Do ya'll think Bill Romonawski should be in the Hall Of Fame since he did win 4 Super Bowl Rings (Broncos and 49ers)? (games, tackle)
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And, yes i know he did took steriods but that was in his last 2 years in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders, while the rest of his years before that he was clean. And yes he was a "Dirty" player especially when he made hits on the players and all, but at least he wasn't some of those sissy players like you have in the NFL today.
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And, yes i know he did took steriods but that was in his last 2 years in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders, while the rest of his years before that he was clean. And yes he was a "Dirty" player especially when he made hits on the players and all, but at least he wasn't some of those sissy players like you have in the NFL today.
I mean isn't Ray Lewis a dirty player too?
I'm not sure that Ray Lewis is dirty in the way that Romanowski was. Lewis has some sort of ethic about the game and I think he plays honestly. He's tough and he wouldn't have any remorse if he hurt you with a hard tackle, but I don't think he's a spit-in-your-face, eye-gouging, finger-popping crotch-grabber either. Lewis may be an off-the-field criminal, but Romanowski is an on-the-field criminal.
That said, he probably looks pretty clean next to Nitschke, Butkus, Bednarik and other LB's from the bad, old days and I think that there is an argument for his body of work justifying a bust in Canton.
And, yes i know he did took steriods but that was in his last 2 years in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders, while the rest of his years before that he was clean. And yes he was a "Dirty" player especially when he made hits on the players and all, but at least he wasn't some of those sissy players like you have in the NFL today.
I mean isn't Ray Lewis a dirty player too?
The question I ask myself is this "Was Bill Romanowski one of the best linebackers of his era?" The answer is NO. He as a good linebacker on some very good teams but he wasn't a standout on his own. He had some standout seasons but not a standout career.
The question I ask myself is this "Was Bill Romanowski one of the best linebackers of his era?" The answer is NO. He as a good linebacker on some very good teams but he wasn't a standout on his own. He had some standout seasons but not a standout career.
I agree. Was "Romo Cop" a good linebacker? Yes. Did he have some stellar seasons? Yes. Was his entire career stellar to the extent he belongs in the hall of fame? Not quite.
The question I ask myself is this "Was Bill Romanowski one of the best linebackers of his era?" The answer is NO. He as a good linebacker on some very good teams but he wasn't a standout on his own. He had some standout seasons but not a standout career.
Which is an accomplishment .... but to be enshrined as one of the best of all time?
He only had 2 seasons with 80 or more tackles (one 100 tackle season), only 4 seasons with more than 3 sacks .... was never the best defender on the field .... throw in the steroids we know about and this should be an open & shut no
From that era I'd rather have a guy like Ken Norton Jr - who although didn't get a ton of sacks credited, did a great job at applying pressure and was a tackling machine
Compare him to guys like Karl Mecklenburg & Cornelius Bennett it's not favorable ...... let alone all-time greats like LT
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Yes. Romo had a great career.
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