Some of the better predictions. "Everything will become more specialized. On defense, you'll get pass rushers and run defenders, first-down and third-down defensive ends. You'll see relief quarterbacks." Tom Flores, Head Coach, Oakland Raiders Except for the QBs, Flores was right on. "I don't think there'll be a franchise in a poor-weather area without a domed stadium. And you won't see franchises moving into 50,000-seat baseball-oriented stadiums." Tex Schramm New England, Buffalo, Soldier Field and the Frozen Tundra are the holdouts, but pretty close. The move away from the universal stadium is well underway. "It's a very tough, very hard game, and I think more and more it's going to be played by the so-called underprivileged. It's too tough, too physical a game for a society that's become so affluent. Kids can get the same great cardiovascular exercise from soccer." Marv Levy I think this was more true during the 80s, but I don't think it's as prevalent anymore. Not necessarily true because of the toughness aspect, as opposed to the speed that coaches were able to draw out of places like Miami and LA. The coaches will begin to dress alike, and maybe there will be a machine out there doing the coach's job. It'll be second and four, the guy will punch a button on his chest andwonk, wonk, wonkhe'll say, 'O.K., run off tackle.' " John Madden, Former Coach, Oakland Raiders Not quite, but a lot of coaches do now have scripts for various situations. "First, they've got to figure out ways to make more of the positions more glamorous. The field must be divided into different colored zones. There's got to be more strategy put into football. It's got to be more of a war game. I'm really very concerned about football because I've loved it all my life, and if it doesn't move ahead, we are going to be a country of soccer players in 2000." Vintage Byron Donzis Quite wrong, even though this guy was right about better safety equipment. And what else do the NFL seers envision for 2000 A.D.?... The feeling is that rosters will grow, but the schedule will not (you believe that?), and that the NFL won't expand abroad because the foreigners wouldn't be sufficiently interested in an American game played by Americans. No, even in 2000 the referees won't use TV replays to assist them in making their calls.-From the article. 1. Wrong. 2. Wrong. 3. Wrong, but still in an only limited fashion. 4. How very wrong. "No one in the game has even suggested there might be a black head coach in 2000." From the article. Glad to see this one was wrong. Overall a good article.

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