BigRedMO
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The fact that Centers caught 100 passes as a RB one year speaks volumes about how bad those teams were, as noted previously in this thread. Instead of throwing downfield for big gains to WRs the team had to resort to dump off passes to a RB due to a poor vertical passing game. Those short routes did not stretch the defense.
This team's running game has been so bad for so so long there are fans who dont know what a good running back is. If a runnning backs jersey was going to be retired it would have to be Ottis Anderson. He owns the Cardinals record book at RB.
Retiring of numbers would have to start at HOfers Dierdorf and Jackie Smith. and other HOFers from older days I am not aware of I believe Jackie Smith was left out in earlier post of Cardinal HOFers. Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters book has excellent comments about Jackie Smith, Jim Hart and the rivalrly the teams had. Back then it was truely a rivalry. For a rivalry to exist both teams need to win games.
This team's running game has been so bad for so so long there are fans who dont know what a good running back is. If a runnning backs jersey was going to be retired it would have to be Ottis Anderson. He owns the Cardinals record book at RB.
Retiring of numbers would have to start at HOfers Dierdorf and Jackie Smith. and other HOFers from older days I am not aware of I believe Jackie Smith was left out in earlier post of Cardinal HOFers. Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters book has excellent comments about Jackie Smith, Jim Hart and the rivalrly the teams had. Back then it was truely a rivalry. For a rivalry to exist both teams need to win games.