A LOOK BACK
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Consensus All-American (1911, 1912)
NFL 1920s All-Decade Team
NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963)
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Colorization of the Week - Jim Thorpe
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Combined All-Decade Teams - 1980s
Things You Can Never Lay Your Hands On by
Here are the selections:
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
PFJ's 2011 All-Pro Selections
Here are the All-NFC and All-AFC selections:
MVP—Aaron Rodgers
OPOY— Aaron Rodgers
DPOY—Terrell Suggs
OROY—Cam Newton
DROY—Von Miller
Coach—Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco
Comeback—Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit
Exec—Trent Baalke, GM, San Francisco
Position Awards:
Offensive Lineman of the Year—Carl Nicks, New Orleans
Offensive Lineman of the Year—Carl Nicks, New Orleans
Defensive Lineman of the Year—Justin Smith, San Francisco
Linebacker of the Year—Terrell Suggs, Baltimore
Defensive Back of the Year—Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets
Running Back of the Year—LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia
Receiver of the Year—Rob Gronkowski, New England
Returner of the Year—Patrick Peterson, Arizona
Special Teams Player of the Year—Matthew Slater, New England
Kicker/Punter of the Year—Brandon Fields, Miami
Thursday, December 22, 2011
1976 Kansas City Chiefs: What Was Going On With Their Defensive Ends?
A LOOK BACK
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Reading through some of the excellent football books of the1970s, the better
The prevailing theory was that most teams were "right-handed" and usually had the tight end on the right side of the offensive formation and therefore was able to help with right tackle block a particularly nasty defensive end. As such, the left defensive end needed more heft and strength than his counterpart on the other end of the line.
It was not a set-in-stone thing, for various reasons it didn't work out like that. The Steelers Steel Curtain had 6-6, 245, LC Greenwood on the left and 6-4, 260, Dwight White on the right. But usually it broke down in that fashion with Ed Jones (left) and Harvey Martin (right) and Claude Humphrey (left) and John Zook (right) and Youngblood (left) and Fred Dryer (right).
As with the Greenwood/White exception, there were others, but one is still puzzling. The 1976 Kansas City Chiefs had one disparity between right and left for the ages.
First a short background. In 1974 the Chiefs traded Curly Culp to the Houston Oilers for John Matuszak. TheTooz
Reading through some of the excellent football books of the
The prevailing theory was that most teams were "right-handed" and usually had the tight end on the right side of the offensive formation and therefore was able to help with right tackle block a particularly nasty defensive end. As such, the left defensive end needed more heft and strength than his counterpart on the other end of the line.
It was not a set-in-stone thing, for various reasons it didn't work out like that. The Steelers Steel Curtain had 6-6, 245, LC Greenwood on the left and 6-4, 260, Dwight White on the right. But usually it broke down in that fashion with Ed Jones (left) and Harvey Martin (right) and Claude Humphrey (left) and John Zook (right) and Youngblood (left) and Fred Dryer (right).
As with the Greenwood/White exception, there were others, but one is still puzzling. The 1976 Kansas City Chiefs had one disparity between right and left for the ages.
First a short background. In 1974 the Chiefs traded Curly Culp to the Houston Oilers for John Matuszak. The
In a preseason game against the Rams in Kansas City, rookie Ram lineman Dennis Harrah said to fellow rookie lineman Doug France, "Look at number 99s shoes, he must have a million cleats on them", referring to the turf shoes worn by players in that era. France would have to face Young in that game as the Rams were grooming France to replace 15-year vet Charlie Cowan.
So, in 1975 with a 280-pound left end and a 300-pound right end the Chiefs had a good outside pass rush with Young totalling 12-½ sacks and Matuszak 5-½. So, that takes the story to 1976. Matuszak goes to Washington for a stint, but ends the season with the Super Bowl Champion Oakland Raiders. His replacement was 6-2, 220-pundWhitney Paul
So, in 1975 with a 280-pound left end and a 300-pound right end the Chiefs had a good outside pass rush with Young totalling 12-½ sacks and Matuszak 5-½. So, that takes the story to 1976. Matuszak goes to Washington for a stint, but ends the season with the Super Bowl Champion Oakland Raiders. His replacement was 6-2, 220-pund
Of course, always know that the listed weights were not always accurate, especially for linemen. Paul, but by the time he took over the left end position he was around 230-pounds. Young, listed at 285, was around 300, though. Still, 230 pounds was still small, even by 1970s standards.
Perhaps Head Coach Paul Wiggin didn't want to move Young since he had a very productive 1975 season. Maybe each player preferred the side they were assigned. But it sure looked odd when you had the supposed rush end being bigger than most tackles he faces and the closed end being smaller than most linebackers in the NFL.
Whatever the reason, the production fell off, in 1976 Paul totaled 3-½ sacks and Young 1-½. The following year Paul had 3-½ and Young had 5-½. In 1978 the Chiefsspent the overall pick on Art Still to play the left end for their new 3-4 defense. Then, in 1979 they spent the
Whatever the reason, the production fell off, in 1976 Paul totaled 3-½ sacks and Young 1-½. The following year Paul had 3-½ and Young had 5-½. In 1978 the Chiefs
Tang's 1962 Set of NFL Team Photos
LOOKING BACK
By John Turney
In 1962 Tang, the drink the Astronauts took to the Moon sponsored agive-away that allowed fans to collect all 14 of the NFL team photos, complete with team logo in lower right-hand corner.
If you are a fan of the great defensive linemen of that era, it's a feat for the eyes. Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen, Doug Atkins, Paul Wiggin, Bill Glass, Leo Nomellini, Willie Davis, Henry Jordan, Gino Marchetti, Bob Lilly, Jim Katcavage, Andy Robustelli, Alex Karras, Roger Brown, Jim Marshall are all featured. What a great era for rushers it was.
Enjoy:
By John Turney
In 1962 Tang, the drink the Astronauts took to the Moon sponsored a
If you are a fan of the great defensive linemen of that era, it's a feat for the eyes. Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen, Doug Atkins, Paul Wiggin, Bill Glass, Leo Nomellini, Willie Davis, Henry Jordan, Gino Marchetti, Bob Lilly, Jim Katcavage, Andy Robustelli, Alex Karras, Roger Brown, Jim Marshall are all featured. What a great era for rushers it was.
Enjoy:
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Combined All-Decade Teams - 1970s
Things You Can Never Lay Your Hands On
Below is the combined choices for the 1970s of those publications, and more, references and key is below the chart.
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