Auburn DL Tyler Nero Passes Out During Practice's "Pace" Drill

TideMan09 said:

I dunno about that..The NFL was running rough & tough with steroid use back then, those NFL players back then we're the meanest in the history of the game..Someone like Lyle Alzado was psycho type brutal & would have taken the lunch from anyone on the 2001 Hurricanes & would eat their stolen lunch in front of them as well..

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I think the Steelers of the 70's would dominate today as they did then. There is such a thing as too big and that's where todays players are.

You make a fair valid point Brad..I still think a team like the 70's Pittsburgh team could hold their own in today's football though or against some of the weaker NFL teams anyways..Those were some big & mean ole Boys on "The Steele Curtain" D & "The Purple People Eaters" as well or do you think they would be dominated by today's NFL teams???..

It's not that they were any tougher..From what I've read & saw on videos anyways since those teams from the 70's were before my time..I honestly think the steroid use in the 70's made them play with a mean streak as compared to today's NFL Players..I'd love to to have seen them play live..As well as Bama under Coach Bryant..

RTR91 said:

Brad, you're forgetting that today's players aren't as tough. That's what's important.


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RTR91 said:

Brad, you're forgetting that today's players aren't as tough. That's what's important.


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Idk. I hear that many teams this year are going on a water break strike.


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Major thread highjack but something not being considered is in the 70's most spent their entire careers on one team and played much better together than now.

And technique used by the great players on the 70's "Steele Curtain" D, can & will offset the size problem, they would face against teams today..I don't think they could overcome the speed of today's Players in the NFL, I agree with Brad that today's Players are just plain better athletes & would squash teams from the 70's, but, when you're a great player, size can be offset by greatness, I think some of the 70's team would give teams today all they could handle & would likely beat a few of the teams in the NFL right now..If they would make it the whole game that is, cause the game has changed so much, they would be thrown out of the game for being to rough, the NFL today, isn't the same as the NFL of the 70's, it was way more brutal from the videos I've watched from the 70's.. JMO

CullmanTide said:

Major thread highjack but something not being considered is in the 70's most spent their entire careers on one team and played much better together than now.

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Yup..I was watching a video a few minutes ago & it's pretty obvious at the difference between the 70's & now..I think Alabama today could beat the NFL teams in the 70's..Today's Players like you already stated are bigger, faster, & the technology difference alone in the training facilities is laughable..So y'all have won me over & I agree 100% with y'all..Especially after the more videos I watch from the 70's..

crimsonaudio said:

The average NFL team today would beat any Super Bowl champion from the 70's by three TD's, easily. Probably far worse.

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I agree that an NFL team today, a bad one, say the Jaguars would not enjoy playing at the break-neck speed of Baylor or Oregon, especially with all the clock stoppage differences RGW has mentioned in the past. With that said, in spite of the pace and the sure fact they'd be winded and rushing around at times, the sheer size, strength, and speed differences would more often than not blow up the plays HUNH college teams try to run. To a much smaller degree, look what FSU did along the defensive line against Auburn. Fast twitch, physical, big DL are the answer to throwing a HUNH team off schedule.

And 230-250 lb. LBs that can cover from sideline to sideline help, too. And the NFL is stocked with those kind of guys. I see more of those types filing into Bama as well... Foster, Evans, Miller..

crimsonaudio said:

The average NFL team today would beat any Super Bowl champion from the 70's by three TD's, easily. Probably far worse.

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I've heard Doug Gotlieb disputing the notion that todays basketball players aren't as skilled as the good ole days players. He said when he went back and reviewed it it was insane how much more skilled todays players are. There were point guards that are in the hall of fame who couldn't dribble well with both hands. Gotlieb said that's pretty much a requirement of college pgs at this point. He said the speed and athleticism combined with ball handling skills on point guards was at another level in th e NBA now. Obviously the overall atheleticism has gone up in basketball just like in football.

I do think the 80's Lakers & Celtics would still dominate today's NBA..Bird & Magic in their prime are better than anyone in this day & age in the NBA..

RollTide1224 said:

I've heard Doug Gotlieb disputing the notion that todays basketball players aren't as skilled as the good ole days players. He said when he went back and reviewed it it was insane how much more skilled todays players are. There were point guards that are in the hall of fame who couldn't dribble well with both hands. Gotlieb said that's pretty much a requirement of college pgs at this point. He said the speed and athleticism combined with ball handling skills on point guards was at another level in th e NBA now. Obviously the overall atheleticism has gone up in basketball just like in football.

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TideMan09 said:

I do think the 80's Lakers & Celtics would still dominate today's NBA..Bird & Magic in their prime are better than anyone in this day & age in the NBA..

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I'd go more with the Bulls of the 90's.


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Yup..The Bulls from the 90's as well..The Celtics & Lakers from the 80's in their prime would still be dominate today..I barely remember watching Bird play in his later years & he was shooting better than any player in today's NBA..I loved watching him shoot the ball..It was a thing of beauty..

BamaJama17 said:

I'd go more with the Bulls of the 90's.


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"The older I get, the better/tougher/smarter I was..." Isn't memory a wonderful attribute...we can conjure up anything we like!

RTR91 said:

First, Nero passes out during the drill.

Now, Ellis Johnson says he wants to limit snaps in practice for older players to prevent injuries. Link

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Oooooooo....but seriously their defense is going to have plenty of problems IMO. They weren't that good last year either.



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