Daniel Jones has signed 2 yr 88m contract

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Archie was a lot like Bert Jones, just not as fragile, and didn't have rocket arm.
Still, they were both were fearless when running the ball.

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. I’d put Bobby Douglass up there too although he was an erratic passer.

[Colts And Orioles]

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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[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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Manning did have more escapability than Daniel Jones does. Manning was similar to Bert Jones when he scrambled. They were both almost as good as Fran Tarkenton in that regard.

On the whole, I believe that they are/were a wash......if Daniel Jones had played for Manning's Saints teams, I don't think that he would have had any more success than Manning did. I also don't think that Manning would have done any better than Daniel Jones did with all of those New York Giants teams did that Jones played for either, except perhaps stay on the field more without getting injured as much.

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Speaking of Bert Jones, our fellow poster l bertjones l is alive and well ...... he has not made any posts here on ColtFreaks in almost 3 years, but I noticed that he logged in on Wednesday afternoon.

I sent him a private message, saying that I was glad that he was apparently OK.

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