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Message: <blockquote data-quote="slaughter25" data-source="post: 471975" data-attributes="member: 3912">First thing, you make it sound like because not everyone was throwing the ball 30+ times a game that the players and coaches were just running around like chickens with their heads cut off whenever a team went to a passing play against them. It is foolish to think that teams were not anticipating and scheming to stop Don Hutson as much if not more than DD at any point in his career, especially now.  I also pose this train of thought to you in regards to the perceived athleticism difference in todays game vs when Hutson played. Isn't it fair to say that both the WR and the DB athleticism has increased in a more balanced way. Sure today we have guys like Revis smothering WRs at the line of scrimmage for the entire game. But we also have guys like Calvin Johnson. I don't remember the exact figures but it was on Sports Science on ESPN. Given his wingspan and height without moving his feet  he could catch a ball withing the distance of a garage door around him. Incredible. You can also say there were no guys like that back then.</blockquote>

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