Football Digest articles from November 2000

Football Digest archives from November 2000

The No-Class League.
November 1, 2000... THE NFL IS AT THE TOP OF ITS game. It is far and away the most popular spectator sport in the United States, as its television ratings prove. But when you're perched on the mountain-top, there is nowhere to go but down. And at the risk of being...

The Fans Speak Out.
November 1, 2000... Forever Young The retirement of Steve Young definitely is a big loss for the San Francisco 49ers--but it's a bigger loss for the NFL as a whole. Not only was he the most consistent passer the game has ever seen, but he also was one of the...

A New Home for the Bears (Sort Of).
November 1, 2000... THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE facing a number of NFL teams is, as always, the quest for a new or renovated stadium. The Chicago Bears, who play in the league's oldest facility (76-year-old Soldier Field), have been trying for years to find a new...

Split Personality.
November 1, 2000... Broncos linebacker Bill Romanowski is an array of contradictions, gentle one moment and angry the next THE VOICE THAT SLIPS through Bill Romanowski's lips is almost startling in its meekness. The opposite of his rambunctious on-field...

Looming Large.
November 1, 2000... Cowboys linebacker Dexter Coakley has never allowed his small stature to prevent him from performing big deeds on the football field DEXTER COAKLEY DIDN'T LET his mother, Barbara Coakley, chart his growth on a wall in their Mt. Pleasant,...

THIS ISN'T YOUR FATHER'S NFL, OR EVEN YOUR BIG BROTHER'S.
November 1, 2000... The birth of the Titans merely is one example of the sweeping effect of the current economic system HAS IT REALLY BEEN ONLY eight years since unfettered free agency was introduced to the NFL? The game has changed so dramatically during...

THE MANY FACES OF DEION.
November 1, 2000... Deion Sanders--a hired gun if there ever was one--is the ultimate symbol of the free-agent era WHEN DEION SANDERS IS inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, how will his plaque be identified? Will it bear the name of the Atlanta...

A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.
November 1, 2000... The enigmatic Bryce Paup falls into both categories as we examine the best and the worst free-agent signings TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE upside and the downside of free agency, all you need to do is look at the career of Bryce Paup. As Paup's...

THE MINISTER'S MYSTERIOUS MOVE.
November 1, 2000... No one is quite sure why Reggie White decided to return to the NFL, including White himself REGGIE WHITE JUST CAN'T leave football alone. At age 38, the NFL's all-time sack leader is back from retirement for the second time. Convinced that...

OLDIES BUT GOODIES.
November 1, 2000... We shift our focus to players who defied the odds and flourished after age 35, including the incomparable Darrell Green DARRELL GREEN COULD BE THE poster boy for the NFLs over-40 set. Of course, he's just about the only member. The other...

"I CAN'T STOP--I JUST CAN'T".
November 1, 2000... In a sport filled with obsessive-compulsive coaches, Kansas City's Gunther Cunningham is in a class by himself THE MEDICAL REPORTS actually were pretty good for a man in his early 50s who, quite frankly, hadn't taken the time to undergo a...

The Game I'll Never Forget.
November 1, 2000... The wideout's "Million-Dollar Catch" in the AFL title game paved the way for the Jets' historic performance in Super Bowl 3 NO MATTER WHERE I AM--out at the store or standing in line at the post office--I'm often asked which game was the...

Year-by-Year NFL Leaders.
November 1, 2000... Passing Leaders (based on efficiency rating) Year Player, team Rating 1932 Arnie Herber, Green Bay 51.5 1933 Harry Newman, N.Y. Giants 51.7 1934 Arnie Herber, Green Bay ...

NFL Team Directory.
November 1, 2000... NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 410 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 450-2000 ARIZONA CARDINALS PO Box 888 Phoenix. AZ 85001 (602) 379-0101 Vince Tobin, head coach Sun Devil Stadium 72,273 capacity, grass ATLANTA FALCONS ...

Remaining 2000 NFL Team-by-Team Schedule.
November 1, 2000... Arizona Cardinals Sept. 24 GREEN BAY Oct. 1 at San Francisco Oct. 8 CLEVELAND Oct. 15 PHILADELPHIA Oct. 22 at Dallas Oct. 29 NEW ORLEANS...

2000 NFL Weekly Schedule.
November 1, 2000... Game Time Your Final Guess Score Sunday, September 24 (Open dates: Buffalo, Carolina, Minnesota) Cincinnati at Baltimore 1:00 -- --...

Quick Quiz.
November 1, 2000... 1. Name the longtime Dallas Cowboys player who now is the teams special Team coach. 2. Which one of these men never was a head coach for the New Orleans Saints: Tom Fears, Wade Philips, Bum Phillips, or Dan Henning? 3. Atlanta Falcons...