NFL History

NFL Instant Replay Turns 24

March 11, 2010

The NFL implemented instant replay on March 11, 1986. In these early days of replay, only officials could determine which plays were to go under review. An official in the booth would help determine which plays to review, as well as make the final ruling. There were no red flags, only red faced coaches on [...]

Bustology 3 – Wide Receivers

June 17, 2008

Bustology – Wide Receivers   By Appaloosa April 2006 (Revised April 2007)   For more information on the development of the Comprehensive Bust Rating (CBR), see Bustology 1 – Quarterbacks.    Development of the WR CBR Development of the wide receiver CBR began with surveying the list of wide receivers selected in the first round of [...]

Bustology 2 – Running Backs

June 16, 2008

Bustology 2 – Running Backs By Appaloosa March 2006 (Revised April 2007) For more information on the initial development of the Comprehensive Bust Rating (CBR), see Bustology 1 – Quarterbacks.   Development of the RB CBR Development of the running back CBR began with surveying the list of running backs selected in the first round [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]