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Three more games to go... including Detroit.
He'll crush it
Better yet will be passing it in 16 or under games.
Three more games to go... including Detroit.
He'll crush it
Modern era…not all time.Why does that say “franchise history?” I thought that was the nfl rookie record?
That’s hard to fathom when you consider they had Alge Crumpler and Tony Gonzalez.
Not sure pulled it off UF web siteWhy does that say “franchise history?” I thought that was the nfl rookie record?
Yeah Gonzalez was the manThat’s hard to fathom when you consider they had Alge Crumpler and Tony Gonzalez.
Ditka's record is really hard to believe considering how the game was played in the 60's vs the current game.
Mike Ditka's rookie record is in danger of being broken by Kyle Pitts
Whether Pitts breaks the record or not, Ditka will still remain the only rookie tight end in NFL history to break 1,000 receiving yards in a 14-game season. Considering how the NFL was a run-heavy league back in 1961 makes Ditka’s record even more impressive.
Ditka had 12 of the Bears’ 26 receiving touchdowns in 1961. He also had 1,076 of their 3,011 receiving yards. Pitts has just one of the Falcons’ 18 receiving touchdowns, along with 847 of their 3,359 receiving yards.
Ditka's record is really hard to believe considering how the game was played in the 60's vs the current game.
Mike Ditka's rookie record is in danger of being broken by Kyle Pitts
Whether Pitts breaks the record or not, Ditka will still remain the only rookie tight end in NFL history to break 1,000 receiving yards in a 14-game season. Considering how the NFL was a run-heavy league back in 1961 makes Ditka’s record even more impressive.
Ditka had 12 of the Bears’ 26 receiving touchdowns in 1961. He also had 1,076 of their 3,011 receiving yards. Pitts has just one of the Falcons’ 18 receiving touchdowns, along with 847 of their 3,359 receiving yards.
Too young to see Ditka play, but I’m gonna guess he was a better matchup talent wise against the LBs compared to the Bears WRs vs the secondary, so the QB favored his TE more than was the norm in those days. Dude is definitely a legend and worthy of every reverent joke in those classic “Da Bearsss” SNL skits.
Ditka and John Mackey of the Colts and Jerry Smith of the Cardinals were the only true receiver TE's during that era. Ditka was the only one who played with a very average QB. It was certainly a different game then.Ditka spent time at wide receiver in college. He wasn’t particularly agile but then neither were any of the linebackers of his time. He had good hands. He came to the right team at the right time. The early ‘60s Bears lived and died by the run, so when they threw the ball it was usually to set up more running.
He was the first tight end to be used as a primary pass catcher and he dragged more than a few would-be tacklers along with him.
Ditka and John Mackey of the Colts and Jerry Smith of the Cardinals were the only true receiver TE's during that era. Ditka was the only one who played with a very average QB. It was certainly a different game then.
yes, Jackie SmithMackay took what Ditka did and added to it. He was for many years the NFL prototype. Were you maybe thinking of Jackie Smith, who infamously dropped the end zone pass that would have given Dallas the ‘80 Super Bowl? I felt bad for the guy. He was so good for so long and yet became framed for one unfortunately play, the Bill Buckner of the NFL.
Jerry Smith played TE for the Redskins and while he came along a couple of years after the guys you mentioned, he was a helluva receiver. Pretty sure that when he retired he held the then record for career TDs by a TE.yes, Jackie Smith
Dave Casper?