Watching some YouTube games from 1984,we had a very young ..
Apr 20, 2022 21:57:57 GMT -5
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Post by giantlegacy on Apr 20, 2022 21:57:57 GMT -5
Promising group of playmakers.
Lionel Manual and Byron Williams I think were rookies
Bobby Johnson I think was in his 2nd year...
Mowatt was a rookie
That group had the potential to be as devastating of a WR group in that era as there has been..
That offense was explosive and balanced,an ahead of its time option route based attack that teams had fits with that year (4000k in the air in 1984 when nobody did it tells you everything)
And they had a balanced good running game (Carpenter and Morris )
Alas...injuries took this unit apart as fast as it appeared
Manuel never resched his potential (should have been a household name as a 70 catch 1000 yard guy for a long period..Madden actually in a few games compared him to Cliff Branch)
Williams I assume went into the abyss after injuries...
Johnson was OK but probably at best a complimentary type piece
Mowatt with Bavaro though....those 2 in a 12 healthy...we saw what that looked like December and January of 1986/87
Cam you imagine a 12 with Bavaro,Mowatt,Manuel and Williams for a fee years at peak health and their running game ?
With that defense?
Lionel Manual and Byron Williams I think were rookies
Bobby Johnson I think was in his 2nd year...
Mowatt was a rookie
That group had the potential to be as devastating of a WR group in that era as there has been..
That offense was explosive and balanced,an ahead of its time option route based attack that teams had fits with that year (4000k in the air in 1984 when nobody did it tells you everything)
And they had a balanced good running game (Carpenter and Morris )
Alas...injuries took this unit apart as fast as it appeared
Manuel never resched his potential (should have been a household name as a 70 catch 1000 yard guy for a long period..Madden actually in a few games compared him to Cliff Branch)
Williams I assume went into the abyss after injuries...
Johnson was OK but probably at best a complimentary type piece
Mowatt with Bavaro though....those 2 in a 12 healthy...we saw what that looked like December and January of 1986/87
Cam you imagine a 12 with Bavaro,Mowatt,Manuel and Williams for a fee years at peak health and their running game ?
With that defense?
