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1 2 3 3 5 EASIEST STRENGTH Chicago Green Bay Minnesota N.Y. Jets NFL QUIZ OF SCHEDULE FOR ’06 Opp. ’05: 114-142 115-141 117-139 117-139 119-137 Win pct.: .445 .449 .457 .457 .465

Are You a Student of the Game? You rifle through sports sections and magazines, you search the net, heaven knows you watch TV. But are you as hip to the the offseason happenings of the NFL as you think you are? Take our quiz and find out.

Part 1: Name That Coach Nearly one-third of the league’s teams have new head coaches and the majority of them are hardly household faces. See if you can name them. We’ll give you four clues and, if the fourth isn’t a dead giveaway, you should probably move on to another sport. Hint: As running backs coach at San Diego State, Hint: As a player, was named to the All-Monday Night team. worked directly with future Hall of Famer . Hint: Knows all about winning Super Bowls — as a player. Hint: Inducted into Eastern Illinoi s University Hall of Fame in 2000. Hint: Attended Maryland State College (now the University of Maryland Hint: In first season as Giants in 2000, Eastern Shore). New York scored 328 points, the most in a decade. hion visionary when it comes Hint: Histeam’sowner—amanwhoisafas Hint: Has a strong affinity for Tuna. to the use of silver and black — regretted firing this coach in his first stint with the team. WRITE ANSWER HERE: / WRITE ANSWER HERE: ST. LOUIS RAMS Hint: Has aided in the development of Hint: Is the second-youngest in NFL history. Aaron Brooks, , , Hint: Was a ballboy for the . and Jake Delhomme. Hint: Was a Chi Psi member at Wesleyan, although he disdains Hint: Credits Paul Hackett fo rteaching him t he finer points the hoodies favored by his fr at b rother, Bill Beli chick. of the when Hackett was offensive coordinator for the Chiefs and this coach was a quality Hint: By Day 2, had already lasted longer as head coach control assistant there. of this team than that frat brother. Hint: Said during his introductory news conference WRITE ANSWER HERE: that his new job as head coach was like “purchasing ROD / MARINELLI/ my dream house.” Hint: Grew up in Sunnyside, Wash., which Hint: Unfortunately is not related to actre ss / sounds nice to us. comedian / model Jenny McCarthy.

Hint: Was a for and WRITE ANSWER HERE: Keith Gilberts on at the . Hint: An offensive c oordinator in his previous job, he said when asked if he would give up calling plays: Hint: Earned a degree in history “It’s like giving up a dog or s omething. I just can’t from Yale University . give that away.” HERMAN EDWARDS/ Hint: Selected to the in 1974 Hint: Hollywood ties : His br other-in-law is James after averaging an NFC-leading 16.8 yards “Passion of the C hrist” Caviezel, and he signed John per punt return. David Washington, s on of Denzel, to this team — Hint: Coached the 2001 Be ars to a 13-3 record could help him with “Greatest Show on Turf II.” and their first division title since 1990. WRITE ANSWER HERE: viable task of choosing J.P. MIKE / Hint: Has the unen MCCARTHY/ Losman, Craig Nall or K elly Holcomb as his starting Hint: Is the guy who, as a defensive back, quarterback. scored on a play that is known as “The Miracle at the Meadowlands” to Philadelphians and “T he WRITE ANSWER HERE: ” to New Yorkers . Hint: Doesn’t allow players to use cellphones in the Hint: Banned hazing of rookies. locker room. GARY KUBIAK/ HOUSTON Hint: Was part of a Nothern Ariz ona coaching staff tha t Hint: Is kno wn for colorful quotes in a city that devoured TEXANS included future NFL head co aches Bill Callahan, ’em. Example: “This is wha t’s great about sports. This and Andy R eid. is what the greatest thing about sports is . You play to win the game. Hello!? You pla y to win the game. You don’t Hint: Raised in Aurora, Ill., the same city where playitto just play it.” “Wayne’s World” could be seen on cable acc ess. dinator, clashed with Terrell Hint: Maybeheadcoachofanew team but isn’t a new head / / Hint: As Eagles offensive coor tch the until he coache s OAKLAND N.Y. JETS Owens. B ut, really, who hasn’t? coach. Refuses to wa RAIDERS in one. WRITE ANSWER HERE: WRITE ANSWER HERE:

Hint: As an assistant in Tampa Bay, helped B uccaneers Hint: Was p art of famed 1983 quarterback draft class elly. finish in the top 10 in defense for the ninth straight year. that included , and Jim K Hint: Is a dead ringer for P eter Bo yle, the guy who played Ray Romano’s Hint: Coached Elway as an assistant with the Broncos. father in “Everybody Lo ves Raymond” and Frankenstein’s monster in “Young Hint: In only season as an assistant with the , Frankenstein.” helped amass a recor d 112.8 and earn Super Bow l XXIX. Hint: Had a one-year t our of d uty in Vie tnamin1969. MVP of Hint: Last name s ounds a lot like Ko diak. Grrr! straight coach GM Matt Millen hir ed who se la st n ame begins w ithM. / Hint: The third WRITE ANSWER HERE:

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Part 2: Multiple Choice 1. The Giants have had an, um, inter esting offseason. They signed LaVar Arrington, whose Part 4: Match the Quarterback to His Boo-Boo final da ys with the R edskins may have left him feeling he has something to prove. And then there was Strahan vs. Six st arting quarterbacks are attempting to make Strahan, the divo rce ca se in which t he mi ssus d sexual orientation and ropped hints about Michael’ s comebacks fr om injuries — and not all were requested an enormous settlemen t (including $27,000 on clothes annually 4 for their 20-month-old twin daughters). Which player figures to be angrier this fall? football relat ed — that required surgery. 1 2 A. Arrington Draw a line to who did what to his what? 1. Torn labrum in right shoulder B. Strahan A. , Dolphins 2. Torn right rotator cuff 2. The NFL ’s ba n on amphe tamine use will have enormous repercussions. 6 Which will be the biggest? B. , Bengals 3. Three torn ligaments in right knee A. Pregame “dances” (see: ) now will resemble “Swan Lake” B. Starbucks stock will go through the roof C. , Jets 4. Broken jaw and facial lacerations* C. Coffee replaces , resulting 5 *Injuries unrelated to recent appendectomy (not shown) in the scalding of at least one victorious coach D. , Saints 3 5. Torn ACL and MCL in left knee 3. In an unforgettable courtside interview during the NBA Finals (Miami be the pigskin-centric), ne at Da llas,for

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