What Makes An NFL Dynasty?

In terms of gratuitous overuse in the American sports vocabulary, “dynasty” is a word right up there with “Greatest Of All-Time” and “dominant.” So when Pigskin Dispatch producer Darin Hayes asked for input to more precisely define the term and thus determine, ultimately, which, if any, National Football League team in history can be honestly … Read more

I Miss 1970s Football

You can call me old-fashioned– not with the times, a dinosaur–but I miss 1970s football. Perhaps it meant so much to me because of my age. I was eight years old in 1970 and 17 years old in 1979. For most people, so many of life’s memories are between the ages of 8 and 17. … Read more

Remembering the Greatest Individual Defensive Performance in NFL Playoff History

If you were to mention the name of Vernon Perry to a typical pro football fan today, they would probably look at you with a very quizzical expression. “Vernon Who?” might be a common response that you would hear from them. But when you talk about pro football during the 1970s, and specifically when you … Read more