A Trip Down Memory Lane

by tehGrindCrusher on Mar 17, 2010 1:58 PM CDT

I was surfing around Football Outsiders the other day when I came across this very interesting article. The boys at FO went back and analyzed the 1993 NFL season. The interesting thing (for me, anyway) was that they spent a fair amount of time discussing the Oilers. Turns out that the Oilers' defense was better (based on DVOA) than their offense. I knew we had a solid defense back then, but FO ranks them second in DVOA, while the offense, which I thought was elite, comes in more in the middle of the pack. Also, Gary Brown >>>>> Lorenzo White.

Lastly, Indy is the worst team in the league according to these metrics.

Who knew?

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that 1993 season...

was a special season for me mainly because I was married that year. The Mrs. and I were married the day before the Buffalo Breakdown and the next season was awesome. The Oilers won 11 in row after starting 1-4( sound familiar?) I was at the 11th win in a row against the Jets on our 1st anniversary.

I do remember the Defense being very good, but I think I remember media bitching a complaining that the offense was not as good as it should be (sound familiar?)

GO TEXANS!!!!

Our time will come...

by Texanmaniac on Mar 17, 2010 3:06 PM CDT reply actions

Funny

I just started dating my wife when that game that shall not be mentioned happened. I remember being at the Double Dave’s on Duval, gorging myself on Roni Rolls and beer, and after the first two “other” scores, I warned her I needed to leave. I spent the next hour yelling expletives, the next 30 minutes in a dazed silence with several other Oilers fans.

These were good teams, fun teams. Haywood Jeffires couldn’t catch a cold, but he started. Hugene Seale was the best special teamer I’ve seen not named Steve Tasker (who was an Oiler).

But I feel like our little group of players is reaching this point, and I’m excited.

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by bigfatdrunk on Mar 17, 2010 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Jeffires..

Was on pace one season to catch 100 passes and it was a big deal. Shit if Andre doesn’t catch at least 110 he’s having an off year.

GO TEXANS!!!!

Our time will come...

by Texanmaniac on Mar 18, 2010 5:43 AM CDT up reply actions

I liked Jeffires

But I loved Ernest Givens. That guy was amazing.

I agree with BFD, though. This Texans team is tantalizingly close to getting good. They remind me of that ’87 Oilers team that made the wildcard and beat Seattle after all those years in the wilderness.

Of course the Texans already have that gut-wrenching loss thing down pat, too.

I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.

by tehGrindCrusher on Mar 18, 2010 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Jeffires

He dropped at least one for every three he caught. If he had hands in the least, he would’ve been a god on earth. If we could’ve cloned Givins and made the clone 6" taller, we would’ve had something.

I’m sad. I can’t find a video of the Givins electric slide.

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by bigfatdrunk on Mar 18, 2010 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions

No Givins

How about some White Shoes?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0EVm7fi0iQ

Will always be one of my faves.

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by bigfatdrunk on Mar 18, 2010 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Now you're just making stuff up

We all know that only people from Tennessee were fans of the Oilers.

If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?

by Shake on Mar 18, 2010 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions

thanks

for the painful memories…we shoulda won it…can’t wait for the Texans to rewrite our tragic NFL history

by Smittybaby on Mar 17, 2010 3:16 PM CDT reply actions

Damn, I loved Gary Brown!

That is all.

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Mar 17, 2010 4:51 PM CDT reply actions

Warren Moon

Is and always will be the player that made me truly love football. Also “that game” was the first sporting event to bring me to tears… granted I was 9, but whatever.

I need to get me a throw-back Moon jersey.

by DisplacedTexan on Mar 18, 2010 8:58 AM CDT reply actions