Tom "Iceman" Brady

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I'm going to admit up front that I wasn't much of an NFL afficinado in 1996. I was 8. The only game I remember is the Superbowl.

I'm guessing that since we are taking about a time before the college QB revolution that began with Plummer in 97 and Manning/Leaf in 98. Bledsoe was a QB who went first overall, a rarity for the age, was probably an above average QB for the day. I mean you had guys like Neil O'Donnell leading his team to the superbowl, so how hard could it have been. You had Favre, Marino, Elway, Aikman....and like Jeff Hostetler or something as the leagues top QBs.

Also the probowl is a poor way to evaluate talent, IMO.

I'm sorry, i did not know you were 8 in 96.
Back in the olden days (before 1997 or so LOL) the players and coaches voted the players into the probowl. This was a big deal to the players because you were elected by your peers. The guys you played against every week gave you the honor. Now the fans are involved and have ruined the process and reward. A fan does not know what OG or DT the opposing players least want to play against.
Fans only know one thing, glory stats: TD's, rushing yards, Rec yds, int. and sacks. That has dummied the game.