Aaron Ernest ... should we?

K Major · 05-02-2018, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Barry from MS

Larry Burton? Our 7th Overall pick in 1975?

There's been some good ones that made it in the NFL. Bullet Bob, Willie Gault, Cliff Branch.

Trindon Holliday (LSU alum) was a true track guy who for a brief moment or two, was a dangerous punt returner up until the fumbles came... then out of football.

ScottF · 05-03-2018, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by Barry from MS

Larry Burton? Our 7th Overall pick in 1975?

There's been some good ones that made it in the NFL. Bullet Bob, Willie Gault, Cliff Branch.

Branch was pretty legit. The other two, not so much

Barry from MS · 05-03-2018, 08:55 AM

Bullet Bob Hayes is in the HOF, has a Super Bowl Ring, and in the Cowboys Ring of Honor. Gault had a pretty decent career with Da Bears & Raiders.

jeanpierre · 05-03-2018, 09:47 AM

I'll have to find it in the VHS cache, maybe SI's Crunch Course, one of those old 80s NFL videos has player interviews about Renaldo Nehemiah...

They show the play where the defense set him up for their safety (Bears?) to lay the wood on him straight up - would be called targeting today...

Either way, they hit him so hard he took the pads off and quit after that...

jeanpierre · 05-03-2018, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Barry from MS

Larry Burton? Our 7th Overall pick in 1975?

There's been some good ones that made it in the NFL. Bullet Bob, Willie Gault, Cliff Branch.

Originally Posted by ScottF

Branch was pretty legit. The other two, not so much

Branch was the truth, even the Steelers defense had to roll coverage to contain him; built like RB Chris Johnson, but was a lot like Brandin Cooks...

Branch opened the field up for Fred Biletnikoff, Dave Casper, later Todd Christensen- because Ken Stabler couldn't hit the side of a barn...

05-02-2018, 12:16 PM	#11
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,588 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Aaron Ernest ... should we? Originally Posted by Barry from MS Larry Burton? Our 7th Overall pick in 1975? There's been some good ones that made it in the NFL. Bullet Bob, Willie Gault, Cliff Branch. Trindon Holliday (LSU alum) was a true track guy who for a brief moment or two, was a dangerous punt returner up until the fumbles came... then out of football.

05-03-2018, 08:07 AM	#12
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Aaron Ernest ... should we? Originally Posted by Barry from MS Larry Burton? Our 7th Overall pick in 1975? There's been some good ones that made it in the NFL. Bullet Bob, Willie Gault, Cliff Branch. Branch was pretty legit. The other two, not so much

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Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Aaron Ernest ... should we? Bullet Bob Hayes is in the HOF, has a Super Bowl Ring, and in the Cowboys Ring of Honor. Gault had a pretty decent career with Da Bears & Raiders. K Major likes this.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Aaron Ernest ... should we? I'll have to find it in the VHS cache, maybe SI's Crunch Course, one of those old 80s NFL videos has player interviews about Renaldo Nehemiah... They show the play where the defense set him up for their safety (Bears?) to lay the wood on him straight up - would be called targeting today... Either way, they hit him so hard he took the pads off and quit after that... SmashMouth likes this.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Aaron Ernest ... should we? Originally Posted by Barry from MS Larry Burton? Our 7th Overall pick in 1975? There's been some good ones that made it in the NFL. Bullet Bob, Willie Gault, Cliff Branch. Originally Posted by ScottF Branch was pretty legit. The other two, not so much Branch was the truth, even the Steelers defense had to roll coverage to contain him; built like RB Chris Johnson, but was a lot like Brandin Cooks... Branch opened the field up for Fred Biletnikoff, Dave Casper, later Todd Christensen- because Ken Stabler couldn't hit the side of a barn... Barry from MS likes this.

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