TimSkin wrote:
Very cool video and I take it Coach Allen didn't care for Sonny too much?
Sonny scared George. Have to remember -- know -- that George invented much of modern defensive football when he was defensive coach for the Bears. Figured out how to stop the Lomardi Packers.
First thing George did when he became coach/GM of the Redskins was trade for defensive regulars from his old team, the Rams. Trade first round picks and seconds and anything else to get "Over the Hill" players like Jack Pardee (LB and on-field defensive play-caller) and Richie Petibon (first strong safety...an Allen player all the way back to Allen's Chicago days). Also Myron (Mo) Pottios, MLB, and Maxie Baughan, the third Rams LB...became a coach. Oh, and also the Rams best young DT, Diron Talbert.
Also traded a 2nd round to get Billy Kilmer, who was no longer needed in New Orleans, and Roy Jefferson. Picked up 31-year-old DE Ron McDole, and DE Verlon Biggs, a starter for the Jets one SB champ, but a guy the Jets wouldn't pay fairly.
The defense already had Chris Hanburger at LB, Pat Fischer and Mike Bass at CD, plus Brig Owens as safety. The "Ramskins" understood Allen's defense, and that made the defense as tough as anybody, and much smarter.
Notice that Pardee and Petibon later became defense-oriented coaches, a pair of the best anywhere.
Allen's game-plan amounted to pushing the other team back, grabing fumbles and interceptions, and shortening the field. Allen HATED letting Sonny pass...much preferred Billy at QB because Billy would ruin the simple, predictable plays that Allen wanted. Low risk, no mistakes.
After the '74 season, Allen refused to offer Sonny a contract. Sonny was turning 40, but was as good as ever, though he could no longer throw the ball 90 or 100 yards. They didn't like each other.
Sonny retired, and Allen tried to live with Kilmer and The Kid, young Joe Theisman...picked up from CFL, where he'd gone because the Dolphins (who didn't need a QB) had drafted him. Cost George a first rounder, I think, and turned out well, but later, under Jack Pardee.
Sonny was one of a cluster of great QBs of his time: Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, John Brodie.
If they were Class-A stars and Hall of Famers, Sonny was a Class-A star in a more advanced league. He was that good: so much better that there was Sonny, and below him a group of other all-pros.
The NY press talked about Joe Namath's quick release. People thought of Sonny and smiled. When Dan Marino entered the league, people said, "He's got the quickest release since Sonny".
The ultimate evaluation: when Vince Lombardi signed to coach the Redskins, he offhandedly mentioned that if the Packers had had Sonny Jurgensen, they would never have lost a game.
that's why he asked the guy that wants to buy you some milk with the interest from your milk money for this 
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