Posts belonging to Category In-Depth Studies
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Through The Years: The Quarterbacks of the New York Jets There are a number of interesting ways to look at the history of a football team. Some ways give insight into why a team has been particularly successful or unsuccessful over the years and other ways are just entertaining or informative. Looking at a team’s [...]
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One of the best ways to examine a team’s performance over the course of their franchise’s history is to look at the evolution of the starting quarterback position through the years. The Detroit Lions have had a long run as an NFL franchise, but they have not had a great deal of success, especially in [...]
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Through The Years: The Quarterbacks Of The Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are still a relatively young NFL franchise, having just joined the league in 1995, but they have proven to be quite successful in their limited history. Half of their seasons in the NFL have ended with an above .500 record which is unusual [...]
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The Cincinnati Bengals have spent the majority of their history in the bottom half of the league standings. The team hasn’t always been bad though as they have appeared in two Super Bowl games, though they lost both to the San Francisco 49ers. It is interesting to note that although the Bengals are known of [...]
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The Philadelphia Eagles are one of the oldest franchises in all of professional football. The team has resided in the city of Philadelphia through their entire existence too, except for 1943 when because of a labor shortage due to World War II they merged for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team had won [...]
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There are other National Football League teams that may have a longer history in pro football than the Miami Dolphins, but the Dolphins have definitely had some of the better quarterbacks in the league when compared to many of their competitors. The Dolphins are still the only team ever to go undefeated through the regular [...]
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The Dallas Texans came onto the professional football scene as charter members of the old American Football Conference in 1960. After two seasons of middle of the road type records, the Texans would compile an 11-3 record in 1963 and win the AFL Championship. The very next season, the Dallas Texans would begin play as [...]
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One of the more interesting things to look at is a time line looking at the primary starting quarterbacks an NFL team has had. By looking back at a team’s history of quarterbacks we are reminded of some of the great and not-so-great quarterbacks that have played in the NFL. Here is a look at [...]
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The Dallas Cowboys are known around the NFL as “America’s Team”. They have had their ups and downs as a franchise, but overall have been one of the more successful teams in league history. The quarterback position of the Dallas Cowboys has always been a position that has drawn a lot of attention. That was [...]
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From our recent study on the NFL All-Decade Teams, where we concentrated on mainly on the team make-up, here are some interesting facts: Cardinals kicker Jim Bakken was named to both the 1960s and the 1970s NFL All-Decade Team. Roger Staubach (from the 1970s team) and Ed Sprinkle (from the 1940s team), both graduates of [...]
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In our recent study of the NFL All-Decade Teams, our primary motivation was looking at the number of players that were good enough over the course of a decade to make the All-Decade Team, but were not good enough to be voted to the Hall of Fame. We decided to not do this analysis on [...]
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Welcome to part 6 of our study looking at the NFL All-Decade Teams. Today, we look at the 1970s. Offense: Position Player Team(s) played for College In Hall of Fame? Quarterback Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers Louisiana Tech Yes Ken Stabler Oakland Raiders Alabama No Roger Staubach Dallas Cowboys Navy Yes Running back Earl Campbell Houston [...]
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Welcome to part 5 of our study looking at the NFL All-Decade Teams. Today, we examine the 1960s. Offense: Position Player Name: Team(s): College Attended: In Hall of Fame? Quarterback Sonny Jurgensen Philadelphia EaglesWashington Redskins Duke Yes Bart Starr Green Bay Packers Alabama Yes Johnny Unitas Baltimore Colts Louisville Yes Half back John David Crow [...]
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Welcome to part four of our study looking at the NFL All-Decade Teams. Today, we look at the 1950s. Offense: Position Player Name: Team(s): College Attended: In Hall of Fame? Quarterback Otto Graham Cleveland Browns Northwestern Yes Norm Van Brocklin Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles Oregon Yes Bobby Layne Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers Texas Yes [...]
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