Players Tribune: The five toughest guys Dwight Freeney has faced.

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[reedny]

Fun piece to read.

 

[OrangePA]

Freeney - HOF!

 

[OttoMets]

Ugh, Will Allen took such a bad angle on that Vick touchdown run.

 

[kuethstheman]

It's worth reading the piece linked from Freeney's column where Jonathan Ogden talks about how hard it was to deal with Freeney: here

 

[sutomcat]

It's worth reading the piece linked from Freeney's column where Jonathan Ogden talks about how hard it was to deal with Freeney: here

That article will be very helpful to Dwight when he gets elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame...

 

[SkyTopBus44]

Ugh, Will Allen took such a bad angle on that Vick touchdown run.

Wasn't it Willie Ford?

 

[DownTheField]

It's worth reading the piece linked from Freeney's column where Jonathan Ogden talks about how hard it was to deal with Freeney: here

I was working in the pro shop at a golf course one summer during college and Freeney started taking lessons because he was getting invited to golf tournaments and had never played. I don't really have any good stories, but he was a super nice guy (maybe a little cheap). He also flew his 7 iron like 230 yards when he connected.

 

[upperdeck]

someday maybe we get a DE who can do some of his moves again

 

[nzm136]

I've been saying that stuff about McNair for YEARS.

It's also worth mentioning that the Titans' O-line was also never that great.

He was amazing and severely underrated. In fact, he's one of the best QB's that I've ever seen play.

 

[Ish88888]

Great read and DF is right about McNair! Truly underrated. Was a winner, smart, played hard. Built like a LB (well bigger than most of ours). Dude has huge hands and handled the ball with one hand , even amongst traffic and pressure. Was a gamer and threw a nice deep ball. Geeez, imagine him today? He might be a top 6-8 qb? Always and interesting conversation.

 

[SWC75]

That article will be very helpful to Dwight when he gets elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame...

Ogden should be his presenter.

 

[SWC75]

Great read and DF is right about McNair! Truly underrated. Was a winner, smart, played hard. Built like a LB (well bigger than most of ours). Dude has huge hands and handled the ball with one hand , even amongst traffic and pressure. Was a gamer and threw a nice deep ball. Geeez, imagine him today? He might be a top 6-8 qb? Always and interesting conversation.

I wonder what Dwight thougth of McNabb? Actually, I'm not sure they ever played the Eagles with Donovan in the line-up.

I looked it up- they faced each other once: Box Score - Indianapolis Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 10, 2002 | The Football Database

 

[Ish88888]

I wonder what Dwight thougth of McNabb? Actually, I'm not sure they ever played the Eagles with Donovan in the line-up.

I looked it up- they faced each other once: Box Score - Indianapolis Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 10, 2002 | The Football Database

Interesting question. Thanks for the link. I hate to admit it, but McNair was better than Donovan. Donovan had better coaching.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I wonder what Dwight thougth of McNabb? Actually, I'm not sure they ever played the Eagles with Donovan in the line-up.

I looked it up- they faced each other once: Box Score - Indianapolis Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 10, 2002 | The Football Database

I met McNabb's parents that day outside the Vet.

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

I wonder what Dwight thougth of McNabb? Actually, I'm not sure they ever played the Eagles with Donovan in the line-up.

I looked it up- they faced each other once: Box Score - Indianapolis Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 10, 2002 | The Football Database

Lot's of Syracuse in that box score.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Lot's of Syracuse in that box score.

Been a longgg time since that

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Fun read. I was a bit surprised the Bryant "Mount" McKinnie wasn't one of the 5. Still remember all the hype for the 2001 College Gameday showdown down there, they had a pretty lengthy feature on their individual matchup. Freeney came in with 12 or 13 sacks & McKinnie held him without a single tackle. In fact, I'm not even sure Freeney ever once got a hand on a ball carrier, though I do recall him drawing a holding call on McKinnie. In his defense, Freeney did have some nice games against him in the NFL.

 

[OburgOrange]

I met McNabb's parents that day outside the Vet.

And...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

And...

We talked about Campbell's Soup.

 

[DownTheField]

Fun read. I was a bit surprised the Bryant "Mount" McKinnie wasn't one of the 5. Still remember all the hype for the 2001 College Gameday showdown down there, they had a pretty lengthy feature on their individual matchup. Freeney came in with 12 or 13 sacks & McKinnie held him without a single tackle. In fact, I'm not even sure Freeney ever once got a hand on a ball carrier, though I do recall him drawing a holding call on McKinnie. In his defense, Freeney did have some nice games against him in the NFL.

Wasn't he being held the whole game but never got any calls? I was a freshman that year and for some reason I always remember that as the weekend when some guy from the crow frat hit another kid with a pool ball in a sock.

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Wasn't he being held the whole game but never got any calls? I was a freshman that year and for some reason I always remember that as the weekend when some guy from the crow frat hit another kid with a pool ball in a sock.

Eh, I didn't think so. McKinnie was just dominant & Miami had too many athletes & schemed for Freeney. I wasn't on the board back then but I have no doubt there were probably many here who thought he was being held.

Is it odd that I'm more interested in what a "crow frat" is than the pool ball incident?

 

[SWC75]

Eh, I didn't think so. McKinnie was just dominant & Miami had too many athletes & schemed for Freeney. I wasn't on the board back then but I have no doubt there were probably many here who thought he was being held.

Is it odd that I'm more interested in what a "crow frat" is than the pool ball incident?

It was said that McKinney got a lot of help in winning his battle with Freeney. Later when the Colts played the Vikings and McKinney took him one on one Dwight got several sacks.

 

[HtownOrange]

If I recall, McKinney held on to Freeney like a child holds a security blanket, no letting go. It may be my Orange bias speaking, I am much older now than I was during that game.

 

[upperdeck]

Miami double and tripled Freeney all game long.