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The Boys of Fall
Not to be confused with the Boys of Summer. This isn't 1941. No Joe Dimaggio 56 game hitting streak or Ted Williams hitting .406. This is football. The new American past-time and it has my allergies acting up because I knew what it meant to put on the eye black and do bear crawls in the Texas...
Myron Cope & Memories of 1963
Myron Cope, an ink-stained wretch turned gravelly voiced announcer, passed away Wednesday just outside his beloved Pittsburgh, PA. Cope is best known as the color announcer for the Pittsburgh Steelers and as the purveyor of the "Terrible Towel" a yellow cloth that became the good luck charm for the...
Florida Panthers hail "Blueprint Advisory Board"
Advisory boards are common throughout the business community; have been forever. Professional sports franchises are no different: even my beloved Hartford Whalers cobbled together a generally all-star group of personalities and civic leaders around 1990 willing to lob suggestions on a variety of...
When did you become a Bears fan?
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The VRR: A Cowboys RFA Update; Redskins Have Contacted Flozell Adams
Many of you have probably seen that Marcus Spears signed his restricted tender yesterday. Does this mean he will stick with the team another year? Or does this further solidify his trade value? Spears is just the second RFA to sign his tender with the Cowboys. C/G Cory Procter was the first. Miles...
The VRR: The Cowboys Need Marion Barber to Be Mr.Reliable
Between the hype surrounding the return of Felix Jones and the always entertaining videos from Tashard Choice, Marion Barber has had a relatively quiet offseason. Barber, the lead back in Dallas' Three-Headed RB Monster, is a relatively quiet guy. Something tells me he is just waiting to put the...
Cowboys Passing Game: Who Wants to Tango with Romo?
What links some of the signature catches in Dallas Cowboys history? What do the Hail Mary pass in '75, the Aikman-to-Harper bomb in the '92 NFC title game, Preston Pearson's leaper in the right corner of the L.A. Coliseum again the Rams in '75 have in common? They were all lousy passes, either...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1979
Fooch's Note: Howtheyscored was having issues posting this so I'm posting it on his behalf. Normally these go up a little later in the day, but given that we're finally entering the Bill Walsh era, they definitely deserve a little more prominent placement. What follows is a brief historical recap...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1972
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers's 1972 season. Would the team three-peat as division champs? How would Steve Spurrier respond to being thrust into the starting role? How could it all possibly fall apart again? And if nothng else, read the end bit to learn a...
Redskins @ Cowboys 5 Questions With The Bad Guys
You can find my answers to Grizz of Blogging The Boys questions here. You know the drill, enjoy: Hogs Haven: Conventional wisdom is that the Dallas Cowboys are at the top of the world right now, which must be very exciting. Your team is playing extremely well, but are there any...
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