There were a lot of great players during this time. I didn't really start following football until the mid 80s. Even though I disliked the Steelers as an Oilers fan, I got a sense of how good they were in the 70s when they became HOF eligible. Every year starting around 1987, it became a annual event of which Steeler would be enshrined in Canton. They had a least one HOFer at every position group on offense and defense. As good as the Oilers were in 78-80, they had to play a perfect game and get a couple of calls to go their way. to have a shot against the Steelers. But in 78, they were overwhelmed in that cold slush and in 79, Mike Renfro was denied that TD.
@@sparkythesecretsquirrel4013 you just don't see this anymore. Entire teams built through the draft. And almost all of them were good men. Great examples of integrity and leadership. This generation? Not so much. Character counts.
I was shocked to see Ken Anderson play for the first time in over a year (he was benched after the 2nd game of '85). Had he been allowed to play as regular starting QB thru age 36 or 38 or 40, like several HOF QBs who came slightly later, he would have had even more undeniable statistics to support his case for HOF. Here he's the spark that gets the Bengal offense going. His first couple of long passes, over the heads of receivers, were either rushed or thrown with an Isaac Curtis in mind. But when he's crushed by two Oiler linemen, he's the courageous Ken Anderson of old, eyeballing his receiver and waiting til the last possible instant before releasing the ball for a lethal strike that puts the Bengals deep into Oiler territory, setting up the next score (by Boomer).
I can tell you what happened.... The NFL started their own network. The NFL network owns the rights to these old games, and they don't really show anything really old unless its the 70s Steelers, or the 72 Dolphins.
Why is no one talking about that fiasco at the end of the game? What the hell was Thompson doing? Just down the ball and let the FG team come on to try to tie it? There was 5 seconds left at the snap after the scramble - more than enough time to spike it??
Stabler was turrible... 13 TDs, 28 INTs They outgained their opponents by 1300 yards in 16 games. They were 2nd best in points allowed They lost 19 fumbles They were -8 TO margin, despite their great defense getting 39. Bum just couldn't get his QB to focus. He should have gone to Gifford N.
Reggie Williams #57 of the Cincinnati Bengals. During his career he recorded 16 interceptions and 23 fumble recoveries and 62.5 sacks. In his final two seasons with Cincinnati, he was appointed to an open seat on the Cincinnati City Council in 1988 and was elected for a second term in 1989 on the Charter Party ticket. Although he was a starter for 14 seasons, Williams played most of his career on a bad right knee. He has had 24 knee surgeries since his career ended. He had the first surgery in 1979, plus knee replacements as well as multiple infections. He played in super bowls 16 and 23 NFL Players Association's Byron R. (Whizzer) White Humanitarian Award in 1985 NFL Man of the Year for 1986 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 1987 Video Tribute ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5yUp6qly89k.html
