While the 2020 season remains in doubt, it seems a good time to recall a simpler year when the football was less complicated - and the uniforms were much cooler.
On our Something Something Broncos podcast this week, Tim, Jess and I talked about the historic Orange Crush defense, clearly the most underappreciated unit in NFL history.
The Orange Crush - built primarily by then-coach John Ralston and molded by defensive coordinator Joe Collier and named by Woody Paige during their “magic season” in 1977 - included dominant players at every position. Randy Gradishar, Tom Jackson, Louis Wright, Lyle Alzado and Barney Chavous were added in the early and mid-70s to join Paul Smith and Bill Thompson, players drafted under Lou Saban before the AFL-NFL merger.