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  • mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #18

    Right off hand that one era comes to mind:

    Paul Hornung  Billy Cannon?  OJ Simpson   Jim Plunkett  Earl Campbell like I mentioned a few #1 picks were busts or just ok players.

    The two AFL ones are interesting, I'll give it some thought.  So many good players back then some on defense.

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  • mjp28M mjp28

    Right off hand that one era comes to mind:

    Paul Hornung  Billy Cannon?  OJ Simpson   Jim Plunkett  Earl Campbell like I mentioned a few #1 picks were busts or just ok players.

    The two AFL ones are interesting, I'll give it some thought.  So many good players back then some on defense.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #19

    @mjp28 said:

    Right off hand that one era comes to mind:

    Paul Hornung  Billy Cannon?  OJ Simpson   Jim Plunkett  Earl Campbell like I mentioned a few #1 picks were busts or just ok players.

    The two AFL ones are interesting, I'll give it some thought.  So many good players back then some on defense.

    Check on Hornung,  Simpson, and Campbell.     Neither Cannon nor Plunkett are  HOF. 

  • Browns149B Browns149 wrote on
    #20

    Troy Aikmen

    Terry Bradshaw

    John horsetooth Elway

    "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."
  • Browns149B Browns149

    Troy Aikmen

    Terry Bradshaw

    John horsetooth Elway

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #21

    @browns149 said:

    Troy Aikmen

    Terry Bradshaw

    John horsetooth Elway

    Check on all these.

    Still  6 names left.    Hint:   None of those not yet named are QBs. 

    2 DL,  2 OL,  and 3 "old timers"  (pre-60s)

  • Browns149B Browns149 wrote on
    #22

    Orlando Pace

    "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."
    The GipperT mjp28M 2 Replies
  • mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #23

    I was thinking about one of the old OL guys like Dave Rimington but I'm not sure which ones were picked #1...... except for the road grader Pace.

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    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • Browns149B Browns149

    Orlando Pace

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #24

    @browns149 said:

    Orlando Pace

    Check

  • mjp28M mjp28

    I was thinking about one of the old OL guys like Dave Rimington but I'm not sure which ones were picked #1...... except for the road grader Pace.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #25

    @mjp28 said:

    I was thinking about one of the old OL guys like Dave Rimington but I'm not sure which ones were picked #1...... except for the road grader Pace.

    Well, Rimington was neither  #1 overall nor HOF.   

    But there is one other OL who fits the bill.  Think late 60s.    Plus the 2 DL   ( 1=70s/1=90s)

    And hints on the 3 "old timers" :   2 played halfback, and one played both ways at OC and LB.    (that should give it away)

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #26

    There have been  15 players who were the #1  overall pick in either the NFL or AFL draft, who went on to be named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Note: to help:  2 of the 15 taken in the AFL draft. 

    Name as many of these 15 players as you can.

    Answers:

    Bill Dudley

    Charley Trippi

    Chuck Bednarik

    Paul Hornung

    Ron Yary

    OJ Simpson

    Terry Bradshaw

    LeeRoy Selmon

    Earl Campbell

    John Elway

    Bruce Smith

    Troy Aikman

    Orlando Pace

    Buck Buchanan...from AFL draft

    Joe Namath...from AFL draft

    Others that will/could make it someday:

    Manning Brothers, Peyton and Eli

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #27

    Only the Following people have completed the "Trifecta":     Won the Heisman Trophy,   became  #1 pick in the draft.  Selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame:

    Paul Hornung,  OJ Simpson,  Earl Campbell.                     Very exclusive company

    The following could...in theory join those 3, if they were to ever get in:

    Bo Jackson  ...didn't play long enough due to injury

    Vinny Testaverde????  Has numbers, but just not good enough.

    Carson Palmer.....very borderline at best

    Sam Bradford....not even sure he has a job in the league now.

    Cam Newton.....Best Bet  now if he can overcome injuries 

    Jameis Winston.    Meh

    Baker Mayfield....hope fully

    Kyler Murray.....way ahead of ourselves.

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #28

    Today's Trivia Question:

    In 100 years of the NFL,  by my count, I come up with  12-13  "Dynasties"  in the history of the game.    For purposes of this question I am going to define a Dynasty as any team that won  3 Championships in the course of any 10 year period.  

    Name as many of these Dynasties as you can.   Just give the team and the approximate era.   Example:    Cleveland Browns  2020s.  (we wish)

  • mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #29

    The following could...in theory join those 3, if they were to ever get in:

    Bo Jackson  ...didn't play long enough due to injury.....  Shows how much injuries matter.  Best ever athlete ???

    Vinny Testaverde????  Has numbers, but just not good enough..... 21 years in a tougher era, 48,000+ yards but on some bad teams. So-so W/L record looks bad. His kid Vincent just signed up with TB.

    Carson Palmer.....very borderline at best

    Sam Bradford....not even sure he has a job in the league now........big numbers, bad teams.

    Cam Newton.....Best Bet  now if he can overcome injuries .......Yeah injuries again.

    Jameis Winston.    Meh

    Baker Mayfield....hope fully...... A lock.  😆

    Kyler Murray.....way ahead of ourselves.

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    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • Browns149B Browns149

    Orlando Pace

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #30

    @browns149 said:

    Orlando Pace

    I remember this past season watching Pace highlights from his Ohio State days...... unbelievable. No wonder he was the #1 pick.

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  • mjp28M mjp28

    The following could...in theory join those 3, if they were to ever get in:

    Bo Jackson  ...didn't play long enough due to injury.....  Shows how much injuries matter.  Best ever athlete ???

    Vinny Testaverde????  Has numbers, but just not good enough..... 21 years in a tougher era, 48,000+ yards but on some bad teams. So-so W/L record looks bad. His kid Vincent just signed up with TB.

    Carson Palmer.....very borderline at best

    Sam Bradford....not even sure he has a job in the league now........big numbers, bad teams.

    Cam Newton.....Best Bet  now if he can overcome injuries .......Yeah injuries again.

    Jameis Winston.    Meh

    Baker Mayfield....hope fully...... A lock.  😆

    Kyler Murray.....way ahead of ourselves.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #31

    @mjp28 said:

    The following could...in theory join those 3, if they were to ever get in:

    Bo Jackson  ...didn't play long enough due to injury.....  Shows how much injuries matter.  Best ever athlete ???

    Vinny Testaverde????  Has numbers, but just not good enough..... 21 years in a tougher era, 48,000+ yards but on some bad teams. So-so W/L record looks bad. His kid Vincent just signed up with TB.

    Carson Palmer.....very borderline at best

    Sam Bradford....not even sure he has a job in the league now........big numbers, bad teams.

    Cam Newton.....Best Bet  now if he can overcome injuries .......Yeah injuries again.

    Jameis Winston.    Meh

    Baker Mayfield....hope fully...... A lock.  😆

    Kyler Murray.....way ahead of ourselves.

    In the cases of Vinny and Bradford......I do believe that each of them contributed significantly to the fact that the teams they were on were bad.   You seem to over look that. 

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @mjp28 said:

    The following could...in theory join those 3, if they were to ever get in:

    Bo Jackson  ...didn't play long enough due to injury.....  Shows how much injuries matter.  Best ever athlete ???

    Vinny Testaverde????  Has numbers, but just not good enough..... 21 years in a tougher era, 48,000+ yards but on some bad teams. So-so W/L record looks bad. His kid Vincent just signed up with TB.

    Carson Palmer.....very borderline at best

    Sam Bradford....not even sure he has a job in the league now........big numbers, bad teams.

    Cam Newton.....Best Bet  now if he can overcome injuries .......Yeah injuries again.

    Jameis Winston.    Meh

    Baker Mayfield....hope fully...... A lock.  😆

    Kyler Murray.....way ahead of ourselves.

    In the cases of Vinny and Bradford......I do believe that each of them contributed significantly to the fact that the teams they were on were bad.   You seem to over look that. 

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #32

    @the-gipper said:

    In the cases of Vinny and Bradford......I do believe that each of them contributed significantly to the fact that the teams they were on were bad.   You seem to over look that. 

    True.  And the HOF should be only for the best players of all time not everybody that wants in regardless of teams or records.  The Archie Mannings should get in the other two mentioned probably not.

    Although the MLB HOF goes to the extreme in their sport the NFL is pretty good.

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  • dustyD dusty wrote on
    #33

    Only important one is the Browns - 40's and 50's.

    Patriots 2010's

    Steelers late 70's?

    Cowboys early 70's?

    Packers 60's

  • dustyD dusty

    Only important one is the Browns - 40's and 50's.

    Patriots 2010's

    Steelers late 70's?

    Cowboys early 70's?

    Packers 60's

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #34

    @dusty said:

    Only important one is the Browns - 40's and 50's.

    Patriots 2010's

    Steelers late 70's?

    Cowboys early 70's?

    Packers 60's

    Highlighted in Green are correct.    The 70s Cowboys is NOT correct, according to the criteria set out above.  (they only won 2 in 10 years, though they did appear in 2 more title games. 

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #35

    Good idea to merge all the completed daily trivia threads. 

  • ATOMA ATOM wrote on
    #36

    Browns late 40's and early 50's

    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #37

    Packers, 30s

    Bears 40s

    Lions, 50s

    Raiders, late 70s/early 80s

    49ers, 80s

    The GipperT 1 Reply
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