NFL DRAFT

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The NFL Draft[1], is held annually in April. It is the major way by which National Football League teams select players (primarily from college football) for their teams. The 2009 NFL Draft took place on April 25-26 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Rules for determining draft order
The draft is determined by the teams won and loss record. Teams with the worst record usually gets a higher pick in a draft round, for example a team that goes 1-15 will make a pick before a team that goes 8-8. That order is based generally on each team's regular season record, with the exception of the two Super Bowl contestants, who are placed at the end of the draft order. Teams can move up in draft order by making deals and trades for draft picks with other teams.

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS.

1. Neil O'Donnell
2. Brett Favre
3. 60 percent said Minnesota Vikings.
4. 75 percent said the Dallas Cowboys.

QUESTIONS

1. Which team made the best draft picks for the 2009 season?
2. Which first round draft pick did the worst in 2008?
3. Which first round draft pick did the best in 2008?
4. Who was the worst number one draft pick of all time?

SUPER BOWL RUNNER-UP

QUESTIONS

1. Who was the Pittsburgh Steelers starting Quarterback in their only Super Bowl lost?
2. Who was the Green Bay Packers starting Quarterback in their only Super Bowl lost?
3. Which team will be the first to lose 5 Super Bowls?
4. Which team will lose the Super Bowl next year?

SUPER BOWL LOSERS


Buffalo Bills 4
Minnesota Vikings 4
Denver Broncos 4
Dallas Cowboys 3
Miami Dolphins 3
New England Patriots 3
Philadelphia Eagels 2
Washington Redskins 2
Oakland Raiders 2
Kansas City Chiefs 1
Baltimore Colts 1
Los Angles Rams 1
St Louis Rams 1
SanDiego Chargers 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 1
Greenbay Packers 1
Atlanta Falcons 1
Tennessee Titans 1
New York Giants 1
Carolina Panthers 1
Seattle Seahawks 1
Chicago Bears 1
Arizona Cardinals 1


ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

1. Bud Grant of the Minnesota Vikings and Marve Levy of the Buffalo Bills both lost 4 Super Bowls.
2. The stadium to host the most Super Bowls is the Louisiana Superdome, it hosted 6 Super Bowl games.
3. The Super Bowl winners received 73,000 per man.
4. Eight defensive players have won Super Bowl MVP's. The players are Chuck Howley from the Cowboys Super Bowl V, Jack Scott from the Dolphins Super Bowl VII, Harvey Martin from Cowboys Super Bowl XII, Randy White from the Cowboys Super Bowl XII, Richard Dent from the Bears Super Bowl XX, Larry Brown from the Cowboys Super Bowl XXX, Ray Lewis from the Ravens Super Bowl XXXV, and Dexter Jackson from the Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVIII.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

SUPER BOWL WINS

Pittsburg Steelers 6
Dallas Cowboys 5
Sanfrancisco 49ers 5
New York Giants 3
New England Patriots 3
GreenBay Packers 3
Washington Redskins 3
Los Angeles Raiders 3
Miami Dolphins 2
Indianapolis Colts 2
Denver Broncos 2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1
Baltimore Ravens 1
St Louis Rams 1
Kansas City Chiefs 1
New York Jets 1
Chicago Bears 1

QUESTIONS

1. What Head coach has lost the most super bowls?
2. Which stadium has hosted the most super bowls?
3. How much money did each player win on the Steelers for winning the 2009 super bowl?
4. How many defensive players has won the super bowl MVP?

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

1. Steelers lost one super bowl in their history, super bowl XXX Cowboys 27 Steelers 17.
2. Chuck Noll won 4 with the Pittsburgh Steelers, super bowl IX, X, XIII, XIV.
3. The Greenbay Packers won the NFL championship the year before super bowl I.
4. The loser of the super bowl receives championship rings for winning their conference.

SUPER BOWL

The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League. The game is between the champions of the American Football Conference(AFC) and the National Football Conference(NFC). The Super Bowl is one of the most popular and anticipated sporting events in the United States. The game attracts football fans all over the country and is televised all over the world.

NOTABLE SUPER BOWLS

1. XLII: New York Giants upsetting the previous unbeaten New England Patriots 17 -14.
2. XLI: First Two African American head coaches in a super bowl, Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith. Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29 - 17 making Tony Dungy the first African American head coach to win a super bowl.
3. XXXII: Denver Broncos upsetting the Greenbay Packers 31 - 24 giving John Elway his first super bowl.
4.XXII: Doug Williams becomes first African American Quarterback to win super bowl by leading the Washington Redskins to victory over the Denver Broncos 42 - 10.
5.XII: This super bowl had Two MVP winners in the Dallas Cowboys 27 - 10 victory over the Denver Broncos. The two were defensive tackle Randy White and defensive end Harvey Martin of the Dallas Cowboys.
6.VII: Miami Dolphins completed their undefeated season by beating the Washington Redskins 14 - 7. The Dolphins went 17 - 0 and is still the only team to do this in NFL history.
7.III: New york Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16 - 7 giving credibility to the AFL. This is als the game that Joe Namath guaranteed victory.
8. I: First world championship game between the AFL and the NFL, Greenbay defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35 - 10.



QUESTIONS

1. How many super bowls has the Pittsburg steelers lost in their history?
2. Which NFL head coach has won the most super bowls?
3. Who won the NFL championship the year before super bowl I?
4. Do the super bowl loser get championship rings for winning their conference?

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

1. 25% said they should stop.
2. 80 percent who answered, said they believed only a few of them whould chance it.
3. None inducted as a referee.
4. 90% said they believe it will happen.

REFEREES

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THE THIRD TEAM
POSITIONS

1. Head Referee - He is responsible for making final decisions, and has final authority on all rulings.
2. Umpire - This offcial stands behind the linebackers and looks for illegal blocks or holding by the offensive lineman.
3. Head Linesman - This offcial stands at one end of the line of scrimmage, he looks for lineman jumping off side.
4. Line Judge - The line judge assistes the Head linesman, he is on the opposite end of the line, across from the head linesman. His responsibility is to look for off sides and any penaltys before the snap.
5. Field Judge - He lines up behind the secondary players, he works on the same sideline as the line judge. He is responsible for making decisions near his side of the field. He rules on pass interference, incomplete passes and illegal blocks.
6. Side Judge - He lines up behind the secondary, and he works the same side line as the heads linesman. Just like the field judge he is responsible for pass interference, illegal blocks, and incomplete passes near his side of the field.
7. Back Judge - He stands deep behind the secondary, he also can rule on illegal blocks, pass interference and incomplete passes. The back judge also has the final decisions on field goals.


QUESTIONS

1. Should the NFL stop using instant replay?
2. Do you think NFL and college referees gamble on their games?
3. Has any referee ever got inducted to the NFL or college hall of fame?
4. Do you think there will ever be a female referee in the NFL?

ANSWER PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

1. Paul Bear Bryant, 1945 Maryland, 1946 - 1953 Kentucky, 1954 - 1957 Texas A&M, 1958 - 1982 Alabama.
2. Vince Lombardi, 1959 - 1967 Greenbay Packers, 1969 Washington Redskins.
3. Urban Meyer, University of Florida.
4. Tony Sparano, Miami Dolphins.

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COACHES

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POSITIONS

HEAD COACH
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
OFFENSIVE LINE COACH
RUNNING BACK COACH
WIDE RECEIVER COACH
QUARTERBACK COACH
DEFENSIVE LINE COACH
LINEBACKER COACH
SECONDARY COACH
SPECIAL TEAMS COACH

QUESTIONS

1. Best college football head coach of all times?
2. Best NFL head coach of all times?
3. Best head coach in college football 2008?
4. Best head coach in the NFL 2008?

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

1. Ray Guy, Oakland/ Los Angeles Raiders 1973 - 1986.
2. Devin Hester, Chicago Bears 2006 - present.
3. Oklahoma Sooners
4. chicago Bears

SPECIAL TEAMS

POSITIONS

LONG SNAPPER - A player in the center position that specializes in snapping the ball to the holder on field goal attempts and to the punter on punts.

HOLDER - The player who catches the snap from the long snapper and places it down for the place kicker.

PLACE KICKER - The player who kicks the ball on field goals, extra points, and kick offs.

PUNTER - The player who stands 13 to 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage, catches the football from the long snapper, then kicks it to the other team.

PUNT RETURNER - The player that catches the football from the punter, then runs it back towards the opposing teams end zone.

KICK RETURNER - The player that catches the football on kickoffs and runs it toward the other teams end zone.

GUNNER - The player that specializes in running down field to tackle the kick off or punt returner.

QUESTIONS

1. Who is the best punter in the NFL for all times?
2. Who is the best punt and kick returner in the NFL for all times?
3. Who has the best special teams in college football for 2008?
4. Who has the best special teams in the NFL for 2008?

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

1. Georgia Frontiere, owner of LA/ST louis Rams.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers has most female fans.
3. Florida Gators and Texas Longhorns.
4. New York Giants and Tennessee Titans.


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