In Search of An Franchise
Besides Barry Bonds' perpetual quest for 756 and the Red Sox's 81 1/2 game lead over the AL East baseball has hit a lull excluding the All-Star Game and the sports landscape has become barren. The big stories this week were thew end of Wimbledon, Michelle Wie at the Women's U.S. Open another NASCAR/Busch series race oddly similar to the last 50 we've seen as well as the end of NFL Europa. Yet while I was looking for a summer sport, I've had one before me all this time in the Arena Football League.
If you long for the days of Red Grange's low Chicago Bears, the '72 Dolphins' rushing attack of Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris, or the impenetrable Steel Curtain, then turn on ESPN Classic because this isn't it. However, if you enjoy playing Madden on rookie mode against the CPU while mercilessly racking up points with the Indianapolis Colts against the Cincinatti Bengals utilizing the Pass Heavy offensive playbook(*cough* Joe), then this is for you without the thumb blisters.
Just a few AFL players who have taken the AFL's dirt path to NFL stardom include NFL Super Bowl and regular ted at season Most Valuable Player Kurt Warner as well as Detroit Lions receiver Mike Furrey who started at free safety the previous season with the Rams based on his experience in AFL playing both offense and defense(which contributes to my theory that Mike Martz would be a great AFL coach). | |
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