DANTLEY TRIES TO UNRAVEL THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Doin’ all right. Just all right. Adrian Dantley isn’t thrilled about the way things are going, but neither is he complaining. Every day is a dip in strange waters. He plays, he scores, sometimes he scores a lot. “Not comfortable,” he still...
Cunningham’S Fumble A Mistake Of Inexperience
PHILADELPHIA — It was as surprising to the players involved as it was to the fans who were watching Sunday. What was quarterback Randall Cunningham — who needed only to protect the ball to preserve an 11-10 Philadelphia victory
— doing scrambling for yardage, holding the ball like a pizza delivery?
“He’s young; he’s inexperienced,” Lions safety Demetrious Johnson said. “He tries to make things happen, even when he doesn’t need to.”
Ferguson In The Middle, And Thinks It’S Just Great
PHILADELPHIA — He was the rusty model, the spare part you keep in the garage, just in case. Joe Ferguson may not even be around the Lions next year, but on Sunday afternoon, just before game time, his coach came up and said the words he figured were forever behind him at age 36.
You’re starting.
“When did you find out?” someone asked Ferguson, after he played the entire game as Lions quarterback in their awkward 13-11 win over the Eagles Sunday.
“Warm-ups,” he said. “Late in the warm-ups.”
FERGUSON FINDS BEING MIDDLE MAN IS JUST FINE
PHILADELPHIA — He was the rusty model, the spare part you keep in the garage, just in case. It is unlikely Joe Ferguson will even be around the Lions next year, but on Sunday afternoon, his coach came up and said the words he figured were forever behind him...
Long Won’T Chuck Any Opportunity To Pass
“Chuck?”
“NOW COACH? NOW? YOU WANT ME IN NOW? I’M READY! I’M–“
“Uh, Chuck, could you please hand me the clipboard?”
“Oh, sure, coach.”
“Thank you. Oh — and Chuck?”
“NOW COACH? NOW? PASS PLAY? YOU WANT A PASS PLAY FIRST? YOU WANT A–“
“Chuck. I, uh, need the pencil that was with the clipboard.”
“Oh . . . here.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
“By the way, Chuck–“
“NOW? NOW? YOU WANT ME IN NOW?”
“Chuck, I–“
SAY WHAT?SAY WHAT YOU WILL, U-M GAVE IT AWAY
ANN ARBOR — It was like watching the hero ride into the sunset, then fall off his horse. Say no. This wasn’t really happening. The last home game of the season — the last one before the BIG game at Ohio State — and time was running out and the...
SAY WHAT?SAY WHAT YOU WILL, MICHIGAN BLEW IT
ANN ARBOR — Say no. This wasn’t really happening. The last home game of the season, the last one before the BIG game at Ohio State, and the Michigan defenders were furiously chasing a quarterback with a funny name, and he was getting away.With everything....
Do Women Make Passes At Qbs Wearing Sunglasses?
THE LIVE ALBOM
* My car, World War III, Chuck Long.
* Three things that won’t start on Sunday.
* Oh, I get it. You win the Super Bowl, you get to wear sunglasses. You win the Cy Young award, you get to wear sunglasses. I get it.
At Lunch At Least, Long Gets His Chance To Start
If he plays, he plays. What’s the big deal? Personally, I can think of 100 more interesting debates than whether the Lions should unwrap Chuck Long this week or next month. Face it. The guy can throw touchdown passes from now until New Year’s. They’re still out of the playoffs.
But everywhere you turn, you hear it. “When’s Rogers going to bench Hipple?” “What’s he waiting for?” “Why doesn’t he start the kid?”
Everybody’s talking about Chuck Long.
And nobody’s talking to him.
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