Did yinz guys know he is from Buzzards Breath, Wyoming?!?
The Man.... One Of A Kind.... #58
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That sounds like a place where Lambert would go on his honeymoon.
Awesome thought...but I don't believe players from that era could compete with the players of today.
Mean Joe was the heaviest Steeler at 275. Don't believe there was a Steeler offensive lineman that was over 260.
Heck, if Adrian Peterson or Earl Campbell played in the 50's and 60's they would crush Jim Browns records....so would Bettis, Walter Payton,..etc.
So would Barry Sanders...while Campbell and Bettis would merely beat off defenders, Sanders would juke those undersized slow white guys out of their jock straps.
It is a easily formula. Nutrition + Supplements of now + named player.
For those players old school players to have access to what they have access now, they would have been bigger, stronger, faster.
Look at Faneca, Mike Adams, or Nick Hardwick, etc.
how much body mass was lost after retirement.
Just give those old school players what these players have now, they would easily be able to compete.
When everyone starts talking great LB'ers everyone jumps on guys like Ray Lewis, Lawrence Taylor, Dick Butkus.
None of those guys ever intimidated opponents like Jack Lambert. You watch Lambert's highlight reels and you will see him laying out HoF'er like OJ Simpson, Earl Campbell and many others. The guy simply dominated superstar NFL talent like no other LB'er in history. It wasn't very often that a guy like Earl Campbell and driven backwards by anyone and Lambert did it better than anyone else. The guy intimidated and went 120% effort on every play. He took no **** and was just a complete badass. I'll always love his play in Super Bowl X when he tossed Cliff Harris like a rag doll to the ground in the 3rd Quarter. What's even better is that not one single Cowboy's player came to Harris's defense.....they feared Lambert. That was the Turning Point of that game too! As the story there goes the Referee of that Super Bowl walked over to Jack after he tossed Harris and said "That's it Jack you can't do that I'l going have to eject you from the game!" Lambert replied "YOUR NOT THROWING ME OUT THIS IS THE SUPER BOWL!" Well the Referee didn't throw him out....that's how intimidating this guy was! He along with Mean Joe Green & Franco Harris are my All-Time Favorite Steelers players. I just loved Lambert for his intensity he brought to the game.
None of those guys ever intimidated opponents like Jack Lambert. You watch Lambert's highlight reels and you will see him laying out HoF'er like OJ Simpson, Earl Campbell and many others. The guy simply dominated superstar NFL talent like no other LB'er in history. It wasn't very often that a guy like Earl Campbell and driven backwards by anyone and Lambert did it better than anyone else. The guy intimidated and went 120% effort on every play. He took no **** and was just a complete badass. I'll always love his play in Super Bowl X when he tossed Cliff Harris like a rag doll to the ground in the 3rd Quarter. What's even better is that not one single Cowboy's player came to Harris's defense.....they feared Lambert. That was the Turning Point of that game too! As the story there goes the Referee of that Super Bowl walked over to Jack after he tossed Harris and said "That's it Jack you can't do that I'l going have to eject you from the game!" Lambert replied "YOUR NOT THROWING ME OUT THIS IS THE SUPER BOWL!" Well the Referee didn't throw him out....that's how intimidating this guy was! He along with Mean Joe Green & Franco Harris are my All-Time Favorite Steelers players. I just loved Lambert for his intensity he brought to the game.
It is a easily formula. Nutrition + Supplements of now + named player.
For those players old school players to have access to what they have access now, they would have been bigger, stronger, faster.
Look at Faneca, Mike Adams, or Nick Hardwick, etc.
how much body mass was lost after retirement.
Just give those old school players what these players have now, they would easily be able to compete.
The 70's era mental make up with today's knowledge of training, recovery and supplementation would make for some fun football.
Today's players are bigger, faster stronger no doubt, but it's from advancement in training and supplements.
It seems today's athletes despite the better athletic showing lack that solid mental discipline that the prior era's brought.
Different era. We're more aware about safety etc. So it's nature to approach cautiously.
Where as the Lamberts, Jim Browns etc, played with an almost reckless abandon. Imagine the nfl still playing like that today but with the current athleticism. May be too violent for live tv lol
Lambert one of my favorites when I was growing up. He started getting flags for roughing based on his reputation. One time, he was flagged for hitting the QB. Noll asked him why he was flagged, and Lambert tells him, "He told me I hit the QB too hard." Noll says, "Did you?" Lambert responds, "I hit him as hard as I could."
The Best that ever did his job 
every Sunday. No matter what you must start with Lambert first
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The OL&DL guys carry 60-100 lbs more bodyfat nowadays. Guts galore. That's the biggest difference. Everyone has to be harder to move with higher mass. The training,nutrition and recovery may be better, but that fat is way way higher.
Faneca cut the fat and some muscle with it. Marathons will do that. Awesome for him!
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Yep...LOL
I guess no one was born yet or old enough to remember... or missed that certain Monday Night Football games players introductions..
http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/B...Could-Learn-a-Thing-or-Two-From-Mad-Man-Jack/
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Awesome write up on a fantastic man! We need more like him on today’s field! Well played Jack!
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