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Stark County residents Charlie Grandjean and Mark Miller played for teams in the original USFL of the 1980s.

Minnesotas P.J. Fleck sees the rampant coaching turnover going on this season and feels grateful about his relative security.

Minnesota's P.J. Fleck sees the rampant coaching turnover going on this season and feels grateful about his relative security.

Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck sees the rampant coaching turnover going on this season and feels grateful about his relative security. “There are a lot of things going on around the country, coaches who had great years last year that don’t have jobs now a year later,” said Fleck, who owns a 33-23 record in five seasons coaching the Gophers.

Lets get to it: WILLIAM PALAICH FROM CLERMONT, PA: Since picking Casey Hampton in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft, the team has not used a high pick for the nose tackle position. The snap counts for nose tackles have decreased with the changes in the game, but I wonder if you could see us taking a great nose tackle in the draft should one be available when the team picks? ANSWER: You really answered your own question when you wrote, "The snap counts for nose tackles have decreased with ...