No Love For Sammy Baugh

This is a messed up poll, but then again you'll get that on internet polls.

I ranked Sammy #1 just to help boost him a little. He's still #20. :(

Montana is 1st, my top 5 were:

1. Sammy Baugh
2. Johnny Unitas
3. Fran Tarkenton
4. Joe Montana
5. Dan Marino

im an old fart that saw some of these guys and no way tarkenton is better than montana(sorry buster:))

I also feel most new era QBs would smoke the old school guys, but that's me. You can't be blamed for playing against the competition that was around, or the technology of the day.

I also feel most new era QBs would smoke the old school guys, but that's me. You can't be blamed for playing against the competition that was around, or the technology of the day.

I agree, if anything Baugh and the old geezers from that era are way overrated. Baugh was obviously a talented guy, but back then you only had a handful of truly exceptional athletes. Nowadays you've got rosters full of athletes who train year round and whose only focus is playing football.

A championship team from this era would crush any teams from back then. Imagine the '85 Bears defense going up against some of those old-time teams that had leather helmets? Forget about it.

Plus those old teams played in black and white. B&W sucks, color rules!

I agree, if anything Baugh and the old geezers from that era are way overrated. Baugh was obviously a talented guy, but back then you only had a handful of truly exceptional athletes. Nowadays you've got rosters full of athletes who train year round and whose only focus is playing football.

A championship team from this era would crush any teams from back then. Imagine the '85 Bears defense going up against some of those old-time teams that had leather helmets? Forget about it.

Plus those old teams played in black and white. B&W sucks, color rules!

Yeah, what year was color invented ? And I agree most of those guys are dead, so yeah their teams would get crushed if they played today.

Matty wants to play a 98 year old aged sport hero.

Let's beat up Sammy! He can't defend himself!
woohoo!



Meh

Who said anything about beating up Sammy...

Just giving my opinion of the modern era vs. the old-timers.

I said he was a talented guy. Would he have faired the same in today's game? That's the issue we can agree to disagree on.

But in the end it's basically a moot point.

He's a legend of the game no doubt, I'm not denying that.

I'm just messing with ya man.
APRIL FOOLS!
Oh this isn't April 1st either.

lol

peace

Everyone talks about the old timers playing in todays NFL but how would the modern player do back in the 50 or 60. They would have no one to come out in put a bandad on thier scratch. No face mask to protect those pretty faces. They may be faster, taller, heaver, but they are no where near as tough. It might not be such of a stroll in the park if they could go back in time. The old timers would take them out the night before the game and get them trashed so they were all hung over the next day. That would level the playing field some and then they would kick, hit, scrach, bite, spit (Taylor could play with the old guys) rack, etc.. until they just gave up.

Everyone talks about the old timers playing in todays NFL but how would the modern player do back in the 50 or 60. They would have no one to come out in put a bandad on thier scratch. No face mask to protect those pretty faces. They may be faster, taller, heaver, but they are no where near as tough. It might not be such of a stroll in the park if they could go back in time.

I don't even think they had the same basic rules back then. I saw a black and white clip one time where the ball carrier got knocked down flat, but able to bounce back up and starts running some more until 3 tacklers catch up to him and get a hold of him.