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COLT CAPTAIN
6/20/2008 3:10 PM
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i am adding a new member, a personal pick, i am adding bert jones, whos my favorite all-time colt. and as most of you know, the reason i use colts7 (his uniform number) i started following the colts in 1968, and they were quite good, at that time, but i was 10 yeards old, and football wasnt my life, just yet lol jones was drafted by the colts in 1973, and i was just starting to really get into it, and i sure wish i had sunday ticket back then, i didnt get to watch the colts very often, at least twice a year, when they played the dolphins, and a few prime time games. jones was the colts first round pick in 73, the 2nd overall selection. he had all the tools, he had good size, one of the strongest arms i have ever seen, and was very competive. he played 10 years in the league, his first 9 , with the colts, and his last year, with the rams. his best season was 1976, when he led the league in passing, was selected to the pro bowl, and was league m.v.p. he also had a 100+ passer rating, one of only 3 times it was acomplished that decade. the colts made the playoffs 3 years (75-76-77) during his tenure, but never made it to the big game, the double overtime loss to the raiders in 77 is still one of the best games i have ever seen, and one of the most heartbreaking losses. out of his 10 year career, he had only 6 seasons, where he was productive, and didnt miss time , due to injury, he is considered as one of the best talents to ever play in the league.
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