Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

A bit about Ursella as a tactician: When Reuben Ursella took over as coach and quarterback of the Rock Island Independents in 1919, five hundred fans showed up at Douglas Park in Rock Island to watch him lead the Independents in their first workout, which included learning the fundamentals of the Mi...

About Reuben Ursella, and why I believe he belongs in the Professional Football Researchers Association Hall of Very Good: Reuben John “Rube” Ursella, a black-haired, brown-eyed first-generation American of Italian heritage attended two years of high school at Minneapolis South but never played foot...

I think when we take a step back and look at everything at once, it's pretty clear that the Ohio River Basin is the birthplace (maybe "cradle" is a better term) of professional football. Most of early pro football of any significance was played on the north side of the river within that ba...

I reached out to Alan March who is the great-grandson of Dr. Harry A March, author of the very first pro football history - Pro football, its "Ups" and "Downs": A light-hearted history of the post graduate game . He had this to say: In the context of the pre-NFL era, it seems th...

As I type this, they are doing a water balloon toss.

Why can't they at least have athletic competitions like they did on the Superstars series?

It's not about the fans anymore. Or at least not old fans like me.

Have you guys noticed that the officials never measure for close first downs? The coaches never demand a measurement and the officials seem to follow the tv lines--which are supposed to be unofficial-- as if they are law ? ... I blame the coaches for not demanding measurements ... They have had RFI...

Have you guys noticed that the officials never measure for close first downs? The coaches never demand a measurement and the officials seem to follow the tv lines--which are supposed to be unofficial-- as if they are law ? ... I blame the coaches for not demanding measurements ... They have had RFI...

One explanation I don't hear talked about as a possible explanation for the delay in between deciding the game will not be resumed and the actual announcement is that to ensure the ambulance made it out of the stadium and well on its way to the hospital. I don't know the exact footprint of Paycor S...

After listening to other opinions about the situation, I will say that I was wrong about thinking the Bills' players were being selfish for not finishing the game that night. I believe the players needed a break to process things, and in the aftermath, I think the Bills organization has handled the ...

From RULE 17 - EMERGENCIES, UNFAIR ACTS in the OFFICIAL PLAYING RULES OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ARTICLE 4. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. The NFL affirms the position that in most circumstances all regular-season and postseason games should be played to their conclusion. If, in the opinion of appropria...