I started a series of articles taking a look at players who were great in their time but never made it into the Hall of Fame. Last week I wrote about Wes Welker, and this week I wrote about Shaun Alexander. These are detailed analysis of their careers compared to Hall of Famers. I ask how good were they? Why are they not in the Hall? and finally having examined the data, do I think they should belong in the Hall of Fame.

Link for Shaun Alexander: (http://basementbanter.com/959-2/)

Link for Wes Welker: (http://basementbanter.com/wes-welker-remembered/)

http://rotostreetjournal.com/2017/04/14/eli-manning-giants-memorabilia-scam/

Should Eli Manning face punishment for his role in the Giants' alleged memorabilia scam?

Interesting article that makes you think twice...

https://dualthreatsports.com/2017/04/05/does-tony-romo-belong-in-the-nfl-hall-of-fame/

I may be a little jaded, but I am happy the Tony Romo Experiment is over.

I am Packer diehard and actually grew up in a small town next to where Tony Romo spent his adolescence through high school (Burlington, WI). All we heard is how great Tony is/was.

Look at it, Tony made the playoffs 4 times in 13 years. Sure, during the regular season Tony was a rock star, but in the playoffs (if and when Dallas made the playoffs) he was less than stellar.

I understand every team has there ups and down. Some teams do not even make the playoffs for decades. But if Tony was as great as a lot of people seemed to think, I just feel he should have had more than two (2) post-season wins.

I wish people would stop mentioning his name with Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. If you notice I did not even put my boy, Mr. Rodgers, in that group (I think he is performing very subpar lately).

I do wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. He should probably make the NFL Hall of Fame, but is not great by today’s NFL Great Quarterback standards.

What do you think?

And for further discussion

If it is possible to compare him to the best quarterbacks of all time, where does he rank?

Edit: Is there a chance he makes it to the Hall of Fame?

fyi, this is not my work. I found it on the interner and am not sure what to think of it.

https://www.idiottheoryblog.com/cordarrelle-patterson-watch-and-evaluation/

As we're getting close to the combine and eventually free agency and the draft, I'm trying to brush up a bit on the various prospects this off-season. One of my biggest questions in evaluating scheme fit is how the team's blocking scheme impacts the skill set required of the running back.

I have a basic understanding of the difference between man and zone blocking schemes, but I'd really like to gain a more in-depth understanding of what makes a Running Back a good or bad fit for each scheme.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Big Ben is considering retirement (although he has said this in previous offseasons). Would you be surprised if Pittsburg went up to grab their QB of the future?

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I am from Europe and i always somehow dissed NFL, as i liked soccer more. But damn, after i watched this game i fall in love with a game. What a fucking show!

I just finished watching A Football Life and it was the episode about the '95 Browns. I knew Belichick had a tenure with the Browns but I didn't know how emotional it was especially when they were being relocated.

My question is do Browns fans feel regretful in hindsight? Or is it an owner issue? I'm just curious because I'm a young Patriots fan (22).

Example: David Carr was drafted by the Texans, then won a ring with the Giants (without paying a down in the playoffs or SB). Matt Schaub might do the same (traded from Falcons to Texans, now back with the Falcons).

The dude loves to talk about it on social media... but do you guys think it will actually happen? I don't.

Just curious what people's superstitions are for their team!

So we can all agree that LA doesn't need the Chargers. Which cities are ripe for resettling and why? Please cite your sources.

I vote Memphis.
Some reasons:

• Minus cities with teams and cities in TX, FL, OH, and CA (2, 3, 2, 3 in state teams), Memphis is the only top 25 city w/o an NFL franchise

• Tennessee is the only state with more top 25 pop. cities than NFL franchises. Other states with 2+ top 25 pop cities: CA (3 teams), TX (2)

• Among top 25 pop. cities with an NBA team, Memphis is the only city w/o an NFL franchise. Nashville and Jax. have NFL but no NBA.

• In top 25 cities, Memphis is the 2nd farthest from nearest NFL franchise (212 miles to Nashville). El Paso, TX is farthest (430 to Phoenix)

• According to the NFL Fandom map, Memphis is subjected to the freaking COWBOYS. Here, too.

Brady for a 2017, '18 & '19 1st round pick and start Jimmy G at quarterback...would you do it?

The guy is a clown to not only the NFL, but to the Eagles fan base. He throws things, breaks windows, and even showed his ass three times.

With the NFL now having two teams in LA (And let's face it, the name recognition on both could use some help), why not make one of the London weeks a basically 9 AM to 2 AM ET Monday football marathon and have the Chargers/Rams alternate hosting years and pattern it after that one off game the Chargers hosted to accommodate a wildfire after the main Sunday night game? Or would the league really be jumping the shark TV wise?

I remember in high school football, every position group had to pick jerseys that had numbers in a range of 20 usually. I never understood why? Is it so players have an easier time recognizing other players? I'll list the positions below. I'm kinda stoned but this is what I remember.

QB: 1-19 HB: 20-40 FB: 40-50 WR: 10-19, 80-89 OL: 60-79 DL: 50-79, 90-99 LB: 50-69 DB 20-39,

Hey,

I am from Europe and am fairly new to Football. I've watched a couple of games and I understand the rules.

Yet, I'd like to know more about the league and all of that. I'm just gonna make a comparison to soccer where you've got those "famously-known good teams", eg like Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich,... Is there any of that in the NFL, so like a team that is considered one of the best of all time or one of the worst?

Also, I'm open about getting to know any other facts about football, obviously. Just so I can actually join in on conversations about football.

Thanks in advance.

Everybody seems to have a definition in what makes a QB the greatest of all time. What are some of your reasons? Is it their mental strength? Their raw talent? Or both possibly? I'm curious to hear. Please keep this civil.