[Hacksaw]

BTW I did not like Dempsey with the Rams many FG's blocked because his trajectory was limited. I feel if the Rams had a better FG kicker some of those games against the Cowboys and Vikings would have turned out different.

You can see that low trajectory in the photo against Dallas. In the game I referenced the ball went right between the out stretched hands of that kid who got knocked out.
The only real benefit he brought was his distance, similar to Zuerline. GZ get's the ball up.. Still hard to get much loft when your going 50 yds +.

[den-the-coach]

'48 - '52, DB Tom Keane

It's ironic that the Rams won the championship in 1951 and the Superbowl in 1999 and both Head Coaches Joe Stydahar and Dick Vermeil did not defend their titles. Stydahar resigned after the opening game loss in 1952 and Vermeil retired albeit for one year. Both were replaced by their high profiles assistants that actually received more accolades then the respective champion Head Coaches.

Hamp Pool took over for Stydahar and Mike Martz for Vermeil. Both of them finished with winning records, but did not guide their teams to the same heights as the men they replaced.

[moklerman]

CLOCK RESET. It's yesterday again. How could we have forgotten the Dutchman's running mate and leader of the vaunted "Bull Elephant Backfield".
Younger was the first NFL player from a predominantly black college, and was the first African American to become an NFL front-office administrator (scout and executive with the Rams until 1975).
He also wore #35.

'49 - '57 RB Paul "Tank" Younger


I now return you to TODAY

I wonder if he only wore #11 in '49? Profootballreference.com has him listed as wearing #13 and #35 but don't have a number listed for 1949.

Which doesn't change your point. "We" still missed him. Whether it was yesterday or two days ago, he should have been pictured.

[Hacksaw]

CLOCK RESET. It's yesterday again. How could we have forgotten the Dutchman's running mate and leader of the vaunted "Bull Elephant Backfield".
Younger was the first NFL player from a predominantly black college, and was the first African American to become an NFL front-office administrator (scout and executive with the Rams until 1975).
He also wore #35.

'49 - '57 RB Paul "Tank" Younger


I now return you to TODAY

I wonder if he only wore #11 in '49? Profootballreference.com has him listed as wearing #13 and #35 but don't have a number listed for 1949.

Which doesn't change your point. "We" still missed him. Whether it was yesterday or two days ago, he should have been pictured.

You are probably right molker. The bulk of the photos I have or were found he is wearing #35.
BTW I agree with Elvis some 20 pages back. Cool thread idea. This should become an annual thread here at RFU starting 99 days before TC.

[moklerman]

BTW I agree with Elvis some 20 pages back. Cool thread idea. This should become an annual thread here at RFU starting 99 days before TC.

I'm sure I've seen it on other boards so I'm not going to act like it's an epiphany by me or something. But I do find it helps with the dog days time of year.

I just hope my math was right. Rookies report on the 27th so I think the countdown will line up.

[Elvis]

Obviously Bulger, and oh what might have been:

[Hacksaw]

Obviously Bulger and oh what might have been

Or what might not have been.

[moklerman]

Obviously Bulger and oh what might have been

Or what might not have been.

As much as I liked, saw potential and felt bad for Green, I think the Rams would have been off to a faster start but ultimately would have fallen short with Green at QB. Nothing against Green but Warner had that extra "it" factor that it takes to win it all. I think Green was a more experienced, more ready QB in '99 but what Warner didn't know probably worked to his advantage.

[dieterbrock]

Warner was the straw that stirred the drink. Green got to play and put up some numbers but he wasn't Kurt

[Elvis]

I know this is one of the stupidest hypothetical things possible but based one what i saw of Green in '99 i think he may well have been better than Warner. He was more nimble in the pocket, better pocket presence, and threw a better deep ball. Post injury Green, especially in 2000, didn't have anywhere near the mobility i saw before he got hurt. I don't think 2000 Trent Green tells us much about what a healthy 1999 Green might have done.

But yeah, things couldn't have turned out better than they did for the Rams so it's just foolish speculation but i do think it's possible Green would have been as good, if not better, than Warner was. And yes, i know how ridiculous that sounds...