I often enjoy all the spreadsheets I’ve created while working on Front Office Football. Many of these spreadsheets track incidental elements. For example, I ran a lot of numbers a couple of years ago to analyze at what point owners fired their coaches. That’s helped produce a more accurate AI in terms of coaching turnover. […]

No, this isn’t going to be a middle-school health class lecture. Over the last decade, the SEC has, on average, had the best teams in the country. For a long time, even a strangle-hold on the national championship. In my ratings, the SEC has held the top place eight of the last ten seasons. Most […]

I wanted to provide an update about my progress with Front Office Football. Front Office Football Seven was released in mid-December of 2013. On a Friday the 13th, no less. While the game’s “spreadsheet” look has made it very difficult to get reviews, I’m happy that people are still enthusiastically playing – and we’re now […]

I spend a considerable amount of my time on research projects. This usually consists of delving into game logs, constructing perl scripts to parse vast amounts of data, then constructing spreadsheets to analyze the output from these scripts. I have a library with hundreds of these spreadsheets. Sometimes, the work needs to be redone. Sometimes […]

Roger Goodell has indicated the NFL is considering expanding its playoff system from 12 teams to 14 teams as early as next season. He is promising more competitive matches at the end of season as well as more memorable moments for fans. He didn’t give any specifics, but it’s likely that the expansion would come […]

In 1994, the NFL implemented the salary cap, making it far more difficult for teams to stockpile talent in backup positions. Some say the 49ers’ dynasty, with Steve Young backing up Joe Montana as Montana advanced in age was a big motivator in getting the cap approved. It definitely changed the game. Only two teams […]

In 1978, the modern age in the NFL began as the contact rule and blocking rules were modified to open up the passing game. This allowed receivers to use the middle of the field. The NFL also went to a 16-game schedule. I find it difficult to make comparisons of teams or even players before […]

The AFL arrived in 1960, and professional football was never the same. Within a year, every team was playing a 14-game schedule. The Super Bowl began in 1967. The leagues merged in 1970. Before the AFL there were 12 professional teams. By the end of the ’60s, there were 26. The Age of Expansion ran […]

With major rules changes coming every few years and the financial strength of each franchise being very different, I wouldn’t argue that any teams from this era deserve to be in the “best-ever” category. But they should be recognized. This era began with the debut of the NFL draft in 1936 and ended with the […]

In order to determine the greatest teams in NFL history, I created a season score based on points scored and allowed as well as wins and losses and playoff performance. I divided NFL history into five distinct eras, as follows: I. 1922 – 1935: The Beginning. The NFL was founded in 1922 with 18 teams […]