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Best draft for any NFL team ever?

02:48 PM ET 06.12

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I was researching some NFL stats recently and came across something that amazed me. I was looking at the NFL draft of 1974 and noticed that the Steelers got Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Jack Lambert and Mike Webster that year. I realize that I am not the first person to figure this out or write about it, but I'm not much of a Steeler follower so I never really paid much attention to the specific years these guys were drafted.After looking at the draft year by year, I am now of the opinion that the 1974 draft by the Steelers has to be considered the best…

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Vick and Perspective

05:52 PM ET 06.08

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I can't believe that there is anybody left out there that hasn't jumped into the Michael Vick dogfighting debate. Every time Fannation puts a Vick item in Truth and Rumors there is a firestorm of activity. It seems like it doesn't take long for the discussion to break down into ugly back and forth innuendos. I have been caught up in it myself, trying to make my point by dismanteling somebody else's. All we can really have at this point is opinions and I guess I forget sometimes that another's honest opinion is just as valid as my honest…

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Wake Forest success good for college football

03:31 PM ET 05.20

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A recent Truth and Rumors entry entitle "Deacon's Title Puts Heat on the ACC", caught my eye. Essentially the entry said other schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference who are more powerful in football traditionally were feeling some heat after Wake won the ACC football title. This is because Wake has very modest football facilities compared to teams like FSU, VT and Miami, all of whom have very modern sophistcated facilities and are strong recruiters.It was interesting to see the responses. Most people simply pointed out that Wake Forest…

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