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Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:10 pm
by Brian wolf
Chuck Howley ... without a doubt
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:35 pm
by Elkman8102
Randy Gradishar for me.
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:23 am
by Ronfitch
Lavvie Dilweg.
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:24 am
by rhickok1109
Ronfitch wrote:Lavvie Dilweg.
I second the motion.
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:27 am
by 7DnBrnc53
Elkman8102 wrote:Randy Gradishar for me.
Exactly. He should have been elected when Clinton was president.
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:18 pm
by MarbleEye
Tobin Rote. Won a Title in both the NFL and AFL. Was a passing champion in each league. Had some "black ink" (league leading) statistical passing categories for the Packers in the 1950s. Was once technically all-time NFL leading QB TD scorer ( recognizing here that Otto Graham scored more lifetime TD's in AAFC and NFL combined together). I believe he was the alltime NFL-AFL QB rusher before the modern era QB's made running a general practice. No one will probably count this, but in 3 years in the CFL won a Division Title and had what was the all time CFL passing season, up to that point, in 1960.)
I always wondered if the Packers hadn't traded him before Lombardi arrived how he may have figured in the GB QB competitions under Lombardi.
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:33 pm
by Sonny9
Art Powell 2nd team 1960s AFL All decade. His numbers are just a hair below Maynards and Alworths but he's rarely talked about.
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:08 pm
by Jay Z
Sonny9 wrote:Art Powell 2nd team 1960s AFL All decade. His numbers are just a hair below Maynards and Alworths but he's rarely talked about.
I did a bio about Powell that's on the site here.
Powell was Terrell Owens before his time. He could have played today. A prima donna WR with superior skills. Scored a lot of TDs.
I think he was better than Maynard and his skills would translate better, for what it's worth. Powell was ideally situated in Oakland and grew discontented and forced his way out anyway. So he missed SB II, though he hurt his knee warming up with Buffalo, so that might have happened either way. Powell was not a practice guy, wouldn't have done the rehab if that was something that would have extended his career. I guess we don't know if he could have come back at some level. But he was pretty much done after the knee, and given the Super Bowl and expansion in pro football interest that he missed out on, the injury was poorly timed for his reputation.
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:49 pm
by Gary Najman
Harold Jackson. During the 70s, no one had more receptions, receiving yards or receiving touchdowns than Jackson (and he did it with three teams and no HOF quarterbacks). At the time of his retirement only Don Maynard had more receiving yards.
Re: If you could enshrine one player into the Hall of Fame..
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:39 pm
by Bryan
Jay Z wrote:I think he was better than Maynard and his skills would translate better, for what it's worth.
Watching Powell on film is like watching Len Ford with those 1950's Browns teams...it's like a present-day player transported back in time. I agree that peak Powell is probably better than peak Maynard, but Maynard was unique in that he was a speed WR who was incredibly productive after he turned 30. Powell's career essentially ended when he turned 30, and Maynard put up his best seasons from age 30-33. They were both unique WRs.