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Originally Posted by frankbmd
Would The Four Horsemen flourish in today's NFL?
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The Four Horsemen were used to 'three yards and a cloud of dust' football, so I would be surprised if they flourished in today's pass-heavy league. One of them, Jim Crowley, later went to Fordham and coached the Seven Blocks of Granite. I have never seen a block of granite get tackled for a loss, however mobility might be an issue with them. As an aside, one of the teammates of the seven was Steve Sorota, who later became the football coach at Phillips Andover. The center on Andover's 1970 team was Bill Belichick, who copied a lot of Sorota's methods and has had a halfway decent career.
Now would the Four Horsemen flourish on today's Supreme Court? They still have to contend with Three Musketeers, but only one swing justice, not two.