
First, Eric wanted me to give his email to you: aegoska@sbcglobal.net Also, Ralph's quote from Johnny Blood about Lewellen's punting was pretty much a universal opinion. Arthur Daley of The New York Times started covering the NFL in the early 1920s and wrote as late as Ray Guy's time that he never ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:23 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: A question about NFL Recordkeeping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20377
Re: A question about NFL Recordkeeping
I asked Eric Goska if he had any numbers that might help you, and I'll post them here. First, if Eric is right about what you might be looking for, he's also correct in what he states about pre-1933 punting stats. Punting had little to do with the opposing team's defense. It was all about gaining a...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:05 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: A question about NFL Recordkeeping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20377
Re: A question about NFL Recordkeeping
It's a fascinating question and one that David Neft, who I believe belongs on the Mount Rushmore of pro football historians, and Eric Goska, the preeminent authority on Packers statistics, have researched about as thoroughly possible based on old newspaper play-by-plays, none of which were more tho...