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On Jan. 5, 1998, the morning after the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Denver Broncos at home in a divisional-round playoff game, Marty Schottenheimer met with a group of reporters to wrap up the season, as he always did. Schottenheimer dutifully answered every question, trying his best to explain the unexplainable, before he asked those present to turn off their recording devices and to close their notebooks.
Schottenheimer died on Feb. 8 at the age of 77 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer s. His death called to mind the striking duality of his NFL coaching career: consistent regular-season success across 21 seasons with four teams, set against an unimaginable run of playoff futility. Though one of just eight coaches in league history to win 200 games - an exclusive group that does
If the Browns don’t extend Baker Mayfield this offseason, would it create a Dak Prescott-type rift? Hey, Mary Kay!
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Hey, Mary Kay: Is not extending Baker this offseason likely to lead to a Dak Prescott/Cowboys-type rift? Keep up the good work!
With the NFL season coming to a close and the off-season heating up, letâs reflect on what made the 2020 NFL season so special. Every year there are exciting games and spectacular plays but those are only temporary flashes; what makes each NFL season special are its inspiring storylines. These âtop three storiesâ are what we will remember in the distant future, not the games or plays but the stories that shaped the seasonâs identity.Â
3. Smith leads WFT to NFC East title
For the fifth time in NFL history, a team with a losing record made the playoffs. Before the season, the Washington Football Team (WFT) had little hope of making a playoff push, but the perfect storm of faltering rivals and dedicated football thrust WFT into a playoff spot despite a lackluster 7-9 record.
Heather Gialousis, from the St, John s Greek Orthodox Church s Drive-Thru Seafood Fest, prepares to go boxes with food. Many churches in the area had to alter their plans for the annual Lenten Fish Fry s held throughout the Lent season.
Many Valley churches and organizations are offering up fish and sides for those giving up meat on Fridays during the Lenten season.
A year ago, these places were at their height for having fish dinner fundraisers until ordered by state and county health officials to shut down in the COVID-19 pandemic’s early days.
The dinners have started once again this year, but with social distancing guidelines in place including no inside dining but rather drive-thru, carryout fish dinners.
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Philip Rivers may have had a funky throwing motion, but few in NFL history wound up throwing the ball better
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Gosselin spent 20 years as the NFL columnist for the Dallas Morning News, including 20 offseasons studying and researching prospects for the NFL draft. He didn’t watch any tape – he was a writer, not a scout – but he talked to the men who did watch tape. He built a network of NFL general managers, head coaches, personnel directors, scouts and assistant coaches from all 32 teams who would share with him their analyses of players. Gosselin used their insights to build his own draft board, Top 100 board and mock drafts. For 10 consecutive years he had the best Top 100 board in the country (2001-10), according to the Huddle Report, and three times he produced the best mock draft. This NFL offseason he’ll dig into his scouting reports and discover what NFL talent evaluators were saying about players comi