Archives for January 26, 2001

‘It was that first one, though, that proved to be the football version of the big fish that got away because Buffalo never got nearly that close again. But … so what?’

"If Rob throws an interception, Flutie would have thrown 12 touchdown passes. It’s even worse than Steve Young-Joe Montana because Montana actually was a real legend and led them to all those Super Bowls and Flutie hasn’t. So poor Rob, all he’s did was get traded from Jacksonville to there and done his best."

Head on over to our Swami Board and make your predictions on the big game! Guess the winner, the final score, quarter by quarter splits, who scores first – anything you want!

‘However, Williams looms as a serious candidate. He has distinguished himself as the Titans’ defensive leader and has a reputation for having the kind of "chief executive officer" qualities that are an asset to NFL head coaches.’

‘"Michael Vick never signed an agreement with Kelly Enterprises," Lowman said. "Michael Vick signed a player agreement with Joel Enterprises and a marketing agreement with Joel Enterprises."’

‘Buffalo Bills president and general manager Tom Donahoe will interview Titans defensive coordinator Greg Williams today in Nashville for Buffalo’s head coaching position.’

‘I was just in a chat room with CBS Sportsline writer Len Pasquarelli and I was asking him about Marvin Lewis. He said that right now Tom Donahoe is very upset… Apparently, either Marvin or some of his associates are leaking the possibility that there is a strong, and I mean strong, possibility that Lewis will be heading to Cleveland in a package deal that would include Ozzie Newsome as well…. If this is the case and I quote "Tom won’t even look any farther and Fox will be the guy".’ [Note: A chat transcript is NOT available to review, so buyer beware.]

‘The survey concluded that Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium… had the second-worst field. Grass fields at the Meadowlands… and Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium ranked third and fourth on the "worst" list. Rounding out the 10 worst were Dallas, Minnesota, Buffalo and New Orleans – all with turf – and Chicago and Miami with grass.’