COACHES
AND QUARTERBACKS – AFC NORTH
Both high
profile, and arguably the most important components of a successful football
team. More credit and blame than they deserve? Probably. I’ve gone back 50
years and chose only one of each as the greatest for selected teams. Some were
easy choices, others not so easy.
CINCINNATI
BENGALS
Coach: Sam Wyche
Paul Brown was at
the end of his career when coaching the Bengals. Forrest Gregg has the better
record, but Wyche lasted longer.
Quarterback: Ken Anderson
Boomer wasn’t
bad, but not as good as Anderson.
PITTSBURGH
STEELERS
Coach: Chuck Knoll
Tough choice
between three excellent coaches. Cowher
is almost as worthy and I like Tomlin.
Quarterback: Terry Bradshaw
Rothlisberger is
similar to Bradshaw in that he’s big and
strong. But Bradshaw had a cannon for an arm. And then there’s the four Super
Bowl victories.
CLEVELAND
BROWNS
Coach: Sam Rutigliano
Shottenheimer was
a cheeseball. After that there’s no one else to really consider.
Quarterback: Bernie Kosar
I like Sipe and
almost went with him. But Kosar was better, I think.
BALTIMORE
RAVENS
Coach: John Harbaugh
Relatively new
franchise (Cleveland kept the rights) but still, Billick would be a good choice
too.
Quarterback: Joe Flacco
By default.
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