Quote:Say what you want about him as a GM (and he did do some good things here), but the man was a trailblazer on the field. I'll bet he was also one of the league's first black GM's (or highly positioned front office personnel at the very least). Congrats on a great career in football, Shack.

 

I have great respect for Shack.   I certainly appreciate his contributions with the Lions the last 6 years and while he was with the Jaguars the team had its two best seasons this century.

 

I recall watching Shack as a QB with the old Los Angeles Rams.   Shack's arm strength ranks in the top tier of QB's I've ever seen.   In the Doug Williams and John Elway class.   While Chuck Knox had a very good coaching career,   I'm not sure why Pat Haden eventually became the starting QB for the Rams over Shack.   From a talent standpoint,   there didn't seem to be any comparison.

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