Thanks for the info
by tf86 (2021-03-24 19:27:20)

In reply to: Patulski won the Lombardi as best linemen-offense or defense  posted by RJD

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I hadn't looked up Patulski's NFL career info. My analysis was based more on a comparison to another guy the Bills took #1 overall a few years earlier. He did have a much better career, even though he later became more famous for something else.

For more of an apples-to-apples comparison, selecting DL extremely high in the NFL draft became in vogue for the NFL during the first half of the 1970's. A few years after Patulski, the Cowboys selected Too Tall Jones #1 overall, and Randy White #2 overall the year after that. Generally speaking, I think they're regarded as having better careers than Patulski, although both, of course, generally played on much better teams than Patulski did.

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