WR James Lofton needs no block @ 0:49. Lofton was the prototype & practically flawless WR. Lofton was tall & muscular at 6'3", strong & a burner. He had size, sprinter's speed, hands, superb natural athletic ability & brains. He would catch over the middle, along sideline, anywhere. Lofton was the gamebreaker, burning the best CBs from coast-to-coast & making the tough catches in traffic. Lofton had all the intangibles as well: a keen mind, savvy, courage, competitiveness & amazing durability.
@MrTennesseeVols Lynn Dickey broke his leg in the 1977 season and it caused him to miss all of 1978. This game was one of the few games in which Whitehurst showed flashes of brilliance.
Amen, Lofton was a prototype for the modern receiver. No other receiver from the 1970's (including Lynn Swan, John Stallworth, or Drew Pearson) would have been able to play in today's NFL as easily as Lofton. Of course he would've had to put on at least 20-25 pounds of muscle but given modern training and nutrition combined with his work ethic he would've been able to do it. He was a model for Rice, Irvin, Cris Carter, even Randy Moss and now Megatron. Very underrated legacy.
@zyxwut321 Honestly, this is going way too far. Not only would Swann(who wouldn't have had to deal with Atkinson's clubbing forearms), Stallworth & Pearson have excelled today, I wondering which today's greats would have been able to play at all back then. But long live the legend of Lofton.
I'm not saying Lofton was the GREATEST receiver from the 1970's, just the most modern one who could probably excel in today's game. His peak was more in the 80's anyways. Swann, Stallworth, and Pearson were relatively small with small frames and relatively slow by today's standards. Lofton set the trend for the large, very fast, very strong, very fluid receivers that dominated afterwards. Lofton showed that receivers of the future would need to have the whole athletic package.
Harry Kallas talking about the Pack at County Stadium...David Whitehurst...Father of one of the current Seattle QB's...
rbhiphopsux 1 month ago
WR James Lofton needs no block @ 0:49. Lofton was the prototype & practically flawless WR. Lofton was tall & muscular at 6'3", strong & a burner. He had size, sprinter's speed, hands, superb natural athletic ability & brains. He would catch over the middle, along sideline, anywhere. Lofton was the gamebreaker, burning the best CBs from coast-to-coast & making the tough catches in traffic. Lofton had all the intangibles as well: a keen mind, savvy, courage, competitiveness & amazing durability.
plntntvzn 8 months ago
@plntntvzn David Whitehurst was a lousy qb,what happened in 1978 to Lynn Dickey? Lynn was a darn good qb
MrTennesseeVols 4 months ago
@MrTennesseeVols Lynn Dickey broke his leg in the 1977 season and it caused him to miss all of 1978. This game was one of the few games in which Whitehurst showed flashes of brilliance.
fatcatsathat 4 months ago
@plntntvzn:
Amen, Lofton was a prototype for the modern receiver. No other receiver from the 1970's (including Lynn Swan, John Stallworth, or Drew Pearson) would have been able to play in today's NFL as easily as Lofton. Of course he would've had to put on at least 20-25 pounds of muscle but given modern training and nutrition combined with his work ethic he would've been able to do it. He was a model for Rice, Irvin, Cris Carter, even Randy Moss and now Megatron. Very underrated legacy.
zyxwut321 3 months ago
@zyxwut321 Honestly, this is going way too far. Not only would Swann(who wouldn't have had to deal with Atkinson's clubbing forearms), Stallworth & Pearson have excelled today, I wondering which today's greats would have been able to play at all back then. But long live the legend of Lofton.
plntntvzn 3 months ago
@plntntvzn:
I'm not saying Lofton was the GREATEST receiver from the 1970's, just the most modern one who could probably excel in today's game. His peak was more in the 80's anyways. Swann, Stallworth, and Pearson were relatively small with small frames and relatively slow by today's standards. Lofton set the trend for the large, very fast, very strong, very fluid receivers that dominated afterwards. Lofton showed that receivers of the future would need to have the whole athletic package.
zyxwut321 3 months ago