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- Tue May 14, 2024 9:28 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1984 49ers = Overrated
- Replies: 7
- Views: 89
Re: 1984 49ers = Overrated
The 1984 49ers IMHO are the most overrated team in NFL history ... But worst of all was their attitude- they seemed emotionless, played with no joy, came off as robots. They somehow made an 18-1 season seem as exciting as a tax return. There’s a reason why the 85 Bears had the same record and becam...
- Fri May 10, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Best Teams To Miss The Playoffs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 745
Re: Best Teams To Miss The Playoffs
Oh, and if we're just talking about teams from after the merger in 1970, I might vote for the 1979 Redskins. I think they would have been the NFC's top seed for the playoffs if not for that one-point to Dallas in the final game. I thought that also until a few years ago when I really dug in and res...
- Thu May 09, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Hypothetical post merger Playoff Bowls
- Replies: 12
- Views: 478
Re: Hypothetical post merger Playoff Bowls
After losing tough championship games, the players wouldn't have cared about another game. I think that's what killed the Playoff Bowl, in fact. For the first several years, the teams involved were just the ones that finished second, and the postseason appearance served as a lower-class award for a...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Best Teams To Miss The Playoffs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 745
Re: Best Teams To Miss The Playoffs
Oh, and if we're just talking about teams from after the merger in 1970, I might vote for the 1979 Redskins. I think they would have been the NFC's top seed for the playoffs if not for that one-point to Dallas in the final game.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:22 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Best Teams To Miss The Playoffs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 745
Re: Best Teams To Miss The Playoffs
I love to cite teams from the old days, but in this case I don't think teams from 1965 and earlier should be considered, because "making the playoffs" back then meant playing in the championship game, and that's not the same thing. I do think the 1967 Colts belong on this list, and almost ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:38 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1936 NFL season
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1346
Re: 1936 NFL season
The '36 Giants lost two of their best players to the AFL, Harry Newman and Ken Strong, although Ed Danowski was an able replacement for Newman and rookie Tuffy Leemans stepped in for Strong. Overall, the team's talent base had declined. However, in 1937 the Giants had an amazing rookie haul that wo...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: HOF and HOVG Talk
- Topic: Seniors
- Replies: 90
- Views: 25573
Re: Seniors
Right, he broke his leg in the ninth game.SeahawkFever wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:34 am Tarkenton played only nine games in 1977 (I presume due to injury?)
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1936 NFL season
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1346
Re: 1936 NFL season
I'd have to agree about the 1936 Redskins being the weakest team to play in a championship game. They got better in '37, of course -- but so did the Giants. In the Redskins' case, it's easy to see how Sammy Baugh made them better, but I'm not sure what caused the Giants' improvement. Or maybe the qu...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Two receiver seasons with a parallel; 70 years apart
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1647
Re: Two receiver seasons with a parallel; 70 years apart
Hirsch's season was better, because he also led the league in yards per catch, more than 2 yards ahead of second place. Kupp ranked 33rd in that category. Of course there were a lot more teams, but he was almost 5 yards behind the leader. So Hirsch wins.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1983 Chargers
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2547
Re: 1983 Chargers
I’ve been watching a lot of games from the 1983 Chargers. They are a fascinating team to me... This is a very good write-up. It seems to me that you've done a few of these before, right? If so, I think it would be worthwhile to collect them and have them printed in the Coffin Corner. I think they'd...