Author Topic: dick butkus (Read 689 times)

frankinhouston · « **on:** May 27, 2021, 07:16:11 pm »

1 bad ass dude.

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frankinhouston · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2021, 07:26:58 pm »

dick and gale. 2 hall of famers.

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J - Dog · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2021, 08:15:33 pm »

I'm not sure how good Butkus would be in this day and age.
You can't teach Heart,
and you can't teach 250 and a 4.7

Fomunda Cheesehead · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2021, 01:35:13 pm »

Great video. Growing up in the 70's and 80s watching shitty Packer football with the old man saying "thats how you tackle son".

handsomecoverboybrady · « **Reply #4 on:** July 10, 2021, 10:44:40 am »

Butkus,as great as he was in his era,would be FAR too slow for this pass-crazy era when linebackers,even middle linebackers,drop back in coverage .And as for run stuffing,imagine Butkus trying to tackle Tennessee's
Aaron Henry,who at six-three ,250 lb. is five pounds heavier ,MUCH stronger and inordinately faster than Butkus ever dreamt of being .

frankinhouston · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2021, 07:47:05 pm »

Quote from: handsomecoverboybrady on July 10, 2021, 10:44:40 am

Butkus,as great as he was in his era,would be FAR too slow for this pass-crazy era when linebackers,even middle linebackers,drop back in coverage .And as for run stuffing,imagine Butkus trying to tackle Tennessee's
Aaron Henry,who at six-three ,250 lb. is five pounds heavier ,MUCH stronger and inordinately faster than Butkus ever dreamt of being .

yes, a different era. but he would have physically improved if he were around today, sayin'

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handsomecoverboybrady · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2021, 08:30:41 am »

But he still wouldn't have been fast enough to drop back into pass coverage.In 2021,Butkus would have been a fourth or fifth linebacker,depending on a four-three or three-four defense .And he'd have been tossed from many games because of his cheap-shotting propensity .

testudo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2021, 08:50:21 am »

Quote from: handsomecoverboybrady on July 12, 2021, 08:30:41 am

But he still wouldn't have been fast enough to drop back into pass coverage.In 2021,Butkus would have been a fourth or fifth linebacker,depending on a four-three or three-four defense .And he'd have been tossed from many games because of his cheap-shotting propensity .

Can't believe I'm agreeing with HCBB.

But yes. The NFL is no longer bar brawls. A lot of the old heros wouldn't make it.

Size and Strength hurts, but speed kills in sports.

Slow and Mean might as well be Slow and Friendly these days. He needed an oxygen tank on the bench even back then when everyone was running 2 year 40's