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Who are the top five QBs of all time?
LancasterSteve replied to bbb's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Good list. there were so many very good quarterbacks thru the years. IM somewhat older than most posters so I remember watching very good QB's like Unitas: http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=219 and Sonny Jergensen: http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=111 and: Joe Namath: http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=161 and YA Tittle : http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=214 They were all good and trying to say which one is best is akin to asking a group of kids to agree on what flavor of ice cream is best. Now these are quarterbacks from the modern era enshrined in the Pro Football HOF Never saw Otto Graham but remember my late father and uncles debating, much like here on who the best QB of all time was. My best guess is that this one discussion happened in 1962 when I was 13 at my Grandmother's restaurant in Ridgeway, NY. Remembering this I called my one remaining uncle, now 80 if had any recollection of that somewhat heated debate (that's how I remember it as) on who was the best QB. Well my uncle,( who also played for UB in the early 50's before going to Korea) told me that that was a frequent discussion with my father, uncles and other local customers to frequent my grandmother's restaurant. He told me that the best QB he had ever seen up to that point when these discussions happened so many years ago was Otto Graham : http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=77&tab=Championship He mentioned other QB's like Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman but said the only time they saw them was at the movies. For the young people here the movie theaters would show shorts on the news and sports highlites. TV was still years away on any grand scale. Here are all the current HOF'ers by position: http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/positions.aspx -
So sorry. I cannot even imagine life without my wife of 40 years. I pray to the Good Lord to help you thru your sadness
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Here is their Top 50: http://www.ourlads.c...ft/2014/2356481 For those not familiar with Ourlad's. From their web site: Ourlads' Scouting Services was the first to use computers to monitor, evaluate, and rate the talent. It has developed complex algorithms through the years and also has developed a comprehensive set of databases to be harvested. Ourlads was also the first to produce newsletters pertaining to the draft dating back to 1987. Their computer "Ourlads" comes up with a ranking of players; top 50 in this instance and those top 50 are plugged into the top 50 draft slots. So while they show it as a mock draft, this is also their top 50 players according to their computer
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Ourlads doesn't have Mack rated that high on their draft board : http://www.ourlads.com/nfl-mock-draft/2014/ and write-up : 17 Dallas Khalil Mack OLB Buffalo 6030 245 4.65 The Cowboys need to generate a pass rush opposite Demarcus Ware in the Tampa-2. Mack can widen out and bring it. His versatility as a hand-in-the-dirt pass rusher or a standup outside linebacker helps his stock. He features an explosive and sudden first step when rushing the passer. For the past four years he has been a disruptive playmaker despite teams’ accounting for him on every play. He led the Bulls with 100 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 10 passes defended, and 5 forced fumbles. NEEDS: DE/PR,CB,S,DT
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Super Bowl Commercials Thread
LancasterSteve replied to Ralonzo's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Coca Cola just went on my no buy list. -
Super Bowl Commercials Thread
LancasterSteve replied to Ralonzo's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
All these commercials are lame. The dumbing down in America is alive and well -
Andre Reed Elected into the Pro Football HOF
LancasterSteve replied to 26CornerBlitz's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Same for us......very happy for Andre Reed -
Geno in meltdown at LAX
LancasterSteve replied to Nick the Greek's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
+1 -
NFC Championship : 49ers at Seahawks
LancasterSteve replied to Just Jack's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
That was terrible -
AFC Championship : Patriots at Broncos
LancasterSteve replied to Just Jack's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Exactly...1000 times exactly !!! Plus IM just fed up with all the gushing and kissing of the feet of these low-lifes by the media. -
Bills need to poop or get off the pot.
LancasterSteve replied to Jim in Anchorage's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
As I remember didn't Buddy Nix say he wanted to have a franchise QB in place before he retired? I don't believe it was a big risk at all in waiting to draft EJ Manuel. Many had him as a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Haven't dug out my draft guides but a quick search on The Sporting News produced this : http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/2013/round/1/pick/16 " As a two- to three-year project with excellent physical tools, Manuel is a respectable third-round prospect. " Most quarterbacks are way overdrafted. Its the nature of the Draft Beast. Did Buddy Nix force the issue ? Maybe, but it is just too early to know for certain one way or the other with Manuel. I have read like many others here that EJ Manuel is smart and that he has the size. Trent Edwards had the arm, size and supposed smarts but joined the long list of duds as a quarterback of the Buffalo Bills. I expect Doug Whaley to stick with EJ Manuel for at least the next two years unless he plays himself right out of being thought of as a NFL starting quarterback this coming season. In my opinion I doubt Doug Whaley will draft another quarterback before the fourth round. I can see Whaley being agressive in FA for a back-up QB with the understanding in private with said quarterback IS TO BACK-UP EJ Manuel and in public espousing the benefits of a quarterback competition and ya-da ya-da ya-da with the coach-speak and outright disingenuous verbiage that comes out of the mouths of General Managers in the National Football League. The Bills have this down to perfection so anything said about players or positions before the draft or for that matter before the first game in September is just words, blowing in the wind. -
Very interesting thanks. Here is a You Tube bit on the Lockport Locks. Been by them 1000's of times going to Medina & Ridgeway in the last 50 years but never knew that much about them :
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"Hi, I'm your pilot, Capt. Rosen"
LancasterSteve replied to Just Jack's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Three very lucky people. I think something like this also happened on Chicago's drive along the waterfront a year or two ago. I don't believe anyone was hurt in that landing either. -
Jets have no qualms about drafting another QB...
LancasterSteve replied to Mr. WEO's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Like I said, Silly Season is here. He said a whole lot of nothing. -
Jets have no qualms about drafting another QB...
LancasterSteve replied to Mr. WEO's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The "Silly Season" has started for teams not in the playoffs. I take with "a grain of salt" what any team says about draft needs, position upgrades or any comment on any draftable player. -
Jets have no qualms about drafting another QB...
LancasterSteve replied to Mr. WEO's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
We haven't seen nutten yet, wait until there is a full moon Then the insanity will be taken to a new level -
2hd half thread Bills at Cheatriots
LancasterSteve replied to BuffaloBill's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Their one "day in the sun " only to fade into obscurity. Irks me like hell that this team plays small against third and fourth stringers, year after year. -
2hd half thread Bills at Cheatriots
LancasterSteve replied to BuffaloBill's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Just cut this POS a$$ and take Dareus with him ...half this team is a bunch of stiffs -
1st half thread Bills at Cheatriots
LancasterSteve replied to BuffaloBill's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
They're already on the bus....friggen loosers -
Do the Pats's care about next week?
LancasterSteve replied to Jerry Jone's Toupee's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Same here, kick the c*** out of Brady. Beat them up. Time for the Bills to put their stamp on the AFC East....we're here boys and we'll be coming back even stronger next year !! -
Khalil Mack watch: final edition this Sat.
LancasterSteve replied to PromoTheRobot's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Ourlads has Mack at 18 on their early big board. With a decent Combine and school workout he has a chance to push his stock higher