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After 11 seasons in Green Bay, defensive tackle Gilbert Brown is no longer a Packer. His age, his history of injuries, and the signing of Grady Jackson last season dug the "Gravedigger's" grave.
"Brown Wanted to Stay in Green Bay"
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Comments (3)
While I've always liked Gil... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Tom | March 23, 2004 11:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
While I've always liked Gilbert Brown, I've never been especially impressed by him. This is especially true after seeing him in action during the GB / Denver SB.
So much of the hype leading up to that game was about how massive Gilbert Brown was going to destroy the Broncos tiny O line. Yet, except for two plays, it just didn't happen. He was a non-factor.
Those two plays were his opening play of the game and his opening play of the second half. On those two plays he in fact did blow through Denver's O-line. However, his great and impressive effort on those two plays took so much out of him (I believe due to his obesity) that he never recovered enough to make a difference in the remainder of either half.
He's a good guy and a pretty good player, but he was never as good as his hype.
1. Posted by Tom | March 23, 2004 11:59 PM |
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Posted on March 23, 2004 23:59
2. Posted by Sean Hackbarth | March 24, 2004 12:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What made Brown good was it forced two linemen to move him. That let other, more athletic players to make plays. Denver's o-line strength under Shanahan has been quickness and cut blocking. In SB 32(?) that worked.
2. Posted by Sean Hackbarth | March 24, 2004 12:29 AM |
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Posted on March 24, 2004 00:29
3. Posted by Tom | March 28, 2004 6:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, no, not really. In that particular game Gilbert mostly took himself out. His was sucking wind the entire game (with the exception of the two plays I mentioned above) and just didn't have enough gas in his tank to be effective. I'm not saying he was never cut blocked, but that wasn't primarily what kept him from being a force in SB 32.
3. Posted by Tom | March 28, 2004 6:35 PM |
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Posted on March 28, 2004 18:35