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Just read this article. Quite an interesting read. Many coaches buying into his analytics. Anyone here remember this guy? Was he a regular with SI? http://www.si.com/vault/1978/09/04/264313/big-d-by-three-bud-goode-prognosticator-extraordinary-feeds-his-univac-1106-computer-a-mawful-of-statistics-an...

This then leads to yet another what-if....how would also-respectable/gritty/scrappy 9-7 Patera's Seahawks have done vs Bears had they still been in the NFC Central in '79? The Seahawks were never in the NFC Central. They were in the NFC West in '76. Not that their division really mattered, scheduli...

As I'm sure many of you know (and it may have been discussed on here already), Chiefs players voiced disrespect toward Tampa Bay upon their rain-drenched monsoon 0-3 season-finale road loss. They basically felt that had TB been in the AFC, and Chiefs been in NFC, a different story for both teams tha...

The clear end point to expectations came on opening day 1970 when the Lions whipped the Packers 40-0 at home, and the Lambeau faithful booed the fallen heroes. Yeah, and for it happen after Lombardi's passing. Sort of like the Steelers in '88. The Chief passes on before the season begins and then t...

In 1978 Walt Michaels squared off against Noll, Shula, and Landry and went 2-2. Beating Shula twice but losing to Noll and Landry Nice work! Not sure if this response is better suited for this thread or the 'best chance Jets winning Bowl in '80s' thread but what an irony in that Jets had a 7-0-1 re...

End of day, I would have to guess that their expectations going into '68 were no different than the Steelers in 1980. Going by my '80 Street & Smith's souvenir, it seemed to be greatly assumed that there was no letdown/complacency in the air, or even on the horizon, up in Latrobe.

Jerry Williams, anybody? Not only did he coach against that very Holy Trinity of '70s HCs (and also in '69, mind you), but also add (bonus) his Eagles squaring off in that very season against... Lombardi (twice, as the case of course vs Landry)!

In regards to the comment of "the Rams were never the same again" (after the trade) on Eric Dickerson 'A Football Life', would it really have made that much of a difference? I mean, the Rams did have consecutive playoff runs in '88 & '89 making it to the NFCC (arguably the league's &qu...

Yes, in his final year as a HC (lone season in DC), Vince Lombardi coached against Chuck Noll in a 14-7 road victory, then against Shula the following week in a 17-41 blowout loss at Baltimore and the later on in the season, of course, against Tom Landry twice; losing both games to his Cowboys with ...

What was the general, overall consensus amongst the experts/fans/magazines on how the Pack would do in the year after Vince stepped down (up - GM) from the HC spot? Did most feel that it was indeed, it, for the Dynasty due to his departure from HC, or did some feel that Bengston could pull a McCaffe...