Buddy Ryan has been in Brown's camp taking a look at the Cleveland Defense a
nd offering advice to his son Rob, the Browns' new defensive coordinator.What I wouldn't have given to have the picture to your right be the head coach picture about 15-20 years ago.
The master of the 46 defense and builder of two of the great defenses of the last 25 in the mid 80's Bears and the Eagles of the late 80s and early '90s still is quick with the quip.
When asked if the famed "46" was just another eight-man front, Buddy responded, "If that was the case then Marilyn Monroe was just a girl".
Classic Buddy.
I am not sure if Buddy is paying a visit to Jets camp to help his other son, head coach Rex with the Jets or not, but it sure would be fun to see Buddy occasionally during the regular season in Cleveland.
Brendan Shanahan re-upped with the New Jersey Devils for a one-year, one-million contract.
Shanahan played well in his return to New Jersey but faded a bit as the lack
of a training camp began to show.Shanahan (at minimum) will continue to be a force on the New Jersey power play and his return should bide the Devils through a season that should be the bridge to getting Swedish forwards Mattias Tedenby and Jacob Josefson to the NHL.
Shanahan's one-year deal should also get the Devils some cap help for the next off-season when the salary cap is expected to take a steep drop.
Looks like the Arena Football League is cooked after 22 years of play.
The league took 2009 off to start things over, but anyone that knows pro sports can see that this move was inevitable.
You cannot take your sport out of the public eye for a year and pick up where you left off.
Fans of the games find other things to do and they are often cheaper.
The big winner of the folding?
The Canadian Football League will once again become The league to play in for the player that wants to keep playing and the player that wants game action to better his skills for an eventual NFL shot...
Great article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the 50th anniversary of the American Football League.
Not only an interesting read but two information bits that I was unaware of were gleaned from the article as well.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has a special AFL exhibit going on until February (I'll see it in November) and Showtime with NFL Films will be showing a five-part series on the AFL starting in September.
I guess I'll have to figure out a way to get Showtime to see the series.....
Photo Credits
Ryan;Cleveland Plain Dealer
Shanahan:Bruce Bennett-Getty Images
3 comments:
Well don't that just take the cake.....I finally get to meet my idol and can't wait to meet him again and the friggin league is gonna fold??????
Even though I was not an Arena fan,after that picture I was hoping to get to a game to add some Kosar cards to the collection.
See,we could have done that together!
That would have been a blast Shawn!!!!
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