Being born into a die hard Dallas Cowboy or bust family. I was destined whether realized or not that would be my team. I cant emphasize enough on how intense the mood was on game day. Even so I remember liking the Bears as well. Not sure if anyone else remembers the 1985 squad, but there were a few hall of famers in there. I remember The Fridge taking handoffs and scoring touchdowns. Walter Peyton breaking tackles giving stiff arms, and just flat running people over. Then you had The Fridge "William Perry",Richard Dent, and the great Mike Singletary punishing folks on deffense. The Fridge playing RB was always my favorite thing to watch. Really he was a deffensive tackle, but the names defination enough for what gave him the edge on offense.(somewhat like what Vrabel use to do for the Pats..only he caught passes instead of run over folks)..(by the way doesnt he play for the Chiefs now?)Anyway.. I did a book report on Mike Singletary in school on time. Thats how much his skills on the field influenced me. To bad as a head coach it didnt play out with the same success he had as a player. There is just not a very good percentage of great players making great head coaches. You would think it would be the opposite. Either way though you didnt dare root for them come game day in the living room when I was a child. I cant help but think their worth mentioning now as one of the blast from the past star struck teams. That struck fear into the eyes of whoever their oppenent happened to be that season. Maybe somebody else remembers these greats or another favorite worthy of mention. Or maybe a specific player that caused a team to be a favorite of yours. Whatever the case..feel free to share your knowledge of the game.
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