You know Terry Bradshaw was the last quarterback to call his own plays in the huddle. He won 4 super bowls amazing.
And they called him dumb.
I just watched the complete 1979 AFC playoff game between Pittsburgh and Miami, and remembered what a qb he was. I had forgotten how effortlessly the ball left his hand like a bullet. On one ply he ducked on a blitz, bouncing AJ Duhe over his back and then calmly rifled the ball 35 yards downfield to Swann for a TD, and then nonchalantly walk off the field with a 20-0 first quarter score.
Noll by the way was a connoisseur of art, classical music and fine wine. He was also a gourmet. During the summer camp of '74 he sent a message for rookie Mike Webster to come to his office. Webster felt this could mean only one thing- getting cut, and teammates consoled him before he went. Noll sat him down in the office, pulled out a book and said that he understood Webster was a bird watcher, so they sat together looking at photos of birds.
