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...back up the starting five, the Bullets have a deep and able bench. Says Hayes, "You must have that dimension to win." Reserve Guard Jimmy Jones, a six-time All-Star in the rival A.B.A., and second-year Forward Nick Weatherspoon, a member of last year's All-Rookie team, provide that dimension...
...turned this disparate collection of players into a unified league beater is soft-speaking, second-year Coach K.C. Jones. A paradigm of defensive skill during his nine seasons with the Boston Celtics, Jones insists that his players complement their effective fast break with unrelenting defensive pressure. As a result, the Bullets are now the second stingiest team in the league. "We believe offense is for shooters and defense is for all five guys," says Jones. "Fortunately, our starters are all shooters...
...Second-year all-league tackle Tom Schalch from Princeton complements Shaw on defense, along with returning Eli defensive back Elvin Charity...
Bouncing Back. In the N.F.C. East, the Cardinals could easily be renamed the Cinderellas. This summer, Second-Year Coach Don Coryell told his players that they would win ten games-a bold prediction considering that the team lost nine last season. Yet the players believed. Following the example of Coryell, who often works so late that he sleeps on the gold couch in his office, veteran Quarterback Jim Hart has put the bomb back in football, throwing seven touchdown passes of 40 yds. or more. Running Back Terry Metcalf has eluded tacklers for scoring sprints...
...that the Bills would soon be Super Bowl material. If that day comes this year it will be because the Bills have rapidly developed Into a well-balanced team. Last year Simpson gained 2,003 yds., and Fullback Jim Braxton ground out 494 yds., giving Buffalo the most productive two-man running attack in the history of the game. But that was about all the attack they had. Not so this season. Though Simpson has been running at about half last year's pace, Second-Year Quarterback Joe Ferguson has picked up the slack by passing the Bills...