RETURN OF THE BLOG by Tannen

Was watching the NFL Network this afternoon( do I need a life or what) and the focus was all time great sack masters. They rolled through some studs like Reggie White, Lawrence Taylor, Derrick Thomas and Michael Strahan. At the very beginning my wife asked me who I thought would be number one. She likes to test me to see if it's possible to know as much as I think I do. Who do you think the most devastating pocket crasher of all time is? I was right. The answer to follow. I was thinking about the most significant impact play in sports. Double play in a close game to kill a rally? Guy driving for a go ahead bucket in the final 10 seconds only to have it swatted away? How about a one goal game, home team on the power play in the final 2 minutes of a game and the visitors score on a shorthanded break a way? You can feel the momentum exit the building. A sack is certainly up there. Think about it. Play gets sent in. QB calls it. Huddle breaks. Back to pass and KAPOW! Play over in dramatic fashion. Okay, it was Deacon Jones who was a member of the LA Rams Fearsome Foursome. They didn't keep sack stats until 1982 but Steve Sabol of NFL Films says they can pretty much document 26 for the Secretary of Defense in 1967, and another 24 in 1968. By the way, they can account for another four in their playoff loss to the Packers in 67. Guy was a one man wrecking crew with a devastating head slap that was legal in those days. In a long ago interview with Jones he said if you have the angle on a quarterback and the proper speed, you should put him in the hospital. Awesome! We're back blogging and now we add some prizes! E-mail the correct response to stevetannen@live.com
Remember what I mentioned earlier about tracking sacks. Who was the first player to lead the NFL in dumping the quarterback in back to back seasons? Good Luck. Winner scores a $50 gift certificate to Three Forks Wok & Grill. Two locations in Eugene. visit their website, www.3forkswok.com