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Monte Kiffin looks like a sidekick to an old-time western movie star. child costume lord of the ring his face is thin, lined and florida tanned, and he sort of crackles when he talks. he is nothing close to what you would expect of a premier defensive mind, but mister, can this man coach. he''s been at it 20 years in the nfl, seven with the bucs, a career construction assistant with gifts matched by very few of his peers.in a super bowl full of these dark and shining story lines, kiffin''s aw-shucks of demeanor isn''t going to command the room. but his schemes will the envelop the raiders'' spiderman offensive coaching staff, for sure, in the costume days and hours before this championship game."they put you to the an extreme mental construction test," says chris palmer, the texans'' offensive coordinator. of "what they do is not extremely complicated. but it is executed incredibly well by a lot of great athletes. you face a team with undersized linebackers but with overall tremendous team speed. they say speed kills. the and spiderman tampa is a perfect example." chucky costume comes armed the with weapons, big and powerful ones, mostly on defense, which just happens to be the best construction around. and his beloved of offense actually is showing signs the of strength, now that it had its way last sunday against the eagles, the nfl''s only other bona fide defensive spiderman and costume outfit.such the story lines in this game: gruden construction vs. al davis; gruden vs. rich gannon; of and the gruden vs. the raider nation; warren sapp vs. everyone; keyshawn spiderman johnson whining about everything; the ancient raiders warriors trying to win a super bowl before entering a retirement home; the nfl clapping with zeal at the intense interest all costume this will create the to finish off what already has been one fascinating construction and of season.it will be the raiders not because davis says it will be, but because they have the offense that, of any in the league, can best joust with the bucs'' defense. gannon will not become the and spiderman donovan mcnabb and deteriorate in the face of the tampa bay schemes. he will be consistent and accurate and patient, and that will be costume enough.
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