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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 567053"><p>I agree with most of that. And the point about Bowman is particularly relevant. In fact, Kramer has admitted to asking the young Bowman to let the media give him, Kramer, credit for the block, using the argument that it was likely Kramer's last chance at glory while Bowman had many years in front of him. Bowman has said, somewhat sardonically it seems, that he regrets letting Kramer con him.</p><p></p><p>I also believe that always leading the Kramer story with "The Block" (as in the OP) may be hurting him just as "The Catch" may be hurting Dwight Clark's argument for the Hall. When all one is reminded of is one play, with the body of work pushed into the shadows, the impression is left of a one trick pony.</p><p></p><p>The best argument for Kramer is the extent to which he redefined the position. Here I am, about to commit what should be post #49, and so far as I can tell the word "sweep" has yet to appear in this thread. Certainly we would not want to say Kramer is the template for the modern OG the way Hutson was for WRs or Ditka for TEs, but he's a main contributor in forming that template.</p><p></p><p>Lombardi did not invent the sweep or the pulling guard but he perfected it, featured it and the offense imposed it's will with it. Kramer showed how athletic and relatively fast interior offensive linemen could be more effective than the standard issue interior lineman. Today, we group interior linemen into either "athletic" or "road grader" and we just take that for granted as though it was always the case. It wasn't.</p><p></p><p>It's sadly ironic that by always leading the Kramer story with "The Block", a road grader's play, actually mischaracterizes the player and hurts his case. It's easy to say Jim Parker would have made that block or that Pugh slipped or that Bowman made the key play. It's a lot harder to discount Kramer's contribution to redefining his position.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and Kramer also became a quite decent pass blocker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 567053"] I agree with most of that. And the point about Bowman is particularly relevant. In fact, Kramer has admitted to asking the young Bowman to let the media give him, Kramer, credit for the block, using the argument that it was likely Kramer's last chance at glory while Bowman had many years in front of him. Bowman has said, somewhat sardonically it seems, that he regrets letting Kramer con him. I also believe that always leading the Kramer story with "The Block" (as in the OP) may be hurting him just as "The Catch" may be hurting Dwight Clark's argument for the Hall. When all one is reminded of is one play, with the body of work pushed into the shadows, the impression is left of a one trick pony. The best argument for Kramer is the extent to which he redefined the position. Here I am, about to commit what should be post #49, and so far as I can tell the word "sweep" has yet to appear in this thread. Certainly we would not want to say Kramer is the template for the modern OG the way Hutson was for WRs or Ditka for TEs, but he's a main contributor in forming that template. Lombardi did not invent the sweep or the pulling guard but he perfected it, featured it and the offense imposed it's will with it. Kramer showed how athletic and relatively fast interior offensive linemen could be more effective than the standard issue interior lineman. Today, we group interior linemen into either "athletic" or "road grader" and we just take that for granted as though it was always the case. It wasn't. It's sadly ironic that by always leading the Kramer story with "The Block", a road grader's play, actually mischaracterizes the player and hurts his case. It's easy to say Jim Parker would have made that block or that Pugh slipped or that Bowman made the key play. It's a lot harder to discount Kramer's contribution to redefining his position. Oh, and Kramer also became a quite decent pass blocker. [/QUOTE]
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