1984 Topps was quite a year for rookies. Howie Long, Eric Dickerson, Roger Craig, Darrell Green, Dwight Stephenson, and these 2, John Elway and Dan Marino. Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday night heading into the weekend!
When he whistled a ball to his target in a 1985 game against the Raiders, Elway left even one of the NFL’s premier cornerback shaking his head. “I barely saw the blur.” Lester Hayes said “he nailed me. Elway is unstoppable. he’s done things I’ve never seen before and I’ve got lots of film”
Nix keeps his composure as defenses mix up their coverage before the snap Calmly analyzing the situation. The single collar proceeds to drop back while The play develops. He scanned through his reads quickly, processing each one before delivering a perfectly placed spiral into a tight window.