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Eller looked super light that year. Also some defensive tackles playing a bit skinner, too (Page, Brooks, Sherk maybe Chambers). I never thought about it, but you're right. Compared to the behemoths who would come along, linemen from that era look downright emaciated. In fact, I believe Alan Page a...

Not a player, but I thought I'd mention comedian/actor Martin Mull, who died June 27 at 80. A Cleveland native and avid Browns fan, Mull's hobby was placekicking. Twice a week he would take a bag of balls to a nearby field to practice. After getting some pointers from Matt Bahr, Mull -- kicking stra...

I saw them at the time as a paper tiger. Not a 13-win team. They benefited from at least one fluky win (in the snow against Green Bay), and not one but three come-from-behind 16-13 wins over division rivals. Still, I had to give them credit for prevailing in what was an insanely competitive AFC West.

That's close to how I envision it working out best, which is: · Six games within their own division (home-and-home); · Four games each against one NFC division and one AFC division; · One game each against teams in its conference’s other two divisions; and · One game each against teams in two divisi...

James Lofton?

Ah, I figured I'd let at least one ringer slip through. OK, sub Kevin Mawae for Dawson.

For sure, Sanders could easily have a spot at either RB position. Your mileage may vary!

I restricted it to retired players who started their careers in 1966 or later. QB: Dan Fouts RB: Earl Campbell RB: Eric Dickerson C: Dermontti Dawson T: Tony Boselli T: Willie Roaf G: Randall McDaniel G: Tom Mack TE: Ozzie Newsome WR: Calvin Johnson WR: Cris Carter K: Jason Hanson KR: Allen Rossum D...

A handful of CBS games from the '70s (including Super Bowl VIII) are "truck feeds" -- copies straight from the production truck. That means the camera stays at the stadium during commercial breaks. Sometimes you can hear the announcers discussing talking points for the broadcast, but usual...

Infante had some big ideas, but was bad at implementing them -- and he overlooked that the Packers simply didn't have the personnel to make them work. He had coached exactly one exhibition game when he publicly lamented how slow the players were to learn his system. He said the members of his Jackso...