Barry Hirstius: THE SOUND OF THUNDER: A Look Back at Legendary Saints RB Tony Galbreath

CheramieIII · 06-16-2019, 02:35 PM

Thunder and Lightning. I thought with Muncie, Galbreath and Manning we would've been alot better.

jeanpierre · 06-16-2019, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by CheramieIII

Thunder and Lightning. I thought with Muncie, Galbreath and Manning we would've been alot better.

We traded the rights for Bert Jones to the Colts for another washed-up scrub when we should've stayed put and drafted John Hannah...

CHA_CHING · 06-17-2019, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

We traded the rights for Bert Jones to the Colts for another washed-up scrub when we should've stayed put and drafted John Hannah...

Bert Jones is one of the biggest "what could've been" players in NFL history. For us, we have Archie, but to Colts fans, they have Jones.

His 1976 MVP season still looks amazing by today's standards with the explosion of passing numbers. Jones posted an INT percentage of only 2.3, in an era where INT percentages often averaged over 10% and QBs routinely threw 20 or more picks a season.

I've wondered for a long time what his career would've looked like if the injuries didn't wreck him.

06-16-2019, 02:35 PM	#1
CheramieIII Fan Since 1967 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 7,496 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Barry Hirstius: THE SOUND OF THUNDER: A Look Back at Legendary Saints RB Tony Galbreath Thunder and Lightning. I thought with Muncie, Galbreath and Manning we would've been alot better.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Barry Hirstius: THE SOUND OF THUNDER: A Look Back at Legendary Saints RB Tony Galbreath Originally Posted by CheramieIII Thunder and Lightning. I thought with Muncie, Galbreath and Manning we would've been alot better. We traded the rights for Bert Jones to the Colts for another washed-up scrub when we should've stayed put and drafted John Hannah...

06-17-2019, 07:12 PM	#3
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: Barry Hirstius: THE SOUND OF THUNDER: A Look Back at Legendary Saints RB Tony Galbreath Originally Posted by jeanpierre We traded the rights for Bert Jones to the Colts for another washed-up scrub when we should've stayed put and drafted John Hannah... Bert Jones is one of the biggest "what could've been" players in NFL history. For us, we have Archie, but to Colts fans, they have Jones. His 1976 MVP season still looks amazing by today's standards with the explosion of passing numbers. Jones posted an INT percentage of only 2.3, in an era where INT percentages often averaged over 10% and QBs routinely threw 20 or more picks a season. I've wondered for a long time what his career would've looked like if the injuries didn't wreck him.

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