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He may be a jerk, but coaching genius Steve Spurrier will make a big splash in the pros.
By Allen Barra
January 9, 2002
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Forget the old farts who exalt four yards and a cloud of dust: In the NFL, the air rules.
By Allen Barra
November 15, 2001
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He played well enough to get to Cooperstown, but his personality and attitude will consign him to obscurity.
By Allen Barra
March 14, 2001
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The XFL thinks its brutal, dumbed-down product is what fans want. Actually, fans want more scoring and fewer commercials.
By Allen Barra
February 7, 2001
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Michael Jordan, of course. He gracefully handled a situation similar to the one that's scuttling the Lakers.
By Allen Barra
January 31, 2001
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It's no clash of the titans, but this Sunday's showdown between two deeply flawed teams at least offers some suspense.
By Allen Barra
January 24, 2001
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The current bumper crop of black quarterbacks leading their teams to the playoffs doesn't mean racism is dead in the NFL.
By Jon Entine
January 6, 2001
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Blockheads like Mike Ditka can talk all they want about defense and running. With Kurt Warner healthy, the Rams can smoke anybody.
By Allen Barra
December 13, 2000
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"Purple power bombs" would be much more market friendly: More excerpts from the corporate correspondence files of Kenneth H. Cleaver.
By Kenneth H. Cleaver
October 24, 2000
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The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now.
By Allen Barra
September 8, 2000
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Defense doesn't win games. The run doesn't set up the pass. And other ways NFL commentators are full of it.
By Allen Barra
September 2, 2000
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Watching Keanu Reeves play a scab QB makes four quarters in hell look inviting.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 11, 2000
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Carruth won't be tried till February; Chmura angry over child enticement charge; Lane charged with drug possession.
By Gary Kaufman
July 6, 2000
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Dennis Miller won't pull the NFL out of its TV doldrums. Here are seven ideas that will.
By Allen Barra
June 30, 2000
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PETA says the Green Bay Packers should change their blood-drenched name. The Packers aren't the only ones.
By Gary Kaufman
June 27, 2000
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In a weird, yet slick, move to boost ratings saggier than Howard Cosell's rug, "Monday Night Football" plays the smart-aleck card.
By Gary Kamiya
June 23, 2000
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Dennis Miller's biting wit should win over even the dumbest jock straps -- as long as he doesn't give us Miller Lite.
By Jake Tapper
June 23, 2000
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With NFL acquittals running rampant throughout the land, it makes you downright proud to be a fan.
By Anthony York
June 14, 2000
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If baseball's exemption were lifted, real fans might be able to afford tickets, and teams would stop holding cities hostage. Call your congressman.
By Allen Barra
May 19, 2000
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All hail the first champion of the Age of Franchise Free Agency!
By Mike Rubin
January 29, 2000
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In praise of the football movie masterpiece "North Dallas Forty" (so honest it's almost French!), and looking at Liverpool's shiny animals in the days before they were demigods.
By Cintra Wilson
December 9, 1999
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An NFL psychological profiler says he can pick the winners.
By Jon Bowen
October 19, 1999
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