Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (The latest on Micah Hudson isn't great...)
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Just following the ridiculous what-if game so many others have made.
I'm not into what-ifs. I comment on things that actually happen.
I can show you a link from a game where Buddy stacked the box with players and decided to leave Michael on an island with a scrub.
Good grief, what a lousy take.
Charles Haley has 5 rings and is in the HOF... who did he think was the best and most important player on the team?
So the Cowboys won that Super Bowl by controlling the clock? Did you even watch the game? I’d say the NINE turnovers generated by a great Cowboy Defense prolly had more to do with it than the THREE minute time of possession differential.
Now do Super Bowl XXVIII
The game Aikman doesn't remember because he had a concussion and threw zero touchdowns. The one where Michael Irvin was held in check,
No because they are unique in their proximity to the US, giving them access to highly qualified immigrants and business opportunitues, and don't need to worry about having a huge military budget.
If you switched Canada and Russia geographically, Canada wouldn't be as easy going as a society.
Emmitt was a stud……. Very physical and relentless. The Dallas D also came to play. I’m surprised you don't have more respect for that team outside of Emmitt.
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Is this your most viewed 10 thoughts?
Enjoyed reading it.
Must have been quite a task replying to everyone.
No but I think context matters when discussing who is better and your arguments continue to emphasize who has played in big games, won championships, etc which largely depends on the supporting cast vs straight up individual talent.
Between the 92/93 to the 95/96 seasons:
The back up running backs with Dallas All-Time Great Offensive Line:
234 Attempts
826 Yards
6 TDs
3.5 Yards per Rush
And the back up running backs with Detroit All-Crappy Offensive Line:
219 Attempts
855 Yards
10 TDs
3.9 Yards Per Rush
Alright, I'm confused, can any of you "it's the oline" explain this? @Anwar Richardson can you or your player sources explain why other running backs performed a little better with Detroit's line than Dallas?
The back up running backs with Dallas All-Time Great Offensive Line:
234 Attempts
826 Yards
6 TDs
3.5 Yards per Rush
And the back up running backs with Detroit All-Crappy Offensive Line:
219 Attempts
855 Yards
10 TDs
3.9 Yards Per Rush
Alright, I'm confused, can any of you "it's the oline" explain this? @Anwar Richardson can you or your player sources explain why other running backs performed a little better with Detroit's line than Dallas?
Emmitt ran against stacked 8 man fronts all the time, depending on down/distance. The offensive Dallas ran at their best was possibly the simplest, most efficient offense in NFL history. Very little misdirection, unless it was a play fake to Emmitt. They almost told you what they were going to do. Now they had talent, all over the field, but it's not like teams didn't know where they were going.
Someone needs to tell Micah that he would be Barry Sanders at tech, or Emitt Smith at Texas.
I have a ton of respect for that team.
I just know who the best and most important player on that team was.
Detroit was playing from behind and needed to gain yards and score.
Dallas was playing ball control, trying to run out the clock and not turn the ball over.
I don't know if the above is true, just a possibility.
Why are their back ups getting the ball if they are trying to score? Makes no sense.
Also Detroit's record those years was 34-30, with 2 10 win seasons. So they weren't always behind.
I don’t think you are going to really argue that teams stacked the box against the cowboys as even remotely similar to what Walter Payton endured. I remember that shading to Irvin and leaving Alvin Harper with one on one usually resulted in Alvin Harper standing in the end zone with no one within 10 yards. The Cowboys were loaded. This is from a Cowboy hater. Maybe I have PTSD.
Because they can't pass 100% of the time when rb1 isn't on the field.
DCs would pick up on that pretty quickly.
I agree that context matters. It's why I asked if you typically take these angles in these types of discussions.
Your answer was no.
Walter Payton was a great player.
Do you dispute that at his early peak, he wasn't as good as Earl and in in the peak years that followed, he wasn't as good as Eric Dickerson?
Detroit had a winning record those years with 3 playoff appearances. So, if you're saying passing helped the back ups, then it would help Barry's average too.
Ok here’s context the 2 goats Emmitt and Jerry played for the best teams with the best players. Of course they produced in big games, they were there a lot. They played longer than most everyone else too. Their durability should be admired as much as anything
Randy and Barry not so much. Yes Randy played for NE outside of his prime and lit it up but altogether their teams were not good…ever. Yet on a per touch basis they were more productive
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