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Originally Posted by JKramsfan
Maybe we could put the Fearsome Foursome together as one vote and then they could all be included so none of them were left out and we wouldn't have to pick one over the other, they were really awesome as a unit.
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Good idea. They really were an awesome unit as you said. :l
I think Merlin had the same piece value -- as in chessmen -- that the Deacon had but was simply more low key, obviously. The Mule was a force to be reckoned with, a constant, a brute (in the "nice" sense of the word). A defensive coach's dream and opponents coaches' nightmare. Ramblin' Ram mentioned Merlin's achievement of making 14 Pro Bowls his first 14 seasons. Amazing.
But, again, he was a bit more reserved publicly than the Deacon. I liked M.O.'s work as an NFL Sportscaster too. Can you imagine Deacon Jones* working as a game analyst / commentator on TV?
*.- The Deacon and Muhammad Ali must have been twins separated at birth.
This is one of my favorite pics of a Merlin Attack:
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