The reason is that so many designers have adopted fur -- full-fur garments, fur trim, fur accessories. The revival is really being driven by the designers.

We have our schedule set the way it is for a reason. We want to play good competition. It is going to be chilly.

For some reason, I just loved it. There was a sense of optimism and joy in the 1920s.

Our employers are not being passive. They're becoming very, very angry.

Then there's the traditional reason -- free agency causing people to move around so much and destroying the continuity. You used to come to the line and you had one of two calls to make, and guys were able to make adjustments off that themselves. Now every call has a name. After a while the defensive linemen catch on. I mean you call a 'swoop,' and they can figure it out. OK, this is the way I'm gonna be blocked.

But we suspect there are many more staying in the local community who haven't needed us for one reason or another.