Chris Spielman dropped into his stance, set his jaw and snorted. He waited for the snap. Then he sprang forward — and threw a block.
A block?
For the running Barry Sanders?
Chris Spielman? Fullback?
This was all you needed to know about the stunning event called the season opener at the Silverdome on Sunday: the Lions’ defense was everywhere — including its own backfield.
* Lions 21, Falcons 17: I fully expect the Lions to win their opener, unless Andre Rison pulls a gun and says he is “just protecting myself,” in which case, I favor the Falcons by whatever they want.
* Chicago 16, NY Giants 13: Already, I miss Ditka. Somehow “Iron Dave” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Hmm.
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…whoa!
“First press ‘log on’ button.”
Oh yeah….
Well now. Back to work. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Of course, they also say college gets you a good job.
I can tell you this much: Sitting on the sidelines all summer has made me a much smarter sports columnist.
I have been right about everything.
It’s incredible. I go away on leave, and I have never been so accurate in my analysis.
Hmm.
Let’s see if I rmlr..remeb..remember Oops…V$&Tlzj
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…wait a sec.
“First press ‘log on’ button.”
Ahhhhhhhh…
Well now. Back to work. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. They also say college gets you a good job. So they are on drugs, I guess.
But I will say this: sitting on the sidelines all summer has made me a much smarter sports columnist.
I have been right about everything.
He leaves the job the way he entered it, as a gentleman, no harsh words. These traits, of course, are also why Bryan Murray is finished coaching in Detroit. No more Mr. Nice Guys. Suddenly, they say, we need a man with a whip.
Remember that disease a few years ago, chronic fatigue syndrome, where people felt exhausted all the time, their heads drooping on their desks, as if
— well, as if they’d just run a marathon and had to go to work?
Meet Doug Kurtis.
Who just ran a marathon and had to go to work. “That’s not unusual for me,” says the 41-year-old with the full-time job who has won more marathons than anyone else in history. “One time I ran in Tahiti, took the night flight back, landed the next morning and went straight to the office.”
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