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On 31/10/2022 at 20:06, Grant228 said:

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Thoughts? A good win yesterday but still big questions over Scott Turner... 

Think we should go 2 minutes offense on every first play of every quarter.  Hurry up.  Turner annoys the hell out of me.  The TD against the Packers was a thing of beauty from a scheme up (Gibson's) but sometimes he is just so meh.  

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15 hours ago, Grant228 said:

Other reports saying it might be minority shares, fingers crossed. 

Reports now saying the NFL owners have the members vote but would rather not use it and with the Feds opening up an investigation into the finances I think this is it, it's happening.

 

 

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GOAT punter & HOF'er Ray Guy has died aged 72

 


Ray Guy, one of the greatest punters in football history and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, has died. His alma mater, Southern Miss, announced his death on Thursday morning, stating that Guy died following a “lengthy illness.” He was 72 years old.


The Georgia native played at the school from 1969 to ’72, earning unanimous All-America honors as a senior before becoming a first-round NFL draft pick in 1973. He played his entire NFL career for the Raiders franchise, donning the silver and black from 1973 to ’86. He helped lead the team to victories in Super Bowls XI, XV and XVIII.


During his career, Guy made eight total All-Pro teams, with first-team selections every year from 1973 to ’78, and second team selections the next two seasons. He was also a seven-time Pro Bowler, and later was selected to the NFL’s 1970s All-Decade Team, and the league’s 75th and 100th anniversary teams.


Guy’s high-arching punts are credited with inspiring the phrase “hang time.” NFL teams eventually began tracking the stat in their evaluation of punters.


The Ray Guy Award, which was first presented in 2000, is given annually to the nation’s best collegiate punter.


A great athlete aside from his abilities as a punter and kicker, Guy also played defensive back at Southern Miss. He is tied for the school’s single-season record with eight interceptions in 1972 and ranks second in program history in career interceptions with 18.


He was also a star pitcher at the school, recording 260 strikeouts in 220 innings, according to al.com. According to Baseball Reference, he was selected in the MLB draft four times between 1969 and ’73 but never wavered from playing professional football.


Guy was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

 
Out of the five kickers in the HOF Ray Guy along with Jan Stenerud & Morten Anderson are the only pure kickers. George Blanda served as QB & LB while Lou Groza served as an OT, DT & C.

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2 hours ago, GNU_Linux said:

GOAT punter & HOF'er Ray Guy has died aged 72

 


 

Out of the four kickers in the HOF Ray Guy along with Jan Stenerud are the only pure kickers. George Blanda served as QB & LB while Lou Groza served as an OT, DT & C.

The greatest punter off all time, one of only 3 kickers to ever have been picked in the first round of the draft. Shame it took them 23 years to get him into the HOF.

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3 hours ago, The Golden God said:

Cole Beasley chatting absolute shite on Twitter the other day, defending Kyrie Irving. Wonder who’d win in and NFL All Idiot team v All Criminal team. Rodgers, Beasley, Brown v Simpson, Hernandez etc

Can we have a stealing millions of dollars from the poor team, Quarterbacked by Favre? 

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