Ed Marinaro With All Due Respect

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New York Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet, right, scores a touchdown on Miami. Photo by John T. Greilick (AP)

If you are going to open your mouth and tell us how great you are and take cheap shots at other players around the league, you better be able to back it up. Having said that, Wayne Chrebet may be one of the best big play guys in the NFL. I don't know how he does it, but this guy comes through in the clutch, as was evident in the great Monday night game against the Dolphins this week.

I'm not usually a big fan of sports movies, but I got a chance to see Remember the Titans this week, and it is definitely a must-see film for everyone, especially parents and their kids…not because it's a football movie, but rather it's a must see because of the lack of violence and X-rated language. It is a total feel-good movie.

The World Series... Everybody expected the New York fans to be rowdy and disrespectful during the 2000 Subway Series, but I've always known the NY fans to be knowledgeable and respectful. I knew cars would not be overturned and burned in Times Square, or rioting erupting in the stands. I don't know what people imagined to happen when these two great teams met, but after growing up there and getting the chance to play for the Jets, I know first-hand NY fans are among the best in the country.

What we are seeing now in the NFL is the emergence of a new prototype quarterback in the form of Dante Culpepper. Not because I'm biased as an ex-Viking, but this guy is the prime example of this new class of QB, which will throw like a traditional quarterback, and when need be, run like a runningback. Since no QB calls his own plays anyway, the days of the drop-back, hang in the pocket QB may be over as this new class, which is led by Culpepper and includes Akili Smith, Cade McNown and Donovan McNabb, redefine the position.

October 26, 2000

edmarinaro@sportshollywood.com

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Ed Marinaro

In his three seasons as Cornell's tailback, Ed Marinaro was the all-time leading rusher in Ivy League history. He established eight NCAA career records and was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. After turning pro he became a running back for the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. Then he turned to acting and played everyone from Joe Coffey on the classic TV show "Hill Street Blues" to Joey Buttafuoco in "Long Island Lolita." In his off-time he enjoys ranting in his column for SportsHollywood.

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