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One small comment about Lombardi: He doesn't get enough credit for introducing zone blocking into the NFL. Bud Wilkinson created the concept at Oklahoma, Red Blaik copied it at Army, and Lombardi brought it to the Giants. Within a few years, every NFL team was using it and they're still using it.

When Campbell decided to go for it on 4th down the second time, I said to my wife (actually, it was more like I was talking to myself, since she wasn't paying any attention to the game), "If the Lions make it, they'll win. If they don't, the 49ers will win."

Life is short but the NFL record for most wins is (probably) forever. BB is 27 wins away and for someone in a profession where finishing 2nd or 3rd is "never enough" I can't see him voluntarily walking away at this point. Naw, no record lasts forever. As a kid who used to buy the NFL reco...

RichardBak wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:06 pm

Mark wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:20 pm The line is set to get the same number of bettors on each side. That is the reason for the line.

Exactly. It's kind surprising how many folks, including bettors, don't understand this.

Most bettors aren't nearly as smart as they think they are.

No need to start. Conspiracy theorists cling to their theories no matter how absurd they are (see: flat earthers and moon landing deniers) and sensible people know that stuff is all nonsense. Brian is also not some guy who just showed up here and started claiming nonsense, and I think we should wit...

Though I want Houston to win, feel the Networks want Flacco and the Browns in Baltimore What do you mean by that? Are you insinuating some stuff is rigged? Not to mention surely the networks would want the Cowboys to be in more championships and Super Bowls. I've seen some people who cite the simil...

People from a website called Shepherd approached me a while back and asked me if I would put together a list of the five best books about pro football history. I generally dislike the five best or 10 best or whatever best approach to anything but I agreed to do it (partly, I admit, because it also g...

I'm sure there may be some minor advantages in playing on your home field, but isn't the chief advantage that it's filled with your fans? You don't get that in the Super Bowl because each team is allotted the same nu9mber of tickets. Exactly right. I've always equated Super Bowl crowds with a lot o...

I'm sure there may be some minor advantages in playing on your home field, but isn't the chief advantage that it's filled with your fans?
You don't get that in the Super Bowl because each team is allotted the same nu9mber of tickets.

You have to remember, though, that they had Hugh Culverhouse as owner. He was incompetent times 20. Oh, I've never forgotten it. I was there. It wasn't JUST him, as he did handle coach hires (mostly bad, or bizarre), but McKay's hubris and the others who scouted players who thought Booker Reese cou...