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Line of Scrimmage: Saluting Sabol amidst a weekend to forget

Sunday and Monday weren't exactly banner days for the NFL, with the league deservedly placed on the firing line after its reckless and misguided choice to use replacement officials blew up in its face following a cavalcade of bumbles and indecision by the on-the-job trainees.Tuesday would turn out to be worse, however.The passing of NFL Films president Steve Sabol after an 18-month fight with an inoperable brain tumor has deprived the game of one of its most important contributors and true visionaries, creating a void that far exceeds whatever loss of credibility may have come about by the grossly subpar performances by the over-their-heads substitute referees.To say the league wouldn't have reached its present standing as an essential fabric in American culture without the excellent and tireless work of Sabol and his 96-year-old father, Ed, a long-overdue enshrinee into the Pro Football Hall of Year in 2011, would be a massive understatement. By introducing such revolutionary ideas as...

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