It's Boomer Esiason's last year of his first stint with the team. Mr. Brown taps University of Houston star David Klingler as the quarterback of the future. Boomer has been traded to the Jets. Things are bleak, but Mr. Brown remains bullish on Mr. Klingler. David Klingler is conservative and quiet, not flamboyant and outgoing, but I've seen a lot of quarterbacks over the years, and it isn't just the brash ones who lead.
People are tired of hearing it.
I'm tired of saying it. We have to win. The Penn State star promptly tears up his knee and is out for the year. Seven games into the season, Mr. Shula is fired and replaced by Mr. Coslet, the Bengals' offensive coordinator who had been dumped by the Jets. Mr. Blake is out.