The euphoria that came with winning that first division title had ceded to expectations—from fans and from players. And despite the wins, Noll saw constant mistakes, especially at quarterback. In a way he never did with Greene or the defense, Noll refused to cut his quarterback any slack. Every mistake by Bradshaw, every missed read or wrong call, resulted in an eruption. “Noll was more focused on what the offense was doing during games,” says Russell. “He wanted Terry to make the checks the way they had talked about during the week. If Terry didn’t audible what he told him to audible to,
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