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I got to thinking about the experiences that got me where I am today in the football world. The first one I remember is reading "Instant Replay" in the back of a station wagon on a vacation trip. The other was a game played in the living room called "bulldog." It involved my brother as the QB with a couch pillow football; me as the defensive lineman kneeling one foot from him. He would call out the signals with incredible violence and drama, then run into me. That was the whole fucking game. I think we were about 16 or 17. No, actually about 6 or 7.
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Oh yeah. Goal line stands in the den. Over and over. Rug burns, black eyes, torn jeans, bruised feelings and tears.
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We had a big back yard, so the neighborhood tackle football games were usually there - no pads, no helmets. I remember running the ball and getting really tuned up by older kids a few times. I also was able to dish it out occasionally too. It was the most fun in the snow, as that slowed down the fast kids.What could be more GOOD and NORMAL and AMERICAN than Packer Football?Comment
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My brother and I would be inspired watching NFL football playoffs, and we'd go out into the yard at halftime, in the middle of winter, and roll up four huge snowballs then line them up - the linemen. (Four snowballs, always - the 3-4 defense hadn't been invented.) He'd stand on one side (the running back) and I'd stand on the other - Ray Nitschke - and we'd go at each other like a couple of young rams.
Good times."The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."
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We used to play tackle football in the school yard at recess at St. Joe's in Fond du Lac. All the grades played together. I was the smallest guy out there being a third grader. I remember baiting the 8th grade QB into throwing an INT. The ball hit me in the chest and almost knocked me down, but I returned it until I was creamed by all the big guys 10 yards downfield. The first piece of football equipment I ever owned was a leather helmet my dad got me for Christmas. I wore it playing pick up games in the neighborhood. Felt like a real pro. lolOne 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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I'm hearing a lot about tackle football played without helmets by future right wing FYI posters.Comment
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Recess football was great because you could have as many kids as you needed to field a complete team. You also had a full field. As a player in organized ball, it drove me nuts that no one wanted to play with an O line, and that meant 8 kids out in a pass pattern. Loved drawing plays in dirt, but even back then it was hard to find a QB.
The funny thing I remember about backyard football was the problem with brothers. A family wth three boys was a god-send because if they were home and could play, you had almost half of what you wanted for numbers. But they always brought their family arguments to the field and they ALWAYS interrupted the game.
We learned quickly that the bothers could not be responsible for the game ball because there was a good chance it would leave after the argument, ending the game before regulation time. Very unprofessional.
As we got older, fewer wanted to play, so we invented a form of kill the guy (with the ball). Everyone had a home base that was their goal. You got points for touching the goal while in possession of the ball. Those without the ball had to bring you down before you got to the hydrangea bush. So it could be 3 or 4 on 1. Brutal goal line practice
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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Helmets are part of the problem.Originally posted by Harlan Huckleby View PostBud 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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helmets don't make idiot posts, people make idiot posts.Originally posted by pbmax View PostComment
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Compared to CTE, skull fractures and some lacerations are a small price to pay.Originally posted by Harlan Huckleby View PostBud 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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I knew what point you were making.Originally posted by pbmax View Post
stop killing my jokes. you're stepping all over comedy gold.Comment
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My apologies. Thought it was my turn to overreact.Originally posted by Harlan Huckleby View PostBud 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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What's the old saying about explaining a joke being like dissecting a frog?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.
John Maxymuk, Packers By The NumbersComment
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"I had 17 foster brothers; my mama taught me how to play football...I grew up a running back. I grew up watching Walter Payton and just the way they finish runs, and Earl Campbell—it's just in me."
-- Ty MontgomeryOne 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.
John Maxymuk, Packers By The NumbersComment
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slow motion games in the yard with my brother and fake john facenda narration. lots of brutal hits. lol...classic nfl. lots of Packers and chiefs names thrown around.
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