gianmarco
Footballguy
Walter Jones Retires
I don't remember even hearing this was coming. Amazing player, Seattle will surely miss him.
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Walter Jones retires (1 Viewer)
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Hooper31
Footballguy
Breaking it down with Walter Jones
My favorite Walter memories:
• In Alexander's MVP season he scored nearly all of his 27 rushing touchdowns to the left behind Jones and Hutchinson.
• Walter used to work out by pushing his Escalade around a parking lot.
• In this video above you get a glimpse of one of the all-time run blocks. He took at guy 10 yards down field before he pancaked him.
Greatest Seahawk of all time in my opinion. Yes, even ahead of Largent. Walter, you will be missed.
Welcome to the NFL Mr. Okung. You have big shoes to fill.
My favorite Walter memories:
• In Alexander's MVP season he scored nearly all of his 27 rushing touchdowns to the left behind Jones and Hutchinson.
• Walter used to work out by pushing his Escalade around a parking lot.
• In this video above you get a glimpse of one of the all-time run blocks. He took at guy 10 yards down field before he pancaked him.
Greatest Seahawk of all time in my opinion. Yes, even ahead of Largent. Walter, you will be missed.
Welcome to the NFL Mr. Okung. You have big shoes to fill.
proninja
Footballguy
Breaking it down with Walter Jones
My favorite Walter memories:
• In Alexander's MVP season he scored nearly all of his 27 rushing touchdowns to the left behind Jones and Hutchinson.
• Walter used to work out by pushing his Escalade around a parking lot.
• In this video above you get a glimpse of one of the all-time run blocks. He took at guy 10 yards down field before he pancaked him.
Greatest Seahawk of all time in my opinion. Yes, even ahead of Largent. Walter, you will be missed.
Welcome to the NFL Mr. Okung. You have big shoes to fill.
all the way aroundMaybe this makes me a bad fan, but I'm glad he retired. I'd have hated to see him bust his body up and play injured all year for a team that isn't going to do anything special anyway. Aside from the fact that he was completely dominant, listening to Jones' teammates talk about him is telling - they speak of him in almost reverential terms for his work ethic, pain tolerance, and professionalism. The guy just didn't have bad days in his prime.I heard this on the radio today, so no link to back it up, but according to stats the 'hawks keep internally, in 180 career games Walter Jones gave up 23 sacks. Four of them were his last game against Dallas playing against Ware. Take that away, and it's about one sack every 10 games.
GB you, Walter. You made being a fan more fun.
As a football fan, this is what he "hope" for; great man, great player and someone who gave it all on the field. What I liked about Jones the the best is that he played year-to-year for a couple of seasons, not because he thought he was great, but because he knew he could work the "tag", be the best and come out unscathed.
seahawk 17
Footballguy
I have no doubt he will be a first ballot HOF.
He will undoubtedly make it in. The only question is whether it is his first opportunity or a later year.
Hooper31
Footballguy
Blasphemy.I have a question about Jones. Does anyone know of the details surrounding his aversion to pain killers? From what I understood he didn't take any, ever. If I'm wrong I hope someone points this out. I'm not sure of the details here.
TLEF316
Footballguy
ESPN says he has a kidney condition that prohibits him from taking anti-inflamatories.
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Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
He was an excellent player. The best ever seems hyperbole, but I understand, you love your guy who was an exceptional guy. Still Bednarik, Kramer, Munoz, Olsen, Matthews, Slater, Yary, Upshaw, Zimmerman, Grimm, Gregg, Stephenson, Webster, and a half dozen others I could think up if I had my cofffee make best ever a tough argument.
Wadsworth
Footballguy
Jones, Pace, Ogden, Boselli and I'm likely forgetting at least one more are all worthy of consideration but it's unlikely they all get in. I like to rag on the HoF for putting in so few offensive linemen, but admittedly it becomes very tough to rank the guys at or near the top. Jones seems like a no brainer HoFer, but I could also make a strong case for the other 3 guys listed.
Tau837
Footballguy
IMO Boselli has no chance. He only played around 90 games... not enough. I think Jones, Pace, and Ogden will all likely make it, and probably Roaf as well. And those are just the tackles... there are probably at least 4 guards from the past 15 years who will make it and haven't already.
Wadsworth
Footballguy
I knew I was forgetting someone, obviously Roaf belongs on that list. You are likely right about Boselli's career just being too short due to injury, but his play during that short time frame at least justifies consideration(5 Pro Bowls, 3 1st team All-Pro, 11 sacks allowed in 6 seasons).
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lyon812
Footballguy
Seriously amazing. I think Alex Barron gets called for holding 9 times and gives up 23 sacks a *game*.
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ImTheScientist
Footballguy
9 times.
Happy Ragnarok
Footballguy
1st team AP 4 times.I thought 7 overall, including 2nd teams...you got 9?
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
He was a 6-time, first-team All-Pro. In addition to being a four time AP first-team All-Pro, he received 1AP selections from the Pro Football Writers in '02 and '07 (in addition to getting a 1AP from the Sporting News in '07). The Associated Press is the only major selector that usually splits up LTs and RTs. That hurts Jones a little bit, although it's arguably the right move.From '99 to '08, the AP 1st-team left tackles:2008: Michael Roos - left tackle of best team in football. Line was great at protecting Collins and in the ground game. AP named Jones a second team All-Pro.2007: Jones2006: Jammal Brown - Saints came out of nowhere to make the NFC Championship game; NO led the NFL in passing yards and Brees was rarely sacked. NO finished in top 5 in passing and rushing touchdowns. PFW and TSN liked Jones; both had him and another LT as their first-team all-pros (PFW - Brown; TSN - Ogden).2005: Jones2004: Jones2003: Ogden - Jamal Lewis rushed for 2,066 yards; AP took two LTs (Pace also 1AP).2002: Ogden - not much stands out as the Ravens offense stunk in '02; Lincoln Kennedy made it as the RT for the high-flying aerial attack in Oakland. This is the year the PFW named Jones a 1AP.2001: AP named two LTs as 1APs; Pace and Jones.2000: Ogden - Ravens running attack was very strong, but not great. 1999: AP named two LTs as 1APs; Boselli and Pace.In '99 and '00, he didn't receive any recognition from a major selector (although he was a Pro Bowler both years). The rest of his career, he was a first-team All-Pro by a major publication or a 2nd-team All-Pro every year except '03, when Ogden, Pace and Roaf took all the honors.(As for how the AP voting works -- here's what I think they do, emphasis on think. They give their writers ballots to fill out for one LT and one RT. The top two vote getters, regardless of position, then get selected as the 1APs. So if there is no dominant RT, and they all split the ballot, it's possible in some years to have two LTs be the top vote getters. But it's usually one apiece. The other sources, I think, just say to pick two tackles. They almost always come up with two left tackles.)
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
He was a 9-time Pro Bowler.
