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I “met” Bart Starr as a boy reading “Instant Replay” by Jerry Kramer. Imagine those titans to a nine year old. Starr was a Brooks Brothers navy blue blazer on that checkered plaid team of all stars and hall of famers. Flustered, one day, in the huddle and with all eyes on him, he told a teammate what he thought of him. He finished with “... and stick THAT in your diddy bag!”. Starr couldn’t curse, yet he never lost the room with the biggest and baddest. It was a different time, and I’m grateful it formed me. Rest In Peace, Mr. Starr.

Best wishes ... truly. Wasn’t EJ one of the initial “buy NFL futures” guys as a rookie? You made a purchase and the value increased or decreased as the player’s career unfolded?

Acknowledgment ... I am not a good looking man at the top of my profession earning millions. That said, here are two dressing rules for all of us. 1). Do not size clothing like you size sausage casing, regardless of physique. 2). Wear a white tee shirt under a white dress shirt.

Logged in just to laugh at this ... understated delivery, timing!

I’d love to send Josh “The Human Hurdler” to recruit!

ulcerative colitis His large intestine was removed and he wore a colostomy bag (iirc).

Drane’s friend is giving much better odds than Vegas could.

Dane should take the bet. He’d have to lose 50 consecutive years to pay out $10,000. For rounding, assume 30 teams in each league. Assuming parity, each team has a 1/30 chance of winning. At least one team winning is 2/30, or 1/15. Buffalo should have a “one or the other” once in each 15 year period, or over 3 times before he’s paid out $10,000 at $200 per year. Of course, I’m assuming the Buffalo teams are as likely as any other to win it all. If Dane declines, have the guy call me ...

To the learned ... Does an NFL team do its own physical evaluation of a prospective draft choice or does the NFL make a report prepared by its physicians available to all teams for their review?

Nothing scientific. I've been to most of the 90s era games mentioned here. This game gets my vote.

Confirmation bias or arguement from final consequence.

239,548 passing yards 1,536 passing tds 0 rings

Buffalo 4-2, Miami 2-4 Edge Miami * * sportswriter try out

Legitimate mistake .... Incognito and Wood during warm ups.

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/05/sports/switzer-arrested-on-gun-charge.html

Little League pure joy. Thirteen minute referee huddle, replay booth review, "from this angle" color guy observations, game interrupting, "when did he have control" debates in the NFL.

He did. Super Bowl XIX. Dolphins: 50 passing attempts, 9 rushing attempts, 25 rushing yards. Marino's second season. 38 - 16 loss. So similar to the last Shula/Marino game, 11 years later. The song remained the same. Dolphins: 66 passing attempts, 14 rushing attempts, 70 rushing yards. Shula's final season. 37 - 22 loss.

Awesome game reference. One of my favorites of all time. Marino, a great passer, vs Kelly, a great quarterback. The Bills had 343 yards rushing. Miami had 14 rushes. Miami threw the ball 66 times for 422 yds. Kelly vs Marino on display. "The great" Shula never figured out how to use Marino, or never had the will to get it done. Cox was, well, cox. Thurman sliced and fell forward, time after time, for an extra yard or two. My memory: This game was won before the opening kickoff. I tailgated in a lot along the road the Miami bus used to enter the stadium hours before the game. Cold, snow, breakfast grills and beer. The bus entered the lot and slowly drove past 100s of screaming, bare chested, painted, fanatics. I saw each row of Dolphins in the bus, huddled in recently purchased fancy bubble parkas, their glum, disbelieving, faces leaning cheek to window, watching the madmen scream. They were already dreaming of the flight home, warmth, glamorous clubs on Ocean drive, and an escape from the weird frozen Thunderdome that was Rich Stadium.

Outstanding.

"Unsportsmanlike conduct, number 65, defense ...." Jerry Bergman

I don't post here often, but you and GG nailed it. Butch and Etta!

To Bill: This is my third post. I've been reading for years. Yours is among the content I anticipated and sought out. I am grateful for your knowledge, insight, graciousness to others, and effort. You're a fun read, too. I celebrate the priorities you've identified. Thank you for all you've given.

It's a college football team in South Carolina. Oops, sorry, I read the original question too quickly. Carry on ...

Long time lurker ... The movie is playing. I'd be interested in reactions. It's a very good film and raises so many questions. I saw it. I'm digesting it. Pittsburgh, the source of the Ohio at the confluence of the Monongahela and the Allegheny. Pittsburgh, the source of humanity at the confluence of money and power. Discuss ...