One of the biggest (of many) mistakes Russ Thomas ever made–being too cheap to pay a truly dominant player.
I think everyone who saw him play loved Bubba Baker
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Amazing thing here which I never realized is that Bubba Baker had 23 sacks in 1978. That was and would still stand as the NFL single season record for Sacks- AS A ROOKIE! However, because the NFL didn’t recognize Sacks as an official statistic until 1982, Michael Strahan holds the record with 22.5. Incredible.
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Drafting Baker, then the next year, Sims. I really, REALLY thought we were heading toward big time!
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I so loved watching him play.
The thing about not counting most of his sacks is crap. It’s not like there isn’t a full film record of them.
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Indeed Mr. Spielman. Easily verifiable. The NFL ought to rectify this.
Deacon Jones would hold the record in that case. I’ve seen rough guesstimates for him at 30+ in a season, again with a lot fewer passing opportunities. He may have been the best defensive player ever
I do LOVES me some Bubba Baker however.
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Yeah and it should have been 21.5 for Strahan as Favvvvrah gave him that one sack by falling to the ground instead of throwing the ball away. I have a customer that always has his BBQ at their customer open house (it’s… ok sorry Bubba). They view him as a Brown… I of course call BS.
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