[Expect the biggest revivals in Kansas City (major defensive upgrades), Arizona (veteran QB Kurt Warner, Arrington, and second-year coach Dennis Green), and Carolina (decimated by injuries but still almost made the playoffs last year).] Kansas City has a scintillating offense and a much better defense [than last year], ... They're poised for a great season. |
[Parents can't get enough of the report cards.] In previous years at the State Fair, ... the department had kids throw beanbag frogs into holes. Last year, we printed out 5,000 school report cards instead. Parents would come up and say, 'I'm thinking of moving, or using open enrollment. Can you print out a report card for this neighborhood school, and the schools close to it?' What a change! |
[To get involved with the Drink-a-Thon, all you need to do is donate a flat sum to a favorite boozer or pledge $1, $10, even $50 for every drink that he or she consumes.] Most of the older crowd is doing the lump sum, usually $50, ... while the younger crowd, who have an easier time accepting the unorthodox nature of the event, are donating around $10 a drink. |
A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines. |
As a defensive coordinator, he was beloved by his players, ... They truly believed in him. They'd sacrifice anything to do what he said. He was as unique a man as we've seen from that standpoint. |
As a defensive coordinator, he was beloved by his players. They truly believed in him. They'd sacrifice anything to do what he said. He was as unique a man as we've seen from that standpoint. |
Brady is at the top of his game now. He knows what works and what doesn't work. I suspect he'll be more directly involved in what they do, and this will even further stimulate him. |
Buddy had a huge impact on that team. He was maybe the key element in that organization. |
Could New England stand up to the Steelers defense of the '70s? No chance, ... And I don't think they had near the balance the 49ers had during (the Super Bowl) years. |
Could New England stand up to the Steelers defense of the '70s? No chance. And I don't think they had near the balance the 49ers had during (the Super Bowl) years. |
Dennis Green is as good as they get, |
Don't look at his last game, or the one before that, or before that. Go back seven or eight games, or maybe a year or two, if you want to try to see tendencies, and even that won't help you. |
I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses. |
I did have a margarita, which I typically did just before I went to bed, |
I hate to see where the game is going because of that, |