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Packers almost had Archie Manning instead of John Hadl
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<blockquote data-quote="ArizonaPackerFan" data-source="post: 27005" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>I didn't realize that. I just read that today in Cliff Christls' Chat. Below is a blurb on that. It would have been interesting to see how that would have turned out, instead of wasting the draft picks we did on an over the hill QB.</p><p></p><p>: Jim of Minneapolis - I saw a blurb in your paper about the Packers almost trading for Archie Manning before being forced to shift their attention to John Hadl. The mind boggles at the possibilities! Do you have any more details? Thanks.</p><p></p><p>A: Cliff Christl - I wrote that. It was a done deal in 1974. Bill Tobin, who was Dan Devine's right-hand man, went to Atlanta, as I recall, where the Saints were playing to finalize the deal. The Saints started Bobby Scott at quarterback so Manning wouldn't get hurt. But Scott got injured. I think he blew out his knee. Manning had to play and the Saints had to back out of the deal. They wouldn't have had a starting quarterback.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ArizonaPackerFan, post: 27005, member: 53"] I didn't realize that. I just read that today in Cliff Christls' Chat. Below is a blurb on that. It would have been interesting to see how that would have turned out, instead of wasting the draft picks we did on an over the hill QB. : Jim of Minneapolis - I saw a blurb in your paper about the Packers almost trading for Archie Manning before being forced to shift their attention to John Hadl. The mind boggles at the possibilities! Do you have any more details? Thanks. A: Cliff Christl - I wrote that. It was a done deal in 1974. Bill Tobin, who was Dan Devine's right-hand man, went to Atlanta, as I recall, where the Saints were playing to finalize the deal. The Saints started Bobby Scott at quarterback so Manning wouldn't get hurt. But Scott got injured. I think he blew out his knee. Manning had to play and the Saints had to back out of the deal. They wouldn't have had a starting quarterback. [/QUOTE]
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