New Issue of Coffin Corner

[cdwillis]

Hello PFRA Members,

Just wanted to let you know that the newest issue of The Coffin Corner is now available for immediate download in the Members Only section. It is our sixth and final issue of 2014. I hope you enjoy reading the following articles:

PFRA-ternizing. A special message from the PFRA’s president on the results from the December 5 board of directors meeting and, from the vice-president, and an update on our membership numbers, including a map showing the PFRA's presence in 36 states and Canada.

It's a Gamble: Drafting Quarterbacks in Round One by Jared Kraus. From Terry Bradshaw to Teddy Bridgewater, a 45-year look at the risks inherent with picking pass throwers in the first round of the NFL Draft and the hidden gems such as Tom Brady found in later rounds.

The First NFL Championship: Portsmouth vs. Brooklyn? by Joshua M. Anderson. The final standings for 1933 don't tell the full story of the first title game. With three weeks left to play in the regular season, the Spartans (at .750) and Dodgers (at .800) both led their divisions, ahead of the Bears (.714) and the Giants (.700), respectively. The streaks that followed made all the difference and made NFL history.

World Bowl I... and Only by Mark Speck. (Coffin Corner Classic). The first in a new series of articles looking back at Coffin Corner history, where a relevant article from the publication’s last century gets a new look for this century. In this case, it’s the story of the one and only championship game for the World Football League, played 40 years ago in Birmingham, Alabama.

[Veeshik_ya]

Just received the issue before this one in the mail this week. Is there really that much of a delay between when the PDF is ready for download and when the physical copies are actually mailed out?

[Mark L. Ford]

Vy-- Mark Durr can answer that one better than I, but it's usually 3 weeks, so the delay struck me as unusual as well. It's the same Pittsburgh-area printing company that Bob C. used to used to drive the manuscript over to in the days before electronic transmission, and they handle the mailing as well. Issue 4 arrived in mailboxes about three weeks after the PDF went to the printers. Issue 5 went out to the printers on November 20 and has taken four weeks. Issue 6 went to the printers on December 8, so another issue will arrive in the mail in the next few weeks.

[7DnBrnc53]

That part about the QB's and the last 45 years may be interesting. Also, another thing along those lines to look at would be times where there are a dearth of quality QB's in the draft (like from 1974-78, for example).

[Mark L. Ford]

That sounds like an interesting topic. We're always looking to our members for new articles to be published in Coffin Corner, regardless of prior writing experience. Some of our contributors have published a lot of books, and some of our members are first time authors. We have a team of editors who assist in getting the articles into shape. One of the fringe benefits of PFRA membership is the opportunity to get published in a magazine that's read by people who understand and appreciate your research.

[Evan]

That part about the QB's and the last 45 years may be interesting. Also, another thing along those lines to look at would be times where there are a dearth of quality QB's in the draft (like from 1974-78, for example).

Sadly, there wasn't just a dearth, there was a death of quality QBs in the draft from 1974-78, as Joe Roth was taken from us before we could see if he could realize what many thought was humongous potential.