History is as fresh as yesterday, still moving under the microscope, still capable of becoming something different when it is finally preserved forever in amber.
The historical view of Buddy Ryan in this town has stabilized in the years since he was fired by Norman Braman in 1991. After 25 years, Ryan's varied and unpredictable personality has narrowed to the caricature of the wise-cracking bully who united both a team and a city.