November 16, 2018 04:51PM | Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 16,078
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SUretHing
I 1975 he took a 2 and 12 team and made then 12 and 4. The only plus players were Brent Jones and Lydell Mitchell,
Ted stunned the league with the turn around. No hall of farmers or even regular all stars on the roster. So the claim about no turn arounds with out a stocked roster is BS.
It's true that in 75 Marchibroda went 10-4 with a team that had been 2-12 the year before.
Though having a starting qb and a starting RB already in place is a lot. Especially Jones and Mitchell.
But they had more than that. They already had Roger Carr and Raymond Chester on offense. They had their whole OL except LOT (they added George Kunz).
They have veteran defensive players like John Dutton (one of the best Colts linemen ever) and in fact their entire DL, and Stan White at LB. They added 3 players to the defense in 75.
I don't see your example as qualifying.That's not a rebuild. They had plenty there to work with when Marchibroda arrived. If nothing else (and it was NOT "nothing" else) already having Jones, Mitchell, Carr, and Dutton is a lot. People were stunned because as is often the case, they didn't look closely at the talent that was already there.
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