End of Robinson Era: More Than Enough Blame to Go Around

Ordinarily, any Chuck Knox-Buddy Ryan choice would seem simple enough--an NFL institution hewn in granite vs. a megalomaniacal donkey’s posterior who fell to earth when his grip on Mike Ditka’s apron strings went slack.

However, if John Shaw is unable to extricate his nose from his jammed cash register drawer--or Buddy Ryan’s lips from his cold mirror--then I suppose they deserve each other.

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