‘”This league likes to compare,” said ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper. “It’s a copycat league. A certain kid with a certain physical ability does well. Another kid comes out with the same stature, they think he’s the next one of those guys. Being 6’6” and 250 and the Flacco success and the arm and the ability that he has to throw the football to any point on the field conjures up visions of Joe Flacco and what he did in Baltimore.”‘
Archives for April 1, 2009
Lou’s death stirs up the memories
‘The thing that struck me about Lou, from the moment I met him, was that he was what I had envisioned as a pro football coach. A tough, no-nonsense guy with a gruff voice he seemed to be somebody you’d want to play for.’