NFL tribute to Deacon Jones: Annual DJ Sack award (...will a Saint be the first recipient?) (1 Viewer)

[ndcc]

Great move by the No Fun League (NFL)... and kind of surprised that they were bold enough to award a category that brings a QB to the turf.

Just wondering if any of you feel that 'Tez, Junior, Cam Jordan or another Saint has a legitimate shot at being the FIRST to receive this new award?

Y! SPORTS

...some funny moments in this vid

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dYIc2kHCYRw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[Professor]

It would have been nice if the NFL had actually thought of this BEFORE the man died so he could enjoy knowing an award was named for him. This should have been done a decade or more ago.

 

[AARPSaint]

From the linked article.

"Sacking the quarterback is like when you devastate a city, or you cream a multitude of people," Jones said during one of his memorable interviews with NFL Films. "You take all the offensive linemen and put them in a burlap bag, and then you take a baseball bat and beat on the bag. You're sacking them, you're bagging them. And that's what you're doing with a quarterback."

 

[renegadewa]

I am telling my age but I was priveledged to watch both of those guys play.

It wasn't pretty if you were on the other team and children should have never witnessed it. They both played nasty..............just plain nasty!!

 

[superchuck500]

According to the records at pro-football-reference, a Saint has led the league in sacks twice since the stat was officially recorded in 1982.

In 1991, Pat Swilling led the league with 17.0 sacks, and LaRoi Glover led the league in 2000, also with 17.0 sacks. I think that data would suggest that we're due to lead the league again soon!

NFL Year-by-Year Sacks Leaders - Pro-Football-Reference.com

 

[409forever]

I would love to see a saint win the award. but wit all the great pass rushers in the league,i don't see any of them getting close. im hoping im wrong.

 

[ndcc]

According to the records at pro-football-reference, a Saint has led the league in sacks twice since the stat was officially recorded in 1982.

In 1991, Pat Swilling led the league with 17.0 sacks, and LaRoi Glover led the league in 2000, also with 17.0 sacks. I think that data would suggest that we're due to lead the league again soon!

NFL Year-by-Year Sacks Leaders - Pro-Football-Reference.com

I'm with you, Chuck.

I believe it will be Junior. I would say 'Tez, but he gets caught too deep upfield on a pass rush too often. Junior, on the other hand, appears to be more disciplined and instinctive. But you never know... maybe Martez can be coached-up to get it done.

 

[LetsGetWaffles]

My uncle was the same high school graduation year and was voted the parade national high school player of the year, and Dick Butkis was 2nd place after my uncle.

 

[Gumerk]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/Gumerk">@Gumerk</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/nfl">@NFL</a> will unveil a new award in 2013: The Deacon Jones Award, given to league's sack leader. <a href="https://twitter.com/JuniorG93">@JuniorG93</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Whodat&src=hash">#Whodat</a>!”<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LordWilling&src=hash">#LordWilling</a></p>— NuLa C.E.O. (@JuniorG93) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuniorG93/statuses/348540159551209472">June 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's his for the taking guys, I've got FAITH in him! #WhoDat!

 

[bornnraisedwhodat]

No

Sent from phone via Tapatalk

 

[IceHot]

Deacon Jones was one of the greats with him gone the NFL too will pass into the new era that does not reminisce over the big physical hits that marked the era before.

 

[oodank]

c'mon man!!

 

[purgatorysaint]

It would have been nice if the NFL had actually thought of this BEFORE the man died so he could enjoy knowing an award was named for him. This should have been done a decade or more ago.

Exactly. Leave it to the maggot to be a decade late. Also shouldn't he suspend himself since this in effect is a bounty?

 

[MarkIngramfan16]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/Gumerk">@Gumerk</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/nfl">@NFL</a> will unveil a new award in 2013: The Deacon Jones Award, given to league's sack leader. <a href="https://twitter.com/JuniorG93">@JuniorG93</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Whodat&src=hash">#Whodat</a>!”<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LordWilling&src=hash">#LordWilling</a></p>— NuLa C.E.O. (@JuniorG93) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuniorG93/statuses/348540159551209472">June 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's his for the taking guys, I've got FAITH in him! #WhoDat!

Love this guy