The end of The Assassin - Broncos Freaks

Fire Bronc · 07-27-2010, 03:38 PM

Now this guy could hit.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5413917

HolyDiver · 07-28-2010, 07:46 AM

Tatum was one of my all-time favorite players and I tried to play his style of football. I read his book, They Call Me Assassin. He had a technique he used called the Groundhog, where he would wait until the player jumped up to catch the ball, then cut his legs out from underneath him................I practiced that move on my helpless teammates in practice and it worked very well. I never considered him a dirty player,just because he paralyzed Stingley. He just played a very physical style of football, like the game was meant to be played. For the record, the hit on Darryl Stingley was a clean hit.

Fire Bronc · 07-28-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HolyDiver

Tatum was one of my all-time favorite players and I tried to play his style of football. I read his book, They Call Me Assassin. He had a technique he used called the Groundhog, where he would wait until the player jumped up to catch the ball, then cut his legs out from underneath him................I practiced that move on my helpless teammates in practice and it worked very well. I never considered him a dirty player,just because he paralyzed Stingley. He just played a very physical style of football, like the game was meant to be played. For the record, the hit on Darryl Stingley was a clean hit.

Tatum was a clean player, he was just physical, playing a physical game. He got a bad and undeserved wrap from the Stingley hit and it had a very nagative affect on his reputation.

HolyDiver · 07-28-2010, 11:42 AM

Clean hit, all the way.............I think the big deal came from Tatum not apologizing for it.

07-27-2010, 03:38 PM	#1
Fire Bronc Starter Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 966 Salute: 581 Saluted 731 Times in 419 Posts	The end of The Assassin Now this guy could hit. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5413917

07-28-2010, 07:46 AM	#2
HolyDiver People's Front of Judea Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indiana Age: 50 Posts: 20,591 Salute: 2,614 Saluted 2,614 Times in 1,656 Posts	Tatum was one of my all-time favorite players and I tried to play his style of football. I read his book, They Call Me Assassin. He had a technique he used called the Groundhog, where he would wait until the player jumped up to catch the ball, then cut his legs out from underneath him................I practiced that move on my helpless teammates in practice and it worked very well. I never considered him a dirty player,just because he paralyzed Stingley. He just played a very physical style of football, like the game was meant to be played. For the record, the hit on Darryl Stingley was a clean hit. __________________ Time to start McBath and Barrett............Cut Hill and save Dawkins for one more season as insurance. We have some very good young Safeties and it's time we think about keeping these guys over the aging Safety tandem that started last season. Last edited by HolyDiver; 07-28-2010 at 07:49 AM.

07-28-2010, 11:42 AM	#4
HolyDiver People's Front of Judea Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indiana Age: 50 Posts: 20,591 Salute: 2,614 Saluted 2,614 Times in 1,656 Posts	Clean hit, all the way.............I think the big deal came from Tatum not apologizing for it. __________________ Time to start McBath and Barrett............Cut Hill and save Dawkins for one more season as insurance. We have some very good young Safeties and it's time we think about keeping these guys over the aging Safety tandem that started last season.

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