tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post2507516715196115557..comments2024-03-28T17:35:48.164-06:00Comments on Pro Football Journal: Stellar Safety Tandems of the SeventiesJohn Turneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-40863683965217956952020-10-03T01:00:18.549-06:002020-10-03T01:00:18.549-06:00Maybe the defections of Csonka, Kiick, and Warfiel...Maybe the defections of Csonka, Kiick, and Warfield really affected the team psychologically, because they never were the same ... even Griese was different.Brian wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887742217457349700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-63753742958662087742020-10-02T10:03:53.078-06:002020-10-02T10:03:53.078-06:00Have always been frustrated that the combo of Scot...Have always been frustrated that the combo of Scott and Anderson didn't last longer. Anderson tore his ACL in the 1975 Pro Bowl, missed the 75 season and was a shadow of himself in 76 and 77. Scott butted heads with Shula in the 76 pre-season when he refused to take a pain-killer injection in his shoulder and was traded to Washington where he played his final three seasons from 1976 - 78. The Dolphins got five years of those two together from 1970 - 74, but an injury and a personal squabble took away the possibility of four additional years of the Anderson and Scott combo. <br /><br />Seems like this situation was reflected on a larger scale with the entire No-Name Defense. Nick Buoniconti also missed the 1975 season due to injury and retired following the 1976 season. Manny Fernandez retired after the 1975 season and Bill Stanfill was really limited due to injuries in his last two seasons in 75 and 76. Always thought it was strange that nearly half of that defense was whittled away in the span of two seasons in 1975 and 76.kaimac77https://www.blogger.com/profile/10810784611730953266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-64590507385441780732020-10-01T12:57:24.163-06:002020-10-01T12:57:24.163-06:00Great tandems indeed ...
Some of these players we...Great tandems indeed ...<br /><br />Some of these players were underrated as well and have HOF cases but a lot of safeties have been added to the HOF lately, so its tough for them to gain traction, as well as possibly cancelling their teammates out, though Harris broke through ...<br /><br />I always wondered why it took Krause so long to make the HOF ?<br /><br />Was he not a committed tackler ?<br />Did he freelance too often and not follow the coaches gameplans ?<br /><br />Brian wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887742217457349700noreply@blogger.com