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The Best Five Free Agency Signings in NFL History

Modern Free Agency as we know it has only been around for 26 years, before Free Agency the NFL’s teams could protect their best players from free agency, basically restricting them from being actually “free”. Then in 1992, the NFLPA sued the NFL for that rule, the suit included four-time Pro Bowler Frank Minnifield, and many other marquee players. The NFLPA won the suit, thus doing away with the “restricted free agency” rule and thus changing the NFL forever. In this article, we will go over the top 5 Modern Free Agents. Thus, players like Johnny Unitas after he was cut from the Steelers and signed to the Baltimore Colts are not included.

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The Risk of Drafting Offensive Linemen Early

Drafting Offensive Linemen High is a Risk
There have been many first-round busts in the history of the NFL Draft. A lot of them have been offensive linemen that just did not live up to expectations. Today, we’re going to take a look at five of the biggest offensive line busts in the last decade.

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Isaac Bruce’s Case for the HOF

Will this be the year that Isaac Bruce gets a bust in Canton? He was part of “the greatest show on turf” and may join teammates Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk in the NFL Hall of Fame.

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How the Quarterback Position has Changed: 1978-1989

In the last article, I went over how the position changed from the years 1966 to 1977, in this one I will be going over how the position changed from 78′ to 89′. Boy did it ever, with a few players in just eleven seasons NFL passing was changed forever.

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HOF Case: John Lynch – Hitman 47

It feels like a lifetime ago, but before he was the general manager for the 49ers and before he was a color commentator for the Fox network. John Lynch was one of the hardest hitting SOBs in the NFL.

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How the Quarterback Position has Changed: ’66-’77.

Previously in this multi-article chain, I went over the quarterbacks from the ’40’s to ’65. The QB position changed in that quarter century from a man who hands the ball off to a man who throws the football down the field. However, the QB position would change even more in this eleven-year span than it did in the previous 25-year span.

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The Best Five Free Agency Signings in NFL History

Modern Free Agency as we know it has only been around for 26 years, before Free Agency the NFL’s teams could protect their best players from free agency, basically restricting them from being actually “free”. Then in 1992, the NFLPA sued the NFL for that rule, the suit included four-time Pro Bowler Frank Minnifield, and many other marquee players. The NFLPA won the suit, thus doing away with the “restricted free agency” rule and thus changing the NFL forever. In this article, we will go over the top 5 Modern Free Agents. Thus, players like Johnny Unitas after he was cut from the Steelers and signed to the Baltimore Colts are not included.

Read More

The Risk of Drafting Offensive Linemen Early

Drafting Offensive Linemen High is a Risk
There have been many first-round busts in the history of the NFL Draft. A lot of them have been offensive linemen that just did not live up to expectations. Today, we’re going to take a look at five of the biggest offensive line busts in the last decade.

Read More

Isaac Bruce’s Case for the HOF

Will this be the year that Isaac Bruce gets a bust in Canton? He was part of “the greatest show on turf” and may join teammates Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk in the NFL Hall of Fame.

Read More

How the Quarterback Position has Changed: 1978-1989

In the last article, I went over how the position changed from the years 1966 to 1977, in this one I will be going over how the position changed from 78′ to 89′. Boy did it ever, with a few players in just eleven seasons NFL passing was changed forever.

Read More

HOF Case: John Lynch – Hitman 47

It feels like a lifetime ago, but before he was the general manager for the 49ers and before he was a color commentator for the Fox network. John Lynch was one of the hardest hitting SOBs in the NFL.

Read More

How the Quarterback Position has Changed: ’66-’77.

Previously in this multi-article chain, I went over the quarterbacks from the ’40’s to ’65. The QB position changed in that quarter century from a man who hands the ball off to a man who throws the football down the field. However, the QB position would change even more in this eleven-year span than it did in the previous 25-year span.

Read More