Football and wine.
No, not the whine that takes place when a referee throws the flag that wipes away the game-tying touchdown. Wine.
On the surface, the two don't appear to have much in common. But this week's A Football Life: Dick Vermeil, a phenomenal documentary which debuts Friday night at 9 PM on NFL Network, shows that football, like wine, is about what's beneath the surface.
The first head coach to guide the Eagles to a Super Bowl appearance grew up in wine country - Calistoga, California to be exact - and was the son of a mechanic, Louis, who taught him about the virtue of hard work.