Gunther Cunningham passed away at age of 72

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Originally Posted by Frazod

Yeah, and he probably wanted to straight up murder Sutton and everybody on the defense, too.

Gun was the perfect example of the hero living long enough to become the villain. When the game moves past you it does so overnight.

Gun was about stopping the run and rushing the passer. When the game shifted to more of a passing game it became about coverage and rushing the passer. Stuffing the run was no longer important and it took a number of years for some coordinators to catch on.

A defense has to prevent being predictable. It doesn't matter what you run - if an offense knows where you'll be they can beat you. And while working harder, wanting it more, and sticking to it might be the right way to attack life it's not the cure-all in the NFL like it use to be.

I loved Gun's personality and that personality made me cheer for him despite out dated philosophies as a coordinator.

I'll miss him. And in a world of kinder-gentler everything I think the world will miss guys like him...