Is the 3-4 the league's latest fad? I remember the rush to the 3-4 in the 1970s. One factor is the shortage of pass rushing 4-3 tackles. If you can't get a rush with those 330-pounders, you have to get it somewhere. Now, let's see how many 3-4 pass rushing OLBs the colleges can deliver. Paging Vernon Gholston! Paging Vernon Gholston.
A recent column about a book authored by my old college professor and friend Joe Cumming of Carrollton. The column doesn't do the book justice. It is an eclectic collection of pieces Joe wrote over four decades, many of them very powerful observations on the civil rights movement. Look for it at Amazon.