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Draft Withdrawal

Browns fans will be sitting on their hands...or something...on the first day of the NFL Draft. This is to make them feel better. (hat tip to Jack H.)

These three YouTube videos of the Monday Night Football Game in 1979 between the Browns and the Cowboys might be of interest to any NFL fan, what with the Hall of Famers like Staubach, Dorsett and Randy White playing for the 'Boys, and Howard Cosell doing his thing.

But Browns fans will definitely dig it. (Hint: Browns kick Cowboy ass.) The videos feature the MNF intro and then highlights of the first quarter, after which the game was essentially over anyway. Lots of nostalgia here for some big names in the orange hats. It was near the end of the line for Browns standouts Clarence Scott and Jerry Sherk, but young stars like Ozzie Newsome, Clay Matthews and Mike Pruitt were just emerging at that time.

It was a veteran group overall, with guys like Brian Sipe, Greg Pruitt, Thom Darden and Dave Logan in their primes, and role players Ron Bolton, Reggie Rucker and Lyle Alzado filling out the team. I believe it's Gifford who at one point says "these Browns can move the ball on anybody." I remember this game as sort of Ozzie Newsome's national coming out party. The final was 26-7.

Here are the links. Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.

Or click "Continue..." below for the embeds.

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Posted by dan at April 21, 2008 10:37 PM | TrackBack