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Picking a familiar face may pay dividends for the Dallas Cowboys Middle linebackers were once the alpha of the defense—the male lion roaming the fields of the Serengeti. Over the last few decades, the NFL had guys like Ray Lewis, Jack Lambert, Dick Butkus, and M... #DallasCowboys

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Illustration by Lou Harrison. “Star Wars Finest” Card #46. May, 1996.

The first collectible card featuring Mara Jade was produced by Topps in 1996. The “Star Wars Finest” series featured ninety of “the most interesting and important characters in the Star Wars universe.” Mara was card #46, part of the “Spies, Smugglers, and Rogues” theme, and illustrated by Lou Harrison. Several variants to the base card exist, including silver and gold-backed foil refractors. Harrison’s original artwork was painted in oil on 7” x 9” board.

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Mike Butkus

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Art by Mike Butkus

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Season 2 Poster Process

Something I have been absently trying to figure out is the source of the absolutely fantastic season 2 poster. While I found the original watercolour a while back it took until yesterday to find the source of the finalised version so now I can present them in all their progression glory.

Above is the original design by Mike Butkus. [Source]

The above two images are by Robert Dunbar. [Source]

The final poster design (And gif) is by InSync PLUS. [Source]

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On March 17, 1977 Hamburger: The Motion Picture debuted in Uruguay.

Here's a new portrait of Dick Butkis as Drootin to celebrate!

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Fuck, Marry, Kill: Bobby Bowden, Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus

I'd fuck all of them, but if I had to pick one here. It's Mike Ditka.

I'm marrying Bobby Bowden. No hesitation. One of the pluses is his sons will come visit. I'm not saying I'd cheat on Bobby with one or more of his sons. I'm just saying his sons will come visit.

And finally, I'd kill Dick Butkus. Don’t want to, but he has to go some where.

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My Favorite Chicago Bears

My Favorite Chicago Bears

“Dutch Lion’s” Favorite Chicago Bears

Inspired by Bill Simmons’ tweet the other day about his top 10 New England Patriots of all-time, I decided to write a quick column of my own. We’re here to briefly list our top ten Chicago Bears ever, along with a short list of “Honorable Mentions”. This is not a list of the 10 “Greatest” Bears ever. It’s simply a list of my 10 “Favorite” Bears ever. Enjoy!

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Evan Weaver Named Pac-12 Defensive Player Of The Year

Bynum, Curhan, Davis, Deng, Goode, Hawkins And Johnson Also Honored

SAN FRANCISCO – Cal senior inside linebacker Evan Weaver was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches the Pac-12 Conference announced Tuesday. Weaver becomes the eighth Cal player to earn a Player of the Year or Co-Player of the Year honor from the conference and the fifth on the defensive side of the ball joining Chuck Muncie (1975), Ron Rivera (1983, Co-Defensive), Mike Pawlawski (1991, Co-Offensive), Deltha O'Neal (1999, Defensive), Daymeion Hughes (2006, Defensive), Marshawn Lynch (2006, Offensive) and Mychal Kendricks (2011, Defensive). "This award means a lot to me," Weaver said. "It's really special when the coaches of the teams you play against recognize what you are doing on the football field." "Evan loves football as much or more than anyone I've ever coached," Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said. "We are so proud of him for earning Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors and joining an elite group of players in our program's history. He has had a truly remarkable season and it is satisfying that the coaches in our conference have recognized that." Weaver was Cal's lone first-team selection while Camryn Bynum (Jr., CB) and Ashtyn Davis (Sr., S) were second-team picks. Jake Curhan (Jr., OL), Kuony Deng (Jr., ILB), Cameron Goode (Jr., OLB), Jaylinn Hawkins (Sr., S) and Zeandae Johnson (Sr., DE/DT) picked up honorable mention selections. Weaver earned his second All-Pac-12 honors after being a second-team selection in 2018. Bynum and Davis were both honorable mention picks last season, while Curhan, Deng, Goode, Hawkins and Johnson were honored for the first time in their careers.

Below are notes from the 2019 season on Cal's All-Pac-12 honorees with extended bios that also include career information available by clicking on each of their names.

Defensive Player Of The Year/First Team

Evan Weaver, ILB, 6-3, 245, Sr., 3L, Spokane, WA (Gonzaga Prep) • Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year • A national honors candidate who is a finalist for the Butkus Award®, Lott IMPACT Trophy and Senior CLASS Award, as well as a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award • A nearly unanimous first-team midseason All-American (Associated Press, Athlon Sports, CBS Sports, ESPN, The Athletic, USA Today) and named the midseason's leading candidate for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors and a first-team All-Pac-12 selection by the Bay Area News Group • Has accepted an invitation to play in the 2020 Senior Bowl • Serving as one of three team season captains • Leads the nation in total tackles (school-record and career-high 173), total tackles per game (14.4), solo tackles (95) and solo tackles per game (7.9) • Has 26 more total tackles (second, Dele Harding of Illinois, 147) and 12 more solo tackles (second, Nate Landman, Colorado, 83) than anyone else in the FBS • Within 20 tackles of the all-time NCAA single-season tackle record of 193 set in 14 games by Lawrence Flugence of Texas Tech in 2002 • Has his first three career forced fumbles and ranks tied for second in the Pac-12 and tied for 20th nationally with an average of 0.25 per game while adding a career-high 10.0 tackles for loss (-36 yards), 2.5 sacks (-19 yards), three pass breakups and a career-high five quarterback hurries • Has combined with Kuony Deng (111 tackles) to form the nation's leading FBS duo with 284 tackles that is within 23 tackles of Cal's current school record of 307 by Weaver (159) and Jordan Kunaszyk (148) in 2018 • Has twice equaled Kunaszyk for the most tackles in a single game in Cal's recorded history when he had a career-high-tying 22 at Ole Miss and Utah, adding 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards), 0.5 sacks (-2 yards) and a career-high two quarterback hurries against the Rebels while he also had 1.0 tackle for loss (-2 yards) and a career-high-tying one forced fumble against the Utes • Has twice helped secure victories by making stops on the opponents' final offensive play, stuffing Ole Miss' John Rhys Plumlee on a QB sneak from the Cal 1-yard line as time expired to preserve the first Pac-12 victory on the road at an SEC school since 2010 and then combining with Cameron Goode to stop Stanford's Cameron Scarlett on fourth down and one from its' own 34-yard line to lift Cal to its first Big Game victory since 2009

Second Team 

Ashtyn Davis, S, 6-1, 200, R Sr., 3L, Santa Cruz, CA (Santa Cruz HS) • One of three finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy given annually to the nation's top player who began his collegiate career as a walk-on • Second-team All-Pac-12 • Earned second-team midseason All-American honors from both Athlon Sports and The Athletic, while he was also a first-team All-Pac-12 selection of the Bay Area News Group and second-team choice of SB Nation • Has accepted an invitation to play in the 2020 Senior Bowl • Started all 11 games he played in including each of the first 10 before missing the Big Game at Stanford due to injury but returning to start the season finale at UCLA • Has recorded a career-high 57 tackles to rank fourth on the team, two interceptions that he returned a team-high 31 yards, four pass breakups, six passes defended, a team-high two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles • Fourth in the Pac-12 in per-game fumble recoveries (0.18) while he is tied for eighth in forced fumbles per game (0.18) • Leads the team with seven kick returns for 149 yards and has also seen the first action of his five-year career as a punt returner with two punt returns for 33 yards to total 213 all-purpose yards Camryn Bynum, CB, 6-0, 195, R Jr., 2L, Corona, CA (Centennial HS) • Serving as one of three season captains voted on by his teammates along with Jake Curhan and Evan Weaver • Second-team All-Pac-12 • A first-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection of SB Nation and a second-team pick of the Bay Area News Group • One of eight players and five on the defensive side of the ball to have started all 12 games • Third on the team with a career-high 59 tackles, while also picking up a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss (career-high-tying -5 yards), one interception, seven pass breakups and a team-high-tying eight passes defended

Honorable Mention

Jake Curhan, OL, 6-6, 335, R Jr., 2L, Larkspur, CA (Redwood HS) • Serving as one of three season captains voted on by his teammates along with Camryn Bynum and Evan Weaver • A first-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection of SB Nation and a second-team pick of the Bay Area News Group • One of eight players and five on the defensive side of the ball to have started all 12 games with each of his starts at right tackle • Has played a key role on an offense that has committed only 13 turnovers thru 12 games, two less than the 15 miscues in 2016 that are the fewest in school history with Cal committing only nine turnovers in its last 11 contests after a season-high four in the opener against UC Davis including four games in which the Golden Bears did not turn the ball over a single time including in back-to-back wins at Washington and against North Texas, as well as a victory at Stanford and a loss at Utah • Has one tackle against Washington State Kuony Deng, ILB, 6-6, 220, R Jr., JC, Aldie, VA (Independence CC/Virginia Military Institute/John Champe HS) • A first-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection of the Bay Area News Group • One of eight players and five on the defensive side of the ball to have started all 12 games • Second on the team with 111 tackles, while adding 7.5 tackles for loss (-27 yards), 3.0 sacks (-12 yards), a team-high eight pass breakups, a team-high-tying eight passes defended, four quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery • Has combined with Evan Weaver (173 tackles) to form the nation's leading FBS duo with 284 tackles that is within 23 tackles of Cal's current school record at 307 by Weaver (159) and Jordan Kunaszyk (148) in 2018 • Ranks among the Pac-12 and NCAA leaders in per game total tackles (4th Pac-12, T24th NCAA) Cameron Goode, OLB, 6-3, 235, R Jr., 1L, Spring, TX (Klein Collins HS) • Has career highs of 11 games played and starts while missing one contest due to injury • Has career highs of 49 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss (-73 yards), 8.5 sacks (-59 yards) and six quarterback hurries with all but the tackles also team highs • Ranks second in the Pac-12 with his 1.18 tackles for loss per game, while his per-game sack average of 0.77 is third • Also has a career-high-tying one forced fumble and one pass breakup • Has at least 2.0 tackles for loss five times, at least 1.0 on seven occasions and at least 0.5 on eight • Has at least 1.0 sack six times including a career-high-tying 2.0 in each of his final two regular-season contests at Stanford and UCLA Jaylinn Hawkins, S, 6-2, 210, R Sr., 3L, Buena Park, CA (Buena Park HS) • One of eight players and five on the defensive side of the ball to have started all 12 games • Has registered career highs of 50 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss (-10 yards), 2.0 sacks (career-high -6 yards), two forced fumbles and 47 kick return yards on a pair of kick returns • Also has a team-high-tying two interceptions that he has returned for 17 yards to give him 64 all-purpose yards, two pass breakups and four passes defended Zeandae Johnson, DE/DT, 6-4, 290, R Sr., 2L, Fresno, CA (Central HS) • Has played in all 12 games including a career-high 11 starts and contributed 26 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-17 yards), 2.5 sacks (-17 yards), one pass breakup and five quarterback hurries with all but the tackles for loss career highs

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Sean Payton's Coaching Borders on Legendary

If you've ever watched one of those old videos by NFL Films, then you are more than likely aware of some of the legendary head-coaching figures from throughout the League's 100-year history.

Figures like Vince Lombardi, for whom the trophy that's awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl every year, is named for. There's George Halas, who founded the Chicago Bears franchise and was revered by players that were (and are) legends themselves, like Dick Butkus and Mike Ditka.

And who can forget the 1970's, when coaches such as Hank Stram of the Kansas City Chiefs, Tom Landry of the Dallas Cowboys, Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins, or Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers, all had their respective turns in the spotlight.

Now some four decades after those men all rose to Pro Football prominence, there's another name that someday is guaranteed to be added among those unforgettable figures from the past.

And that name is Patrick "Sean" Payton.  

Now in his 13th season at the helm of the New Orleans Saints franchise, the effort turned in by Payton thus far through the first half of the current 2019 NFL Season is bordering on being legendary, just like those men in those NFL Films videos.

In the team's first seven games, the 55-year-old Payton has defied the most improbable of odds, by continuing to succeed in one of the worst situations that anyone who is familiar with how things work in the NFL, could possibly ever imagine.

Payton not only lost his starting quarterback, but one who someday will be in the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio himself, in 19th year veteran Drew Brees.

But instead of pressing the proverbial 'panic button' or throwing in the towel on what could have been written off as a lost season altogether, Payton simply refused to yield to such temptation and declined to take the easy way out. What he did instead, was raised the standards of both the players and his coaching staff.

Now five weeks removed from what most experts believed was a catastrophic consequence when Brees tore the thumb ligament on his throwing hand, New Orleans suddenly finds itself with a 5-game winning streak, a game-and-a-half lead in the NFC South Division, and the current #2 Playoff seed in the NFC.

It's an effort that one can argue, not only makes him an early favorite to earn NFL Coach of the Year honors after this season, but will be looked back upon in the upcoming years ahead as an achievement rivaled only by those coaching legends of 100-year NFL lore.

"I don't know if you ever get used to it, but you understand that's part of the deal", Payton told ESPN beat writer Mike Triplett in a recent one-on-one interview.

"I think there's always that challenge of putting the right plan together. I don't want to say pressure. But you're always wanting to make sure you've seen everything, you've thought through everything."

Payton's effort in keeping New Orleans among the League's best teams, could be viewed by some as not being nearly as impressive as a few other outstanding coaching jobs that have been turned in the first half of the season.

Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers, Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers, and Kliff Kingsbury of the Arizona Cardinals (whom the Saints will host this Sunday at the Superdome), all are worthy candidates for the award.

Each have had their own great moments on the sidelines so far this season, and it would be disingenuous not to think that any of their accomplishments are any less impressive than Payton's has been.

But the job that Payton has done — when many had predicted "doom and gloom" and had already began shoveling dirt on top of a Saints season thought to be dead and buried — is the stuff of pure legend.

"What Sean's always done a great job of doing is just playing to the strengths of what's available", Brees told Triplett. "His play-calling, his instincts, his ability to cater to the guys who are out there and put them in the best positions to succeed, are second to none".

Brees' point of view is one widely shared throughout NFL circles, but never has it been more evident than it's been the past several weeks; as Payton has brilliantly demonstrated the wherewithal to sustain success when many believed it was his destiny to fail.

But failure was never an option that Payton would allow his team or the organization to even ponder for a split second.

That in and of itself, speaks to the man that Patrick "Sean" Payton has always been, and will continue to be until the day that he eventually ends what has a phenomenal 30-plus year coaching career.

What Payton has done in the last several weeks, will never be forgotten; and not only by Who Dats and the uber-passionate members of the "Who Dat Nation" Saints fan-base, but football fans in general.

It's a remarkable achievement that not only will be remembered this year for overcoming what was the most dire of circumstances, but one that Pro Football  history someday will look back upon with great reverence.

An achievement that one could even say, borders on becoming "legendary".