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Jerry Kramer has basked in the attention on his key block on the winning play in the Ice Bowl for more than half a century.
He sure was uneasy Ravens Authentic Jerseys , though, when Vince Lombardi told Bart Starr to run â31 Wedgeâ from a yard out, the Green Bay Packersâ dynasty dangling by a thread with 16 seconds remaining on that 1967 New Yearâs Eve afternoon so frozen in time.
It was a play Kramer himself had suggested, almost sheepishly, to Lombardi after finding a flaw in Dallasâ short-yardage defense during film study 72 hours earlier.
He noticed that while Bob Lilly was so close to the ground âyou couldnât move him with a D-9 CATâ bulldozer, fellow Cowboys defensive tackle Jethro Pugh stood too high in his stance, making him vulnerable.
âCoach,â Kramer blurted out, âwe can wedge Pugh if we have to.â
Come again?
âWe can wedge Pugh if we have to.â
âRun that back,â barked Lombardi.
âSo, we run the film back about four different times and he watched Pugh and he said: `Thatâs right. Put in a wedge on Pugh,ââ Kramer recalled recently as he prepared for his long-awaited Pro Football Hall of Fame induction on Saturday.
Like the star pupil earning brownie points with his teacher, Kramer was proud of his suggestion. But when the Packers were trailing 17-14 with 16 seconds and no timeouts left, he found himself wishing heâd kept his mouth shut.
Starr called his last timeout after halfback Donnie Andersonâs second straight slip, trotted over to the sideline and suggested to Lombardi that he run a sneak because of the poor traction.
âThen run it and letâs get the hell out of here,â Lombardi replied.
Starr called out the play in the huddle.
â31 Wedge.â
Kramerâs heart sank.
Itâs one thing to suggest a play. Itâs another for it to get called in a do-or-die situation with an NFL championship on the line.
âYou really wish theyâd call something else maybe,â Kramer recalled. âMaybe weâd rather run a sweep. Or maybe we ought to run over there.â
Lilly kicked the ice away from the goal line. Pugh pondered calling a timeout to have someone from the Cowboys sideline bring out a shovel.
âThe other guys were slipping and sliding because it was icy Kemoko Turay Jersey Elite ,â Kramer recalled.
Not him.
âThere was an area almost like a golf divot where my left foot went, it was about an inch deep, three-quarters of an inch deep,â Kramer said. âAnd my left foot just snuggled down into that divot and gave me like a starting block.â
Pugh thought Kramer false-started.
Years later, Kramer would admit he moved a split-second before Ken Bowmanâs snap, taking some of the heat off Pugh, who died in 2015, and was long blamed by Cowboys fans for the loss in the Ice Bowl.
Kramer hit Pugh first and Bowman spun him around as Starr knifed into the end zone behind them, followed by fullback Chuck Mercein holding his hands high, not to signal touchdown but to show the officials he hadnât aided his quarterback into the end zone.
CBS had a monitor in the Packersâ locker room afterward and showed Kramerâs block in slow motion, sparking whooping and hollering from his teammates and praise from his coach.
âThatâs a fine block,â Lombardi said .
The Cowboys flew home in silence while the Packers prepared for their second Super Bowl, a 33-14 rout of the Raiders in Lombardiâs final game as their head coach.
Pugh would go on to win two Super Bowls with the Cowboys.
Kramer played another season and in 1969 was the only guard voted to the NFLâs 50th Anniversary Team, something he expected would be a prelude to a hasty call from the Hall of Fame.
That invitation finally came this year, making him the 14th member of Lombardiâs Packers to make it into the hall.
At first he was bitter over his repeated snubs, but he grew to accept that he might not ever make it into Canton.
âIâd been through the emotional package that Terrell is going through,â Kramer said of fellow 2018 inductee Terrell Owens Colts Game Jerseys , who is skipping Saturdayâs ceremonies in Canton, Ohio, miffed that he wasnât a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Kramer can relate.
âI went through a period where I didnât want to hear about the Hall of Fame,â Kramer said. âI wanted nothing to do with it. I literally drove by the Hall of Fame three or four times and I wouldnât go in because I was not invited in.â
Kramer said he eventually found peace by counting his blessings, which included five titles in his 11 seasons as the anchor of Green Bayâs line.
âIt just occurred to me that if I was going to be angry over one honor that I didnât get and trash 100 honors that I did get, that would be stupid,â Kramer said.
At 82, he finally has pro footballâs highest honor.
âThere was such a range of emotions as deep as you can go into the Earth, and then cloud high,â Kramer said. âSo, itâs been a fascinating journey.â
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The wide receiver position in fantasy football has been one of the more hotly debated topics in recent seasons. The depth at receiver and amount of consistent scoring led to the advent of the "zero running back" draft strategy.
Utilizing that approach, you would refrain from selecting a running back in the early stages of your draft while loading up on the upper tier of receivers to bolster your roster. What we have seen recently in the NFL is more teams starting to employ balanced and traditional run-based attacks. This change in philosophy has thrown a wrench into fantasy drafts regarding wideouts. As we head into 2018, drafts are once again very running back heavy early on, pushing receivers that we are used to seeing in the first round back into the second round and beyond.
The top tier of WRs is made up of the very elite. Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh) could be considered in a class all his own, but inside this superstar group you also have players such as Houston's DeAndre Hopkins and Odell Beckham Jr. of the Giants. Brown has led receivers in scoring the last several seasons by a wide margin, but Hopkins and Beckham are two that could close the gap and have first round draft value.
The next grouping is made up of players that will likely be taken during the second round of drafts. Players like Michael Thomas (New Orleans) and Keenan Allen (Chargers) provide solid floors but have the intrigue of an insanely high ceiling as well. Atlanta's Julio Jones and Cincinnati's A.J. Green are stars from previous seasons, but is their time beginning to come to an end? Possibly Colts Braden Smith Jersey , but they are still safe enough bets to bring you WR1 production. Davante Adams of Green Bay is the wild card among this group. Playing with Aaron Rodgers vaults his value and the touchdown production is there.
From Mike Evans (Tampa Bay) down to Golden Tate (Detroit), you'll find players in the next range during Rounds 3 and 4 that can give you a mix of points-per-reception (PPR) league value as well as touchdown scoring in standard leagues. T.Y. Hilton of Indianapolis and Denver's Demaryius Thomas find themselves back in this conversation as their quarterback situations have greatly improved from a year ago. Vikings receivers Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs could have even better years in 2018 with the arrival of Kirk Cousins.
You have injury concerns with players like Allen Robinson (Chicago) and Alshon Jeffrey (Philadelphia). Players like Browns wideout Jarvis Landry, Rams receiver Brandin Cooks and Baltimore's Michael Crabtree find themselves in new homes in hopes of making a significant fantasy impact. The potential is there for each of them, but they could struggle at times. Players in this grouping are being drafted between Rounds 5 and 6, a point where you certainly need the value but you can also swing for a bit of upside as well.
In the next tier, you start to see players that will be flex options or even matchup plays in given weeks. You have the upside of players like Corey Davis (Tennessee), Chris Hogan (New England) and Sammy Watkins (Kansas City). But even those receivers come with questions and concerns. Can they avoid the inconsistencies that have plagued them in previous seasons? Other players in this group have been disappointments. Those names include Randall Cobb (Green Bay), Devin Funchess (Carolina) and DeVante Parker (Miami). With WRs in this range, just know there will be weeks of poor play. But they can also give you matchup-winning performances if started in the right scenario.
Sterling Shepard of the Giants, Miami's Kenny Stills and Buffalo's Kelvin Benjamin are players that can provide safe floors in production but rarely have huge games that get you excited to put them in your lineups. Will Fuller of Houston and Nelson Agholor of Philadelphia are complete wild cards. They can both have big games or disappear for weeks at a time. Jordy Nelson (Oakland), Allen Hurns (Dallas) and Marqise Lee (Jacksonville) are players that don't jump off the page. They could be worthy of flex consideration but most likely they will be bench guys for you with matchup plays in mind.
As you get into the double digit rounds, you can find the player that is getting undervalued that hits and becomes a weekly staple for you, leading to wins. You will start to see the rookies really come off the board later with a lot of talk surrounding WRs like Anthony Miller of Chicago, Denver's Courtland Sutton and Pittsburgh's James Washington in the preseason. The hype surrounding these rookies will greatly affect their average draft position, so if you like the player be prepared to jump earlier than usual.
The names you will see as you finish your draft off won't give you that tingly feeling, but they will be quality receivers that can provide depth on your bench. Some may catch fire and find themselves firmly implanted in your lineup rotation, others could fall flat. The good thing is that you don't waste much value in these later rounds Adidas Evgenii Dadonov Jersey , making these receivers expendable if they aren't up to par.
Ultimately, you may keep hearing about how the wide receiver position is deep. Don't buy into that. This position is very top-heavy with upper echelon players and can quickly fall off as you go through your draft. The best fantasy owner is one that isn't fazed by curve balls being thrown their way during a draft. They are fully prepared for what comes, either good or bad.
ROTOEXPERTS TOP 15 WR
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans
Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints
Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants
Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers
Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons
Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Doug Baldwin, Seattle Seahawks
T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Colts
Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings
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