Fred Smerlas, who teamed with new Bengals linebackers coach Jim Haslett on and off the field to give the Buffalo Bills of the early and bawdy 1980s one of the best defenses in the game, saw it before anyone else.
They may have set back political correctness a few millenniums with their Fric and Frac Show on Buffalo radio during that era when they insulted upcoming opponents. And they may have closed down a few of the bars along Lake Erie every so often before camera phones. Or, they may have flourished in the Wild, Wild West days when the NFL had no rules.