INSIDE THE NFL
Dispatches
by Peter King
Posted: Wed October 1, 1997
The Packers allowed 3.5 yards per rush last season. But in the
past two weeks, the Vikings' Robert Smith ran for 132 yards and
the Lions' Barry Sanders for 139, leaving Packers' opponents
with a 4.4 yard average through five games this year.... Arizona
held unbeaten Tampa Bay to six first downs and 147 yards, and
only Kevin Butler's missed 47-yard field goal prevented the
Cardinals from winning. "I watched more film this week than I
ever watched in my life and could not get a feel for them," said
Buccaneers quarterback Trent Dilfer.... The Eagles-Vikings game
was the first prime-time matchup in NFL history to feature two
African-American head coaches. "That doesn't mean s—- to me,"
said Philadelphia coach Ray Rhodes, who is good friends
nonetheless with Minnesota's Dennis Green. "We're out here
trying to win a f——— game, and I wouldn't give a s—- what
was over there. You think I give a s—- who's on the sideline?
That could be my mom over there, I'd want to whip her ass."...
Former Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael and his old
defensive coordinator in Chicago, Buddy Ryan, don't stay in
touch the way they used to. "He fell out of love with me when I
wouldn't go in on some horses with him," McMichael says. "He
said it would be a great tax deduction. When somebody says that,
it means you're going to lose money."
Issue date: October 6, 1997
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