NFL Articles

Bustology 1 – Quarterbacks

June 16, 2008

Bustology – Quarterbacks   By Appaloosa March 2006 (Revised March 2007)   Bustology – a Definition Every year between the Combine and the Draft past draft prospects are remembered and compared with the current crop.  In retrospect some are assessed as successes and others as busts, but until now there has been no quantitative measure [...]

Which College Conference Produces Best QBs and RBs

June 6, 2008

By Appaloosa February 2006 Sorting Quarterbacks and Running Backs by Conference Certain schools and conferences have a reputation for producing high quality NFL players at specific positions. The two positions that have the highest profile are quarterback and running back. It seems that for quite a while the best quarterbacks have come from the PAC [...]

Quarterback Crisis?

June 6, 2008

Where Have all the QBs Gone?   By Appaloosa January 2006                 It was Christmas 2000 that I remember having a conversation with my step-dad, a part-time Jets fan who only takes an interest in the NFL when the Jets are winning.  The past few years had seen the retirement of John Elway, [...]

First Draft on the NFL Draft

June 5, 2008

Draft Science, Part I By Appaloosa September 2005   About a month before the 2005 NFL Draft I read an article by Len Pasquerelli of ESPN.com in which he stated that the position drafted in the first round most likely to be a bust was defensive end.  I had my doubts about that, and it [...]

Seven non-moves that may be costly

May 28, 2008

John Clayton, of ESPN.com, wrote a great article today on the top seven non-moves that may cost teams down the road. Here’s a quick excerpt: 1. Titans’ inability to get a No. 1 or No. 2 receiver The Tennessee Titans toyed with the idea of signing big running back Ron Dayne last week. If that eventually [...]

Joe Montana’s son walks on at Notre Dame

May 21, 2008

Following, or atleast trying to, in his father’s footsteps, Nate Montana, oldest son of legendary QB Joe Montana, is a walk on QB at Notre Dame. SportsIllustrated.com had a nice article about this, talking about how Nate played QB at high school powerhouse De La Salle and is ready to accept the bigger challenges and [...]

NFL Players: Asterisk? No way

May 19, 2008

Peter King, in his Monday Morning QB column, wrote that most people will be more quick to come down on head coach Bill Belichick rather than the Patriots organization as a whole. Here’s what Denver QB Jay Cutler had to say (from the article): “People are going to doubt them, but they’re no fluke. Not at all.” [...]

Top Available Free Agents

May 18, 2008

Pat Kirwan, over at NFL.com, broke down the top remaining free agents. Here’s an excerpt from the article: 1. Daunte Culpepper, QB: On a long list of experienced veterans, quarterback trumps all other positions and Culpepper is the best still available. He is now a year removed from injuries that still had him limping around [...]

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