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The Big Lead found this 1/3/2008 on community.foxsports.com [flag]
Of the four NFL coaches most often called "genius," three of them will not be back in their 2007 capacities next year: Brian Billick, Mike Martz and Bobby Petrino. Billick, who pioneered the idea of throwing deep to Randy Moss as offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings in 1998, was fired as head coach of the Ravens yesterday. Martz, who pioneered the idea of not letting Marshall Faulk ... [link]

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The Roundup: Pippen’s Still Mouthy, Raven on Raven Assault? and Joakim Noah Raps
Published 1/3/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
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