That sounds familiar
Here's an excerpt from John McClain's latest Chron NFL notebook:
Every time a team is unbeaten midway through the season, the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins become a topic of conversation.
Because the Dolphins are 0-9, the 1976 Buccaneers are getting some attention. Since World War II, the expansion Bucs are the only team to lose every game. They were 0-14.
"Hopefully, we won't have teams joining us in that distinction," defensive end Lee Roy Selmon told the St. Petersburg Times. "I do not wish that on anyone or any team."
Unlike the Dolphins, who toast the last unbeaten team that loses, the Bucs don't celebrate when the last winless team pulls out a victory.
"We don't celebrate, 'Hey, guys, we're in a distinction of our own still. Let's have a drink to that,' " Selmon said. "I see some of our teammates from the '76 team, but we don't do a whole lot of reflecting on our record."
And here's an excerpt from a column in the Kansas City Star:
Each season, when the last unbeaten team loses, select members of the 1972 Dolphins pop open a few bottles of champagne and toast their place as the only unbeaten, untied team in NFL history.
Now that the current Dolphins are 0-9, there’s a chance they can join the 1976 Buccaneers as the only team since World War II to lose every game of a full NFL season by going 0-14 in the expansion franchise’s first season.
The ’76 Bucs have no champagne celebrations, though their desire to remain alone in history is just as strong.
“Hopefully, we won’t have teams joining us in that distinction,” defensive end Lee Roy Selmon, the first overall draft pick in 1976 and a Hall of Famer, told The St. Petersburg Times. “I do not wish that on anyone or any team.
“We don’t celebrate: ‘Hey, guys, we’re in a distinction of our own still. Let’s have a drink to that.’ I see some of our teammates from the ’76 team, but we don’t do a whole lot of reflecting on our record.”
Interesting similarities.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 11/17/07 10:53 PM | Print | Comments (0)
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