Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Quarterback Craig Morton is a Cowboy reject, the Dallas starting quarterback until Semi-Peerless Roger Staubach unseated him. In their locker room after beating the defending Super Bowl Champion Oakland Raiders for the A.F.C. title, the Broncos were ecstatic, scarcely believing the dream had come true. Shouts, cheers and champagne washed their victory. When the Cowboys filed into their redoubt after their N.F.C. title win over Minnesota, there was no raucous celebration and no bubbly wasted by the cool young professionals from Dallas. And in their cities ... well, Denver fans went berserk, while the Dallas fans, accustomed to such moments...
...high with work undone, needs neglected, problems postponed. Such urgent tasks as creating an energy policy, stopping the drain of Social Security funds and reforming the tax and welfare systems had been ignored or put off, largely because nobody had solutions that seemed workable or politically feasible. Like a quarterback who prefers the long bomb to the drudgery of three yards and a cloud of dust, the President threw a lot of comprehensive programs at Congress. Often his timing was poor, his leadership inadequate, his grasp of the politics shaky. But unquestionably Carter has made gains along with his celebrated...
...behind Orangemania is new Head Coach Robert ("Red") Miller. An offensive genius who turned the New England Patriots into contenders, Miller took over a Denver team that had petitioned its owner to fire a coach they considered inept. Miller promptly traded for veteran Quarterback Craig Morton, who had endured twelve indifferent seasons at New York and Dallas only to be reborn, at 34, in Denver. Between Morton's steady, experienced hand and Miller's innovative tactics, the Broncos at last have an offensive unit to complement an always strong defense. The combination produced two six-game winning streaks...
...armchairm quarterback (or manager) the year's most interesting gift idea is a biorhythm prediction kit for professional football (or baseball). The charts and tables allow you to plot the biorhythms of the pros, to predict which team will triumph on which particular day. When you reach an advanced stage of the art, the ads say, you can even predict the score. Or at least how well Roger Staubach is getting along with his wife...
Leading 6-0 at the half, the Pats got one more John Smith field goal before offensive turnovers led to a 10-9 Atlanta lead in the fourth quarter. Then, with less than three minutes to play. Patriot quarterback Steve Grogan hit rookie Stanley Morgan with a 33-yard touchdown pass for the Pats eighth...