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Article: Q: Whom do you call when you've got NFL questions? A: Try John Madden, who is the answer for Fox viewers.
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- December 8, 1995
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America's football analyst, John Madden, sizes up the NFL season
as it turns for home and glances back at his television career:
Q. Are there really more occasions this season, as you hear, of
teams not going full bore each week?
A. Yes, and it is because of the continuing difference caused by
free agency. There is no loyalty anymore, and in football you really
need it. The players used to stay with a team and there would be
loyalty between them and the coaches. And with all the changes,
there is less loyalty from the fans. It is harder to have that
exchange of loyalty today. People keep calling it a business now.
It is harder to coach than in my day.
Q. But doesn't free agency help teams ...