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Dirty (Half) Dozen: Defining NFL Quarterfinal Games

By Dave GoldbergJan 12th 2011 – 5:15PM

The presence of the Patriots, Steelers, and Ravens make the NFL's quarterfinals seem a bit familiar. So, to a lesser extent, do the Packers and Bears. But looking at from a different angle, the NFL of the past 15-20 years has been infinitely more balanced than the NFL of the previous 20 years, made that way by the...

FanHouse Roundtable: Wild Card Weekend ... and the Coaching Carousel

By FanHouse StaffJan 6th 2011 – 1:00PM

It's a Wild Card Weekend full of subplots: • For the first time since the merger, a sub-.500 team, the 7-9 Seahawks, not only qualified for the playoffs, but will host a game, against the 11-5 defending Super Bowl-champion Saints on Saturday afternoon. • The Jets, who have been talking Super Bowl since "Hard...

Jason Garrett's Performance Causing Others to Look Beyond Interim Tag

By David ElfinDec 17th 2010 – 12:02PM

None of his fellow 31 head coaches were as prepared for the job as Dallas' Jason Garrett, who had played 12 years in the league and whose father had been an NFL assistant. But when Garrett was promoted from offensive coordinator to the top spot on an interim basis on Nov. 7, none of his counterparts faced as overwhelming a...

Dirty (Quarter) Dozen: Teams That Made The Playoffs, But Shouldn't Have

By Dave GoldbergDec 1st 2010 – 1:51PM

On Nov. 7, the New York Giants went to Seattle, supposedly one of the most difficult road venues in the NFL, and jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead before cruising home, 41-7. "Nothing feels right right now," Pete Carroll said of his Seahawks. Well, here's something that might feel right -- or wrong, depending on your...

Tom Cousineau, Chosen One in 1979, Reflects on Bold Decision

By Pat McManamonApr 21st 2010 – 10:18PM

AKRON, Ohio -- Tom Cousineau sat in a coffee shop and thought back 30 years to the day he became the first player taken in the NFL Draft. A few months later, Cousineau became the fourth player not to play a down for the team that drafted him first overall (now there are six). Cousineau balked at the salary offered by the...

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Background on Marty schottenheimer

Martin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer (; born September 23, 1943) is the current head coach of the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League.

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