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<blockquote data-quote="PackersRS" data-source="post: 364689" data-attributes="member: 1429"><p>I understand what you are saying, but you're not talking about one trick ponies in here, or guys that played a lof of positions, but all only well. You are talking about hall of famers. There's a reason these guys are Hall of Famers.</p><p></p><p>Taylor was the 2nd best combination of size and speed at his time (Jim Brown being the #1). He was 6'0", 215. He had incredible vision and burst, and he was very shifty, he could run you over, he could catch te ball, all traits that absolutely translate to the modern game. Watch the film of the ice bowl and you'll see what I'm talking about. Watch america's game, the first SB championship. All you can find on Hulu.</p><p></p><p>As for Nitschke, how's 25 career ints for a bad coverage MLB? Ray Lewis, the best modern-era MLB, has 30, FYI. And he doesn't get benched on passing downs, does he?</p><p></p><p>So, to sum it up, I understand your point, some players would not be able to put on the weight while maintaining the frame, but you're using the absolutely wrong players to make this point. It really doesn't appear you know enough about the players you're reffering to.</p><p></p><p>What made a great player then was their ability to play football better than their peers. That would still be the case with most HoF players from any era. Football was still back then a game of athleticism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PackersRS, post: 364689, member: 1429"] I understand what you are saying, but you're not talking about one trick ponies in here, or guys that played a lof of positions, but all only well. You are talking about hall of famers. There's a reason these guys are Hall of Famers. Taylor was the 2nd best combination of size and speed at his time (Jim Brown being the #1). He was 6'0", 215. He had incredible vision and burst, and he was very shifty, he could run you over, he could catch te ball, all traits that absolutely translate to the modern game. Watch the film of the ice bowl and you'll see what I'm talking about. Watch america's game, the first SB championship. All you can find on Hulu. As for Nitschke, how's 25 career ints for a bad coverage MLB? Ray Lewis, the best modern-era MLB, has 30, FYI. And he doesn't get benched on passing downs, does he? So, to sum it up, I understand your point, some players would not be able to put on the weight while maintaining the frame, but you're using the absolutely wrong players to make this point. It really doesn't appear you know enough about the players you're reffering to. What made a great player then was their ability to play football better than their peers. That would still be the case with most HoF players from any era. Football was still back then a game of athleticism. [/QUOTE]
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