Saints SB Not Ranked Among Top Ten All Time

SloMotion · 01-27-2013, 04:11 AM

Jets/Colts make it just because of the Joe Namath prediction-thing & it was the first time the AFL won anything. Earl Morrall started the game for the Colts, Unitas didn't come in until the third qtr after Baltimore was down by a couple of scores.

It was early in Don Shula's coaching career and he just went with the wrong horse (Morrall) in his QB controversy, that probably lost them the SB.

Hindsight is 20/20, of course,

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xan · 01-27-2013, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

Jets/Colts make it just because of the Joe Namath prediction-thing & it was the first time the AFL won anything. Earl Morrall started the game for the Colts, Unitas didn't come in until the third qtr after Baltimore was down by a couple of scores.

It was early in Don Shula's coaching career and he just went with the wrong horse (Morrall) in his QB controversy, that probably lost them the SB.

Hindsight is 20/20, of course, .

Earl Morrall was one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and was having one of the best seasons all time (up to that point). The Colts had a bad gameplan and were entirely too predictable. In addition, Namath audibled every play, only calling snap counts and formations in the huddles.

Saying this game wasn't one of the all time great games misses the facts as well as the convergence of opposing dynamic forces that transformed professional football. Simplifying the game as merely a win by the AFC is equivalent to characterizing the invention of the assembly line as a bad day for artisan labor.

01-27-2013, 04:11 AM	#1
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Saints SB Not Ranked Among Top Ten All Time Jets/Colts make it just because of the Joe Namath prediction-thing & it was the first time the AFL won anything. Earl Morrall started the game for the Colts, Unitas didn't come in until the third qtr after Baltimore was down by a couple of scores. It was early in Don Shula's coaching career and he just went with the wrong horse (Morrall) in his QB controversy, that probably lost them the SB. Hindsight is 20/20, of course, .

01-27-2013, 07:39 AM	#2
xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,373 Blog Entries: 34	Re: Saints SB Not Ranked Among Top Ten All Time Originally Posted by SloMotion Jets/Colts make it just because of the Joe Namath prediction-thing & it was the first time the AFL won anything. Earl Morrall started the game for the Colts, Unitas didn't come in until the third qtr after Baltimore was down by a couple of scores. It was early in Don Shula's coaching career and he just went with the wrong horse (Morrall) in his QB controversy, that probably lost them the SB. Hindsight is 20/20, of course, . Earl Morrall was one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and was having one of the best seasons all time (up to that point). The Colts had a bad gameplan and were entirely too predictable. In addition, Namath audibled every play, only calling snap counts and formations in the huddles. Saying this game wasn't one of the all time great games misses the facts as well as the convergence of opposing dynamic forces that transformed professional football. Simplifying the game as merely a win by the AFC is equivalent to characterizing the invention of the assembly line as a bad day for artisan labor.
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