Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann
Joseph Robert Theismannis an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker and restaurateur. He played quarterback in the National Football Leagueand Canadian Football League, achieving his most enduring fame in 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and helped the team to consecutive appearances to Super Bowl XVIIand Super Bowl XVIII. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth9 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
Back when we played, they were like molded to your head. Football players are a finicky bunch. A running back likes his leg pads to fit just right. Some players like their shoulder pads to fit a certain way. We all have our idiosyncrasies and quirks.
Believe me, those 20-some minutes make a difference. It's the difference between you falling asleep in the fourth quarter or being awake for the end of the game.
Everybody knows it takes 49 players to make a team, but without Big John this would not be a championship squad.
Look, the magic age is not 35. It's all about your health. You first have to recognize what is so obvious this year was how unhealthy Mark was last year, and he never really said a lot about it. He was hurt, and he obviously compounded it by continuing to play. Now the legs are back, the arm strength is back.
When you can take a wide receiver and make him a nickel back, ... when you can take rookies and make them starters, when you can take free agents off the streets and win a world championship, that means the philosophy and the scheme is bigger than the players.
The Cowboys have to draft a quarterback. What happens if Bledsoe gets hurt?
This is a game, first and foremost. There was only one Vince Lombardi, and he died.
There are excellent football coaches out there, and excellent assistants that could do a good job. But it's going to take time. With Tice, you have an excellent football coach. I think he should be given a chance to come back and coach that football team.
Laveranues and Rod didn't want to be here and be a part of what was going on, but now Mark has two guys that want to be here and will do anything to help him. Plus, Mark can anticipate the speed of the receivers better than Patrick can. He'll be able to get the ball out where Santana can run to it.
I think they have the foundation of a really good-looking football team. His (West's) first (offensive) unit is pretty good all the way around ... receivers, running backs, line, quarterback. I think the Tigers should be a fun football team to watch, they really should.
Terry Bradshaw, college. Do those two things belong together? I have this vision of Terry sitting there with his Hooters wings and a person giving him a haircut from his race car and 50 TVs in front of him.
Martin seems to have a very, very good base of the quarterback position. I think the position looks like it's in pretty darn good hands.
Over the last three years, I found myself getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. After a while, I began to accept that going to the bathroom so frequently was simply part of aging after hitting 50.
For me, Monday night still is the big night for football in the NFL. It's the last football game of the week and it's a showcase for all the players.