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Throughout the annals of NFL history, there have been an almost immeasurable number of head coaches that have been masterful at their chosen profession.

With the NFL daft quickly approaching, I figured this would be a perfect time to write a column focusing on the best draft selections of all-time. The only criteria I have for this column is that the player selected can't be a first round pick

Bill Walsh died from leukemia today at the age of 75. Walsh was the originator of the "west coast" offense in the NFL and coached the San Francisco 49ers to six division titles and three super bowl victories.

Coach Bill Walsh's impact goes even deeper when you consider that Coach Dungy was once the mentor of his 2006 Super Bowl adversary in Coach Lovie Smith. In all some 30 NFL coaches have been either directly or indirectly impacted by this great man's influence.

Football fans are a funny breed. Many will often drop football vernacular into conversation - such as the West Coast Offense - to show their prowess as true fans. Yet, many don't know exactly what it is and why it works.

Learn more about football and life in general.

a brief look at the legendary Niners and the Bill Walsh era

As the 2006-2007 NFL Season quickly approaches, I thought it would be a good idea to ruffle some weathers by bringing up the popular debate on the greatest NFL teams of all time.

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional football team that plays in the National Football League. The 49ers play in the West Division of the National Football Conference.

The NFL has locked in the Sunday afternoon marketing slot for young males 18-34 years of age for decades, and people like Rupert Murdoch know it.

The San Francisco 49ers were founded by trucking executive Tony Morabito and became a charter member of the All-American Football Conference in 1946.

This article is an explanation about why Boise State's Quarterback, Jared Zabransky should not be on the cover of NCAA Football '08.

A list and discussion of the best quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.

Recent trends in the NFL have detracted from the game of football. The abandonment of the deep ball, excessive use of instant replay, and overly lenient policy on fumbles are detrimental to the game and should be reconsidered.

Almost every football movie made is about someone overcoming great odds to achieve greatness. There are plenty of other stories to be shared that don't have that tired cliche.

These are the best unis in America's most popular sport today.

The 25th anniversary of "the catch" was Jan. 10,in a way it seems like yesterday. One thing's for sure, it changed the fortunes of the 2 teams involved and started the 49ers domination of the NFL in the 80's.

Sure, everyone knows who the greatest wide receiver of all-time is. But after that, who are the other four? I firmly believe that ten different people posed with the same question, would have ten different answers.

Tochdowns win games. This article breaks down the top 5 scorers and the teams they played for.

Five men lost their lives this past year, ranging from two great coaches to three standout players from different generations.

The Oakland Raiders have a number of different options with the number 1 pick in the draft.

Talented QB's are available in the second round of the draft that could be better than the QB's selected in the first round.

A description of the drawbacks of a popular scheme in American Football.

EA Sports has improved on it's college football franchise. As each year passes the debate gets stronger and stronger. Is Madden better than NCAA football?

The best quarterbacks to every play in the NFL.

Two teams share the all time high water mark for most fumbles in a season with 56: The 1938 Chicago Bears and the 1978 San Francisco 49ers.

Since Super Bowl XVII (42) is right around the corner, I wanted to share some opinionated content regarding big championship games of the past 42 years and list my picks for the top 10 Super Bowl teams ever .....

A look at various coaches' Pro Bowl records.

This is simply a list of my top 20 video games of all time.

Kickers haven't been the difference in that many games in the 41 year history of the Super Bowl, but here are 5 games in which a kicker has been critical to his team's fortunes on sports biggest stage.

While watching a one hour episode of Sportscenter during the Spring I made these observations

My Fantasy Super Bowl team, made up of some of the best performers in the game's 40-year history.

Randy Moss does not give the same on the field effort as T.O.

Bill Parcells, The Tuna retires...again. After 4 years in Dallas, Parcells said it was time to retire from a 12 month a year job he had been doing since 1964. Lane Kiffin, a 31 year old assistant at USC is reported to have agreed to take the Raiders job.

As fashionable as the sport of football has become, particularly the NFL, just watching the games is no longer enough for even the average fan.

John Walsh, the host of America's Most Wanted talks about AMW's Sex Offenders Special Edition airing Saturday on Fox.

Comparing the child protection bill Oprah endorsed with one involving John McCain and why S 1738 has not yet passed in the Senate.

The National Football League has always been an organization that generally stays out of the spotlight from scandals and other negative publicity (with the exception of the Terrell Owens coverage

Tells about the West Coast Offense invented by Bill Walsh.

The original West Coast Offense was invented by Sid Gilman, but perfected by Don Coryell.

Author, Arthur Jay Harris, feels certain he has solved the 1981 case of the kidnapping and murder of Adam Walsh from a Sears department store in Hollywood, Florida.

Citizens of Massachusets have long complained about dead zones, anti-consumer contracts and a number of other questiionable practices. The Massachusets legislature is listening and debating a bill to empower cellphone users.

A trivia quiz about Bill Gates

My picks for the top ten movie featuring J.T. Walsh

The NFL playoffs are here, and that means one thing: It's time to for gamblers to study the lines and place some bets to make the football games a little more interesting and to win a little cash along the way.

Father died in the Civil War when I was three. Mother and I lived in a small shack in Riverton, Wyoming. We never had much until Mother met Edward Arlington when I was ten.

A biography of Academy Award winning writer-director William A. Wellman

The newest law to protect children from sexual predators may end up punishing the innocent.

A federal judge in Philadelphia threw out the 1998 Child Online Protection Act, saying it was out of date. Free speech groups applauded the decision, while family rights groups voiced hope that Congress will make another attempt at an Internet pornography law.

Is this parity? The New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, and Miami Dolphins are a combined 0-14. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts are a combined 15-0!!

Everyone has their favorites, what are my top ten? Take a gander and see what I saw in each of these movies.

This will be year two for Head Coach Mike Nolan and Co. Can they improve on last season's dismal 4-12 campaign, or are we in for more of the same by the Bay?

How much do you know about Super Bowl history and trivia? Who was the only player to be named MVP of a Super Bowl in his last game as a player? Which teams have won the most games, lost the most?

No author, student, or writer can do without this short list of books that will at least illuminate some of the gray areas of the English lanugage and provide fun, easy to read guidelines for writing well.

The Packers lost Sunday but have plenty to build on.

The 2008 NFL playoff breakdown. Who will will Super Bowl XLII? You're only a few hundred words from the answer.

When it came to selecting the top five quarterbacks of all-time, several names stuck out for me like a sore thumb. Compiling this list wasn't nearly as hard as say, naming the top five running back or wide receivers of all-time.

Mike Holmgren is a proven winner and so is Wade Phillips--if you count only the regular season record.

There are always second-guessers

Key players like Bill O'Reilly, Jerry Falwell and the ACLU are examined. Read about the current controversy surrounding Christmas trees at the Seattle airport and New Line Cinema sponsoring the Chicago holiday festival. Is there a Grinch? Or are we just scared?

Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that triple-Academy Award winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as the executive producers of HALO, the upcoming feature film based on the popular video game from Bungie Studios.

Though Donnie Walsh has made clearing cap space for 2010 a top priority, if history is any indicator of what the future holds, landing a top-flight free agent is not how the Knicks will return to glory.

The picture of Mark Foley with John Walsh and President Bush, at the signing of the bill that is supposed to protect America's youth from sex offenses says it all. Truth is stranger than fiction!

Radio controlled car racing on a flat concrete oval in Bradenton, Florida.

America has ostensibly lost connection with its spiritual compass and in turn, moral decay has set in. In Proverbs the Lord instructs us that we must not remove the biblical principles set up for us.

Every major sport always has players that radiate with talent and stand above the crowd. So to is the fact that on occasion, there is that player that for one game sees a moment of glory that only happens .....

Believe it or not, the "spitter" as it was called in the modern era of baseball, was a mainstay in many a pitcher's arsenal in the early eras of the game. It has also been referred to as a shineball, mudball, and emeryball during its existence.

Here's a list of baseball players born in Pennsylvania like your truly.

Two billboards were unveiled today in the western suburbs of Chicago and provide information about Lisa Stebic.

Hope is not a political position despite all the bandying about of such a foolish and shallow concept.

celebrity marriages

There have been so many great players and characters in baseball over the years. Here is a breakdown of the best players for each decade, starting in 1870 and working up to the present. Enjoy.

If there was ever an industry that we all wish would go away it is the ugly little world of child porn. Still, can you blame the stars of the porn industry for being a little upset that the Federal Government wants a list of their names and personal info to sniff out minors?

This is a small capsule of Barack Obama, the political rock star, his views and his voting records. Is he a let-down waiting to happen, or is he the real deal?

A list of events for Star Trek fans that spans the USA, and in a few cases, the high seas.

Political advertising has spread over multiple mediums and infused itself with popular culture. But what ethical problems are raised when celebrities, politicians and popular culture collide?

Child abuse and child sexual abuse make all of feel as impotent as the perpetrators whose only success is the destruction of our children's spirits.

when it comes to the subject of sex offenders, no one out there actually knows the real truth.

According to The American College of Emergency Room Physicians, we are all in danger from "text walking."

Is voting for a third party candidate a waste of a vote? Candidates like Cynthia McKinney and Ralph Nader might disagree. So might Al Gore and George H. W. Bush. Voting against someone, and not necessarily for their primary contender, could cost them the election...

It's hard to say why a particular quote might remain in your mind for a period of time. Maybe a certain movie quote just pops up for no obvious reason. It doesn't matter what the quote is, it is simply a matter of why they are memorable.

Charlie Crist, current Governor of Florida, is a front-runner for VP on the Republican ticket. Learn about his stands on the issues and his personal life.

Indiana Jones is searching for missing crystal skulls in his new adventure. Learn the history behind his latest film.

There have been many sex offender laws put into place by both State and Federal Governments, but are they working?

My picks for the ten best films that came out in 1997, as well as some honorable mentions.

The song that turned the tide was the 1981 ballad "Keep on Lovin' You". Until then, REO SpeedWagon had already been playing the sheds for 10 years and was performing their own special brand of kickass rock and roll.

Like many 20-something males I am addicted to ESPN. The channel has been a mainstay of sports fanatics for over twenty five years. In ESPN: The Uncensored History, Michael Freeman examines the network's first two decades. The story of how...

Forty years after they first came together, British folk-rock legends the Strawbs continue to make music that reaches across the generations, appealing to young and old and connecting with folk-rock and prog-rock fans alike.

The overlooked movie gem is both a pleasurable and frustrating for the movie lover.

Have you ever wondered how a song makes the play list at a classic rock station? There is a bad rumor going around that all of the music is picked by computers...

Comedy Central viewers prepare for a summer full of new laughs! The network has a full summer 2006 schedule planned, with new series and specials, sure to be the best shows to tune and chill out to this summer!

I brief history into the infamous terrorist group - the Irish Republican Army (IRA)

For you who don't know about NAMBLA, let me give you some insight to them. NAMBLA stands for North American Man/Boy Love Association. It is a group that believes it is ok for men to have sex with boys.

Have you ever wondered how a song makes the play list at a classic rock station? There is a bad rumor going around that all of the music is picked by computers, but there's strong evidence it has everything to do with this Rock God...

I do not claim knowing and having seen all movies based on Charles Dickens' books, neither do I set the goal of listing each and every version ever released. The purpose of this guide is to share with you what I've found, and what I personally like.