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IL Rancher
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| I think Flutie did very well in San Diego and in Buffalo (In fact, he got SCREWED in Buffalo when Phillips decided to play Johnson instead of him) Played in 4 games in 86 for the Bears and didn't do anything really.. Had a decent QB rating but started 2 games, lost one and won one.. Unfortunetly his loss was in the playoffs, .. Hard to say what would have happened in Chicago if Tomzack and to a geater extent Fuller weren't so popular, McMahon had been healthy enough to play in the playoffs thus allowing Flutie more time to learn the system or 3) The coaches sticking with the other two and preparing Flutie of 87 instead.. I think he was probably the second best QB at the time on that team and in the long run would have been the bst..
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rainie
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I'm with Mrs. Greg and Jigs. I think Flutie was great and he got shafted by the NFL. For comparision sake, take Flutie and Warren Moon. Both had long careers in the CFL . Warren Moon got a chance to play in the NFL, had a good career, and I think that he made the Nfl hall of fame. On a documentary of Moon, he got passed over at the start of his career because at the time there was a lot of racial discrimination. I don't know why Doug got passed over, his height?? He played really fun to watch football and had a heck of a playbook. Unlike a lot of Qb's today.
I put Dieter Brock ( Winnipeg Bluebombers) at the top of the heap though. He could pretty much win a game by himself when he wanted to. Nfl teams tried to sign him but he didn't want to play down there. He had a rifle of an arm and could pick wings off a fly 50 yards down the field.
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Mike
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:56 am Post subject: |
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During the 49'ers hayday, which lasted for several years, Joe Montana was awesome with receivers like Rice etc.
Flutie never came close to this success.
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rainie
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Montana was a good QB, no doubt. I watched him play a lot. Just wonder what Doug would have done given the same offence and wide receivers.
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Mike
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I put Dieter Brock ( Winnipeg Bluebombers) at the top of the heap though. |
We called him "Ralph" Brock down here. He was second string Q-back behind Pat Sullivan (Heisman winner) at Auburn. I knew him well back then.
He left Auburn and went to Jax State where he was assured a starting position.
He was very capable and had a good arm. Just not as good as Sullivan's.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Look what Elway did with what he had. For years and years he was the only one that needed to be defended - how many people had Sammy Winder as their RB in their fantasy leagues? Once they gave Elway a running back, look what happened.
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