Don't forget Ngata's hits on RG III

**SouthSide** · 12-10-2012, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Justlovemybirds

RG3 is going to go the way of Vick if he doesn't learned to slide, he hurt his back, neck and head all in one game.

I agree.

RGIII also needs to take some lessons from Donovan McNabb. The Eagles let him sacrafice his body for years before they started getting him better WR's. By then his body was so beat up, he couldn't even be a pocket passer if he tried (and he did try). No reason for RGIII to learn those same lessons the hard way.

**bacchys** · 12-10-2012, 12:32 PM

McNabb never really had the accuracy to be a good pocket passer.

**AirFlacco** · 12-10-2012, 01:51 PM

Many would say the same about Joe-lol.

Great posts everyone.

**lobachevsky** · 12-10-2012, 02:07 PM

RG3's gotta learn to slide--that injury doesn't happen if his leg doesn't go flying up just as the DT-92 Devastator came roaring in on a low-level run.

**Kevlar** · 12-10-2012, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by lobachevsky

RG3's gotta learn to slide--that injury doesn't happen if his leg doesn't go flying up just as the DT-92 Devastator came roaring in on a low-level run.

Sliding didn't help Trent Green. Staying in the pocket didn't help Joe Theisman. Its a rough sport. When you have 300lbs guys running full speed into 200lbs guys something is going to give. Usually the 200lbs guys bones.

**Sirdowski** · 12-10-2012, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Kevlar

Sliding didn't help Trent Green. Staying in the pocket didn't help Joe Theisman. Its a rough sport. When you have 300lbs guys running full speed into 200lbs guys something is going to give. Usually the 200lbs guys bones.

The point is to reduce risk, not eliminate it. As you said, it's impossible.

**AirFlacco** · 12-10-2012, 05:24 PM

Joe Theisman played in 163 consecutive games including the SB throwing from the pocket before going down on that fateful Monday night game. Check out his rings in the pic.

Johnny U's TD record which stood for decades until Brees just broke it came from staying in the pocket from the early 50s til the early 70s.

Like said, the idea is to protect the QB by minimizing hits, not eliminating them. Unitas couldn't comb his hair from arthritis sustained from all those games.

http://www.joetheismann.com/Joe_Theismann/Bio.html

Here's the famous pic of Unitas throwing the ball vs the Giants in the 58 Championship
game - from the pocket.

Note the bodies knocked on the ground by that famous pocket.

http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/spo...to-poster.html

**AirFlacco** · 12-10-2012, 05:34 PM

There was one play where a guy hit Unitas not only late after the play but he jumped on his back while he was lying on his stomach. He was flagged but Arty said he should have been banned.

Unitas got up and went in the huddle and told his tackle the famous Jim Parker to let the guy in. Jim said huh? John said just do it.

So Jim let him in and the guy had a big smile on his face as he was closing in on John when suddenly Johnny threw the ball right in his nuts
at point blank range and the guy went down.

He never bothered Unitas again.