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Article: Mike Ditka will not start Kerry Collins on Sunday.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- October 30, 1998
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PHILADELPHIA _ New Orleans Saints coach Mike Ditka briefly toyed with the idea of starting Kerry Collins at quarterback Sunday on the road against his former team, the Carolina Panthers. But after giving it some thought, Ditka realized that probably wouldn't be such a good idea.
``That would please too many people and I'm not going to do that,'' Ditka said. ``I just don't like the environment. If he has to play, it's one thing. But to put him out there, I just think there's too many sharks in the water.''
One can just imagine the ugly reception Collins would get from the Ericsson Stadium crowd, not to mention from his former teammates. Which is why ...