Damaged Goods
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As a rook in '57, he led the Browns to the title game where incidentally the Lions ripped them 59-14. The Lions defense was led by HOF MLB Joe Schmidt. In '64, Brown led the Browns to another title game where they shut out my beloved Colts.
But in the intervening six years, it was the Giants, not the Browns who went to the title game. I don't have the stats at hand but as I recall, Sam Huff and the great Giants defenses of those years really had Brown's number. Huff said that it was his sole job to shadow Brown and I remember he did the job.
Having said all that and adding that I don't recall JB as being especially dangerous as a pass receiver coming out of the backfield, and of course he refused to block ("They don't pay me to block.") he was the best ball-carrying FB I ever saw.
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I have a VCR of that '57 title game. At one end of the field, the Browns are doing jumping jacks, etc. with military-like precision while JB was all by himself at the other end of the field casually getting loose.
This type of privilege was unusual given 1) the era 2) he was a rookie and, most of all, 3) the head coach was hard-case Paul Brown. But I guess that those who are great merit privilege.
But in the intervening six years, it was the Giants, not the Browns who went to the title game. I don't have the stats at hand but as I recall, Sam Huff and the great Giants defenses of those years really had Brown's number. Huff said that it was his sole job to shadow Brown and I remember he did the job.
Having said all that and adding that I don't recall JB as being especially dangerous as a pass receiver coming out of the backfield, and of course he refused to block ("They don't pay me to block.") he was the best ball-carrying FB I ever saw.
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I have a VCR of that '57 title game. At one end of the field, the Browns are doing jumping jacks, etc. with military-like precision while JB was all by himself at the other end of the field casually getting loose.
This type of privilege was unusual given 1) the era 2) he was a rookie and, most of all, 3) the head coach was hard-case Paul Brown. But I guess that those who are great merit privilege.
