Touring SB Nation on a slow Saturday

by Ed Valentine on May 30, 2009 9:00 AM EDT in News Comment 9 comments

Not much New York Giants' stuff to talk about today, so let's go Touring the Nation and see what the other fine football bloggers around these parts have been writing about.

Windy City Gridiron, our Bears' blog, took advantage of the slow season to show some You Tube clips of the great Gale Sayers. I don't care what team you are a fan of, spending a few minutes watching Sayers run is always worth the time.
Buc 'Em, our Tampa Bay blog, says the team's running backs are calling themselves 'The Four Horsemen.' First of all, using that nickname is sacrilege in my eyes. Secondly can't Derrick Ward go anywhere without being part of a group of backs with some type of nickname?
Blogging the Boys wonders what exactly 'Romo-friendly' is supposed to mean.
Turf Show Times is wondering about Marc Bulger's future as quarterback of Steve Spagnuolo's St. Louis Rams.
Forget Ben Roethlisberger vs. Eli Manning. Behind the Steel Curtain is sparring over a Big Ben vs. Carson Palmer debate. No need to get involved, but kinda fun to sit on the sidelines and watch that one unfold.
Bolts from the Blue, covering the San Diego Chagers, wonders what Norv Turner will have to do to keep his job.
It's insanely early, but our friends at Mocking The Draft, have taken a stab at a 2010 Mock Draft already.

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Bah humbug

Sayers was too small and slow to make it in today’s game.

by blue gonz on May 30, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I mean, he was 6’0, 198 – a few inches taller than Brian Westbrook, and I’m sure with modern weight training he’d have been able to put on 20 more pounds while still maintaining his speed. I obviously never saw him play except in highlights, but I just think you can bulk a little guy up, but you can’t just teach someone that kind of elusiveness.

by cjmulrain on May 30, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just pulling the legs of BBVers who

raise the small and slow refrain when the names of players from back in the day are brought up, cj. I would say more than half of the guys who played then could play now. As you say with modern weight training, etc and don’t forget the NFL was more competitive because there were fewer teams( and earlier fewer slots because everyone played two ways.) Matching some kinds of stats doesn’t cut it either because the seasons were so much shorter then. The stars would still be stars; the All-Pros, All-Pro; the HOFer, hofers (most, anyway.) Johnny U still has the best stats of any QB who ever lived (you have to look at the right ones, of course.) Some guys would be playing different positions (e.g., Andy Robustelli would be an LB, not a DE.)

by blue gonz on May 30, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah ok

I thought maybe you just disliked Sayers for some games he had against the Giants back in the day haha. Yea, I hate when people say those guys wouldn’t have been able to play in the modern NFL – if a guy has talent, he has talent. The guys are bigger and faster today b/c we know so much more about how to get/stay in shape, proper nutrition, etc., but if Sayers or any of them were alive now they’d have the same advantages and would still have the same talent.

by cjmulrain on May 30, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

One thing about Sayers:

He wouldn’t have to increase his speed. He was plenty fast enough to be one of the fastest in the league today. He could blow right by defenders.

by blue gonz on May 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mock draft's already?

lol…Id feel bad for Spags if he drafts Tim Couch/Alex Smith…..Sam Bradford…

I think as far as talent as a QB, Carson Palmer is right up there with Brady and Peyton, but Big Ben is solidly the 4th best overall, talent wise.

Obviously you can make a case that Big Ben is #2, cuz he has the 2nd most rings in the league as a QB.

by FreeBradshaw on May 30, 2009 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bad Mock Draft

Their number 8 pick has cancer and could very well have to quit football. No chance he comes back next season considering he’s undergoing chemotherapy as we speak.

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by Hoyadestroya85 on May 30, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Big Ben vs. Palmer?

please. that’s like comparing Dwyane Wade to Tracy McGrady.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on May 30, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It depends..

i think that big ben is perfect for what the Steelers do.. Carson just hasn’t received much help from his team. If Carson had a defense that was comparable to the Steelers, we’d think he was just as good

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by Hoyadestroya85 on May 30, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs