11AM - Would you rather have the Ravens coaching staff or Steelers coaching staff; Inside the Limits love boat
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Bob, I just went to the back to yell at Donnie Football for taking pot shots at me yesterday on the air, but that ended quickly, and we became friends again. Who gave in first? Well, he had Super Bowl XIII on Donnie Watch's old football games, and I remember doing a piece on that game. That was the second Cowboys-Steelers Super Bowl. And in my opinion, and I think it might be a fact if you measure things like Hall of Famers involved, that Super Bowl played on, let's see here, January 21st, 1979 was the greatest collection of football talent ever to appear together on a field in this country, in my opinion, and maybe by fact. You had, I forget the number, something like 13 Hall of Famers combined, both coaches Hall of Famers, both GMs.
If there was a Steeler GM, they had different titles, Hall of Famers, the owners Hall of Famers. It was ridiculous. Even the bad players were good. The quarterbacks, Bradshaw, Staubach, the running backs, Dorsett, Franco. The receivers, Lynn Swan, John Stallworth, Drew Pearson, Tony Hill.
What makes the 1978 Steelers the most talented team ever?
Plus, like I said, even the other players were good. Butch Johnson, Billy Joe Dupree. Yeah, there were some. Rocky Blyer. And then you look at the defenses. Bob, I just watched like five plays back there. It was Terry Bradshaw dropping back against a pass rush that featured two tall Jones, Randy White, Harvey Martin, and then their secondary, Charlie Waters and Cliff Harris. Oh, and the other guys at L.C. Greenwood, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, Mel Blunt, Donnie Shell, Mike Wagner. And like I said, the guys, Ron Johnson, Lauren Taves. Our friend John Banaszak. Bob, if you measure it by greatness on the field, it was the greatest football game in American history.
Yeah, I wouldn't disagree with that based on the list of players you just gave. And you're right. The support players who really didn't end up in the Hall of Fame but still had tremendous careers because of where they played and who they play with. Yes. It's pretty lengthy. Were you there? No.
No.
You know who called the game? Ron Cook. No, he didn't call the game. Ron was the announcer? Pat Summerall. Pat Summerall and John Madden? No.
No, it was Kurt Gowdy. Kurt Gowdy, okay. Kurt Gowdy, I didn't hear back there who the... Color analyst was.
Was it Howard Cosell? We welcome you to today's football matchup.
It was Kurt Gowdy, John Brody, and Merlin Olsen. How about that, Bob? I remember Merlin Olsen. Yeah, he did a good job when he was on there. Even the guy who did the coin toss is a legend. I remember Dan Dierdorf when he was on television. I thought he was pretty good, too.
It was good.
George Hallis flipped the coin, for God's sakes. It was more talent in one building limits than there has ever been for a football game in the United States of America. That's what I'll say about that.
It's a great take, I think.
All right. It'd be hard to dispute it, that's for sure.
Wait, here it is. The game featured a combined 26 Hall of Famers. 15 from the Steelers, 11 from the Cowboys. That's insane. Remember Hollywood Henderson, Bob, when he said Bradshaw couldn't spell cat if he spotted him the C and the T or something? C and the A? I don't remember. I think Bradshaw got the best of that at the end. He did. And somebody on the kickoff just lit up Hollywood Henderson. I don't know who it was. Number 53 for the Steelers just absolutely lit him. And I didn't remember that play. I just remember Franco grabbing Hollywood Henderson's face mask because Henderson was taunting Bradshaw on the field in the game. And they said Franco never, ever snapped. And he snapped. And he grabbed Hollywood Henderson by his face mask.
And right after that, Franco ran for the game-winning touchdown. What great stuff, Bob. And I could watch it over and over again. And I happened to be sitting in front of the fireplace two days ago with my dog Bailey on my lap. And for some reason stumbled upon the Chuck Knoll documentary on a football life and how great it was, Bob. Because he remained and in some way still remains a mystery man. And so many parts of it were fabulous.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:24
2
What makes the 1978 Steelers the most talented team ever?
1:24–31:23
3
How did the Ravens' coaching staff approach their recent changes?
31:23–33:13
4
What risks are the Ravens taking compared to the Steelers' strategy?
33:13–35:41
5
How do the coaching styles of McCarthy and Minter differ?
35:41–44:01
Speakers
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