Though a lot of the sports what-ifs are one-shots and dont' inspire a *lot* of discussion, since this is broader and would involve a lot of teams (and since pigskin-fever.com has so little discussion, period) I thought it best for a separate thread to consider the vast changes that could have occurred in this draft.
I haven't seen the ESPN "30 for 30" special on it but have heard it hyped like crazy on the radio. Obviously, some GMs are going to be set on certain players, but there are teams which could do higher or lower, of course.
Now, I'm going to predume the Redskins still win the Super Bowl to avoid even more butterflies, as I think if they lose '82 they're not overconfident going into '83. But, it's possible, and some might say someone else wins; I just remember John Riggins being on an incredible roll that year in the postseason and think that would happen anyway. Also they were winning close games and I'd expect that would continue in the regular season. I'd say they'd be 12-4, maybe 11-5.
Who would the MVP be that year? I doubt it'd be a kicker like OTL
perhaps Freeman McNeil? Ken Anderson is also possible if he'd keep his great completion percentage up.
How far west did Elway want to go? He accepted Denver so obviously he wasn't insisting on being right on the West Coast. Would he have accepted Houston or Kansas City?
I haven't seen the ESPN "30 for 30" special on it but have heard it hyped like crazy on the radio. Obviously, some GMs are going to be set on certain players, but there are teams which could do higher or lower, of course.
Now, I'm going to predume the Redskins still win the Super Bowl to avoid even more butterflies, as I think if they lose '82 they're not overconfident going into '83. But, it's possible, and some might say someone else wins; I just remember John Riggins being on an incredible roll that year in the postseason and think that would happen anyway. Also they were winning close games and I'd expect that would continue in the regular season. I'd say they'd be 12-4, maybe 11-5.
Who would the MVP be that year? I doubt it'd be a kicker like OTL
How far west did Elway want to go? He accepted Denver so obviously he wasn't insisting on being right on the West Coast. Would he have accepted Houston or Kansas City?