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Originally Posted by Thorgrim
Archie could have achieved great things had he played on a team with a bit more talent. His toughness was beyond question. In a decade where toughness was a prerequisite for playing the position he was near the top. l I’d put Bobby Douglass up there too, although he was an erratic passer.
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I was in 2nd grade when Bobby Douglass gained 968 yards in a 14-game season in 1972 ...... if there was a 16-game schedule back then, Douglass certainly would have been the first QB ever to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season ...... something that would not be accomplished for 34 more years, when Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons finally did it with 1,039 yards in 2006.
MAJOR IRONY: l In 1978, the Colts were considering signing Bobby Douglass when Bert Jones went down with a shoulder injury in the final pre-season game against the Detroit Lions ...... instead, Douglass was signed by the Green Bay Packers, where he finished his career as a back-up that season to David Whitehurst when Lynn Dickey was out with a broken leg.
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