tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post3830706194681284108..comments2024-03-28T15:20:44.198-06:00Comments on Pro Football Journal: Laying the Foundation in Houston: Exploring the Oilers’ 1974 SeasonJohn Turneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-17824986002036134512021-05-18T17:24:52.468-06:002021-05-18T17:24:52.468-06:00With Dante, you always had to wonder if he worked ...With Dante, you always had to wonder if he worked hard enough with his receivers, which might have helped a self-made but raw Largent, was injured too much to get the timing down with them or just was more interested in getting out of practice and living his playboy lifestyle ? Yes, he was inaccurate and scattershot but alot of 70s QBs were during the dead ball era.<br />He had to impress Al Davis enough besides his arm but then again, the Raiders had more weapons to work with, while the Oiler players were tough grinders like Barber and Carpenter.Brian wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887742217457349700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-11874709493148728612021-05-18T12:26:29.655-06:002021-05-18T12:26:29.655-06:00They also had Lynn Dickey. TJ, do you think they w...They also had Lynn Dickey. TJ, do you think they would have done better in the playoffs if they had him instead of Dante? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-53264992989504280922021-05-18T11:29:43.678-06:002021-05-18T11:29:43.678-06:00some good points made here but i just dont think p...some good points made here but i just dont think pastorini looked like a super bowl caliber qb. he sprayed his passes around a lot and just wasnt very accurate.alen baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948457335469361491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-71011263519651985572021-05-18T07:53:02.552-06:002021-05-18T07:53:02.552-06:00....cutting Largent was the single worst decision .......cutting Largent was the single worst decision by the Oilers in the mid '70's. Watch film, and I mean "WATCH" film of Dante P. as a passer, to me he just did not measure up to the elite QB's in the NFL.TJ Trouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304023579676096733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-63956469963060296662021-05-18T07:08:55.232-06:002021-05-18T07:08:55.232-06:00They also had Steve Largent in 1976, but they trad...They also had Steve Largent in 1976, but they traded him to Seattle. <br /><br />As for Gillman, he did a good job as coach, but he made some bad trades, like trading S Ken Houston away for a bunch of mediocre players, or trading their 1974 first and third-round picks for Billy Parks & Tody Smith(they also traded their second-rounder in 74 for DE Al Cowlings). <br /><br />In the late-70's, they could have had Too Tall Jones, Ken Houston, Steve Largent, and whoever they would have drafted in 74 in Rounds 2 and 3 (they could have had guys like Jack Lambert and Dave Casper in Round 2). They could have given Pittsburgh more of a run for their money in the late-70's (and maybe they knock them off in 79). <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-57310617228526284762021-05-17T22:55:19.016-06:002021-05-17T22:55:19.016-06:00In hindsight, I have always wondered how good the ...In hindsight, I have always wondered how good the Bum Phillips' Oilers could have been if the team had developed more wide receivers ?<br /><br />Burrough was good and Billy Johnson could make plays on special teams, if not on offense but other than role player, Renfro, really had no one else ...<br /><br />I know the Oilers liked to run the ball with Coleman and Campbell but QB Pastorini deserved better. His career was alot like Craig Morton of Dallas but injuries took their toll despite his toughness, popularizing the flak jacket. From 1975-1981, the Oilers were one of the toughest teams in football. Imagine had they had someone to complement Burrough like an Issac Curtis or Charlie Joiner, who they once had ?Brian wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887742217457349700noreply@blogger.com