Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire The NFL in the Old Days.

I would guess yes and no. Lineman have gotten so much bigger and more athletic. I used to be a giant Redskins fan when they had "the Hogs" their offensive line named that because they were all huge for the day.....averaging out at about 275lbs each with Joe Jacoby weighing an astonishing 300. Nowdays, FCS college teams have bigger lines. So lineman maybe not so much. The steel curtain and the purple gang might get overwhelmed by today's size, strength and athleticism.

I think the great skill players of yesteryear would be equally great. Rules changes favoring the passing game would help great qb's of the past be even greater......assuming they were tall enough to see over the lines! Coaches don't run the ball like they used to then but the great runners of the past could certainly "hang"......they just may not be featured as much and may not be quite as big of a star as they were.