Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

Johnny Blood told me the ideal backfield would be 4 Bill Dudleys. I don't know ... A team like that would have a very weak passing attack. Maybe three Dudleys and Sammy Baugh or Sid Luckman. Now THAT would be a backfield. Well, John also said that if he had to choose one player to build a team arou...

Then I thought Dudley 1947, but missed the KO TD. Although he had a 78 yarder but nothing significant the next year After thinking about it I remembered that there was another league. That's where he is and he checks all the boxes. Speaking of Dudley as a versatile player, he's the best ever at fil...

I don't understand the fuss about it. I called Toney offside before the officials did.

The Lions suffered a tough loss yesterday but it will better help their team and season. This team doesnt need to win this division too easily anyway. The Packers and Vikings arent going to just roll over and the Packers showed they can get some momentum even if they cant make the playoffs. Now the...

CBS seemed intent on sanctifying John Madden yesterday, which made me wonder: Did Madden ever say anything that improved anybody's knowledge or understanding of pro football? Frankly, I thought he was a buffoon as a commentator. He said "Boom" a lot and, when he wasn't saying "Boom,&q...

Don't forget that Landry started with an expansion team. As a result, he began his career with five losing seasons and went 18-46-4 over that span. Reid and Shula didn't have that handicap.

Despite Purdy's decidedly mediocre play today the 49ers had that game in hand until the refs made a particularly egregious call on a third and long for "unsportsmanlike conduct" on a impossible-to-avoid hit on a receiver running a crossing pattern (who ran at the defender). I don't want t...

Do you think the NFL should list separate records for 10-, 11-, 12-, 13-, 14- 15-, 16-, and 17-game seasons? Should there also be records for those who played in only 5 or 6 games because of injury? I would go with 12, 14, 16 (& now 17) since they had been in existence for a significant amount ...

It may be a non-starter for you, but it's also the truth. It's less relevant when solely looking at home runs, compared to overall effectiveness, since it's limited to the pitcher, and a bit to the catcher. But it's not about diminishing the Babe's accomplishments. It's about pointing out that Ruth...

It's also true that the Babe didn't play against any black players when he hit 60 home runs in 1927. That particular thing is also a 'non-starter' for me in relation to baseball. You don't really play against individual players in baseball. Its not like Babe Ruth hits the ball and then gets tackled...