The final week of the regular season means a time to say goodbye to certain players and places that won't be back, or in the same uniform, come 2001. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, fans honored wide receiver Jerry Rice, who will almost certainly be a salary-cap cut. This week's sendoffs include Mile High Stadium in Denver, where the Broncos hosted the 49ers. He's been credited with a good part of Denver's success running the ball with Terrell Davis, Olandis Gary and Mike Anderson. In my experience he was the greatest line coach.
Football is so redundant, it gets boring.
It never was that way with him. Now that I'm retired, I think about what a great coach he is. You didn't think about that when you were playing. Uncertainty resides in Dallas regarding quarterback Troy Aikman and his 10 concussions. Expect a restructured deal.