tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848081407839099391.post4267758801032999292..comments2023-07-24T10:36:23.108-04:00Comments on The Hammer Speaks: The Assassin, Dead. The Immaculate Reception, Immortal.David Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380511200796084349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848081407839099391.post-53670889897325536432010-07-28T16:27:16.881-04:002010-07-28T16:27:16.881-04:00David: Good story. I was not as fortunate as you ...David: Good story. I was not as fortunate as you to attend but I do remember listening to the game on the radio. As you probably recall with the blackout rule home games were not televised locally. It certainly was alot easier to watch the replay of the game the next day knowing how it ended.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848081407839099391.post-1447435534492271582010-07-28T13:31:56.108-04:002010-07-28T13:31:56.108-04:00Not sure if your sidenote is suggesting that I sub...Not sure if your sidenote is suggesting that I subscribed "value" to Tatum or that I am "Lionizing" him. I wasn't. My intent was to write about a guy who played a pivotal role in the most famous play I've ever seen who had a dramatic impact on the rules of the game due to his style of play.<br /><br />Today, I'm not sure how to evaluate guys like Tatum, Blount, The Hammernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848081407839099391.post-38386901544092245442010-07-28T12:54:34.569-04:002010-07-28T12:54:34.569-04:00He may not have been flagged or suspended for the ...He may not have been flagged or suspended for the Stingley hit but given his very early death, the football gods surely gave him ten years for being a hatchet man. Along this precedent, John Lynch and Rodney Harrison could drop dead tomorrow. <br /><br />(Just a sidenote .... ascribing any "value" to secondary guys who take shots at exposed receivers is the stuff of 8th graders. backtofoulkenoreply@blogger.com