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waterfield
yeah-I'm not arguing the "how" part. Any way is fine with me as long as the O line is considered a priority.

Here some facts. I know everyone knows the story but not everyone knows the exact numbers.

There is at least one Ram lineman in the pro bowl every single season from 1967 until 1990.

In fact the 68 line had 4 pro bowlers, as did the 78 line and the 85 line.

Starting with the players of the Dickerson era (not the era, but the players that were together in that era)---Doug Smith went to 6 pro bowls starting in 84, continuing through 89. Dennis Harrah went to pro bowls in 78-80 and 85-87. Jackie Slater went to pro bowls in 83 & 85-90. After the 79 superbowl, as many know, John Madden said Slater’s performance in that game was the finest he had ever seen from a right tackle. Kent Hill went to pro bowls in 80 and 82-85. After Dickerson the Rams continued to field pro bowl linemen from 87-90. Newberry had 2 pro bowls–88 & 89.

Irv Pankey never went to a pro bowl.

Back before that era---Doug France went to pro bowls from 77-78. Rich Saul went to pro bowls from 76-81. Charlie Cowan went to pro bowls from 68-70. Tom Mack went to pro bowls from 67-75 and 77-78. Tom Carollo went to 1 pro bowl (68). Same with Joe Scibelli (68). Bob Brown had 2 pro bowls as a Ram (69-70).

That’s 12 different pro-bowl lineman across 24 consecutive years.

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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2017 02:53PM by zn.