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[Dennis W. Brandt]

Actually, Chuck, I think you missed a Z or two describing this game. 
Someone said there was a crowd of 3,000 at Ford Field.  Does that count the 
band?  The audience look more like 38 friends and relatives to me.  And the 
Cats played like it, too.  Oh, that dreadful defensive line!  Is it the 
scheme?  I don't know.  I've watched the DL closely, and it is clear they do 
not have much ability to fend off a block.  Whether we have a good defensive 
scheme or not, if we had individual talent someone would bull rush, speed 
rush, chop, or stunt his way through and get to the quarterback.  We almost 
never do that.  On a pass rush, our DL looks as if it's in a pushing contest 
with opponents' offensive lines.  And the entire team forgot how to tackle 
on Friday.  I'm not sure that if Priest (their running back, not their 
chaplain) had not gone down (thank you, Mr. Phillips), we might have lost 
that game.