Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

This AOL survey for the 2014 season inspires a broader question about the best examples of "comeback players" in pro football history. Guys like Rocky Bleier (post-Vietnam) and Frank Gifford (post-Bednarik) are the first two that come to mind. Off the top of my head, I'd nominate Y.A. Tit...

Fred Arbanas had some sort of All-Pro or Pro Bowl recognition his first six seasons. He only played nine seasons and does not have career numbers that would make people argue he should be in the Hall of Fame. Based on what I have read and seen, I believe he was similar to Mark Bavaro. For those of ...

I realize this is just for fun, but I personally don't like putting players in the PFHOF until their careers are over, even if they're obvious like Manning or Brady. Plus I can't stand when announcers/media/etc say so and so is a "future hall of famer". I just think, what if 'we' were doi...

Besides the other career options, the levels of football were different unlike today where HS, CFB, NFL it mostly all looks the same with shotgun/spread, no defense allowed, etc ... Being good at the college level of course doesn't mean that it will translate to the NFL but today with more teams an...

What I'd like to know is where that bit about Jack McBride being named the MVP came from? It might just be pregame hype, but it's also possible that some group or some notable sportswriter made the selection, and I don't believe I've ever seen it before. As for these Nevers and Grange and Friedman t...

In the press conference ater the game Fisher said that they found out on film that Seahawks punter tended to kick always to the same side, when trying to pin the returner near the end zone. So the fake consisted in "hoping" the ball were punted in the same spot. The punt went on the left ...

[quote="Reaser"]Here's the Bears doing the same thing (note: not sure on the forum rules about posting links, was hit or miss at the old forums on what was allowed) ... Everyone has seen PR'ers pretend they are fielding the punt to allow the ball to bounce into the endzone for a touchback....

I don't think I've ever seen that punt return play before. I certainly can't recall seeing anything like it. Beyond that, I have trouble visualizing how you'd execute it. I don't know much about what a punt return (or punt coverage) team does anyway. Did the Rams just set it up in the hope that the ...

Whether Seattle manages to come back or not, I see Russell Wilson has topped 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing today. Is this the first time anybody has ever done both in the same game? I'm pretty sure nobody had done it up till a few years ago, but with the advent of Wilson, Griffin, Newton a...