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When 90% of your players are Hall of Famers, you can afford to concentrate on execution.
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One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
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That is a given, and in Lombardi's time there was no such concept as parity among NFL teams. You could ride the talent of every good player you found for 15 years, or however long he lasted. The ability to out execute your opponent made sense when you had cornered a high percentage of the talent.Originally posted by Maxie the Taxi View PostComment
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Exactly. Moreover, the great Packer teams of the 60's rode on the backs of the poor Packer teams of the 50's. Lombardi arrived with a crap load of high draft choices to work with.Originally posted by Patler View PostOne time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
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Less offseason work and the longer camp, mostly to get players back in shape, also meant that the coaches could drill incessantly on the same techniques over and over. Paradoxically, year round conditioning has led to shorter camps (some causation, much correlation), which gives less time to drill and more time for coaches to scheme it up.
Free agency and player movement just exacerbates this.Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.Comment
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