Detroit Lions: Don’t Look Now, but They Are Model of Consistency

June 23, 2012   ·   Greg Eno   ·   Jump to comments

Roger Staubach stood at the rostrum at his Hall of Fame induction in Canton, Ohio in 1985 and addressed the crowd. He was barking out signals one last time.
But this was no football huddle, and the play that Staubach was calling moved him to tears.
Staubach, the legendary Dallas Cowboys QB, found his voice quaking and his lower lip trembling when his list of thank yous finally came down to his coach.
“That man in the funny hat,” Staubach managed, before emotions overwhelmed him and he had to pause to regain composure.
Tom Landry, the man in the funny hat, was the only NFL coach Staubach had. Heck, Landry was the only coach any Dallas Cowboy had, if that player’s career spanned any period from 1960 to 1988.
The relationship between quarterback and coach in the NFL, if allowed to progress for any longer than a couple of years, is not unlike that of husband and wife. There’s arguing, rolling of eyes, tears and ecstasy. There’s name-ca...

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