The definitive list: Top 10 NFL quarterbacks
We break out another CHFF classic, this one from January, as we take a little time here to get our sh*t together behind the scenes. Rest assured that we, like a pigskin Patton, will continue our quest to crush the lesser football analysts, those evil Nazis of opinion. Don't forget, even old Blood & Guts himself took a little respite at the height of the action in 1944, before rolling across France and into the Fatherland.
The niftiest pigskin nicknames
With the dreaded gridiron doldrums descending upon us, we enter the realm of pigskin minutiae and trivia with a look at our favorite football nicknames, including a fleet of Crimson Tide legends, Bear Bryant, Broadway Joe and Hog Hannah, along with 17 other all-time great literary additions to football lore.
CHFF classic: the NFL's Triple Crown
In both horse racing and baseball, each year brings another failed pursuit of the Triple Crown. But the prolonged droughts in those sports are nothing compared to the one in the NFL, where there hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since Pittsburgh's Bill Dudley, pictured here, pulled off the remarkable feat in 1946.
The greatest pass defenses
We'll be taking it easy for a few days here now that the post-draft frenzy is over. In the meantime, we're taking a look back at a new CHFF classic published just last month.
Pour it on! Five eternal lessons of Draught Day
The day of the Draught taught us that Michael Vick will never take another snap in the NFL, that Hogs rule, and that beer poured from the tap is mighty tasty. So keep 'em coming, barkeep, we got a long drive ahead of us!
The eternal mystery of Draft Day
Are we alone in the universe? Is there a divine power? And why do NFL teams race to draft first-round wide receivers more than any other position when they go belly-up faster than the lake fish of Chernobyl?
The CHFF Hall of Awesome
We were giddy to the point of sobriety to introduce the charter class of the Cold, Hard Football Facts Hall of Awesome last year. Soak in its rotund Awesomeness!
The greatest Old School seasons
ESPN.com trumpeted its "Greatest NFL seasons of all time" in January. It was a great idea, except for the fact that they casually dismissed 50 years of actual NFL history in their definition of "all time."
Real men drink mint juleps
Highly trained booze hound Lew Bryson tells you why the mint julep is great liver fodder all summer long. He even has a recipe.
Jerk wings from hell
A tailgate-friendly classic from the new book by the dynamic grilling duo of Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby.
Kool-Aid pickles
A new book by Food Network star Alton Brown includes this recipe for refreshing pickles brined in Kool-Aid that he discovered in Mississippi.
REMEMBER THE MAROONS! The all-American football-loving and beer-making town of Pottsville fights to restore the legacy of its disputed 1925 NFL championship. The Maroons were stripped of their title for playing an unauthorized exhibition against the Four Horsemen and other Notre Dame all-stars. Read more about the controversy here.
Which controversial group of political activists best represents your views this campaign season?