HomeskillitMoorman Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 21 hours ago, hondo in seattle said: Fran was a talented scrambling QB. I used to enjoy watching him play. And I remember hearing him once say he loved football so much that he would have played it for free. I like it when guys love their sport. But, yikes, whining for credit isn't a good look. Unfortunately whining for credit does work for a lot of people 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demongyz Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Dude needs to hang up the diapers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalosouth Posted Monday at 01:16 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:16 PM (edited) Is it me or does that video play like film footage from the 1940s? Edited Monday at 01:16 PM by Buffalosouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP51 Posted Monday at 02:55 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:55 PM On 9/21/2024 at 5:28 PM, Draconator said: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5766363/2024/09/18/fran-tarkenton-vikings-scrambling/?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwY2xjawFcGTFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXKP1N0rGldrqko9CYvZHOet5gncf2wQHo77C3lgbSA3HdJla47Znm07yQ_aem_j2fGY7m39KeJMO38Es2kng “Because the field is spread out more,” Tarkenton said. “I watch Patrick Mahomes. Patrick Mahomes doesn’t do anything I didn’t do. Nothing.” I was a kid when he played and he was definately an electric player... however, he needed to win one .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted Monday at 02:58 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:58 PM Fran did it better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted Monday at 03:07 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:07 PM Those of us who are over 50 know what a revolutionary figure that Fran Tarkenton was. When he left the game, he owned virtually every passing record and rushing record at the QB position. And he did this during an era when these modern rules designed to aid the passing game were NOT in place. He also played with tons of heart -- I believe he was only about 5'10", so not much bigger than Flutie, and managed to play in the league for about 20 years. I know he gets a lot of grief for going 0-3 in Super Bowls, but he played against some legendary defenses in those games -- and the Vikings own revered defense (Purple People Eaters) had trouble stopping those AFC offenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBillsFan Posted Monday at 03:13 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:13 PM 17 minutes ago, JP51 said: I was a kid when he played and he was definately an electric player... however, he needed to win one .... Vikes are the only team to tie us at 0-4 in Superbowls. They ran into some monster teams (like we did). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP51 Posted Monday at 04:34 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:34 PM 1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said: Vikes are the only team to tie us at 0-4 in Superbowls. They ran into some monster teams (like we did). absolutely did ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted Monday at 04:42 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:42 PM Old joke: "First and ten Vikings, Tarkenton barking the signals at the line, here's the snap, Tarkenton drops back, now he starts to scramble. Defenders giving chase, Tarkenton gets away from a tackler and scrambles some more. Still going ... now he loads up and lets it fly, and it's a bomb! Sammy White comes down with it! What a throw and what a catch! Vikings ball, second and 12." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted Monday at 04:51 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:51 PM Too young to appreciate Fran as a football player but I do remember him in his next career as a host of "That's Incredible"! Definitely some of his greatest work right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted Monday at 04:59 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:59 PM On 9/21/2024 at 3:34 PM, Big Turk said: It's the male version of Paulina Porizkova being so desperate for male attention now in her older years that she poses naked and has to tell everyone to go look at it because she needs the attention that she no longer gets like the did in her younger years. Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted Monday at 05:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:01 PM 1 minute ago, Mark Vader said: Who? Former SI Swimsuit Model Cover and was married to a famous Rock Singer for a while who just died and then she came out of the woodwork again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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