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So what? Quarry and his fans always had these excuses.

What do I think is going on? Hillis has a hamstring injury. This has happened to running backs before, sometimes they are never the same again, Norm Bulaich and Otis Armstrong (both from the 70's) are examples. Holmgren undoubedtly would like to have his own players rather than rely on those of...

Frazier didn't "rob many white men of an opportunity in pro boxing," he beat Bonavena twice, George Chuvalo, Tony Doyle, Jerry Quarry twice, Ron Stander, and Joe Bugner. Bonavena decked Frazier twice in one round in their first fight, but Frazier won nearly all of the other rounds. Quarry was...

Agreed.

Yes, that's how it was. If you think the Klitschkos have it bad, the Ali Fan Club was far worse attacking Frazier.

How much was Hillis paid to play his role? Who provides the money for the payoffs? Why doesn't someone no longer in the league talk freely?

Sehorn didn't help his speed any by putting on 20 pounds when he came back from the knee injury. It was Sehorn's idea to add weight, by the way.

I just read somewhere that New England's defense is dead last. Even in today's game, if you have the league's worst defense you aren't going to go very far. Belichik has allowed this to happen.

Back in the all-white SEC (which I remember), low-scoring games were common. You had mistakes, especially missed field goals and interceptions, in those days, too.

I'll ask you again: Why did the Grand Conspirators allow Hillis to have a big year in 2010?

The Tom Landry program was the same one the NFL Network showed a year ago as "The NFL's Man In The Hat." As I wrote before, it should be seen by anyone interested in pro football history. The show mentioned in passing that the players after 1985 didn't respond to him as before. Landry ended his...

The Tom Landry episode of the NFL Network's "A Football Life" premieres at 10pm ET tonight (Thursday). Forum members should find it worth watching. It will be repeated numerous times over the next week.

Fair enough.

Newton is playing as well as could be expected. Carolina had the worst team in the league last year, so they figure to have a losing record even with a good season from Newton.

Thanks for the anecdote. As I wrote in my post six years ago, I well remember Hoyle Granger.

Al Davis gave Rich Gannon a chance.

You are right. Black athletes frequently invoke God. The MSM rarely objects when they do.

It is too early to tell about Tim Tebow. As I told Bigunreal, a historian looks at both sides of an issue and we can't read Belichik's mind.

Yes, I do have something of a contrarian nature, but doesn't anybody who opposes the current ruling class? Also, being a historian means you consider both sides of any issue. I wouldn't play Faulk over Woodhead either, but Belichik may want to see what Faulk can do at this point. I can't read...

Last week after Denver beat Miami, posters complained that "Tebow isn't treated like other quarterbacks." This week after a bad loss, posters want his coach to "tweak the offense to tailor to Tebow's special skill set." Well, which do you want? Speaking of Belichik, what does he gain by not...

No, you don't know what's going on here. You didn't know why the Conspiracy didn't fix the playoffs so Vick could win a Super Bowl either.

Why did the Grand Conspirators allow Hillis to run for big yardage in 2010? If the Conspiracy can stop Hillis now, why did they allow him to be successful last year?

The "A Football Life" show on Mike Ditka airs at 10pm ET Thursday night and is repeated often the next few days.

On Tuesday, Ram HOF DE Jack Youngblood was on the Jim Rome show pushing his new book. When asked about Tim Tebow, Jack said he will be a "bigger, stronger, faster Steve Young."

So what? Tebow is not yet a polished passer but he can become one with experience.