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NoHuddleKelly12

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  1. 8 minutes ago, pennstate10 said:

    It’s basically impossible to answer this question, because we have little in the way of quantitative comparisons between football decades.  

     

    But time is the same in 2024/as in 1990s. 
     

    It is absolutely and quantitatively true that athletes of 2024 are better than those of the 1990s. 
     

    The gold medal winner in the 100m ran 9.96 in 1992. The 8th place finisher ran 9.91 in 2024.  
     

    So yeah, I think that Kelly would be an average at best nfl QB today. 
     

    And Babe Ruth wouldn’t even crack a major league roster today. 
     

     

    But each athlete is also a product of their time to include the contemporary standards of preparation, nutrition, strength and conditioning—or lack thereof…Babe wouldn’t be drinking and smoking in the dugout, and Jim would probably be training more in the offseason and taking better care of his body, etc. Those types of changes would also translate to statistical improvements logically. 

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  2. 3 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

    I don't see how that makes him a locker room cancer.

    I didn’t mean to imply that he was—I just went off on a tangent ranting since his name was brought up and yes, I’m still bitter 🙈

  3. 1 hour ago, Jauronimo said:

    What did Bledsoe ever do?

    Provided lots of dashed hopes and dreams! He was the equivalent of eating empty calories with zip nutritional value—dude could put up numbers, but for us never when it counted most. 

  4. Kelly routinely outdueled other HOF QB’s from his era—and he most certainly had the arm—he threw it just shy of 80 yards (78) deep at his pro day after having rehabbed from a devastating college injury at the U, prompting Don Shula to leave on the spot and comment, “I’ve seen enough, the kid can throw” (Armed & Dangerous by JK & Vic Carucci); I would encourage some more visits to the YouTube archives circa ‘88-‘93 before spouting off too much about supposed deficiencies in his overall abilities! Also fun to watch would be any USFL Gamblers Kelly footage—that’s like watching Josh Allen going to town today…

    https://youtu.be/3EtVk0Cixjw?feature=shared

     

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  5. 10 hours ago, Simon said:

    Props to Bernard for the sneaky punch-in before Taron had that ball corralled.

    I also swear I saw a Detroit player’s knee make initial contact with the ball while it was squirting out from Taron’s hands at the beginning of the play, and push it back into the pile—but that is purely anecdotal 🤷. Either way, kudos to the Bills (Taron) not letting Detroit wrestle it away while the refs looked on dumbly for 10 minutes (probably hoping for a Detroit takeaway)…

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  6. The fact that Josh took the time/relative effort to make this kid’s day with a marking memory is especially cool given that this was all after such a crushing game outcome where no one would’ve begrudged Josh a little bit of pouting/sour grapes alone time 🤷, imho—instead, he’s still focused on others, and I really appreciate that about him! 

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  7. 2 minutes ago, Gugny said:

    I wouldn’t care if the Bills face nothing but opposing teams’ practice squads on their way to a Super Bowl championship.

    In fact, I’d prefer it. 
     

     

     

    Is it still a thing to buy a team’s season highlights hype video? I’d still buy ours if we win the SB, and not care a whit how our opponents fell down along the way with or without our help! 🤗

  8. 1 hour ago, Neo said:

     

    Wanting your partners and your competitors to be at their best is an approach to life.   It’s grounded in confidence and accountability.  It’s served me well.   For your consideration - there is a satisfaction level associated with winning when your opponent is at his best that’s not present when you win against the wounded.   Nothing is more gratifying or humbling.  To my opponents - bring it.  

    …Said none of the US soldiers participating in say, the Battle of the Bulge whilst the best of the Wehrmacht was bleeding out in the East against the Red Army…🧐. Just sayin’!

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