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who is for you my friends the BEST patriot player in our history ?
i think there are many candidates but probably could be Tom Brady ?
John Hannah ?
yr opinion ?
Hannah was absolutely G R E A TRayClay said:Sorry for Brady backers, but it has to be John Hannah.
Without a great running back, we set the single season record for rushing and had a great running game every year because of him.
RayClay said:Sorry for Brady backers, but it has to be John Hannah.
Without a great running back, we set the single season record for rushing and had a great running game every year because of him.
sarge said:Sorry for the Hannah Backers, but lets get this Straight.
Hannah was the best linemen in Patriots history, and one of the best ever.
The talent level required to play guard verses QB, there is no comparison!
Easily Brady, and not even remotely close.
I understand the nostalgia of picking Hannah, but considering the facts of what it takes to be a HOF qb verses a HOF guard, there is absolutlely NO comparison!
I wonder how many Hannah backers remember when he went on his tirade against the team and was trying like hell to get traded anywhere!
howebner said:It has to be Brady .What would you rather have , a rushing title or a superbowl title?
the taildragger said:I think we all love Hannah. It's hardly nostalgic to appreciate that guy, or Tippett (who should be a HoFer!!), or even Haynes, but it certainly is nostalgia to stack those guys above our current hero. None of those guys ever merited serious consideration as the best player of their eras.
It's not about "talent," it's about value. In terms of positions, guard hasn't been more valuable than QB since the legalization of the forward pass 90 years ago. That's not to say that a guard couldn't be more valuable than a QB, but just that given two equally dominant players at those positions, you always take the QB.
If it comes down to a question of pure talent, then perhaps Steve Smith is a better football player than Brady. The question really is, who would you choose to start your ultimate Pats team?...would anyone honestly take Hannah and risk losing TB?
RayClay said:I'm not going to win this argument with the "world was created in 2001" crowd, but I will say Hannah was the single most important player on some very good teams.
It's apples and oranges. When your running game falls apart, your QB play suffers, (see last year at Denver).
Conversely when your QB is a fairy, (Eason), You won't beat the top teams.
I will say that anyone who actually was a Pats fan in the 70's knows that Hannah was quite a bit more than just a good Offensive guard.
RayClay said:I'm not going to win this argument with the "world was created in 2001" crowd, but I will say Hannah was the single most important player on some very good teams.
It's apples and oranges. When your running game falls apart, your QB play suffers, (see last year at Denver).
Conversely when your QB is a fairy, (Eason), You won't beat the top teams.
I will say that anyone who actually was a Pats fan in the 70's knows that Hannah was quite a bit more than just a good Offensive guard.