Manning & The Boz

[Aircrew]

This is awesome.

 

[IndyHawk]

This is awesome.

Fun watch but how did he have two different numbers? #44 and #55 with
the Hawks?

 

[pmedic920]

Fun watch but how did he have two different numbers? #44 and #55 with
the Hawks?

Don’t recall the exact details but it had something to do with the NFL assigning specific #s to positions.

 

[sutz]

Boz wore #44 in college and wanted to wear it in the NFL. They were pretty strict back then about jersey numbers. LBs had to be in the 50's or 90's. Boz whined about it for a while and even made those stupid looking "Monster DB #44" shirts, like the league would accept that he was a "big safety" or something.

So Boz went with 55 for his career, even though he said it made him feel fat.

 

[seabowl]

Boz wore #44 in college and wanted to wear it in the NFL. They were pretty strict back then about jersey numbers. LBs had to be in the 50's or 90's. Boz whined about it for a while and even made those stupid looking "Monster DB #44" shirts, like the league would accept that he was a "big safety" or something.

So Boz went with 55 for his career, even though he said it made him feel fat.

He was allowed to wear 44 in the preseason but was forced to wear a league appropriate number such as 55 in the regular season. Ken Behring brought up the issue in a meeting with the owners and the word was he was laughed at. It’s funny that in the end he was right as players now can wear any number they want pretty much.

 

[hgwellz12]

Boz wore #44 in college and wanted to wear it in the NFL. They were pretty strict back then about jersey numbers. LBs had to be in the 50's or 90's. Boz whined about it for a while and even made those stupid looking "Monster DB #44" shirts, like the league would accept that he was a "big safety" or something.

So Boz went with 55 for his career, even though he said it made him feel fat.

I never even heard that!

 

[hgwellz12]

Manning/Omaha Production is building up a pretty cool resume off the field. He's probably a pretty cool guy to work for.

 

[chris98251]

Waiting for them to go alpha Numeric next, 44A 44B etc.

 

[seabowl]

Interesting to see how tall Manning is versus the Boz

 

[IndyHawk]

He was allowed to wear 44 in the preseason but was forced to wear a league appropriate number such as 55 in the regular season. Ken Behring brought up the issue in a meeting with the owners and the word was he was laughed at. It’s funny that in the end he was right as players now can wear any number they want pretty much.

This is what I saw then because you could see in clips that he was wearing
a #44 Hawks jersey and then #55 in others.
I just never knew the story behind it, of course today he could wear #4 lol.

 

[Aircrew]

The national narrative about Bosworth was/is that he was a bust. The end.

Not exactly.

In his rookie season, prior to his shoulder injury, Bosworth was very good. It would have been one thing if he had pulled a Jamarcus Russell or a Ryan Leaf, but he didn't. He balled out year 1 and then injured his shoulder at the end of the season and didn't have it medically addressed like he should have. When healthy, The Boz was a stud. I remember it very well.

It's kind of interesting that he crafted this "bad guy" persona so well that everyone believed it and as a result genuinely hated him. And when he was forced to retire early the mob was all too eager to label him a bust and conveniently ignore his solid play prior to injury. All because of a bad boy character he built to market himself and build a brand. In today's world, that's celebrated and rewarded. Interesting.

 

[Appyhawk]

Best line was the barber's closer, "a cry for help?"

 

[sutz]

The national narrative about Bosworth was/is that he was a bust. The end.

Not exactly.

In his rookie season, prior to his shoulder injury, Bosworth was very good. It would have been one thing if he had pulled a Jamarcus Russell or a Ryan Leaf, but he didn't. He balled out year 1 and then injured his shoulder at the end of the season and didn't have it medically addressed like he should have. When healthy, The Boz was a stud. I remember it very well.

It's kind of interesting that he crafted this "bad guy" persona so well that everyone believed it and as a result genuinely hated him. And when he was forced to retire early the mob was all too eager to label him a bust and conveniently ignore his solid play prior to injury. All because of a bad boy character he built to market himself and build a brand. In today's world, that's celebrated and rewarded. Interesting.

What I remember most about him was how he was the guy who was able to chase down Elway.

He was an unfortunate example of how steroid use can bite you in the ass. His muscles grew bigger than his skeletal system could support. I've heard that was at the heart of his shoulder issues, which dogged him over his all too short football career.

But hell, he made some coin shooting B action movies.

 

[LeveeBreak]

i just lost 20 mins of workday production for this and it was worth it. Thanks for posting!

I've defended Boz against the attacks as the biggest bust in NFL history for years...this supports my cause. Yes, he left too early. No, he didn't get run over by Bo...but he didn't make the stop either...people confuse the 2 plays and think Bo ran over Boz and ran all the way into the tunnel. As they said, on most plays, he limited the best RB in football to a 4 yd gain in a 1:1 duel...a win in most cases...but not when their on the 3.

 

[Lords of Scythia]

Bo vs. the Boz will be forever burned into my memory.

 

[AROS]

Great vid! Love me some Boz AND Peyton.

 

[AROS]

Is it just me or does Peyton make a remarkable Beavis?