Hawkstorian
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Someone was slicing onions while I was watching.
Reaneypark":3gy5qp42 said:I think Largent would have thrived in today's NFL. When he was playing, DBs got away with much more contact then they do now, plus the hits he took are now outlawed. I think in a pass-first offense (Remember, he played for Ground Chuck most of his career) he would be a guy like Wes Welker or Julian Edleman with 100-plus catches a year. People say he was slow, but he had football speed. His 4.6 in the 40 didn't account for his quickness off the line or coming out of cuts. Plus, yes, he was probably the greatest route runner ever.
I really do believe he would own a lot of records today if he was retiring after a 14-year career this season.
I remember him saying that in the past about focusing on "the point" of the ball.Aros":11148wvo said:I love so much about this man as a father and human being. Like Wilson, these guys make you want to be better people and what better compliment is there in this world?
As far as football goes, I think the most telling aspect of why he was the player he was despite his size and speed was when he said, and I paraphrase...
"Everybody talked about looking the football in (to catch it). I took it a bit farther than that and thought about focusing in on the very tip of the football. I feel that helped me tremendously."
A small detail you would think but is one of the reasons he has a wonderful show about his career and SO well deserved.
hawksfansinceday1":2mc5kayr said:I love Steve as much as the next guy, but that's subjective. Lance Alworth, Don Hutson et.al. agree with me.Zebulon Dak":2mc5kayr said:irocdave":2mc5kayr said:These shows are not directed towards fans that followed the guy week in and week out. For Largent, just think how many other NFL fans know nothing about him and what he did? I would like to watch it, but I know most of the story. I would like my kids to watch to enrich their Hawk fandom though. It's one thing to tell them stories but to see his career play out on NFL network it's more impactful.
Largent was THE MAN for a long time in Seattle. He was the first sports hero for WA kids.
And when he retired he was without question the greatest WR of all time. That's big.
Rocket":fz78ctwl said:Zeb,
Wed 10/28 @ 5:00p on 212, of course.
Sgt. Largent":k26kbycr said:I think Largent at the height of his career only made like 700-800k a year? So it's not like those guys back then had 10M in bank to hang out for a year while the players went on strike not worrying about their bills.
Hawk-Lock":3obltqlc said:That was a great show, I learned so much about him as he was beyond my time.
one of the best nicknames ever, yoda is.
drdiags":3o6z8dna said:Would like to see one on Easley...
Rocket":j6k9s6bd said:Zeb,
Wed 10/28 @ 5:00p on 212, of course.
seaNOmercy":ud6hxf50 said:Rocket":ud6hxf50 said:Zeb,
Wed 10/28 @ 5:00p on 212, of course.
I know that wasn't intended for me but thank you! I had it set to record after the game ended Thursday and the receiver got unplugged at some point.. So bummed out, I've been piecing together clips off nfl.com (which have been absolutely phenomenal) but now I'm guna wait till Wednesday to see it in its entirety. THANK YOU!