Tim Brown: Bill Callahan sabotaged the Super Bowl

[perryao]

Originally Posted by perryao

Great post. Still, some things about this story just don't pass the smell test. One, if Callahan hated the Raiders and their players, why did he take the job? Two, if you're the HC of a team with a chance to join an elite club, why would you sabotage it? Three, if Callahan hated the Raiders so much that he would sabotage their chances to win a SB why would he come back the next year? Four, Callahan's history after that season, with failed stints with the Raiders and Nebraska, shows that he wasn't a very good HC even when he, presumably, was trying.

Meh. Whatever the reason Callahan and the RAiders got their ass kicked that day it is still one of my favorite football memories.

Doesn't pass the smell test for Peter King either...

"This sabotage fiction never passed the smell test to me. I think Brown and teammate Jerry Rice, who backed Brown, owe Callahan an apology."

Very interesting reading. Puts this nonsense to bed pretty effectively. Here's the link .

Tim Brown joins Jerry Rice on the list of those whose opinion should be taken with a grain of salt.

[ktmjim]

Originally Posted by Chargrfan

Because Jerry Rice, HOFer & best WR to ever play the game, was the first to admit that Norv Turner is an awful HC and one of the worst in history of football.

Best WR to ever play the game was Lance Alworth.
Jerry benefited from the stupid 5 yard bump rule put in when the great game of football went from being a violent sport to something that resembled team tennis with helmets.

[charger1_sj]

As great as Jerry Rice was he dropped more passes in a single game than Alworth did in his whole career.