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I'm not sure why this hasn't been mentioned yet:

Best move:

Bobby Mitchell for Ernie Davis, before the '62 season.

(Not Davis's fault - - he died of leukemia before he ever played a down in the NFL).

Worst: Deion.

Regarding BMitchell as a coach:

One, I don't think Mitchell thinks he's finished yet. He probably won't be a Giant next year, but knowing his character, he's going to try to be in somebody's camp next year as a returner, not a coach.

Second, why do we assume that he would work out as a coach ...

[quote="Anonymous"] I doubt the Cowboys or Skins would ever do what they did, Win the division 3 years in a row, but lose 3 straight NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

Actually, the Cowboys have already done that -- they lost the NFC title game in 80, 81 and 82 (the last one courtesy of Darryl, Dexter ...

I probably have as much respect for Duce as a running back as anybody, but one thing really bothers me about brining him in as a FA for 2004:

Over the past couple of years, the Philly front office has shown an uncanny ability to predict when a star player is going to fall off the cliff. Letting ...

I prefer "LOLB#59" (or whatever it was that they were forced to call him in Madden 2004).

Though L.A. Freelancing Assignment Blower works for me as well.

Some numbers to chew over:

Year Def. Coordinator Def. Rank
---- ---------------- ---------
1997 Nolan 16
1998 Nolan 22
1999 Nolan 29
2000 Rhodes 4
2001 K. Schottenheimer 8
2002 Lewis 4
2003 Edwards 25

Instability at the coordinator position did not seem to hurt the Redskins in 2000 and ...

What, coaching isn't an option?

In that case, the running game - - because it can't be any worse.

KCW
(First time poster, short-time lurker)