Trippster Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 What former Redskins could play today and play at a high level? Consider each player in their prime, not their current age. The only one I can say without hesitation is Darrell Green. He would still be great, although wide receivers on average are taller today than they used to be. That always presented a problem for Darrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Monk. Grimm. There'd be a place for Butz. Wilbur Marshall. Jim Lachey. Gary Clark. Sammy Baugh... if nothing else as a punter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptChaos86 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Mark moseley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Not sure about Mark. With the change in the pass rush would a straight on kicker survive long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidFan Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Jacoby, Manley, Pat Fischer, Nelms, Charley Taylor, Bobby Mitchell, Riggo, Jurgy...so many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Dexter Manley and Charles Mann would be owning right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Dexter Manley and Charles Mann would be owning right now. who needs good defensive ends? not gregG williams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskin-one Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Kenny Houston Monty Coleman Donny Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Sammy Baugh... if nothing else as a punter. He'd lead the league! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedrop Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmet959 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Sonny, the best pure passer of all time, i'd take him in his prime over more than half the starting NFL QB's from last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowen Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 ricky sanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangars Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 we need Chip Lohmiller.....................BAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res_Novae Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Riggins, Posse, Darrell, he probably could still play 2nd string (anyone see him in the skills competition?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsaneBoost Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I can really only see Darrell Green, and possibly Theisman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Though we only had him for a year or two, I'd say Reggie "What's my hang time?" Roby! Then during Super Bowl week all the media can ohh and ahh about how he's the first black digital watch wearing punter to play in a Super Bowl. And Oldskool, as much as I'd love to see Dexter Manley back in action, I have a funny feeling that him and Roger Goodell wouldn't like each other very much ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefPowhatan17 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 all of them Of course. The game has not changed as much as the media would want you to believe. And for people that think Sammy Baugh could only be a punter in todays game, you should look into his career, he would be starting for us over JC, no offense to JC, but Sammy developed the forward passing game to what it is today. Even Cliff Battles would tear it up, the guy was a beast runner in the 30's, he would still be good today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmet959 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Charles Mann could take Okoye to the cleaners and back now.... not just in his prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCnDaHouse Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Chris Hanburger Harold "Tank" Mclinton Kelvin Bryant Joe Washington - he was Reggie Bush before Reggie was Reggie Bush! LOL MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouvan59 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Sonny, the best pure passer of all time, i'd take him in his prime over more than half the starting NFL QB's from last season :notworthy :applause: :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 The league hasnt changed THAT much. I'd say most of the greats from about the 70s and on could still play if they were in their prime, as long as they werent way undersized for their position. The one exception to the post modern era rule being Sammy Baugh. Dude could probably play in the league NOW at 93 years old. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Actually, the game has changed a LOT... Money creates more competition. The game is a profession now, and a player can live comfortably for many years (if he's smart with his money) off an NFL salary. I may be in the minority, but I believe the college game may be as good today (if not better) than the Pro Game when I was a kid. That being said... Anyone who played in the 90s should probably be exempt because most of them played in what I would consider the current era. QBs: Sonny could play if he worked more on his conditioning... Joe T could play... I think Doug Williams played in the 90s, but his last year as a Redskin was 89... So, I'd say Doug Williams could definitely play today. RBs: John Riggins, Joe Washington, Larry Brown definitely WRs: Charley Taylor and Bobby Mitchell... Not sure about the others. Speed of the game has definitely changed. (BTW, Monk, Clark and Sanders played in the 90s, so I'm not counting them). TEs: Jerry Smith, Didier, Warren and Walker could probably all do well. OL: Mark May, George Starke may have been too small to play Tackle. Maybe he could've moved to Guard or Center. All others I know played in the 90s. DL: Butz and Manley (all others played in 90s). Talbert would've probably been too small, but hard to question his enthusiasm. LB: Tillman, Hanburger and Olkiewicz? Game has changed so much with strength and speed. DB: Ken Houston... Pat Fischer (probably would have to become a S)... KR: Mike Nelms... definitely he could make it as a KR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GURU Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 If you're going to project players from a different era into this one, you have to give them the benefit of today's training, diet, and medicine. To say that one of those players would be too slow or small is bunk because -- in today's environment -- they, too, would be bigger and faster. Some others not mentioned: CB Lemar Parrish was an outstanding corner during the '70s, as well as a fine punt returner (in Cincinnati, not in Washington). The kind of athlete he was then project very well to this era. Mike Bass was a physical and versatile DB who could play well today. Uh, Sam Huff, anybody? He would be a killer inside linebacker in a 3-4 defense these days. He was a punishing, attacking linebacker. You may not want him dropping into coverage too often, but that's why you play him inside, exploding into gaps and destroying blockers, ball carriers, and QBs. A word about Pat Fischer: if you don't think he could play cornerback today, just look at Antoine Winfield. Fischer was the same type of player, physically and stylistically. Fact is, most of the guys who played in former eras could play now, to some extent, because they would have all the modern benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 If you're going to project players from a different era into this one, you have to give them the benefit of today's training, diet, and medicine. To say that one of those players would be too slow or small is bunk because -- in today's environment -- they, too, would be bigger and faster. It's a valid point that you make... However, speed and size can only be trained so much (without HGH). Uh, Sam Huff, anybody? He would be a killer inside linebacker in a 3-4 defense these days. He was a punishing, attacking linebacker. You may not want him dropping into coverage too often, but that's why you play him inside, exploding into gaps and destroying blockers, ball carriers, and QBs. Nice catch on Sam... It's hard to believe I forgot him when I got down to LBs. Anyway, your points are well taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVCChairman Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hogs, Posse, Darrell Green.....lots of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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