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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Defense92" data-source="post: 203062" data-attributes="member: 954">Getting back on topic, let's look at another example from the past.  By Staubach's own admission, the dropped pass by Jackie Smith in the endzone in Super Bowl XIII against the Steelers, was thrown too low.  Staubach was at the end of his career and was old.  Don't forget, he started at 27 due to his Navy committment.  He could have retired.  Some may have felt he should.  However, he played one more year.  In this season, he led the Cowboys to the playoffs, including one of the greatest comebacks of all time, a 35-34 season finale against the Redskins.  The Cowboys overcame a 17 point deficit with 21 unanswered points twice in the game, including two touchdowns in the final three minutes to win with seconds left.I am sure there were naysayers after the Super Bowl loss, but Staubach clearly was still able to perform well.Favre is the same way.  He is old, but he is still able to perform.  There are naysayers, but they will be silenced next year.</blockquote>

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