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Why we the NFL love
We love it because its weekly pattern fits snugly into our calendars. It begins on Sunday, when we start dissecting our favorite team's game....
The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA, 09/06/07 by DENNIS DILLON | THE SPORTING NEWS · More from publication -
Camp clowns: ever smelled dead fish in your room? Had the wheels taken off your car? Found a dead animal in your locker? Well, rookie, welcome to NFL training camp
When they weren't standing on the practice field, sitting in a meeting room or lying on their beds, quarterback Trent Dilfer and center Robbie...
Sporting News, The, 07/21/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication -
The time of his life
Scott Linehan can't wait for his first training camp as a head coach. He has it all plotted--dates, times, events--in an 8 1/2-by-11-inch monthly...
Sporting News, The, 07/21/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication -
Big hurt: the Texans' Bennie Joppru has missed three straight seasons with injuries. Now that he's ready to run, it could be an uphill journey
This is how bad it was last year for Texans tight end Bennie Joppru: He couldn't even catch a pass in Madden NFL 06. This is how bad it was last...
Sporting News, The, 06/23/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication -
A cut above: no quarterback in the draft can match the down-the-road potential of Jay Cutler, whose stock has taken a sharp upward turn
Admit it. Before last fall, you hadn't heard of Jay Cutler. No, testosterone breath, not the bodybuilder from Las Vegas who looks as though his...
Sporting News, The, 04/14/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication -
Branded: as NFL scouts prepare final draft reports, some players are striving to lift their stock by shedding labels
BETWIXT AND BETWEEN BETWIXT AND BETWEEN Whenever Louisville's Elvis Dumervil recorded a sack during a home game last season, the sounds of "All...
Sporting News, The, 03/31/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication -
Basic instinct: the Steelers' knack for effectively mixing blitzes—including one of the simplest in the book—helped pave the way to victory
All sorts of descriptive words about the Steelers' blitz package were tossed about during the week before Super Bowl 40. Surprise and disguise....
Sporting News, The, 02/17/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication -
The smiling assassin: one of the keys to Pittsburgh's offense will be Hines Ward—the Steelers' always-grinning, butt-kicking receiver
The first thing you notice is the smile. It radiates from behind Hines Ward's facemask because he doesn't wear a mouthpiece. It never disappears,...
Sporting News, The, 02/10/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication -
Voting for the Pro Football Hall of Fame: there may not be any hanging chads to haggle over, but candidates for the Hall need to survive a long election process before their gridiron legacies are given a touch of bronze.
Upon returning to his hotel room in Minneapolis on January 26, 1992, the day after he had been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, former...
Sporting News, The, 02/03/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication -
Saban is mastering the turnaround process
With all of the focus on Indianapolis and its quest for a perfect record, you might not have noticed what was happening down South Beach way. The...
Sporting News, The, 01/20/06 by Dennis Dillon · More from publication
