26CornerBlitz Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) Farrar: Paul Brown Made Film Study A Common NFL Practice Doug Farrar dropped by CBS Sports Radio to discuss his new book, “The Genius of Desperation: The Schematic Innovations that Made the Modern NFL,” which explains how evolving schemes and strategies over the last century have led the league to where it is today. If you read the book, it won’t take much time to determine that Paul Brown influenced the game of football as much as anyone. “It didn’t take any time at all,” Farrar said on The DA Show. “Paul Brown coached the Cleveland Browns though the four years of the All-America Football Conference in the late-1940s. In the 1950s, three of those teams – the Baltimore Colts, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Cleveland Browns merged with the NFL when that league folded.” Edited September 29, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Brown combined film study with daily chalk talk to pound detail into player's heads. Thank you says Mr. Belichik. Of course, it didn't hurt that Brown had cream of the crop players at his disposal, such as Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell, Lou Groza, and Marion Motley (and that's only on offense - Groza played both ways). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: Brown combined film study with daily chalk talk to pound detail into player's heads. Thank you says Mr. Belichik. Of course, it didn't hurt that Brown had cream of the crop players at his disposal, such as Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell, Lou Groza, and Marion Motley (and that's only on offense - Groza played both ways). Brown was dominant in the High School, College, and the AAFC well before his Cleveland team was brought into the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 When I watch game highlights, there are way too many empty seats, in all the venues. Desperation may not totally be a thing of the past, and may be a consideration for most of major league sports. The NFL used to be THE THING to watch/do on game days. Not so much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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billsfan89 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Marv's Neighbor said: When I watch game highlights, there are way too many empty seats, in all the venues. Desperation may not totally be a thing of the past, and may be a consideration for most of major league sports. The NFL used to be THE THING to watch/do on game days. Not so much anymore. The NFL still dominates Sundays. But the NFL its self has crippled its own products ability to continue to grow with overexposure (Those dumb Thursday games) and poor management of external issues (The Ray Rice debacle and the anthem protests.) The NFL still does insane TV ratings and the ratings this year so far have done well (after two years of declines the NFL's ratings are either holding steady or slightly up.) Overall I don't think the NFL is necessarily less popular but rather that the NFL has handled its business poorly and it has turned away some casual fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Marv's Neighbor said: When I watch game highlights, there are way too many empty seats, in all the venues. Desperation may not totally be a thing of the past, and may be a consideration for most of major league sports. The NFL used to be THE THING to watch/do on game days. Not so much anymore. Its mostly for old people now. Very few people under 30 are that excited about the NFL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 hour ago, PlayoffsPlease said: Its mostly for old people now. Very few people under 30 are that excited about the NFL. Kind of like Church? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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unclepete Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 8:27 PM, PlayoffsPlease said: Its mostly for old people now. Very few people under 30 are that excited about the NFL. I’m 30 and my little brother and nephews prefer the nba by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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