Football Digest articles from June 2001

Football Digest archives from June 2001

The Power of The Draft.
June 1, 2001... JAMAL REYNOLDS, MICHAEL VICK, Gerard Warren, David Terrell, Leonard Davis--these names, and many more, will become increasingly familiar in the coming weeks, as the 2001 draft is dissected every which way you can imagine. Many of the 200-odd...

The Fans Speak Out.
June 1, 2001... The season's surprises It's about lime someone on this planet acknowledged someone from the Seattle Seahawks organization. Thanks! In the story in your March 2001 issue on the surprises of 2000 ["Rocking the Establishment"], you mentioned...

The Stat Sheet: The Draft.
June 1, 2001... 1936 The year the first NFL draft took place. University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger, who had won the inaugural Heisman Trophy award in 1935, was the first player taken, by the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles traded Berwanger's...

Franchise Snapshot: Oakland Raiders.
June 1, 2001... * Former quarterback Ken Stabler was given the nickname "the Snake" by Denzel Hollis, his high school coach in Foley, Ala. * Carl Weathers, who has appeared in several movies and is most famous for playing Apollo Creed in the "Rocky"...

The Twilight for a Gladiator.
June 1, 2001... The Hall of Fame center talks pointedly about the price he has paid for football greatness JIM OTTO WAS THE GREATEST center to ever play the game. During a Hall of Fame career with the Oakland Raiders that lasted from 1960 through '74, he...

Back From the Booth.
June 1, 2001... Matt Millen is among the latest to ditch his microphone and return to the game FOR 14 YEARS, DICK VERMEIL sat in a broadcast booth and described America's favorite sport to millions of fans seated in their living rooms. He was one of the...

GAMBLING MAN.
June 1, 2001... Michael Vick is the consensus No. I pick, but at 20 years old and with just two college seasons under his belt, is he ready for the big time? MICHAEL VICK ENTERS THE 2001 NFL draft the same way he entered so many secondaries during his...

PRIME TARGETS.
June 1, 2001... Teams will be aiming for Michigan's David Terrell and the bevy of other quality wide receivers GENERAL MANAGERS IN NEED of some help at wide receiver won't have to look far in this draft. As many as three wideouts--David Terrell, Koren...

FRONT MEN.
June 1, 2001... Defensive linemen like Gerard Warren are this year's featured attractions THEY'LL BE LINING UP FOR LINE-men come draft day. Defensive line-men always are at premium, and this year's bounty could yield better than a half-dozen...

THE SEARCH IS ON.
June 1, 2001... As the NFL's annual talent sweepstakes near, every team is hoping to land the next big superstar. This could be the a draft to remember for the Seattle Seahawks. Coach Mike Holmgren, preparing for his third season, is looking to turn his...

INSIDE THE WAR ROOM.
June 1, 2001... To find out what goes into preparing for a draft, we've studied the Buccaneers, who have had tremendous success in recent years There is a moment every year when Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Rich McKay allows himself to feel good...

WELCOME TO COMPOUND W STADIUM.
June 1, 2001... Nothing is sacred in pro sports anymore--the naming-rights fiasco in Denver is proof of that IN ALL THE CONFUSING, BACK-and-forth negotiations that eventually led to the construction of a taxpayer-backed stadium for the Broncos, Denver...

THE BEST EVER?
June 1, 2001... We analyze Baltimore's 2000 defense in six key categories to find out exactly where it stands MUHAMMAD ALI COULDN'T have said it better: "The best of all time. The best of all time." Tony Siragusa wasn't mimicking "the Greatest" when he...

NFL Directory.
June 1, 2001... NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 410 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 450-2000 Arizona Cardinals PO Box 888 Phoenix, AZ 85001 (602) 379-0101 Dave McGinnis, head coach Sun Devil Stadium 72,273 capacity, grass ATLANTA FALCONS...

2000 Team-by-Team Statistics.
June 1, 2001... [TABULAR DATA NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]

Quick Quiz.
June 1, 2001... 1. Boomer Esiason was one of the best quarterbacks in Cincinnati Bengals history. What is Esiason's real first name? 2. Name all the head coaches the Baltimore Ravens have had. 3. When was the last time the Dallas Cowboys had the No. 1...