[CBFF] Blog Post - Iron Man Doug Flutie

[Jerry Madsen]

In my defense, I did deliberately qualify my comments with "If ever...
would."  I was just trying to illustrate that of all the QBs to spend
large quantities of time on the bench, he's at the top of the list.

Jerry


On 5/15/06, Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com> wrote:
> He'll most definitely be in the CFL HoF.
>
> The only item related to Flutie that might make it to Canton is a box
> of "Flutie Flakes."
>
> V
>
> On 5/15/06, Kenny Claxton <kenny.claxton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I couldn't disagree with you more. He's done nothing to merit a call
> > to the NFL Hall of Fame. College and CFL yes, NFL not even close.
> > Great guy, but so was Vince Evans....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kenny
> >
> > On 5/15/06, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Iron Man Doug Flutie
> > > by Jerry Madsen
> > >
> > > Doug Flutie retired from the NFL today.  This is a player who is going
> > > to be remembered for a lot of things.  His game winning Hail Mary
> > > against Miami back in 84.  His 41,355 passing yards and 270 touchdowns
> > > in the CFL.  The NFL's first drop-kick in 64 years.
> > >
> > > But I'll always remember him as the guy Ditka brought in as the 4th QB
> > > on the Bears' roster back in 1986.  When asked to justify why he
> > > signed the vertically challenged USFL leftover, I still recall Coach
> > > saying, "A guy who passed for over 10,000 yards in college has got to
> > > bring something to the table."  That was nearly 20 years ago.
> > >
> > > I'm not trying to compare his longevity to that of a Brett Favre, but
> > > if ever a career back-up should be considered for the Hall of Fame,
> > > Doug Flutie would be the one.
> > >
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> > fool you. He really is an idiot."
> >
> >  Groucho Marx
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