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== Notability of television and televised sports ==

I am developing an idea of creating notability guideline about televised sports events in [[WP:Village pump (idea lab)#Notability (television)]]. I could have some assistance if you are willing to help out. --[[User:George Ho|George Ho]] ([[User talk:George Ho|talk]]) 15:00, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
== [[Iheanyi Uwaezuoke]] ==

An SPA and an IP editor have added a wall of unsourced text (and a bunch of strange nonexistent categories) to this article, and have removed much of the pre-existing standard formatting in the process.  I might be inclined to revert to the last normal-looking version[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iheanyi_Uwaezuoke&diff=497949324&oldid=468589743] but the added material does seem to include some valid content that probably could be sourced, so I'd appreciate a look by some NFL-experienced editors to see if they think it's worth salvaging and improving. --[[User:Arxiloxos|Arxiloxos]] ([[User talk:Arxiloxos|talk]]) 01:19, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
:I revamped the article, but it still needs a ton of improvement. '''[[User:Eagles247|<span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#003B48; font-size:small;">Eagles</span>]]'''&nbsp;'''[[User talk:Eagles247|<span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#003B48; font-size:small;">24/7</span>]]'''&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Eagles247|<span style="color:#003B48; font-size:x-small;">(C)</span>]] 03:26, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

== [[Talk:Aaron_Rodgers/GA2]] ==

Hi fellows! A user became in active and then this was started. This page was nominated by them and there is no one to fix the issues. I tried but I know nothing about the game and I m having trouble in dealing with it. I will not be able to do any more to it so can anyone from you please try to fix the problems. I'd appreciate any help. Thanks! '''''[[User:TheSpecialUser|<span style="font-family: Arial Black; color:black; background:white">→TSU</span>]]&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:TheSpecialUser|<span style="font-family: Verdana; color:black; background:white">tp*</span>]]</sup>''''' 14:28, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
== Proposed change to quarterback navbox ==

{{Navbox
 | name = San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback navbox
 | title = [[List of San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks|<span style=color:white>San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks</span>]]
|listclass = hlist
 | titlestyle  = border: 2px solid #E6BE8A; background: #C80815; color: white
 | state = {{{state<includeonly>|collapsed</includeonly>}}}
 | list1 = 
* '''[[Frankie Albert]]''' (1946&ndash;1952)
* '''[[Y. A. Tittle]]''' (1951&ndash;1960)
* [[Jim Powers (American football)|Jim Powers]] (1953)
* [[Earl Morrall]] (1956)
* '''[[John Brodie]]''' (1957&ndash;1973)
* [[Lamar McHan]] (1963)
* [[Bob Waters]] (1963)
* [[George Mira]] (1964&ndash;1967)
* [[Steve Spurrier]] (1967&ndash;1975)
* [[Joe Reed (American football)|Joe Reed]] (1973&ndash;1974)
* '''[[Tom Owen (American football)|Tom Owen]]''' (1974&ndash;1975)
* [[Dennis Morrison]] (1974)
* '''[[Norm Snead]]''' (1974&ndash;1975)
* '''[[Jim Plunkett]]''' (1976&ndash;1977)
* [[Scott Bull]] (1976&ndash;1978)
* '''[[Steve DeBerg]]''' (1978&ndash;1980)
* '''[[Joe Montana]]''' (1979&ndash;1990)
* [[Matt Cavanaugh]] (1984&ndash;1985)
* [[Jeff Kemp]] (1986)
* [[Mike Moroski]] (1986)
* '''[[Steve Young]]''' (1987&ndash;1999)
* [[Bob Gagliano]] (1987)
* [[Steve Bono]] (1991)
* [[Elvis Grbac]] (1995&ndash;1996)
* [[Jim Druckenmiller]] (1997)
* [[Ty Detmer]] (1998)
* [[Steve Stenstrom]] (1999)
* '''[[Jeff Garcia]]''' (1999&ndash;2003)
* '''[[Tim Rattay]]''' (2003&ndash;2005)
* [[Ken Dorsey]] (2004&ndash;2005)
* '''[[Alex Smith]]''' (2005&ndash;present)
* [[Cody Pickett]] (2005)
* [[Trent Dilfer]] (2007)
* [[Shaun Hill]] (2007&ndash;2009)
* [[Chris Weinke]] (2007)
* [[J. T. O'Sullivan]] (2008)
* [[Troy Smith]] (2010)
'''Bold''' indicates primary starting quarterbacks.
}}

I think that quarterbacks who at one point or another were the primary, first string, starting quarterback (not due to injury) should be in bold. The box makes it too hard for the reader to indentify which quarterbacks were truly the most important. There will always be gray area (Tom Owens and Norm Snead both started the same number of games in between John Brodie's retirement and the arrival of Jim Plunkett), but at least putting names in bold would make it easier to tell. --[[User:67.180.161.183|<span style="color:red;"><code>67.180.161.183</code></span>]][[User talk:67.180.161.183|<sup><span style="color:black;"><code>(talk)</code></span></sup>]]<sub>22:27, 3 July 2012 (UTC)</sub>
: <s>This seems like a good idea</s>. It may be useful, but there is not proper way to determine primary quarterbacks. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">t</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">c</span>]]</small>''' 00:06, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
: '''Support''' for this suggestion. Very good idea. It might be nice to have some an objective measure of who's the primary starting quarterback, if we can, since in certain cases it's ambiguous.--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 07:14, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
:'''Comment''' Good luck defining "primary".  In some years, weren't Hill and O'Sullivan named the starter at beginning of season over Smith.  Eras for teams that had subpar QBs will be difficult to objectively determine "primary".—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 08:00, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
:'''Oppose''' Not a good idea.  Way too subjective.  The gray area is big enough to span the whole way between black and white. [[User:Jweiss11|Jweiss11]] ([[User talk:Jweiss11|talk]]) 12:01, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
:'''Proposal''': What do people think about an objective criteria like: the bolded QBs started in at least half of one team's games for at least three successive seasons? (You'd of course list that constraint at the bottom of the box.) Or is something like this too complex? Do we even agree that readers will find the box more useful if the "primary" (however that's defined) quarterbacks are highlighted?--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 22:10, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
:'''Oppose'''.  No authoritative list exists for a list of NFL "primary" quarterbacks by team per [[WP:V]] and [[WP:RS]].  Creating our own objective criteria, however defined, and attaching such a "primary" designation in the absence of a reliable source smells a lot like original research per [[WP:OR]].  Rating such players subjectively simply becomes a matter of one or more editors' opinions, and that's even worse and a possible violation of [[WP:NPOV]].  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 22:28, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
:'''Another proposal''': Bold quarterbacks who played for the team for three years or more. We already have date ranges next to their names. I don't see how this would be POV or OR, and it would at least give people a better idea of who played for the team for a significant period of time.--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 05:20, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
::But that would lead to long-term backup quarterbacks being bolded and players like [[Brett Favre]] for the Vikings not being bolded despite being the obvious starting QB for two years. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 13:15, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
:'''Comment''': Personally, I don't consider a bench-replacement for less than a season or an injured replacement as a primary starting quarterback. Every quarterback is handed the starting job with the expectation they will stick around for the next decade and a half or so. Some do, and some fall after a couple seasons. Those are the ones I think should be bolded. --[[User:67.180.161.183|<span style="color:red;"><code>67.180.161.183</code></span>]][[User talk:67.180.161.183|<sup><span style="color:black;"><code>(talk)</code></span></sup>]]<sub>19:51, 11 July 2012 (UTC)</sub>
::One more thing. After a close read of above, I think here is the best way of determining primary starters: If they started '''more games than any other quarterback''' for their team for '''2 seasons or more''', and '''not due to injury'''. If the real starter was so bad that they benched him twice, and the backup started half their games twice, then they can be considered the starter. --[[User:67.180.161.183|<span style="color:red;"><code>67.180.161.183</code></span>]][[User talk:67.180.161.183|<sup><span style="color:black;"><code>(talk)</code></span></sup>]]<sub>20:04, 11 July 2012 (UTC)</sub>
:::Maybe, if possible, also include them if they started '''x or more games''' for '''one season''' if it was not due to injury, like Randall Cunningham for the Vikings, Brett Favre with the Jets, or any of the Dolphins people in the past 10 years. --[[User:67.180.161.183|<span style="color:red;"><code>67.180.161.183</code></span>]][[User talk:67.180.161.183|<sup><span style="color:black;"><code>(talk)</code></span></sup>]]<sub>21:00, 11 July 2012 (UTC)</sub>

The 49ers are relatively an easy one to do compared to other teams. Here are others; the early Broncos quarterbacks (prior to Morton) are very "iffy"-- it's almost as if they have 10 quarterbacks on their roster every year and they rolled dice to see which one would start:
{{navboxes
|title = [[NFL]] starting [[quarterback]]s
|list=
{{Navbox
 | name = Denver Broncos starting quarterback navbox
 | title = [[List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks|<span style="color:white;">Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks</span>]]
|listclass = hlist
 | titlestyle = background:#DF6109; color:white; border:2px solid #10274C;
 | state = {{{state<includeonly>|collapsed</includeonly>}}}
 | list1 = 
* '''[[Frank Tripucka]]''' (1960&ndash;1963)
* [[George Herring]] (1961)
* [[George Shaw (American football)|George Shaw]] (1962)
* '''[[Mickey Slaughter]]''' (1963&ndash;1966)
* '''[[John McCormick (American football)|John McCormick]]''' (1963&ndash;1968)
* [[Don Breaux]] (1963)
* [[Jacky Lee]] (1964&ndash;1965)
* [[Max Choboian]] (1966)
* [[Scotty Glacken]] (1966)
* '''[[Steve Tensi]]''' (1966&ndash;1970)
* [[Jim LeClair (American football)|Jim LeClair]] (1966&ndash;1967)
* [[Marlin Briscoe]] (1968)
* [[Pete Liske]] (1969&ndash;1970)
* [[Alan Pastrana]] (1970)
* [[Don Horn]] (1971)
* '''[[Steve Ramsey (American football)|Steve Ramsey]]''' (1971&ndash;1976)
* '''[[Charley Johnson]]''' (1972&ndash;1975)
* [[John Hufnagel]] (1975)
* [[Craig Penrose]] (1976&ndash;1978)
* '''[[Craig Morton]]''' (1977&ndash;1982)
* [[Norris Weese]] (1978&ndash;1979)
* [[Matt Robinson (American football)|Matt Robinson]] (1980)
* [[Steve DeBerg]] (1981&ndash;1983)
* [[Mark Herrmann]] (1982)
* '''[[John Elway]]''' (1983&ndash;1999)
* [[Gary Kubiak]] (1983&ndash;1989)
* [[Ken Karcher]] (1987)
* [[Tommy Maddox]] (1992)
* [[Hugh Millen]] (1994)
* [[Bill Musgrave]] (1996)
* [[Bubby Brister]] (1998)
* '''[[Brian Griese]]''' (1999&ndash;2002)
* [[Chris Miller (American football)|Chris Miller]] (1999)
* [[Gus Frerotte]] (2000&ndash;2001)
* [[Steve Beuerlein]] (2002&ndash;2003)
* '''[[Jake Plummer]]''' (2003&ndash;2006)
* [[Danny Kanell]] (2003)
* [[Jarious Jackson]] (2003)
* '''[[Jay Cutler (American football)|Jay Cutler]]''' (2006&ndash;2008)
* '''[[Kyle Orton]]''' (2009&ndash;2011)
* [[Chris Simms]] (2009)
* '''[[Tim Tebow]]''' (2010&ndash;2011)
* '''[[Peyton Manning]]''' (2012&ndash;)
'''Bold''' indicates primary starting quarterbacks.
}}
{{Navbox
 | name = Oakland Raiders starting quarterback navbox
 | title = [[List of Oakland Raiders starting quarterbacks|<span style="color:white;">Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders starting quarterbacks</span>]]
|listclass = hlist
 | titlestyle = background:black;color: white; border: 2px solid silver;
 | state = {{{state<includeonly>|collapsed</includeonly>}}}
 | list1 = 
* '''[[Tom Flores]]''' (1960&ndash;1966)
* [[Babe Parilli]] (1960)
* [[Cotton Davidson]] (1962&ndash;1966)
* [[Hunter Enis]] (1962)
* [[Don Heinrich]] (1962)
* [[Dick Wood]] (1965)
* '''[[Daryle Lamonica]]''' (1967&ndash;1973)
* [[George Blanda]] (1968)
* '''[[Ken Stabler]]''' (1971&ndash;1979)
* [[Larry Lawrence (American football)|Larry Lawrence]] (1974&ndash;1975)
* [[Mike Rae]] (1976&ndash;1977)
* '''[[Jim Plunkett]]''' (1980&ndash;1986)
* [[Dan Pastorini]] (1980)
* '''[[Marc Wilson (American football)|Marc Wilson]]''' (1981&ndash;1987)
* [[Rusty Hilger]] (1987)
* [[Vince Evans]] (1987&ndash;1995)
* '''[[Jay Schroeder]]''' (1988&ndash;1992)
* [[Steve Beuerlein]] (1988&ndash;1989)
* [[Todd Marinovich]] (1991&ndash;1992)
* '''[[Jeff Hostetler]]''' (1993&ndash;1996)
* [[Billy Joe Hobert]] (1995&ndash;1996)
* '''[[Jeff George]]''' (1997&ndash;1998)
* [[Donald Hollas]] (1998)
* [[Wade Wilson (American football)|Wade Wilson]] (1998)
* '''[[Rich Gannon]]''' (1999&ndash;2004)
* [[Rick Mirer]] (2003)
* [[Marques Tuiasosopo]] (2003&ndash;2005)
* '''[[Kerry Collins]]''' (2004&ndash;2005)
* [[Aaron Brooks (American football)|Aaron Brooks]] (2006)
* [[Andrew Walter]] (2006&ndash;2008)
* [[Josh McCown]] (2007)
* [[Daunte Culpepper]] (2007)
* '''[[JaMarcus Russell]]''' (2007&ndash;2009)
* [[Bruce Gradkowski]] (2009&ndash;2010)
* [[Charlie Frye]] (2009)
* '''[[Jason Campbell]]''' (2010&ndash;2011)
* [[Kyle Boller]] (2011)
* '''[[Carson Palmer]]''' (2011&ndash;present)
'''Bold''' indicates primary starting quarterbacks.
}}
{{Navbox
 | name = New England Patriots starting quarterback navbox
 | title = [[List of New England Patriots starting quarterbacks|<span style="{{NFLSecondaryColor|New England Patriots}}">Boston / New England Patriots starting quarterbacks]]</span>
|listclass = hlist
| titlestyle = background:#0d254c; color:#d6d6d6; border:2px solid #C80815;
| state = {{{state<includeonly>|collapsed</includeonly>}}}
| list1 = 
* [[Butch Songin]] (1960&ndash;1961)
* [[Tom Greene (American football)|Tom Greene]] (1960)
* '''[[Babe Parilli]]''' (1961&ndash;1967)
* [[Tom Yewcic]] (1962)
* [[Eddie Wilson (American football)|Eddie Wilson]] (1965)
* [[Don Trull]] (1967)
* '''[[Mike Taliaferro]]''' (1968&ndash;1970)
* [[Tom Sherman (American football)|Tom Sherman]] (1968)
* [[Joe Kapp]] (1970)
* '''[[Jim Plunkett]]''' (1971&ndash;1975)
* '''[[Steve Grogan]]''' (1975&ndash;1990)
* [[Neil Graff]] (1975)
* [[Matt Cavanaugh]] (1980&ndash;1982)
* [[Tom Owen (American football)|Tom Owen]] (1981)
* '''[[Tony Eason]]''' (1983&ndash;1989)
* [[Tom Ramsey]] (1987&ndash;1988)
* [[Bob Bleier]] (1987)
* [[Doug Flutie]] (1987&ndash;1989)
* [[Marc Wilson (American football)|Marc Wilson]] (1989&ndash;1990)
* [[Tommy Hodson]] (1990&ndash;1992)
* '''[[Hugh Millen]]''' (1991&ndash;1992)
* [[Scott Zolak]] (1992&ndash;1998)
* [[Jeff Carlson (American football)|Jeff Carlson]] (1992)
* [[Scott Secules]] (1993)
* '''[[Drew Bledsoe]]''' (1993&ndash;2001)
* '''[[Tom Brady]]''' (2001&ndash;present)
* [[Matt Cassel]] (2008)
'''Bold''' indicates primary starting quarterbacks.
}}
}}
This is all based off of information from [[List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks]] and other corresponding articles. --[[User:67.180.161.183|<span style="color:red;"><code>67.180.161.183</code></span>]][[User talk:67.180.161.183|<sup><span style="color:black;"><code>(talk)</code></span></sup>]]<sub>19:58, 11 July 2012 (UTC)</sub>

This one uses these ''exact'' rules: Started '''more games than any other quarterback on the roster''' for '''two seasons or more''', or started '''13 games or more''' for '''at least one season''' and '''not due to injury''':
{{Navbox
 | name = Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback navbox
 | title = [[List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks |<span style="color:#0D254C">Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks</span>]]
|listclass = hlist
 | titlestyle = background:#c5ced6; color:#001942; border: 2px solid #001942;
 | state = collapsed
 | list1 = 
* '''[[Eddie LeBaron]]''' (1960&ndash;1963)
* '''[[Don Meredith]]''' (1960&ndash;1968)
* [[Don Heinrich]] (1960)
* [[John Roach (American football)|John Roach]] (1964)
* [[Jerry Rhome]] (1965&ndash;1966)
* '''[[Craig Morton]]''' (1967&ndash;1972)
* '''[[Roger Staubach]]''' (1969&ndash;1979)
* [[Clint Longley]] (1975)
* '''[[Danny White]]''' (1977&ndash;1987)
* [[Glenn Carano]] (1981)
* [[Gary Hogeboom]] (1984&ndash;1985)
* '''[[Steve Pelluer]]''' (1986&ndash;1988)
* [[Reggie Collier]] (1986)
* [[Kevin Sweeney (American football)|Kevin Sweeney]] (1987&ndash;1988)
* '''[[Troy Aikman]]''' (1989&ndash;2000)
* [[Steve Walsh (American football)|Steve Walsh]] (1989)
* [[Babe Laufenberg]] (1990)
* [[Steve Beuerlein]] (1991)
* [[Bernie Kosar]] (1993)
* [[Jason Garrett]] (1993&ndash;1999)
* [[Rodney Peete]] (1994)
* [[Wade Wilson (American football)|Wade Wilson]] (1996)
* [[Randall Cunningham]] (2000)
* [[Anthony Wright (American football)|Anthony Wright]] (2000&ndash;2001)
* '''[[Quincy Carter]]''' (2001&ndash;2003)
* [[Ryan Leaf]] (2001)
* [[Clint Stoerner]] (2001)
* [[Chad Hutchinson]] (2002)
* '''[[Vinny Testaverde]]''' (2004)
* [[Drew Henson]] (2004)
* '''[[Drew Bledsoe]]''' (2005&ndash;2006)
* '''[[Tony Romo]]''' (2006&ndash;present)
* [[Brad Johnson (American football)|Brad Johnson]] (2008)
* [[Jon Kitna]] (2010)
* [[Stephen McGee]] (2010)
'''Bold''' indicates primary starting quarterbacks.
}}
I think if the need for specific rules is important, then these rules can be used. And yes, I realize that the other four infoboxes would have to be modified to qualify for said rules. --[[User:67.180.161.183|<span style="color:red;"><code>67.180.161.183</code></span>]][[User talk:67.180.161.183|<sup><span style="color:black;"><code>(talk)</code></span></sup>]]<sub>02:15, 13 July 2012 (UTC)</sub>
:I appreciate the spirit of what you are proposing.  However, I don't think it is easily maintained, or verifiable.  The designation of "primary" seems to be [[WP:OR|original research]], as it is not a standard definition, and [[WP:V|verifying]] it would require making a spreadsheet generally available to all editors to see who rightfully belongs.  Frankly, I think the need to mark which quarterbacks are primary is an indication that the navbox of all QBs is not very useful and clutters up articles.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 16:37, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
::In the spirit of cooperation, I think we should give some consideration to how we can use this idea, because I think it's a good one at heart. These boxes have long lists of starting quarterbacks, which makes it difficult to tell who was important and who wasn't. Thus having criteria where more significant QBs are bolded makes sense on a basic level. I think you're right that "primary" isn't the right word, because that's POV and maybe OR. I think we'd simply need to spell out what the criteria are that qualify a QB for bolding. And I think to avoid confusion and miscategorization, it's best to keep it simple even if that means there are a couple (or even a few) cases where a not-very-important QB gets bolded. It's easy to get info on how many starts a QB got, for example. That's right up front on PFR and other sources of stats. It would not be hard to check a standard like "started more than half the team's games for two (three?) consecutive years". If we start introducing qualifications like injuries and other stuff, it becomes increasingly difficult to sort out -- and it might even be contentious.--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 19:49, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
:::I would suggest to first define the criteria, highlight the players, and provide verifiable sources in [[List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks]].  If there is consensus in the article, there wont be much debate in the template.  The problem with just having it in a template is that the criteria is undefined and not verifiable.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 20:01, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
::::Would it be better to organize the infoboxes by year more strictly.  Maybe something like is done in the List of ... starting quarterbacks articles: break it down via year, that way it would be clearer who, and when, and for how long each player started.  It wouldn't require us to define what "primary" means, it would let the reader decide.  --[[User:Jayron32|<span style="color:#000099;">Jayron</span>]]'''''[[User talk:Jayron32|<span style="color:#009900;">32</span>]]''''' 17:44, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
:::::

== Career stats templates ==

Why aren't there templates for career statistics tables for various positions? I haven't been able to find any. Has this been discussed?--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 12:49, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

== Broncos subproject ==

I just nominated the [[WP:WikiProject National Football League/Denver Broncos subproject]] for deletion. I was just informed to make you guys aware of this. Besides, the project rarely even took off. (Discussion here: [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Denver Broncos subproject]]) '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 16:42, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
== [[John Garrett (American football coach)]] ==

Could ya'll check out what I've done to expand it and possibly regrade it? And if you could help me get the years in the infobox to line up with the teams coached I would really appreciate it. '''[[Special:Contributions/Crash Underride|<span style="color:#C0C0C0;">Cra</span>]][[User:Crash Underride|<span style="color:silver;">sh </span>]][[User talk:Crash Underride|<span style="color:navy;">Underride</span>]]''' 05:07, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

== Offseason and/or practice squad member only ==

In player infoboxes, how does "<small>Offseason and/or practice squad member only</small>" apply to the preseason? For example, [[Lee Evans (American football)|Lee Evans]] was released by the Jaguars following the first preseason game. Should he have an asterisk for 2012 or not? I would tend to think so seeing as that teams carry a 90-man roster in the preseason. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">t</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">c</span>]]</small>''' 21:53, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
:Once a player has been released from a team that he never played for in the regular season, he should be asterisked.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|BIO]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:FOUR]]) </small> 22:10, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
:: Thanks. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">t</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">c</span>]]</small>''' 22:18, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
== Tom Brady - GA ==

I recently listed [[Tom Brady]] at [[WP:GAN]]. If you have any experience with reviewing Good Articles and would like to help out, please don't hesitate to make constructive comments. [[User:Achowat|Achowat]] ([[User talk:Achowat|talk]]) 19:40, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

== Infobox NFL Player colleges ==

Hi folks, quick question. In the infobox for a player who attended multiple colleges, are all colleges listed or just the last school attended? Russell Wilson played 3 years at NC State, graduated, then played his final eligibility year at Wisconsin. Should it be "Wisconsin, NC State", "NC State, Wisconsin", or just "Wisconsin"? Thanks. '''[[User:SGMD1|SGMD1]] <sup>[[User_talk:SGMD1|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/SGMD1|Contribs]]</sub>''' 11:08, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
: I think its the most recent school. Cam Newton played at Florida first, then Blinn College, then Auburn, though only Auburn is listed. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 15:01, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
::Hmmm interesting. I checked Troy Aikman's page (he attended Oklahoma and UCLA) and it lists both in the infobox. I don't know if the fact that Wilson earned degrees from both schools makes a difference or not? '''[[User:SGMD1|SGMD1]] <sup>[[User_talk:SGMD1|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/SGMD1|Contribs]]</sub>''' 15:30, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
:::I'd suggest using judgment and common sense rather than having a hard and fast guideline. The more colleges that fit the better, but if listing all the schools is going to mess up the infobox in some way you might just put in the most significant school or schools in the player's career.--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 04:38, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
== Quality/Importance links? ==

I'm getting a "forbidden" error when I click on the links in the Quality/Importance scale grid. It used to show a list of articles that met the chosen criteria (i.e. if you clicked on the number representing stub-class top-importance articles, it would give you a listing). It hasn't been working for a week or so. Anyone know what's up with it?--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 13:10, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
:It seems to have been a technical issue that's since been resolved.--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 12:16, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

== Bears website redesign ==

On August 28, the Bears redesigned their website, so now any sources from their website before the redesign now redirect to the home page. Because of this, much of the references on pages will need cleanup. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 02:10, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
== Request for Comment: Steeler Nation Criticism ==

Please feel free to read & comment '''[[Talk:Steeler_Nation#RfC:_Inclusion_of_material_from_Phoenix_New_Times|here]]'''.  Thank you. [[User:Marketdiamond|Marketdiamond]] ([[User talk:Marketdiamond|talk]]) 18:54, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

== 2011 season pages still using current rosters ==

The following season pages are still using the <nowiki>{{<team> staff}}</nowiki> and <nowiki>{{<team> roster}}</nowiki> current roster templates:
*[[2011 Baltimore Ravens season]]
*[[2011 Green Bay Packers season]]
*[[2011 Houston Texans season]]
*[[2011 New England Patriots season]]
*[[2011 San Francisco 49ers season]]
They should be using {{tl|NFL final staff}} and {{tl|NFL final roster}} for the 2011 season instead. [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] ([[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk]]) 15:58, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
== No Fun League ==

The redirect {{noredirect|No Fun League}}, which currently points at the main [[National Football League]] article, has been nominated for deletion. At the discussion I have raised the possibility of adding a relevant sentence at [[List of NFL nicknames]] and retargetting the redirect there. This suggestion, and the discussion in general, would benefit from knowledgeable users such as yourselves. Please comment at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2012 September 23#No Fun League]] rather than here. [[User:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]] ([[User talk:Thryduulf|talk]]) 18:03, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of 2012 NFL replacement officials]] ==

I hate 'em too. But that's not a reason to list them by name when they are not notable, or public, people. [[User:Kitfoxxe|Kitfoxxe]] ([[User talk:Kitfoxxe|talk]]) 06:52, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
== Replacement refs ==

Perhaps the NFL WikiProject should make a determination on if the replacement refs are notable enough to merit having their own articles like the regular refs. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|Automatic]]''[[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|Strikeout]]'' 03:24, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
: Discussion being noted at [[Talk:2012 NFL season#Possible split?]]. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 03:40, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
:: Wait a second, if you're referring to [[List of 2012 NFL replacement officials]], then woops, but if you're referring to a new page (like [[2012 NFL referee lockout]]), then... You know what I mean. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 21:56, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

== NFL referee/official infobox? ==

Could someone please manufacture for us an infobox for NFL referee/official articles? I was looking at [[Clete Blakeman]]'s article just now, and I thought it could use an infobox just to summarise the content. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 19:10, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
:I added a people infobox as appears on several other articles, it's not much but it's a start. [[User:Go Phightins!|Go Phightins!]] ([[User talk:Go Phightins!|talk]]) 19:18, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

== Proposed Initiative ==

I think that a worthy goal of the Wiki-Project would be adding "box scores" to the templates already on team's season pages. I have tried to do this for a few teams, but I obviously can't do it alone. I'd appreciate some help, maybe we could have users "adopt a division" or "adopt a few games a week" to monitor. Just a thought. Thanks--[[User:Go Phightins!|Go Phightins!]] ([[User talk:Go Phightins!|talk]]) 17:21, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
:Speaking of the box score templates, I was reviewing the 2012 Olympics articles a couple of months ago, and noticed templates like {{tl|2012 Summer Olympics men's basketball game E2}} and {{tl|2012 Summer Olympics men's football game G2}}. Their purpose is "to collect source text [listing a box score of a specific game] used in several articles in one place, in order to minimize maintenance and storage space". Using this model, we could create, for example, a 2012 Packers-Seahawks template that could be used on the Packers season article and the Seahawks article (and any additional article like the [[2012 Green Bay Packers–Seattle Seahawks game]]). The only issue is that we would have to create over 200 separate templates for each regular season and postseason game. But we would save the effort of having to edit both the two relevant  team season articles (or three during the postseason when we have the additional playoff article) that list the same information. Thoughts? [[User:Zzyzx11|Zzyzx11]] ([[User talk:Zzyzx11|talk]]) 22:50, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Referees subproject]] ==

Several hours ago, I was approached by [[User:Electriccatfish2|Electriccatfish2]] about creating a refs task force similar to baseball umps task force I helped start earlier this year. [[User:Go Phightins!|Go Phightins!]] and I have since started work on it, although there is still work to be done. I figured it would probably be a good idea to leave a note here for those who may be interested. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|Automatic]]''[[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|Strikeout]]'' 03:22, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

== Request for Comment: 2012 Green Bay Packers–Seattle Seahawks game ==

Please comment on the following discussion here: [[Talk:2012 Green Bay Packers–Seattle Seahawks game#Rename the article]]. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 00:40, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
== Win/loss table for GMs ==

[[User:99.230.226.161]] is going through NFL GM articles and adding win/loss tables like here for Thomas Dimitroff [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Dimitroff&diff=519879200&oldid=516260044 diff]. I'm not very familiar with this project but this information does not appear to be necessary or even that relevant since the GM is not directly involved in the outcomes of games like coaches and players are.  Is there any existing consensus for this issue or does anyone have any thoughts on the subject? [[User:SQGibbon|SQGibbon]] ([[User talk:SQGibbon|talk]]) 04:16, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

== no notable achievements ==

per some discussion at [[Template talk:Infobox NFL player]], it was basically decided that listing {{para|highlights|NA}} or {{para|highlights|None}} or {{para|highlights|No notable achievements}} was a bit harsh.  if there is nothing to report, than just don't report anything.  in the spirit of this concept, I have created [[:Category:NFL player with NA highlights]].  you can remove a player from this category by simply removing the "none" or "N/A" from this field.  while you are at it, you can remove any &lt;nowiki>&lt;/nowiki> anywhere in the infobox, since these are no longer necessary to get the bullet markup to work.  this is especially helpful when there is nothing being passed to that parameter, since it tricks the template into thinking there is something there.  examples of cleanup edits: [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vince_Abbott&diff=522715044&oldid=507144027] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamza_Abdullah&diff=522715272&oldid=521132507] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darvin_Adams&diff=522715426&oldid=511631760].  if you find any N/A type entries in articles that are not in the tracking category, let me know so I can update the tracking code. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 22:42, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
== [[Adrian Peterson]]'s nicknames ==

Can I get a ruling on the use of "A. P." as a nickname for Adrian Peterson. Some anonymous editor came along a few days ago to remove it because Peterson himself decried the use of that nickname, but surely if people use that name for him, it's still a nickname? A third-party opinion would be very useful. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 09:30, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

:People being confused about his nickname and saying it incorrectly doesn't make it his nickname, it makes those people confused. People come to Wiki for correct information, further spreading an incorrect nickname makes no sense. The man himself has said those who call him AP have "got it twisted", for whatever reason you wish for these people to remain twisted rather than be informed about what his nickname actually is.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/27.252.123.71|27.252.123.71]] ([[User talk:27.252.123.71|talk]]) 09:59, 22 August 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::It doesn't matter if it's wrong! If people call him it, it's a nickname. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 10:14, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
I agree with PeeJay. The fact is this, people DO call him A.P. Many, many thousands of people refer to him that way. I think Peterson is the one who is confused about the purpose of this. He says his "true" nickname is AD. Fine, that may be what his friends, loved ones, and teammates call him. But people in the media and in the general public are not his friends, loved ones, or teammates. Those people have another nickname for him, that being "A.P.". That being said, I don't know why his nickname would be used in his wikipedia page.[[Special:Contributions/167.102.150.4|167.102.150.4]] ([[User talk:167.102.150.4|talk]]) 20:25, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

As the article provided states, people who call him AP have it twisted, some people think AP is his nickname, in reality it is AD. The people who call him AP have it confused or are lazy, that doesn't make it his nickname, that makes those people confused or lazy. 

A persons initials hardly qualifies as a nickname anyway. 

Fact is the man himself has said no, that isn't my nickname. Fact is he has explained where his actual nickname comes from, fact is he has expressed how those who call him AP have it wrong. Yet for whatever reason you want to continue to have these people persist in being wrong rather than accept and respect the players actual nickname and have people be given the correct information. I provided quotes from him to support my stance, all you have done is stomp around. Clearly you were amongst the "confused" crowd. I remember when his Wiki page did not have AP listed on it, unfortunately someone who has it "twisted" came along and changed that. Now it has been changed back to being correct again. You can see it was only a few months ago that someone even decided to add it on to the page.   <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/27.252.123.71|27.252.123.71]] ([[User talk:27.252.123.71|talk]]) 10:18, 22 August 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:People don't get to pick their own nicknames! I'm sure hundreds, if not thousands, of reliable sources can be found for the use of "AP" to mean "Adrian Peterson". This situation is more than closed. [[User:Achowat|Achowat]] ([[User talk:Achowat|talk]]) 13:04, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

"thousands of reliable sources can be found for the use of "AP" to mean "Adrian Peterson" wow are you serious lol?

If anything most people when seeing AP, Football fan or not, would think Associated Press when they read AP. But as AD himself said, it's easy for people to be lazy and say AP, when they don't understand what his nickname actually is. Furthermore, he didn't choose that nickname, it is what was given to him. 

and yet, amazingly enough, a Google search of "What is Adrian Peterson's nickname" shows nothing on the first page of results suggesting that it's AP. Even Purple Jesus gets in on the first page, but no AP. Aside of course from some thread with someone asking whether his nickname is AD or AP and someone explaining to that person that it is actually AD.

and indeed the further through the Google results you go, the same trend continues. Most of the mentions of "AP" are people asking whether  his nickname is AP or AD or people explaining that AP is wrong. Funny, with these supposed thousands of reliable sources, you'd think Google would be picking them up somewhere?

Fact is the people who think it is AP are simply confused and have it wrong. It's AD. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:27.252.123.71|27.252.123.71]] ([[User talk:27.252.123.71|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/27.252.123.71|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
:Your [[WP:GOOGLE]] methodology is flawed because of a [[confirmation bias]]. You're looking for information about his nickname, so you're going to get things from the small fringe that like to pretend only one nickname is correct. A google result for (Adrian Peterson fantasy "AP") every single result that is not the Associate Press uses 'AP' nicknamedly towards Peterson. I don't care what nickname is "right", or who's being "lazy". What matters is what people call him, and people call him AP. And I'm not saying that people don't ''also'' call him AD, just that AP is used as a nickname for the man. [[User:Achowat|Achowat]] ([[User talk:Achowat|talk]]) 14:33, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

It's not really confirmation bias at all, you'd suspect that if it indeed was his nickname and used so often, then a search of "What is Adrian Peterson's nickname" would bring up some support for that. It doesn't. Quite the opposite in fact.

AP is used as a nickname only by confused people who don't realise his real nickname is actually AD. That doesn't make it his nickname, that makes those people confused. Why continue to promote that rather than aid those confused people? You talk about me using a confirmation bias, but talk about using a search with AP in it to support your stance lol? my, completely unbiased search, brings up no support for the suggestion that AP is one of his nicknames, only people dismissing it. Funny huh? Peterson himself says people who call him AP have his nickname confused, searches for what his nickname are offer basically no acknowledgement that AP is one of his nicknames beyond people dismissing it, but we have people who respond with biased searches and "but but but BUT PEOPLE CALL HIM IT!!!1".  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/27.252.123.71|27.252.123.71]] ([[User talk:27.252.123.71|talk]]) 03:28, 23 August 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Hmmm, I wonder why there are people taking the time to dismiss "A.P." as a nickname... BECAUSE PEOPLE CALL HIM IT! It may very well be "wrong", but if people call him it, it's a nickname. See [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fantasy-roto-arcade/juggernaut-index-no-25-minnesota-vikings-162453256--fantasy.html here]. Now get your panties out of a knot and find something better to do other than removing information without a good reason. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 09:30, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Because people want to see these other confused people helped and given the correct information. What's with the personal attacks? try to maintain a level of civility. Some have it twisted and think it's AP instead of AD, those people need the correct information.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/27.252.123.71|27.252.123.71]] ([[User talk:27.252.123.71|talk]]) 09:40, 23 August 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:So do it by improving the wording. We must acknowledge that people use that nickname, that's for sure, but it is possible to indicate that it is not a preferred nickname. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 09:55, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
::What biased search? I'm looking for instances where Adrian Peterson is called "AP", so I look in Fantasy Football articles because they generally have a less formal tone and are more apt to call a player by his nickname. People call him that, so it's his nickname. If there are significant coverage of this AP/AD controversy, it might warrant inclusion. But otherwise, AP should be included in his "list of nicknames". [[User:Achowat|Achowat]] ([[User talk:Achowat|talk]]) 13:42, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

== NFL TAFI ==

I'm sure that some of you are aware of [[WP:TAFI|this project]] which I helped to start up a while back as a focused collaborative effort which highlights specific articles for improvement with one being chosen per week. One of my dreams for this project has been that it would lead to more focused offshoot "TAFI" projects that are a subproject/task force (or something similar) for some different WikiProjects. I would like to suggest creating such an offshoot for this WikiProject. I would be willing to handle the clerical aspects of it. Would there be any interest in this? [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#FF8C00">'''Automatic'''</span>]][[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#0000FF">'''''Strikeout'''''</span>]] 20:08, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
:This would be something I'm interested in...an NFL subject is narrowly construed enough that I would be more adept at adding content to it. I'm in! [[User: Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue">'''Go'''</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004">'''''Phightins'''''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go_Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504">'''!'''</span>]] 21:46, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
::Yes, one of the drawbacks of the bigger project is that it involves a lot of editors with different interests. What one editor specializes in may not work for another editor. Starting a small offshoot here may demonstrate that other offshoots could be productive. But I'll wait and see who else might be interested. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#FF8C00">'''Automatic'''</span>]][[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#0000FF">'''''Strikeout'''''</span>]] 21:51, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
:::OK, terrific. [[User: Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue">'''Go'''</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004">'''''Phightins'''''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go_Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504">'''!'''</span>]] 22:15, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
::::I don't understand the point. I looked at the 9/1 and 9/29 TAFI and they don't seem to be getting any edits.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|BIO]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:FOUR]]) </small> 03:29, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
::::::Part of the problem is that the members of the project have a wide variety of interests, and it's hard to find an article that generates a lot of interest. Here, that might be a little easier, as the scope would be more focused and the members would have a similar interest. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#FF8C00">'''Automatic'''</span>]][[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#0000FF">'''''Strikeout'''''</span>]] 17:38, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
:::::Some have gotten more improvement than others...see [[entertainment]] for an example. [[User: Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue">'''Go'''</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004">'''''Phightins'''''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go_Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504">'''!'''</span>]] 03:39, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
== Pascal Matla ==

I have a non-urgent question regarding [[Pascal Matla]]. According to the article, he "attended training camp with the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2006, but was released before the regular season began". Does that make him a Saints player? He's included [[:Category:New Orleans Saints players|in the category]], but I have my doubts. [[Special:Contributions/83.80.170.157|83.80.170.157]] ([[User talk:83.80.170.157|talk]]) 19:35, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
:No, he isn't a Saints player. If he's anything, he's an Admirals player. It's also not clear to me that this meets [[WP:NGRIDIRON]] notability guidelines and may be a candidate for deletion.  --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 04:23, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

== Helpful source of photos ==

Hi all. The U.S. Army has been undergoing a lot of programs with the NFL concerning traumatic brain injury of late, and so there are a lot of stories on their site of NFL officials and players at various PR events, which fall into public domain and which Wikipedia can use. I noticed a lot of images of players from the Seahawks and west coast teams without a lot of photos on their pages. Might be helpful if someone looked [https://search.usa.gov/search/images?affiliate=www.army.mil&m=false&query=NFL here] through the photos to see what's useful to the project. —[[User:Ed!|<span style="color:black;">'''Ed!'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Ed!|<span style="color:black;">'''(talk)'''</span>]]</sup> 15:56, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
== Vector graphics assistance ==

I've noticed the following on all of my Wiki NFL uniform templates:

{{Should be SVG|other}}

I have no issue converting my PNG pictures into vector graphics, but I need assistance on how to do so. What's the simplest product to achieve this? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. [[User:JohnnySeoul|JohnnySeoul]] ([[User talk:JohnnySeoul|talk]]) 15:35, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
:I've looked into this in the past and learned one thing: it's not easy. There are some programs out there (including some that are web-based) that try to do the conversion automatically. I've tried them, and they didn't work at all for me. I think you'll likely have to do it yourself using a program that you'll have to master; vector graphic design is not as simple as the usual Photoshop-style design. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 08:15, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

== [[Jamaal Charles]] ==

Not completely sure what was going on, but looks like a significant problem. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|'''<span style="color:Blue">Automatic</span><span style="color:Orange">''Strikeout''</span>''']] <small>([[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:Blue">'''T'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#FF8C00">C</span>]])</small> 07:01, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

== [[Jovan Belcher]] ==

We may need plenty of eyes here on the page about the former Chiefs player who committed a murder-suicide. There's been a lot of activity on the article and may be a lot more, even though the page is protected. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|'''<span style="color:Blue">Automatic</span><span style="color:Orange">''Strikeout''</span>''']] <small>([[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:Blue">'''T'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#FF8C00">C</span>]])</small> 17:34, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
:I noticed and it's watchlisted. We all might do the same to keep an eye out. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 17:42, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
== Template:Footballstats ==

{{FYI}}
I left a note at [[Template talk:Footballstats]] about NFL.com links for older players not being supported.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 21:51, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

== [[List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks]] ==

Would someone with a bit better understanding of tables look at that article? It may be somewhat broken. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|'''<span style="color:Red">Automatic</span><span style="color:Green">''Strikeout''</span>''']] <small>([[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:Red">'''T'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:Green">C</span>]])</small> 23:36, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
== RfC on the use of flag icons for sportspeople ==

An [[WP:RFC|RfC discussion]] about the [[MOS:FLAG]] restriction on the use of flag icons for sportspeople has been opened at [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Icons]]. We invite all interested participants to provide their opinion [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Icons#RfC on MOS:FLAG|here]]. [[User:Qwyrxian|Qwyrxian]] ([[User talk:Qwyrxian|talk]]) 02:44, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

== Task forces, subprojects and WikiProjects ==

Is there any particular reason why the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Green Bay Packers|Green Bay Packers]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indianapolis Colts|Indianapolis Colts]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Kansas City Chiefs|Kansas City Chiefs]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject New England Patriots|New England Patriots]] (formerly a subproject of WP:NFL), [[Wikipedia:WikiProject San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject St. Louis Rams|St. Louis Rams]] all have separate WikiProjects devoted to them, while the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Carolina Panthers subproject|Carolina Panthers]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Cleveland Browns subproject|Cleveland Browns]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Minnesota Vikings subproject|Minnesota Vikings]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/New York Giants subproject|New York Giants]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/New York Jets subproject|New York Jets]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Pittsburgh Steelers subproject|Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Tampa Bay Buccaneers subproject|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Washington Redskins subproject|Washington Redskins]] are all subprojects of WikiProject National Football League? Surely the former group should be converted to subprojects of WP:NFL? In fact, subproject is probably the wrong term; they should all be [[WP:TASKFORCE|task forces]]. Can anyone enlighten me on this? – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 11:49, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
:I don't know about why some are WikiProjects and some are subprojects, but as for the other question: I think task forces and subprojects are two ways of saying the same thing. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|'''<span style="color:Red">Automatic</span><span style="color:Green">''Strikeout''</span>''']] <small>([[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:Red">'''T'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:Green">C</span>]])</small> 17:14, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
::AutomaticStrikeout, I think you may be right in this case, but usually the "subproject" name is reserved for fully-fledged WikiProjects that are subordinate to other WikiProjects. These are task forces. They don't need renaming, I just wanted to see if I could get some clarification on the issue. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 21:39, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
:The [[WP:GNB|Packers]] WikiProject is inactive. There hasn't been any activity on their talk page for over a year. <b>[[User:Caknuck|<span style="color:#FF6600;">caknuck</span>]] [[User talk:Caknuck|<sub style="color:black;">°</sub>]] <span style="color:#FF6600;">needs to be running more often</span></b> 19:09, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
::That might be inaccurate to say, Caknuck. The project members may still be active in editing Green Bay articles, and if so, the project itself is still alive in my view. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 21:39, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
:::True, but the project page has also been tagged with an "Inactive" template since August 2011 and nobody's bothered to remove it. <b>[[User:Caknuck|<span style="color:#FF6600;">caknuck</span>]] [[User talk:Caknuck|<sub style="color:black;">°</sub>]] <span style="color:#FF6600;">needs to be running more often</span></b> 00:49, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
::::Haha, fair enough! I should probably have noticed that, but in my haste, I was too busy looking at the page names! My bad. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 01:41, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
== Need help with sourcing a quote ==

Hi, there is a relatively new user who wants to add something Bill Walsh said about the Giants before [[Super Bowl XXV]] to that article. The user apparently is relying on memory, but I was wondering if anyone here can find a source that establishes that Walsh actually said what this user claims he said. I don't necessarily object to his proposal, as long as it gets sourced and edited to remove editorializing. Full discussion is at [[Talk:Super Bowl XXV]]. Thanks! &mdash;<span style="color:#808080">[[User:Kuyabribri|'''KuyaBriBri''']]</span><sup><span style="color:#008080">[[User_Talk:Kuyabribri|''Talk'']]</span></sup> 18:36, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:I took a quick look and I'm afraid didn't find anything, except for [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59129382.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+28%2C+1991&author=Jack+Craig%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=This+team+was+on+the+mark+ABC+does+well+with+tough+assignment&pqatl=google this thing here] which does state that Walsh picked Buffalo. [[User:AutomaticStrikeout|'''<span style="color:Blue">Automatic</span><span style="color:Orange">''Strikeout''</span>''']] <small>([[User talk:AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:Blue">'''T'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/AutomaticStrikeout|<span style="color:#FF8C00">C</span>]])</small> 18:43, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

== Quarterback win loss records ==

I ran across [[2012 NFL quarterbacks win loss records]] today.  First of all, kudos to [[User:Spparky|Spparky]] for the time dedicated to this article. While the career all-time list may be notable per [[WP:LISTN]] (haven't looked for sources myself), it seems the 2012 specific information—if notable—belongs in [[2012 NFL season]] or the individual team season articles.  I'd suggest for next year that time alternatively be spent on line-graphs showing teams records over the weeks for the division title races in [[2013 NFL season]] as opposed to a chart showing #1's for individual quarterbacks.  My $.02.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 21:05, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:I agree that the article you refer to should be deleted. I have no opinion about anything else. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 02:31, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
== File:Ron East.JPG ==

[[:File:Ron East.JPG]] has been nominated for speedy deletion -- [[Special:Contributions/76.65.128.43|76.65.128.43]] ([[User talk:76.65.128.43|talk]]) 07:13, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

== American football GA nomination/List of NFL champions (1920-1969) ==

I have nominated [[American football]], for good article status. Additionally, I have nominated [[List of NFL champions (1920-1969)]], a very important article to the NFL WikiProject, for featured list status. The latter would be an excellent compliment to the current FL [[List of Super Bowl champions]]. If any project members are interested in commenting on either, you are more than welcome to join in the discussion and help improve them even more. Thanks. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 20:02, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:These seem like lists, not just in the page names, but in their formats. Why are you taking them to GA instead of FL? &ndash;&nbsp;[[User:Muboshgu|Muboshgu]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Muboshgu#top|talk]]) 20:09, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::[[List of NFL champions (1920-1969)]] is a list, so it has been nominated for FL. [[American football]], like [[rugby union]] or [[association football]], is not a list so I have nominated it for GA. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 20:41, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Oh duh. My bad, I just misread what you wrote and transposed the GA to the list article. Carry on then. :) &ndash;&nbsp;[[User:Muboshgu|Muboshgu]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Muboshgu#top|talk]]) 21:02, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
== TfD for NFL coaches infobox and proposed merger ==

Were any other WP:NFL editors aware of this TfD: [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2012 October 30#Template:Infobox NFL coach]]?  Why was no notice posted on this talk page?  Why was no notice posted on the template page for Infobox NFL player?  This appears to have been a major process error and failure to provide proper notice to WP:NFL.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 21:25, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
:I admit I should have left a message here but a message was left at the mainly affected page of the Infobox NFL coach. The TfD process was open for 10 days. Similar mergers have be done to all other sports. Infobox NFL player won't be really affected except the fact that some parameters will be added. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 22:40, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

::Magioladitis, no notice was placed on the merge target template page, Infobox NFL player, which is used on over 10,000 WP:NFL bio articles.  The TfD should be reopened for that reason alone.  You can't have a "merge" without two templates, and in this case, no notice was placed on the second template page.  I am not opposed to such a merge in principle, and I assume other editors are willing to consider it, but WP:NFL editors have spent a great deal of time perfecting the present configuration of Infobox NFL player.  The template for Infobox NFL player should not be altered without prior consultation with WP:NFL and the template's creator and principal contributors.  As a longtime editor, you already know this and should recognize that the failure to provide TfD notice on the second infobox's template page is a fatal TfD process error.  I urge you to voluntarily request that the closing admin reopen the TfD and that you not proceed with any attempted merge or other alteration of Infobox NFL player until you gain the consensus of WP:NFL editors regarding any changes you propose to make.  Otherwise, I will open a deletion review complaint with all of that unnecessary drama.  In any event, any changes made to Infobox NFL player are subject to editor consensus and further subject to the WP:BRD process.  I urge you not to attempt any changes until you have the blessing of the project.

::Also, as a point of fact, the TfD was open for seven days, not ten, but that is not really at issue.

::'''Bottom line''': WP:NFL editors want to be consulted before anyone changes our most widely used infobox template.  Surely, you can understand that.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 23:03, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
:::Mistakes were made in notification, but I'd suggest that we try to de-escalate this and fix whatever problems there may be. The TfD was listed on the main WikiProject NFL page, so it's not as if it was entirely hidden from everybody, but I concur with Dirtlawyer's points. In any event, I doubt that reopening the TfD would be productive from a practical standpoint. I think it'd be best and most useful to simply talk about if a merger of any kind is warranted into the Infobox NFL Player template, which is already well-developed, arguably well beyond Infobox NFL coach. Does anyone want to volunteer which specific parts of the coach infobox might be merged to the player template? It may be best to talk about this here and leave a note at the template page, since the Infobox NFL player template talk page doesn't seem to get much traffic. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 05:21, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
::::This may also be a good touching-off point to have a broader discussion about the organization of various football infobox templates. Right now, we have [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]], [[:Template:Infobox gridiron football person]], [[:Template:Infobox college coach]] and some others. Speaking from my own experience, there's a slight problem with what to use for people like [[Blanton Collier]], who was an NFL coach but was never a player. He doesn't seem to fit with [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]], which forces a section about the person's playing career, and yet [[:Template:Infobox gridiron football person]] isn't sufficiently developed to include all of his statistics and details. I ended up using [[:Template:Infobox college coach]], since he coached college football too. Perhaps it would be wise to generalize the Infobox NFL player template to [[Template:Infobox NFL person]]. Just a thought. I think it would be good if we had one infobox template for all NFL-related people (players and coaches at least, maybe even referees), so that we could concentrate development and improvement on that infobox template instead of spreading ourselves thin with a bunch of them. In the long run, we may even want to generalize it to [[Template:Infobox American football person]], which would more accurately reflect what [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]] already is: a catch-all for players and coaches in the NFL, USFL, etc. (there are stats entries for other leagues already in the infobox).  --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 05:36, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

:::::Batard, here's the problem with "de-escalation" as you describe it: it leaves the existing TfD decision in place.  The TfD was fatally flawed, but not because the nominator failed to notify WP:NFL; that should have happened as a matter of courtesy and common sense.  The real procedural flaw was the failure to place a TfD notice on the template page for the template page of the merge target, Infobox NFL player, and then notify its creator and significant contributors, as required by the TfD guidelines.  A TfD merge requires two or more templates, and notice must be provided on the template pages of each of the templates that have been proposed for deletion or merge, as well notifying the template creator and major contributors of each.  Beyond that, it is presumptuous in the extreme that four editors at TfD would decide to alter a project-specific infobox template used on over 10,000 articles within that project, and then leave the implementation of that "merge" and changes to the surviving template to a single editor without consulting the editors of this project.  Too many project editors have spent too much time working on Infobox NFL player for that work to be undone on a barely discussed whim.  The infobox has an evolutionary history and logic that were not even remotely discussed or considered during the TfD.

:::::Infobox NFL player is the current consensus infobox for all NFL players.  The infobox replaced Infobox NFL retired, Infobox NFL active, several predecessors or variants of those, and was supposed to replace all instances of Infobox gridiron football person used for American football players.  User:Eagles247 spearheaded the time-consuming effort to upgrade the current Infobox NFL player, and supervised the robotic replacement of the previously deprecated/merged infoboxes.  Infobox gridiron football person, however, does not fall under the jurisdiction of WP:NFL, and remains the principal infobox used by WP:Canadian Football for CFL players and coaches.  The remaining instances of Infobox gridiron football person in American football player bios cannot be replaced robotically, and must be replaced manually.  I know because I've personally replaced over 100 of them.

:::::Infobox NFL player already incorporates parameters that may be used to describe a retired player's subsequent coaching career, but I personally believe that the current design is far from perfect for the presentation of such coaching history.  While I am receptive to considering an upgrade of the template for Infobox NFL player to better accommodate coaching history, the design of that template should be the sole responsibility of this project, and not an editor who has very little or no understanding of American football.  Nor should this redesign/modification take place under the forced circumstances of a TfD decision by four editors who simply thought that a combined infobox was a "good idea."  It remains to be seen whether the head coach parameters and player parameters can be combined in a visually cohesive manner in a single template; this is not a simple matter of taking four parameters from the deprecated coaches' infobox, adding them to the players' infobox, and then calling it a day.  It probably can be done, but it does not need to be done in a hurry-up, slap-dash manner to satisfy the TfD decision of four editors who have never worked on the templates and have little or no understanding of their history.  But let's keep in mind, there's a reason why we have separate coach and player infoboxes now: a single solution for coach and player circumstances may not be the ideal solution for either of them.  User:Eagles247 should be consulted for his wealth of practical experience and understanding.

:::::As for Infobox college coach, it is not designed to dovetail perfectly with NFL coaches who have moved to and from college coaching positions.  Infobox college coach was designed to be a uniform infobox for all college coaches, including football, basketball, baseball, and other sports.  It is designed with a different set of parameters in mind than those typically needed for NFL coaches, including serving as the coach for more than one sport (a common occurrence in the first half of the 20th Century), and administrative work history as an athletic director or in similar capacity.  User:Jweiss11 is the principal contributor to the infobox in its present configuration, and he can describe its history, peculiarities, parameters and uses far better than I can.

:::::So, here's where we are.  Batard, if you are willing to organize this discussion, I am willing to actively participate, but please keep in mind that we are talking about an enormous amount of work to alter the existing infoboxes.  Bots invariably perform such work imperfectly at best and manual edits to most, if not all, of the existing coach articles will be required, and probably most if not all of the player articles, too, if we are going to fundamentally change the design of Infobox NFL player.  None of this should be undertaken lightly, and no one should be under any misimpression that this work can be delegated to other editors or completed by somebody's bot.  What you propose is ''not a small undertaking'', and, yes, I am irritated that four random editors at TfD would presume to make these decisions for us and commit our project time, not theirs, to implementing these because they casually came to the conclusion that having a single American football person infobox was a "good idea." [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 06:54, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

These are well-reasoned points. Just for reference, let's establish some basic facts and try to answer some questions:
* The [[:Template:Infobox NFL coach]] template is transcluded on 375 pages per [http://toolserver.org/~jarry/templatecount/index.php?lang=en&namespace=10&name=Template%3AInfobox+NFL+coach#bottom this count]. If the template were deleted, we'd have to change all of these to transclusions of [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]]. These include [[Jim Thorpe]]'s FA article and some other significant articles, so from a practical standpoint, it's important that the template at minimum isn't deleted until a consensus can be reached and (if agreed) we can make the transition to [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]].
* The [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]] template is transcluded on more than 10,000 pages, [http://toolserver.org/~jarry/templatecount/index.php?lang=en&name=Template%3AInfobox+NFL+player#bottom per this count]. Thus, as stated above, any modification to it will have to be done carefully and with full consensus. The last thing we want, from a practical standpoint, is to muck up a bunch of pages. People intimately familiar with [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]] should be involved in this discussion.
* Here is a list of all infobox templates I can find relating to any professional football people, for reference. This doesn't imply any judgment about what should or should not be merged, and appears in order of number of transclusions. Add any I'm missing:
**[[:Template:Infobox NFL player]] (transcluded 10,966 times)
**[[:Template:Infobox gridiron football person]] (transcluded 7,026 times)
**[[:Template:Infobox NFL coach]] (transcluded 375 times)
* Turning to the question of the TfD, Dirtlawyer appears to be correct. At the very minimum, we need to have a gameplan of some sort before [[Template:Infobox NFL coach]] can go away. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 09:27, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Now, here are a couple of statements and questions meant to gauge where we stand on the infobox template issue, independent of the TfD question. They may not appear to be neutral, but I'm merely trying to establish a framework for discussion. I have no established opinion on the matter as yet. Please add statements to prompt further discussion. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 09:27, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

'''Statement 1''' Setting aside all practical issues, the project's ultimate goal should be to merge all these templates into a single template (most likely [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]]). This would allow for a focus on the development and improvement of a single infobox template instead of spreading ourselves thin on multiple templates that accomplish essentially the same task.

'''Support'''

'''Oppose'''

'''Discussion'''
* It's really hard to say if this would be feasible, given the number of uses of the first two. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 15:23, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
**Based on this, it's probably best if we limit discussion for the moment to the coach template merger; it sounds like it could be very tricky to merge in the gridiron template. In the longer term, it may be a useful conversation to have, though. I'd like to hear arguments in favor of having two separate infobox templates from a qualitative perspective rather than a practical one. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 16:35, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

'''Statement 2''' Concerning the [[:Template:Infobox NFL coach]] template, there are significant attributes that could be merged into the [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]], which the [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]] template does not already cover in any fashion.

'''Support'''
* In fact, coaching attributes have already been merged [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AInfobox_NFL_player&diff=507853040&oldid=494909273 here], so this would almost certainly be minimal. We would keep {{tl|Infobox NFL coach}} and {{tl|Infobox NFL player}} as redirects to the merged template, so no changes to player articles (and probably no changes to coaching articles) would be necessary. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 15:23, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
**Ah, so in other words, if the coach template were to go away and become a redirect to [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]], it actually wouldn't make any difference as the code is formatted right now, right? In other words, it could go away tomorrow and wouldn't cause any disruption to the articles that use it? --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 16:35, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
'''Oppose'''

'''Discussion'''

'''Question 1''' If these templates were to be merged (or if just one of them were to be merged into another), in what manner should that merger take place?
:'''A''' Deprecate the other template or templates and gradually change transclusions to [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]].
:'''B''' Do as in '''A''' but also set up a task force to handle it.
:'''C''' Don't deprecate the other template or templates, but rely on people to swap templates themselves as they wish. It's too big a job for the project, and a bot can't be written to carry it out.
:'''Other''' (discuss)
:'''Discussion'''
* As the editor who performed [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AInfobox_NFL_player&diff=482546636&oldid=480624084 the last overhaul] of the code, I can assure you that if I perform the merger there will be no need to change the 10,000 articles using {{tl|infobox NFL player}}.  In fact, for this merger, you won't notice any change in articles using {{tl|Infobox NFL player}}. We are basically talking about minor changes to 375 articles using the coach box.  [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 15:23, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
** Well, this is reassuring. As long as we're not losing any functionality at all of the [[:Template:Infobox NFL coach]], I can't see why we'd need to have a separate coaches template. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 16:35, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
'''Question 2''' Should the [[:Template:Infobox NFL player]] be renamed?
:'''A''' Yes, to [[:Template:Infobox NFL biography]], per other sports.
:'''B''' Yes, to [[:Template:Infobox NFL person]].
:'''C''' Yes, to [[:Template:Infobox American football biography]].
:'''D''' Yes, to [[:Template:Infobox American football person]].
:'''E''' No.
:'''Discussion'''
* It should be {{tl|Infobox NFL biography}} per the convention used most other infoboxes. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 15:23, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
* Support '''A''' per Frietjes. A change is appropriate given that it would also encompass coaches, not just players. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 16:35, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
* Support '''A'''. This is in alignment with all other sports. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 14:12, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
=== Next step ===
Given that this thread has been open for over a week, I would like to move forward.  If there are no objections, I plan to finish creating a merged version of the template in the sandbox.  the plan is to create something which will result in (1) zero changes to the visual presentation in articles using [[template:infobox NFL player]], (2) zero changes necessary to the articles using [[template:infobox NFL player]], (3) minor changes (if any) to the visual presentation in articles using [[template:infobox NFL coach]], and (4) minor changes (if any) to the articles using [[template:infobox NFL coach]].  both [[template:infobox NFL player]] and [[template:infobox NFL coach]] would be kept as redirects to the merged template, called [[template:infobox NFL biography]].  more redirects could be created if desired, of course.  I will also expand the "testcases" page to show the various usage cases, showing that there is indeed "zero impact" on player articles. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 21:22, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the lead in creating the mock-up, Frietjes.  We have not taken the usual step of individually notifying  active football project editors of this discussion yet, so I would like to keep the discussion open.  With your new mock-up, WP:NFL and WP:CFB editors will actually have something tangible to discuss.  Thank you for your efforts, and please bear with us.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 21:29, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
:: I assumed that this was the place to notify [[WP:NFL]] editors. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 22:10, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
:::I endorse this plan of action, for what it's worth -- presumably those interested in the NFL should be watching this page, though of course the more voices the better. If anyone knows how to find other active and interested parties, let's notify them by all means. It's been pretty quiet around here. Thanks for putting in the work to make this happen without any hitches. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 05:51, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
:::I endorse the plan too. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 16:03, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Mag, the mcok-up for review was never created, per the comments above.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 16:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

== Salute to Service ==

When I was watching games this year, I kept noticing commercials of a partnership between the NFL and the USAA called "Salute to Service", which is intended to support our troops. Should a page on this partnership be created, or should we wait for the Salute to Service Award to be created, or not create it at all? [http://www.nfl.com/salute][http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000089290/article/nominees-for-nfl-and-usaas-2012-salute-to-service-award][http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-11-01/story/nfl-jaguars-support-military-salute-service] '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 02:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

== DragoLink08: ANI discussion regarding requested range blocks ==

Gentlemen, Cuchullain and I have filed ANI reports regarding User:DragoLink08's continued disruptive editing and sock-puppetry.  I have also requested appropriate range blocks for the University of South Florida IP addresses that have provided him with an escape hatch to continue his sock-puppetry for the past three years.  Many of you have had to deal with Drago's disruptive editing of the color schemes for navboxes, infoboxes and tables.  Your input at ANI is requested. [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]])  10:24, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

== 1993 Pro Bowl ==

Appears to have 1993 SEASON/1994 Pro Bowl Rosters[[Special:Contributions/67.198.82.87|67.198.82.87]] ([[User talk:67.198.82.87|talk]]) 14:04, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|Nomination for deletion]] of [[Template:NFL / NFC Champion coaches]] ==

[[File:Ambox warning pn.svg|30px|link=]][[Template:NFL / NFC Champion coaches]] has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:NFL / NFC Champion coaches|the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page]].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> [[User:Jrcla2|Jrcla2]] ([[User talk:Jrcla2|talk]]) 16:51, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
== Pro Bowl navbox clutter ==

{{FYI|Two TfDs opened: one for Pro Bowl MVP [[Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2013_January_30#Template:Pro_Bowl_MVPs|here]] and another for the multiple ones for each year's starters [[Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2013_January_30#National_Football_League_Pro_Bowl_navigational_boxes|here]]}}
I just saw that {{tl|Pro Bowl MVPs}} was created.  This fails [[WP:NAVBOX]] on multiple points.  One rarely would want to go from one Pro Bowl MVP to another, there is not even a standalone article for Pro Bowl MVP like [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award]], and nobody would be adding see also's to the other MVPs just because the template did not exist.  Guidelines aside, what reliable sources really writes about all Pro Bowl MVPs as a group?  Pro Bowl MVP isnt even worthy to mention in the lead of any bio that would be an FA. If this isn't clutter, I dont know what is.  Just look at [[Marshall Faulk]] as an example of navboxes gone amok. There is even clutter for the Pro Bowl starters for individual years in his articles, and there are all the ones at [[:Category:National Football League Pro Bowl navigational boxes]].—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 06:05, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
:My first thought is that it should be deleted. However, {{tl|NBA All-Star Game MVP Award}} and {{tl|Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVPs}} exist. I don't think this is any different.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|BIO]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:FOUR]]) </small> 07:11, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
::Those other All-Star games are at a higher level, witnessed by the fact that the Pro Bowl is on the verge of being cancelled, and is the only sport whose All-Star games gets lower ratings than a regular season game.  As such, its MVP is even less meaningful.  Pro Bowl MVP are not part of player's legacies, and sources do not refer to Pro Bowl MVP outside of routine game coverage.  Nobody looks back on special Pro Bowl plays. This is not the case with NBA or MLB, which might explain why there are articles for [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award]] and [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award]], both FLs too, while there is no standalone article for Pro Bowl MVP.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 09:33, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
::: I agree, especially considering the fact that players from the Super Bowl teams are [[Pro_Bowl_MVP#Lack_of_quality|banned from participating]].  the award is for the MVP from the second best teams in each conference.  we should just delete it and list the award in the infobox, as we are doing right now. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 22:36, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
:::: please comment at [[Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2013_January_30#Template:Pro_Bowl_MVPs|the TfD]]. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 22:40, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Should we start a separate nomination for Pro Bowl starting rosters at [[:Category:National Football League Pro Bowl navigational boxes]]?—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 23:01, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::: I would support deleting those as well (see the [[Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2013_January_30#National_Football_League_Pro_Bowl_navigational_boxes|now started TfD]]). [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 23:37, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

== RfC for order of awards on [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award]] ==

I recently created an RfC to determine the order of awards on [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award]]. Please comment [[Talk:National Football League Rookie of the Year Award#Order of awards?|here]] if you'd like. Thank you! '''[[User:SGMD1|SGMD1]] <sup>[[User_talk:SGMD1|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/SGMD1|Contribs]]</sub>''' 19:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
== Former players editing their own articles. ==

I noticed in my watchlist the past three days, three different professional athletes editing articles about themselves, two former American football players and one former baseball, mostly minor information and corrections, nothing extremely serious. Yes it's technically a [[WP:COI]] but I feel like they can become productive members of the community considering their first-hand expertise with the sport and the poor shape of many of our articles in this project. [[User talk:DMcClover58]] is one example who I saw pop up on my watchlist. Yes, like every new editor they need to learn our policies and guidelines, especially with sourcing, but considering the drop of active editors especially with American sports, we should treat them with respect and help them when needed (instead of driving them away with a bunch of warning templates and reversions, which is one of the main cause of new editors not staying in Wikipedia). What do you guys think? Hardly in my history of the project I've seen professional athletes edit articles about themselves, so this is a unique scenario. Thanks [[User:Secret|Secret]] <sup>[[User talk:Secret|account]]</sup> 20:22, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
:Are we sure that they aren't just fans of players? In any event, as long as it's sourced and not inflammatory nor promotional, I see no problem. [[User: Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue">'''Go'''</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004">'''''Phightins'''''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go_Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504">'''!'''</span>]] 20:35, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
:: Well uploading his personal wedding picture like McClover and like the case of [[Robin Earl]], being a medicore subject, I highly doubt they are fans. [[User:Secret|Secret]] <sup>[[User talk:Secret|account]]</sup> 20:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
::: It could be a relative or friend of the subject, but by operating under {{user|DMcClover58}} and {{user|Robinearl}} makes it rather doubtful. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 03:46, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

== Franchise timeline error ==

Very small change needed.  On the main graphic, the Oakland Raiders are marked as having won the Super Bowl in 2002, when they lost to Tampa Bay.  The Buccaneers are correctly starred.  Just need to remove the star for the Raiders.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_franchise_timeline  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/69.140.86.246|69.140.86.246]] ([[User talk:69.140.86.246|talk]]) 19:56, 3 February 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== Carolina Panthers GA ==

The [[Carolina Panthers]], a topic of significant importance as one of the newest members of the NFL, is up for good article. If you are interested in commenting on or reviewing the article, please feel free to do so. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 02:44, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

== Ideal team ==

{{FYI}}
There is a new article, [[Ideal team]], that deals with virtual teams of top players like [[All-Pro]].  You are invited to discuss at [[Talk:Ideal team]] how best to handle this.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 02:34, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
== Category:Paul Brown coaching tree nominated for deletion ==

Since [[:Category:Paul Brown coaching tree]] is of interest to this WikiProject, I am letting you know that its CfD can be found at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2013 February 7#Category:Paul Brown coaching tree]]. Thanks. [[User:Jrcla2|Jrcla2]] ([[User talk:Jrcla2|talk]]) 15:50, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

== Proposed merge of [[World League of American Football]] with [[NFL Europe]] ==

I have proposed that [[World League of American Football]] be merged with [[NFL Europe]]. As both are under the scope of this WikiProject, any member of this project is invited to comment on the proposal at the [[Talk:NFL_Europe#Proposal_to_merge_World_League_of_American_Football_to_this_article|NFL Europe talk page]]. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 23:37, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
== Uniform images ==

What's going on with the uniform images across the NFL? Lots of them were deleted and others were requested to be but declined. Now that [[User:JohnnySeoul]] is gone is there someone else that will be able to maintain and update these images? I could probably help out in some degree if I knew how. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 01:24, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
:Pretty sure JohnnySeoul doesn't have the right to withdraw those images now, as they are now effectively Wikipedia's images. Just because he doesn't agree with the terms of use is not a good reason to delete them. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 07:59, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
:: Some images were deleted though. See [[:File:2009-2011AFCS-Uniform-JAX.PNG]]. I'm not sure who requested for it to be deleted. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 02:40, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
::: He did; I'll deal with this. He appears to have mass-nominated his images; most of the nominations were declined but a few got through. [[User:Mackensen|Mackensen]] [[User_talk:Mackensen|(talk)]] 01:52, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
:::: One problem here is that many of the images are non-free drawings of public domain clothes, meaning that they violate [[WP:NFCC#1]] (someone else can make a free drawing of the same clothes) and [[WP:NFCC#6]] ([[WP:IUP#User-created images]] tells that all user-created images must be freely licensed). The logos on the clothes are typically below the threshold of originality (see [[Commons:COM:TOO#United States]]) and are thus in the public domain, but there are a few uniforms with logos which are more complex. --[[User:Stefan2|Stefan2]] ([[User talk:Stefan2|talk]]) 22:47, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

== GA nomination for [[National Football League]] ==

The [[National Football League]] article is up for good article status. As a significant article in this WikiProject, any project members are invited to comment on or review the nomination. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 01:29, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

== 2001 NFL Draft ==

{{#if:|[[User:{{{2}}}]] has|I have}} nominated [[2001 NFL Draft]] for [[Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/{{#if:|{{{alt}}}|2001 NFL Draft{{#iferror:/archive{{#ifexpr:1 > 0|1}}}}}}|featured list removal here]]. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the [[Wikipedia:What is a featured list?|featured list criteria]]. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are [[Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates|here]]. [[User:Albacore|Albacore]] ([[User talk:Albacore|talk]]) 17:14, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
== Portal:Sports is up for featured portal consideration ==

{{Portal|Sports}}
This is a courtesy message to inform the members of this project that I have nominated [[Portal:Sports]] for featured portal status. The discussion is at [[Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Sports]]. The featured portal criteria are at [[Wikipedia:Featured portal criteria]]. Please feel free to weigh in. [[User:Sven Manguard|<span style="color:#207004;">'''<big>S</big>ven <big>M</big>anguard'''</span>]] [[User talk:Sven Manguard|<small><span style="color:#F0A804;">'''Wha?'''</span></small>]] 18:41, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

== Unofficial sources ==

Every time there is unofficial news of a trade, signings, waiver, etc, editors rush to add it to an article as if it was official.  I've created the essay [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports/Handling sports transactions]] to capture how to handle this.  It's easier to just drop this on a talk page/edit summary than having to explain this every time.  Feel free to improve it.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 21:04, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
== 1-day contracts ==

For the record, I assume there is consensus that players like [[Jeff Saturday]] that sign one-day contracts with their favorite team before retiring don't need their infobox updated for that 1-day stint.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]])
*I don't know if there is consensus, but if there isn't already, I '''support''' Bagumba's suggestion that infoboxes do not need updating. They never actually play for the team in their contract which is a stipulation we use over at [[WP:BASEBALL]], so I agree that we should only be adding when they play for the team or are a practice squad member or something. [[User: Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue">'''Go'''</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004">'''''Phightins'''''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go_Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504">'''!'''</span>]] 20:19, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

== NFL player infobox, college – avoid abbreviations? ==

The description on [[Template:Infobox NFL player]] says "Schools names displayed should be consistent with how they are presented at NFL.com", which often uses abbreviations, such as "USC" for the University of Southern California, or "LSU" for Louisiana State University. In my opinion, we should avoid abbreviations to improve readability and to avoid ambiguity, unless the full name would be to long for the infobox (such as "University of California, Los Angeles" instead of "UCLA"). --[[User:Bender235|bender235]] ([[User talk:Bender235|talk]]) 08:48, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
: I can understand USC possibly being written as "Southern California", since USC can also mean the University of South Carolina, but I don't really know about LSU being the name of other colleges. However, I really don't care, since USC is almost always synonymous with Southern Cal. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 08:53, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

::I'm looking for a general rule. Yes, LSU is (to my knowledge) not used by another school. So is TCU or UCF. But to improve readability, I'd like to have it "Louisiana State", "Texas Christian", and "Central Florida", respectively. --[[User:Bender235|bender235]] ([[User talk:Bender235|talk]]) 09:01, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
:::There was a similar discussion at [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_College_Basketball#Abbreviations_for_college_names_in_infoboxes]].  My recommendation there was to use [[WP:COMMONAME]]: "There are already WP articles on the college's sports team e.g. [[BYU Cougars]], [[TCU Horned Frogs]], [[UTSA Roadrunners]], etc. which presumably follow [[WP:COMMONNAME]].  We should use the common convention decided upon already, independent of sport, and not go with NBA.com convention for basketball and NFL.com for football, etc.  If there is a disagreement on the existing team article name, get consensus to change it through [[WP:RM]]." Same was also suggested at [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_College_football#Abbreviations_for_college_names_in_infoboxes]].—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 09:57, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
== editing pages of players entering free agency ==

I've been editing player pages to reflect their free agency status since the start of free agency. I'm having trouble trying to figure out the best way to structure the lead sentence of the intro. I've been using example: 
"Justin Deaon Tryon (born May 29, 1984) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent in the National Football League." 
As I read it, it looks superfluous. I've seen different variations of it that omit "currently" and "National Football League". There is also 
Example: "Adrian Lemar Wilson[1] (born October 12, 1979) is an American football strong safety who last played for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL)." I like this one, but I think the free agent status should be included. What is the standard way to write the lead sentence for free agents? I've also been deleting the uniform number which then only shows "Free Agent" at the top of the infobox. I think it just looks better aesthetically to leave out the number, with the exception of when a player recently signs with a team and has not been given a number yet. 
[[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 07:51, 14 March 2013 (UTC)Edday1051

*Edday, when a player is a free agent, he is by definition contractually unaffiliated with any team or league, so "Bob Jones is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent in the National Football League" makes no logical sense.  Many of us have been trying to put the one-paragraph lead sections into chronological order; thus, we place the "He is currently a free agent" statement at the end of the one-paragraph lead as the last significant event in the player's career.  For longer lead sections consisting of multiple paragraphs, the "free agent" statement is usually associated with the paragraph that discusses the player's NFL career, or is otherwise best placed at the very end of the entire lead section.
*In the infobox of free agents, please also note that the player should be listed as a "Free agent" (not "Free Agent") in the current team field, and the status field should be left blank.  Thanks.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 12:37, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

::hey dirtlawyer1, thanks for clearing that up. As for the capitalization of "agent", I think aesthetically it looks better capitalized, especially as a title on the infobox. And what's your take on the number. I think it looks better left out with free agent and kept in with dashes when there is a team.[[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 17:31, 14 March 2013 (UTC)Edday1051

:::Edday, I am following the capitalization rules of Wikipedia's Manual of Style per [[MOS:CAPS]].  "Free agent," like "tight end" or "offensive tackle," is not a [[proper noun]], and therefore should not be capitalized in text.  However, because "free agent" is the first phrase shown in the infobox field, the first word "free" is capitalized, but not the second word "agent."  Same rule applies to all two-word positions listed in the position field of the infobox.  This capitalization rule is proper formatting for all of Wikipedia, not just Wikiproject NFL.
:::As for the dashes for the unknown jersey number of a free agent or unsigned draft pick, it has been the consensus of WP:NFL editors to use the dashes as a placeholder until a new jersey number is assigned.  Personally, I don't have a strong opinion about the placeholder one way or the other, but I continue to use it in deference to those other NFL editors who use it and, like me, believe in standardized formatting for the NFL infobox and related articles.  Happy editing.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 17:51, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
::I would opt for FA to always be mentioned in the first paragraph of the lead if not the very first sentence. [[WP:OPENPARAGRAPH]] suggests listing why a person is significant in the first paragraph.  Their current team or free agent status is arguably the most notable part of an active player.  Note it's prominent position in the infobox. Understand that many readers will read the first paragraph if nothing more, and shouldn't have to wade through the end to see a player's free agent status.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 19:00, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
:::I've had this discussion before with other editors, Bagumba, and reasonable people can hold different opinions . . . but if the first sentence of the lead paragraph/section is a statement of the subject person's notability, do you really believe that an athlete's temporary free agent status is what makes him notable?  I would argue that his status and history as a professional athlete are what makes him notable, not a passing state of free agency . . .  .  Think about it.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 22:19, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
:My preference, for what it's worth, is "John Smith is an American football running back who is currently a free agent." Followed immediately by saying which team drafted him or first signed him. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 22:35, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

:::dirtlawyer, the free agency status of the player should be mentioned in the first sentence. If were going on notability, their current status as a free agent is far more notable that the last team they played for. I agree with Bagumba that most readers will probably look at the first sentence of the intro and the player's current status should be the first thing they are introduced to.[[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 04:57, 16 March 2013 (UTC)Edday1051

::::Edday, please review the Wikipedia concept of "notability" per [[WP:N]].  For Wikipedia purposes, "notability" is the concept by which we judge the suitability of a particular subject's inclusion as a stand-alone article.  If the first sentence is a summary of the reasons for the subject's notability per [[WP:LEADSENTENCE]], it's difficult to understand what the player's temporary free agency has to do with their notability.  The principal reason why a professional football player is notable is his NFL career.  (See [[WP:NGRIDIRON]].)  If you can work "free agent" into the first sentence, while also providing a brief summary of the player's NFL career, have at it.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 05:17, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::dirtlawyer, from what I understand, the lead sentence should be a definition of the subject, in this case a football player. The definition for a football player should state the fact that he is a football player, the position that he plays, and his current status(the team and league he's playing for, retired, or free agent). I don't see any reason why you would put the last team a player has played for in the lead sentence. A history of what teams a player has played for should be mentioned in the rest of the intro. The main reasoning being the last team the player played for may be the least notable part of his career. If you're going on notability, then you either should mention the team he's played most of his career with or whichever team he's best known, or list every team he's ever played for. But of course that would be unnecessary, considering you have the rest of the intro that can be several paragraphs long if necessary. And you can't understand why a player's current status as a free agent isn't notable? What? Free agency is arguably the biggest offseason NFL event outside of the NFL draft. The current status of the player as an active player who is seeking a contract from an NFL team or any other league is at the moment, the most notable piece of information on them. Once retired, then their past history of their career should take precedence. [[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 08:38, 16 March 2013 (UTC)Edday1051

== [[Talk:Bert Bell/GA1]] ==

Back at the end of November, [[User:Ijustreadbooks]] nominated [[Bert Bell]] at GAN.  I reviewed it last week and placed the nomination on hold but it appears that they have been pretty much inactive since the start of February.  Is anyone here willing to pick up and complete the review on their behalf?  Thanks, [[User:Resolute|Reso]][[User Talk:Resolute|lute]] 20:47, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
:If it can wait until later tonight or tomorrow, I'll take care of it. [[User: Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue">'''Go'''</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004">'''''Phightins'''''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go_Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504">'''!'''</span>]] 20:54, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

== FLRC for [[List of Green Bay Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame]] ==

{{#if:|[[User:{{{2}}}]] has|I have}} nominated [[List of Green Bay Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame]] for [[Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/{{#if:|{{{alt}}}|List of Green Bay Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame{{#iferror:/archive{{#ifexpr:2 > 0|2}}}}}}|featured list removal here]]. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the [[Wikipedia:What is a featured list?|featured list criteria]]. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are [[Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates|here]]. [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] ([[User talk:The Rambling Man|talk]]) 17:51, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
== Naming standard for high schools ==

I propose that the infobox high school field be formatted like "Name of high school (City, State)" i.e. "Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)" for a player who went to [[Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)|Mater Dei High School]] in [[Santa Ana, California]]. Format like "Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei" don't always reflect the school's actual formal name, as not all schools formally take the city name. And I think city should always be mentioned to be more explicit about where [[Palestine High School (Palestine, Texas)|Palestine High School]] for instance is located; "Palestine (TX)" makes it ambiguous to the casual reader who may not realize there's a city named such in the state. [[User:Arbor to SJ|Arbor to SJ]] ([[User talk:Arbor to SJ|talk]]) 02:46, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

:There are always exceptions, but usually the format "[town] ([state]) [school name]" reflects how the schools are actually referred to (e.g. "Southlake Carroll", "Dallas Carter", "Compton Dominguez", or "Miami Northwestern" -- we just add state for disambigation). Plus the current format is consistent with what we use to disambig universities (e.g. "Miami (OH)" or "California (PA)"). There might also be a case, where the reader isn't sure whether "South Panola (MS)" is the name of the city or school, or both, but that will be explained on the school wiki page. I'm in favor of keeping the established format. --[[User:Bender235|bender235]] ([[User talk:Bender235|talk]]) 14:18, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

::I second Bender's endorsement of the existing format for one very simple reason: in our space-limited infobox for NFL players, if we can present the same information in one line of text, rather than two, we usually should.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 14:24, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

:::The only space savings I see is using the state abbreviation. I'm not familiar with many schools being called by <town><school name> as opposed to just <school name>.  A reader shouldn't be forced to click on the link to figure out a school's real name and make sense out of this WP-specific convention.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 00:55, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

::::The convention to which Bender refers is a standard convention employed by the Associated Press and many, if not most American newspapers, and often employed by state high school athletic associations, of referring to a given high school by the town name (first) and actual school (second), as in "South Bend Kennedy High School."  The reasons for its origins were to clarify similar or even identical high school names within the same state or region.  My concern is that we don't need two lines of text (e.g., John F. Kennedy High School, South Bend, Indiana) in a space-limited infobox to delineate a professional athlete's high school and that high school's location.  As alternatives, we could use the common short form of the high school's name (e.g., "John F. Kennedy High School" becomes "Kennedy") and omit the city altogether, or we could simply omit the high school from the infobox altogether as one of the least important pieces of information competing for space.  Maybe including the high school in the "early years" text is enough.  What do you think, Bagumba?  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 01:36, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

:::::I think high school should be kept as part of the "career information" in the infobox. --[[User:Bender235|bender235]] ([[User talk:Bender235|talk]]) 00:39, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
:::::I wouldn't think that the high school an NFL player attended is one of the top things people are interested in.  Hence, I would support the suggestion to remove it. [[MOS:INFOBOX]] does say, "The less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance."—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 22:19, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
:::::I'm not convinced the current <town><school name> format is common.  If I look at [[Maurice Jones-Drew]], he went to De La Salle.  The school was referenced as plain "De La Salle" in this [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2002-09-18-cover-delasalle_x.htm ''USA Today'' article]. [http://www.nfl.com/player/mauricejonesdrew/2495831/profile NFL.com] lists as <nowiki>"De La Salle HS [Concord, CA]"</nowiki>. I don't see that many [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Concord+(CA)+De+La+Salle%22&aq=f&oq=%22Concord+(CA)+De+La+Salle%22&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=%22Concord+(CA)+De+La+Salle%22&hl=en&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&psj=1&ei=BJwmUfWtCbCUigLzwIGIBA&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=32378eaab485ee68&biw=1280&bih=937 Google news hits for "Concord (CA) De La Salle"]. Perhaps its common in hard-core HS sports sites, but that seems too narrow a niche to impose the convention on general readers.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 22:19, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
::::::Bagumba, I was one of the original advocates of using the high school field that was built into the original template.  However, as I have seen the infobox fully completed with all options employed, I increasingly believe that multiple fields probably should be pared from the infobox as non-essential, perhaps including the high school field.  It certainly should not take up two lines of text.  Over time, we have also included every imaginable award, honor or accomplishment in the section labeled "highlights," even to the point where some editors are listing high school and college freshman honors, as well as award "finalists."  At some point, it's complete overkill, and the meaningful data points get lost in the weeds.

::::::We also have a pending merge of the NFL coach infobox and the NFL player infobox that WP:NFL must still resolve.  When all of the coach options are added, the NFL player infobox as completed has the potential to become ridiculously long.  I think perhaps we need a WP:NFL RfC to decide which elements to include in and omit from the merged infobox, and what elements should only be mentioned in the text.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 23:05, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

::::::The format <tt>(town) (school name)</tt> is, in fact, very common. I mentioned a few in my posting above, but I could continue the list with: Midland Lee, Long Beach Poly, Euless Trinity, Converse Judson, Louisville Male, Miami Killian, Dallas Skyline, etc. A number of publications, e.g. [http://www.texasfootball.com/class-5a/ Texas Football], use this format. There are, of course, high schools with rather unique names, that are usually refered to by just that (e.g. "John Curtis Christian School", "Oak Hill Academy"), but those are exceptions to the rule.
::::::Plus, I don't see why <tt>(school name) High School, (town)</tt> would be any better in terms of higher generality. Not to mention that in the <code>highschool</code> parameter we should link ''exclusively'' to a school, not a town. --[[User:Bender235|bender235]] ([[User talk:Bender235|talk]]) 18:25, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I think the naming conventions should follow those of the [[WP:NC(USS)|article naming conventions for schools]]. Unfortunately that link is to a failed proposal, and there is no consensus currently for school article naming conventions (as far as I know.) As mentioned above, for some school article names, it makes sense to write "[School Name (City, State)]." For others, "[City], ([State]) [School Name]" is more appropriate. It appears to be discretionary on a case by case basis, and I think the same rules should apply to how the names are displayed in the infobox. '''[[User:SGMD1|SGMD1]] <sup>[[User_talk:SGMD1|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/SGMD1|Contribs]]</sub>''' 19:04, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

== MOS discussion regarding linked NFL seasons in player infoboxes ==

Please be aware of this discussion at MOS: [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Years; reverts]].  This discussion grew out of a feature article review for an NBA basketball player [[Juwan Howard]].  Before jumping into the discussion, I suggest that you read the relevant MOS section, [[MOS:YEAR]].  As I'm sure you can see, this has the potential to significantly change the currently used year span conventions in the NFL player infoboxes.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 05:17, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
== New navbox opportunity ==

Anyone interested in creating a navbox for NFLPA presidents?  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 19:25, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

== Drew Brees place of birth ==

Was [[Drew Brees]] born in Dallas or Austin?  The sources disagree.  Our usual authorities for this kind of information, his page at NFL.com[http://www.nfl.com/player/drewbrees/2504775/profile] and his official bio at the Saints website[http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/Drew-Brees/09634fe8-9ab7-4f47-a5ea-c0fb5ad343a9], both say that he was born in Austin.  His foundation's official bio page calls him "A native of Austin, TX".[http://www.drewbrees.com/bio]  But a number of other reliable sources quote Brees as saying that he was born in Dallas and moved to Austin at age 7.[http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/headlines/20121219-cornerback-claiborne-passes-concussion-tests-plans-to-play-against-saints.ece] An editor has now supplied a link to an NFL Films program about Troy Aikman, in which Brees (the narrator) clearly says just that: he was born in Dallas, moved to Austin at 7.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyCr3fiSUUw]  How to handle?  Comments are solicited at [[Talk:Drew Brees#Place of Birth]]. --[[User:Arxiloxos|Arxiloxos]] ([[User talk:Arxiloxos|talk]]) 00:35, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
:I believe the NFL website is referring to Austin as his hometown, rather than his place of birth. If Brees himself and his website say he was born in Dallas and moved to Austin later, obviously we note that in his article. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 01:03, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
::I wish it were that clear.  The problem is that ''all'' the usual "official" sources say Austin.  Brees' website describes him as "A native of Austin, TX" and the Saints website also says "Born Jan. 15, 1979 in Austin, Texas."  That would ordinarily settle the issue for Wikipedia purposes, but in this case there are multiple sources where Drew's own statements contradict the official sources.--[[User:Arxiloxos|Arxiloxos]] ([[User talk:Arxiloxos|talk]]) 16:06, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Surely if Brees has been quoted in a reliable, third-party source that he was born in Dallas, that settles the issue? Damn the "official" sources if they are proven to be wrong. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 01:37, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
::::Texas does allow you to obtain verification of birth [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm], or if you trust that ancestry.com has correctly parsed the data, you could use [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8781]. [[User:Frietjes|Frietjes]] ([[User talk:Frietjes|talk]]) 17:03, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
== Discussion on [[Talk:2012 Packers–Seahawks officiating controversy#Clarification]] ==

Hello, everyone.  Another editor and I are having a discussion on how the controversial final play should be described.  All comments would be appreciated!  <span style="border:1px solid black;padding:1px;">[[User:Mbinebri|<span style="color:black;background:white;font-family:helvica;">''&nbsp;'''Mbinebri'''&nbsp;''</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Mbinebri|talk &larr;]]</sup> 05:08, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

:We've started a Request for Comment survey below the discussion, so feel free to join in, even if just with a brief comment.  <span style="border:1px solid black;padding:1px;">[[User:Mbinebri|<span style="color:black;background:white;font-family:helvica;">''&nbsp;'''Mbinebri'''&nbsp;''</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Mbinebri|talk &larr;]]</sup> 19:17, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

== Stalled FLN for [[List of NFL tied games]] ==

The [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of NFL tied games/archive1|featured list nomination]] for [[List of NFL tied games]] has stalled, greatly hindering chances of it passing. Any and all input from project members at the FLN is welcome, so as to help get discussion and ultimately pass it as a featured list. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 19:18, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
== E. J. Manuel ==

{{See also|Talk:EJ Manuel#Title}}
Question: [[E. J. Manuel]] or [[EJ Manuel]]?

Per [[WP:INITS]], we actually seperate initials with a full stop and a non-breaking space (i.e., "E. J."). Yet, apparently, EJ Manuel himself "uses" his initials w/out the full stop (i.e., "EJ"). What should Wikipedia do? --[[User:Bender235|bender235]] ([[User talk:Bender235|talk]]) 14:26, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

== Good Article nomination for 1920 Rock Island Independents season ==

Hi. I have reviewed the article [[1920 Rock Island Independents season]] which was nominated as a [[WP:GA|Good Article]] candidate back in December 2012. I conducted the review in mid-March, and {{user|Michael Jester}} (who nominated the article) made a good start in addressing most of the comments I'd made. It seems that Michael has not been online since April 1, and there are still a few comments outstanding in the review. The review can be seen [[Talk:1920 Rock Island Independents season/GA1|here]]. The main outstanding comments are generally regarding broadness, and I'm hoping that a member of this project may be able to address them without trouble. If anyone wants to pick up the article, it would be great. It's close to passing. Hope someone can help. Thanks. - [[User:Shudde|<span style="color:Blue;">Shudde</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Shudde|<span style="color:Blue;">talk</span>]]</sup> 10:53, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
== College names in athletes' infoboxes ==

How should college names be listed in [[WP:IBX|infoboxes]] in biographies for athletes associated with [[college athletics]]? Options include:

*'''Specific website''': Depending on the athlete's sport, use the college naming convention of a relevant website (e.g. [[Template:Infobox NFL player]] documentation instructs to use ''NFL.com'')
*'''Avoid abbreviations''': Always avoid abbreviations that could be ambiguous (e.g. do not use "USC" for the [[USC Trojans]] that represent the [[University of Southern California]], as it can be confused with the [[South Carolina Gamecocks]], which represent the [[University of South Carolina]].  Use "Southern California" instead.)
*'''Common name''': Use the [[WP:COMMONNAME]] already in place for a college sports program's article (e.g. "USC" for the [[USC Trojans]] that represent the [[University of Southern California]], "California" for the [[California Golden Bears]] that represent the [[University of California, Berkeley]])
Feel free to add any missing options for discussion.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 17:06, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

===Past discussions===
*[[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_College_Basketball#Abbreviations_for_college_names_in_infoboxes]]
*[[Wikipedia_talk:NFL#NFL_player_infobox.2C_college_.E2.80.93_avoid_abbreviations.3F]]

===Survey===
*'''Common Name''' Use of [[WP:COMMONNAME]] reflects the most common name used in reliable sources for college sports, giving more weight to prevalent national usage over occasional regional usage (e.g. the "USC" case).  This allows for the possibility of abbreviations that have a [[WP:PRIMARYTOPIC]] to be used. If there is dispute over the name currently used as the title of a college sports program's article, [[WP:RM]] can be used to reach consensus of the merits of a name change.  This will ensure consistent naming across Wikipedia when referring to college sports programs.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 17:06, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
*'''Common name''' per Bagumba; it aids in recognizability across a broader audience. [[User:Oknazevad|oknazevad]] ([[User talk:Oknazevad|talk]]) 22:14, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

===Threaded discussion===
*I've left notification at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sports]], [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject College football]], [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Basketball Association]], [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject College baseball]], [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject College Basketball]]. [[User talk:Bender235]] was also notified, as a discussion between us inspired this RFC.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 17:23, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

== Tai Streets ==

Am I the only person watching [[Tai Streets]]? His page was blanked for over 24 hours.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|BIO]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:FOUR]]) </small> 21:52, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
: Probably, since [http://toolserver.org/~mzmcbride/watcher/?db=enwiki_p&titles=Tai_Streets this] says the page has <30 watchlists with the page. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 23:05, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
::I saw the edit summary. I know he was not a hall of famer, but this is the first time one of the pages I watched went so long in a blanked state. I am surprised {{user|ClueBot}} did not catch it.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|BIO]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:FOUR]]) </small> 00:06, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
::: You pointed to the wrong bot. {{user|ClueBot}} doesn't operate anymore, though {{user|ClueBot NG}} should've noticed. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 00:26, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
== Help with John Mackey article? ==

Hello, I don't know if anyone is watching this page, but I've made a proposal recently on an article listed as being "Top-importance" to this wikiproject: '''[[John Mackey (American football)]]'''. The article contains false information, and I'm interested in finding another editor to review my suggestion ([[Talk:John_Mackey_(American_football)#False_information_to_correct|see here]]) and make the change if you agree. The reason I ask in the first place: this request is made on behalf of the NFLPA, with whom I am working, so in the interests of following COI rules I'm avoiding direct article edits. Happy to answer any questions if need be. Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 18:46, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

:Just in case anyone is still watching this part of the page, someone has now taken care of my request. However, I'm going to have additional suggestions for NFL-related articles upcoming; if you happen across this message and you're interested in helping, come ask me what I'm up to! Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 23:15, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

== New Uniforms ==

When the Jaguars unveil their new uniforms on Tuesday, and other teams around the league eventually do the same, do we have anyone who will be able to update the uniform images now that Johnny Seoul is gone? '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 23:52, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
== Oorang.jpg ==

[[:file:Oorang.jpg]] has been nominated for deletion -- [[Special:Contributions/70.24.250.103|70.24.250.103]] ([[User talk:70.24.250.103|talk]]) 03:22, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

== Changing team colors in infoboxes ==

I don't want to screw anything up, so can someone change the Jaguars primary color to black and the secondary color to gold (#d3a205) in order to reflect the changes in the team and player infoboxes? '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 03:15, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
:[[File:Yes check.svg|18px|alt=Yes|link=]]<span style="display:none">Y</span><!--template:tick--> '''Done'''<!--template:done--> [[User:Zzyzx11|Zzyzx11]] ([[User talk:Zzyzx11|talk]]) 19:41, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
::: Thanks. Do you know how to fix the weird box that is going on at [[2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season]]? '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 23:22, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
::::Fixed. I previously screwed up on one of the templates.  [[User:Zzyzx11|Zzyzx11]] ([[User talk:Zzyzx11|talk]]) 00:29, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
== Active roster ==

When do you add a player to the active roster templates? After they are drafted? After minicamp? After they sign?--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|BIO]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:FOUR]]) </small> 23:50, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
: I think it's both after drafting and signing. I don't know about minicamp though. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 23:54, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

== New sports related IRC channel. ==

There is now an [[WP:IRC]] channel for collaboration between editors in various sports WikiProjects. It's located at {{IRC|wikipedia-en-sports}}. Thanks [[User:Secret|Secret]] <sup>[[User talk:Secret|account]]</sup> 03:33, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
== Help with Domonique Foxworth article? ==

I'm hoping an editor here can review an update I recently proposed for the '''[[Domonique Foxworth]]''' article. My request is on behalf of the [[NFLPA]], like with the John Mackey article [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Football_League#Help_with_John_Mackey_article.3F|upthread]], and I am avoiding direct edits due to my financial COI. (In the past I edited NFL-related articles for fun, but I'm refraining from that for now.) My request here is fairly simple. Though Foxworth is the current president of the NFLPA, his article currently implies that he is a ''former'' president. I would like to clarify this and add in a short section on his work with the NFLPA. If you are interested in helping with this, the full request is on the article's [[Talk:Domonique_Foxworth|Talk page]]. Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 22:33, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

== Request for input ==

Any editor familiar with handling stadium article titles following a naming rights sale is welcome to provide input at [[Talk:Cleveland Browns Stadium#Requested move 2]].  Any editor unfamiliar with this type of situation is welcome, too.  Thanks.  <span style="background:#000000;border:2px solid #000000">'''[[User:Levdr1lostpassword|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Levdr1</span><span style="color:#FF0000;">lostpassword</span>]]'''</span> / '''[[User talk:Levdr1lostpassword|<span style="color:#000000;">talk</span>]]''' 06:25, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
== IPs changing player positions ==

An editor or editors using the IP addresses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/74.79.23.210 74.79.23.210] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/96.47.126.196 96.47.126.196] have been changing player positions without sources, usually going against the positions listed on NFL.com and/or the team websites. May be a careless error or a [[WP:SOCK]] trying to vandalize pages, not sure. But I do think it is the same editor, the edits are too similar and at different times. Just wanted to bring this to your attention. [[User:Luchuslu|Luchuslu]] ([[User talk:Luchuslu|talk]]) 16:09, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
*Some of this may be in good faith -- for example, the Saints are switching to a 3-4 defense next year and there's been a lot of debate among Saints fans about what positions the former 4-3 defenders are playing now.  That doesn't mean that unsourced changes should be waved on through—they shouldn't—just that it may not be "vandalism" at work in all cases.--[[User:Arxiloxos|Arxiloxos]] ([[User talk:Arxiloxos|talk]]) 16:21, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

== Acceptable sources for player height/weight? ==

Do we only use official team or nfl.com profiles for height/weight, or can we use other sources? Russell Wilson just said in an [http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Russell-Wilson-OTA-Press-Conference/ce78df98-28b6-4a0b-bcd3-ddd520a9dce5 official press conference] that he now weighs 214 lbs, even though his official profiles list him as 206 lbs. '''[[User:SGMD1|SGMD1]] <sup>[[User_talk:SGMD1|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/SGMD1|Contribs]]</sub>''' 12:58, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
:The basketball infobox qualifies height/weight with "listed".  It's well known that teams sometimes play games with what is listed.  Any discrepancies can be noted with a footnote.  See [[Kobe Bryant]] for an example.—[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 15:06, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
::NFL.com is usually perferred, but discrepencies do exist between them, the team sites and other third-party sites (i.e. Pro Football Reference). The key is using a reputable source that pass [[WP:RS]]. A player speaking at a press conference is kind of in a gray area. You could argue via [[WP:SELFSOURCE]] either yay or nay. [[User:Luchuslu|Luchuslu]] ([[User talk:Luchuslu|talk]]) 19:46, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
:::Guys, WP:NFL has used the heights and weights from the players' NFL.com profiles.  We've gone through a generational change with several of our most active WP:NFL participants having recently become inactive, and some of these conventions seem to have been lost.  Since most of the NFL team websites are managed by NFL.com, the player data is usually consistent.  Pro-Football-Reference.com's source for basic player data is NFL.com and data provided by the NFL.  College player profiles are notoriously inaccurate (they often overstate height by 1 to 3 inches for players under 6 feet tall), and the college recruiting sites often just get data wrong.  Personally, I find a lot of the pre-draft data to be suspect, too, and I wish we could just dump it as useless trivia that is typically unsourced in the Wikipedia player bios.  In the absence of some pretty unusual circumstances, NFL.com trumps these other sources, as pro teams and the league generally do not fudge their numbers and have every reason to be accurate.  Obviously weight fluctuates, and if the infobox number is within 5 pounds of the current NFL.com number, I usually just ignore it.  In the event of a discrepancy regarding height, I always use the NFL.com number in the infobox.  [[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]] ([[User talk:Dirtlawyer1|talk]]) 20:36, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
::::Very well said. Lets stick with what Wilson's NFL.com profile says. [[User:Luchuslu|Luchuslu]] ([[User talk:Luchuslu|talk]]) 19:11, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
== NFL Draft trade references ==

I brought this up on the [[Talk:2014 NFL Draft#Trade references|2014 Draft talk page]] and I don't think anyone saw it&mdash; does anyone know why all the recent draft articles have a separate reference group for trades? I don't see any benefit to splitting up the references: you can always just click the number to find the one you're looking for. It makes the prose look really cluttery to have links that say "source 1" and "source 2" instead of just the numbers. &ndash;[[User:Thatotherperson|That''other''person]] ([[User_talk:Thatotherperson|talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Thatotherperson|contribs]]) 02:49, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

== 2012 NFL referee lockout ==

I've mentioned here previously that I'm working with the NFLPA to improve some articles on Wikipedia, and because of my financial COI, I'm asking volunteer editors to help with these improvements. 

Most recently, I've proposed some updates and changes in wording for '''[[2012 NFL referee lockout]]''' on [[Talk:2012_NFL_referee_lockout#Proposing_a_few_changes_to_this_article|the article's Talk page]]. One small change was made from it, but it doesn't look like anyone has yet considered the other suggestions. Would anyone else here mind taking a look? I'm happy to answer any questions over there. Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 20:25, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
: I'll get to it in less than an hour. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 22:28, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
::{{done}} '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 23:06, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
::::I see that it is—thanks much! [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 11:57, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
== A few more suggestions for 2012 NFL referee lockout ==

Hello again, I'm hoping to get an editor or two to take a look at [[Talk:2012_NFL_referee_lockout#A_few_more_changes|some additional suggestions]] that I recently posted on the Talk page for the '''[[2012 NFL referee lockout]]''' article. Since I have a financial COI with regard to the article, as I'm currently working with the NFLPA, I'd appreciate it if someone here has a moment to pop over to take a look and, if appropriate, move the changes over into the article. Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 15:05, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
:And just to close the loop, this was also {{done}}. Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 15:28, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

== [[2,000-yard club]] up for featured list ==

Hello, I have [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/2,000-yard club/archive1|nominated]] the article [[2,000-yard club]] for [[WP:FL|featured list]] status. There has no been much input, however, and it would be much appreciated if members of this WikiProject could provide sound and objective comments and analysis on whether the article meets the [[Wikipedia:Featured list criteria|featured list criteria]]. Thanks! '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 21:09, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
== Untangling the NFLPA Game ==

Hello, I've previously made a few requests here asking for volunteer editor assistance on articles related to the [[National_Football_League_Players_Association|NFLPA]], as I've been working on their behalf to help update articles of interest (by proposing changes, not by direct editing, I hasten to note).

The NFLPA has now asked me to take a look at the article titled '''[[NFLPA Game]]''', and boy, it's quite a mess. The article seems to be covering three different games, but treating them all as if they were the same thing. The issues with the article have actually been raised previously on [[Talk:NFLPA_Game#Corrected_Information|Talk:NFLPA Game]], but it doesn't look like any kind of conclusion was reached.

Based on the research I've done, and input from the NFLPA themselves about the situation, here's what seems to have happened around the idea of an "NFLPA Game" (note that the following leans heavily on primary sources; although I'm well aware that press releases are not the most desirous sources, they are currently among the most complete):

*2007-2010 — The Texas vs. the Nation game is held in El Paso, TX, [http://www.nflplayers.com/articles/press-releases/nflpa-game-announces-first-player-commitments/ with NFLPA involvement]
*2011 — The game [http://m.nflplayers.com/articles.aspx?cat=Press-Releases&title=NFLPA-Game-AFL-CIO-Give-Back-to-San-Antonio-Children moves to San Antonio]—some sources still give this the name "Texas vs the Nation", while others call it the "NFLPA Game" (and [http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu_football/barnes-won-t-let-up-in-pursuit-of-place-in/article_cea2afb8-d90e-5590-8980-0e5279a33b47.html one source] specifically states that this was the "NFLPA Game, formerly Texas vs the Nation").
*2012, 2013 — [http://finance.yahoo.com/news/NFLPA-IMG-Partner-Inaugural-iw-579548170.html The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at Home Depot Center in Carson, CA begins]; although the NFLPA was also involved here, this is a distinct game from the previous "NFLPA Game." Also note here that, in 2012, there was no Texas vs. Nation game.
*Further complicating matters, however, [http://www.texasvsthenation.com/ there ''was'' a Texas vs. Nation game in 2013], but as a completely different entity, and with no involvement from the NFLPA.

It seems like untangling this, and deciding what to do about creating new articles, setting up redirects, etc., is going to be a bit complicated. Rather than just propose a solution to this, I'd like to get people's input and build consensus about how best to handle this situation.

So, what do people think? What's the best way to deal this mess? Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 15:05, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

*Thank you for raising this.  It is a confusing situation. My research has found sufficient independent media coverage to support the notability of both sets of games. My suggestion is two articles, [[Texas vs. The Nation Game]] for the games in Texas that have been played with "Texas" and "Nation" teams (2007-2011, 2013), and [[NFLPA Game]] (or if preferred, [[NFLPA Collegiate Bowl]]) for the games in California (2012- ) that use a different team division.  Of course each article would have to cross-reference the other, and the NFLPA's involvement would be mentioned appropriately in both.  I recognize that this is not a perfect division, in particular because the 2011 game arguably fits in both categories, but it seems the most logical way to divide them. --[[User:Arxiloxos|Arxiloxos]] ([[User talk:Arxiloxos|talk]]) 15:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

::I think that sounds like a pretty good solution. If you're interested in putting some time to it, Arx, maybe we could each take one? As noted above, I don't edit articles directly in situations like this, so I'd probably prefer to take '''NFLPA Collegiate Bowl'''—that being the more official name—and write it in my userspace, then offer it up for review when ready. Thoughts on that? [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 20:14, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

:::Hi Arxiloxos and all, I’ve now drafted a version of the article for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, to start addressing the issue of the current [[NFLPA Game]] article conflating two sets of games. [[User:WWB_Too/NFLPA_Collegiate_Bowl|You can find it in my userspace]]. I’ve also started a discussion about this on [[Talk:NFLPA_Game#Sorting_out_this_article|Talk:NFLPA Game]]. I’d really appreciate feedback there, especially with regards to the best way to handle setting up this article. On that page, I've offered my suggested solution. Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 13:11, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

== National Football League GA review ==

[[National Football League]] is up for GA review. It looks close to passing once some small fixes are made, but before I sign off, I wanted to solicit opinions about whether the article sufficiently covers the "main aspects" of its topic. Is there anything you feel needs to be added? Comments welcome at [[Talk:National Football League/GA2]] under the "Outside Comments" section. -- [[User:Khazar2|Khazar2]] ([[User talk:Khazar2|talk]]) 13:22, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
:I'm happy to say [[User:Toa Nidhiki05]] has now brought [[National Football League]], this project's top article, to Good Article status. Congratulations! -- [[User:Khazar2|Khazar2]] ([[User talk:Khazar2|talk]]) 02:01, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
::Fyi, I've changed one of the project's to-dos to bringing the NFL article up to FA (the goal was previously to get it to GA) as a result of this. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 19:17, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
== Mass check needed ==

{{Userlinks|Gcveintee}} 

Gcveintee has been changing/adding numbers for NFL players for months now, with incorrectly formatted refs. He hit an article on my watchlist so I verified his changes. They were incorrect. I spot checked four random edits - all incorrect.
* [[Matt Asiata]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_Asiata&diff=prev&oldid=563512754] ref leads to [http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=83828&draftyear=2013&genpos=RB]
* [[Lamar Miller]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamar_Miller&diff=prev&oldid=563011254] ref leads to [http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=83828&draftyear=2013&genpos=RB]
* [[Cedric Peerman]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cedric_Peerman&diff=prev&oldid=561837171#cite_note-5] ref leads to [http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=58020&draftyear=2007&genpos=RB]
* [[Johnathan Franklin]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnathan_Franklin&diff=prev&oldid=562378511] ref leads to [http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=83828&draftyear=2013&genpos=RB]
Given that these were the first four edits I spot checked, it's a good bet most of edits are wrong. --[[User:NeilN|'''<span style="color:#003F87;">Neil<span style="color:#CD0000;">N</span></span>''']] <sup style="font-family:Calibri;">''[[User talk:NeilN|<span style="color:#003F87;">talk to me</span>]]''</sup> 13:59, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
:It appears to me that the data the user is adding are correct, but the ref links go to the wrong places. Is this right? If so, I think the user should simply be encouraged to fix the links...which it appears you've done. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 14:22, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
::I did not check if the data was correct but what concerns me is that they were changing already established numbers in some cases. Sorry I don't have more time - real life calls. --[[User:NeilN|'''<span style="color:#003F87;">Neil<span style="color:#CD0000;">N</span></span>''']] <sup style="font-family:Calibri;">''[[User talk:NeilN|<span style="color:#003F87;">talk to me</span>]]''</sup> 14:33, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
:::The data for [[Ryan Swope]] was correct, but the link was to a page for a Central Florida running back. It's certainly an issue that he's putting incorrect sources on pages, but the content seems to be accurate outside a few minor errors (initially listed Swope's numbers as from Central Florida's pro day). [[User:Luchuslu|Luchuslu]] ([[User talk:Luchuslu|talk]]) 15:55, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
::::He's continuing to put incorrect references in, despite being pointed to this conversation.  I've added another message that will hopefully get his attention. While he might have good intentions, if he continues, a [[WP:CIR]] block may be required. --[[User:NeilN|'''<span style="color:#003F87;">Neil<span style="color:#CD0000;">N</span></span>''']] <sup style="font-family:Calibri;">''[[User talk:NeilN|<span style="color:#003F87;">talk to me</span>]]''</sup> 21:33, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::I dunno, it might be required eventually, but it seems a little extreme for now. In my view, he's adding a lot of correct information, which is a net benefit to the encyclopedia even if his link locations are wrong. Other editors can come around and clean that up; as long as he's not putting in bad numbers, I think a gentler approach is merited. Let's also consider the possibility that he's not all that familiar with Wikipedia and isn't looking at his talk page. The best course may be a very temporary block that would force him to go there and discuss the issue. I think we should be careful not to sound hostile, as it's quite possible that he just hasn't seen the talk page and would change course immediately if he did. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 04:08, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
::::::I agree, a 24-hour block would get his attention. The information is correct, but just sourced incorrectly. Probably a newbie trying to do his best but being a little sloppy. [[User:Luchuslu|Luchuslu]] ([[User talk:Luchuslu|talk]]) 15:17, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

== Heads up on probable upcoming NFL Draft page moves ==

Just a heads up, [[User:Dicklyon]] has recently been moving every NBA Draft article from (example) "2013 NBA Draft" to "2013 NBA draft" citing MOS capitalization norms.  Not sure if anyone wants discussion of this before he continues to move NFL Draft pages (he has already started) but if you don't agree you may want to address it now.  If you all agree with the moves, then obviously no issue. [[User:Rikster2|Rikster2]] ([[User talk:Rikster2|talk]]) 02:16, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
: I don't think moving the draft to lowercase draft is a good idea, since most sources seem to list them with the capitalized D. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 04:32, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
::What sources are you looking at?  I was looking at [http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=NFL+Draft%2CNFL+draft&year_start=1960&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=0&share= books]. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 05:43, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
:::While I think the way the moves have been done hasn't been the best (without consultation of projects beforehand, etc., in a community that's supposed to be about consensus even after it became clear they weren't uncontroversial), I personally agree with the basic idea behind the move. The manual of style on capitalization says wikipedia avoids unnecessary capitalization. This seems like a case where capitalization is indeed unnecessary. "NFL Draft" may be the branding the NFL uses for its drafts, but it seems to me that it's more commonly described as the "NFL draft" by news organizations and others outside the league. This one's open to debate, obviously. We should let [[User:Dicklyon]] know that there is a discussion here referencing him. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 05:51, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
::::That was me just before you.  Notifications work.  I was being a bit bold, having not found much pushback on such changes yet (just a few "I don't care for it, but whatever" types of reactions from some similar pages). [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 07:03, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::I think we should stick with capitals, at least for the NFL Draft. The league seems to use capitals when referring to the event itself, although they do use lower case when referring to the draft as a concept. See [http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013 here] for my source on this. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 19:41, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
::::::It's not in our style to copy the style of the specialist organizations promoting their own stuff; see [[WP:SSF]].  A much more relevant set of sources on how it's styled in general usage is [http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=NFL+Draft%2CNFL+draft&year_start=1950&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share= this].  Per [[MOS:CAPS]] (the only relevant guideline here, as far as I know), we should then choose lowercase, no?  [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 19:49, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::::In all honesty, I see [https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&sclient=psy-ab&q=NFL%20draft&oq=&gs_l=&pbx=1&fp=52be170eef598309&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48705608,d.d2k&biw=1366&bih=643 this Google search] as a more reliable source than the ngram. I don't know how Google compiles its ngrams, but the standard Google search seems to show that most contemporary sources use the capitalised version. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 20:07, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
::::::::The n-gram compilation is from books, which are usually more reliable sources than random web pages.  And the web search mostly shows you titles and headings, which is why you see so many caps there.  If you actually click through to pages, you'll find that many don't use caps in the text.  Like the very first hit, at nfl.com, with NFL Draft as title but "Get the latest NFL draft news..." as text.  And the NFL Draft 2013 ESPN page that says "ESPN.com has full coverage of the 2013 NFL draft."  And the 2014 NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com page that says  "CBSSports.com provides full coverage of the 2013 NFL draft..." – [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 23:04, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::Like I said, the event itself is treated as a proper noun, hence the capital letter. As a concept, the draft is no longer a proper noun, so there is no need for the capital. Besides, I've just read [[MOS:CAPS]] and I'm guessing the relevant section would be "Proper names", which says we should follow "standard usage". Well, from what I can tell, standard usage (at least in contemporary sources) doesn't seem to favour one over the other, so we should stick with the status quo. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 23:45, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::I don't know what this means:  "the event itself is treated as a proper noun".   The treatment of the term, such as "2013 NFL draft" on CBSSports.com and "2013 NFL draft" on ESPN.com suggest that using WP style per [[MOS:CAPS]] would not conflict with the style used by other major publishers, treating it as not a proper noun.  In cases like this, where the recommendations of our MOS are not different from what we see in sources, why would there be any question?  [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 23:54, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::::You must know full well that I was referring back to my comment earlier where I noted that the NFL refers to the event itself as a proper noun, i.e. using capitals. – [[User:PeeJay2K3|Pee]][[User talk:PeeJay2K3|Jay]] 23:56, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::::Actually, no, I figured at least that your "is treated as" referred to someone other than the NFL itself, since we already established that general usage is what's relevant here.  And the pages at nfl.com are not consistent anyway.  The "event" is the "NFL Player Selection Meeting", and the draft is what they do there; we don't need another proper name for that, just because the NFL likes to capitalize concepts important to themselves.  The articles are mostly not about the meetings, beyond their lead sentences; they're about the drafts that happen there, the players, the teams, the order, etc.  Other publishers use lowercase, so there's no reason we can't just go by own MOS and do the same, is there?  [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 00:20, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
*The capital D is pure vanity capitalisation. I believe Dicklyon is doing us a favour in downcasing: it's not a title, and readers shouldn't have to think it is and then realise it's not – even subconsciously. I'm quite satisfied with the evidence from books that he has offered above. [[User:Tony1|<span style="color:darkgreen;">'''Tony'''</span>]] [[User talk:Tony1|<span style="color:darkgreen;">(talk) </span>]] 02:49, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

:It might be helpful at this stage to know what precise part or parts of the MOS are being relied upon in this discussion about capitalization of these names. Once we have that sorted out, I think it will be easier to ask the simple questions we need to answer to sort this one out. Any takers? --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 04:56, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
:: [[MOS:CAPS]] says in the lead: "Wikipedia avoids unnecessary capitalization. Most capitalization is for proper names or for acronyms. Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is a proper name; words and phrases that are consistently capitalized in sources are treated as proper names and capitalized in Wikipedia."  I don't know of other specifically relevant provisions. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 06:15, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
:::Thanks much for this. So it seems to me the question we have to answer is: Is XXXX NFL Draft consistently capitalized in sources? If the answer is yes, it is a proper name by Wikipedia's definition and should be capitalized. If not, it is not a proper name by Wikipedia's definition and should not be capitalized. My initial reaction from the discussion above is that capitalization is not consistent: sometimes it's capitalized, sometimes it's not. Since there's no consistency, it should not be considered a proper noun under Wikipedia's definition and should not be capitalized. Is this logic sound? Are there other parts of the MOS that point the other way? --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 06:41, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
::::It's not even that mixed, once you discount caps in titles and heads; pretty much nobody uses caps for these.  I posted n-grams at the basketball case.  [http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=NBA+draft%2CNBA+Draft%2CNFL+draft%2CNFL+Draft&year_start=1980&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=0&share= Here they are] extended to NFL.  [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 23:13, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
::::I just want to second Dicklyon's comment.  Most (if not all reliable sources) lowercase draft. [[User:Hot Stop|Hot Stop]] <small>[[User talk:Hot Stop|talk]]-[[Special:Contributions/Hot Stop|contribs]]</small> 23:45, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::These figures seem to show at minimum that there's no consistency, which under my understanding of the MOS means that lowercase should be used. I'm not sure if they show that lowercase is "standard" usage (whatever that means; is something "standard" if it's used half the time? Or must it be used 99% of the time?), but as far as I know, that's not a test we need to consider here. I'm still wondering what the arguments on the other side of this debate are. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 04:05, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
== List of New England Patriots players ==

Thought I would get some feedback from you all regarding the list of Pats players article.  I feel the article (as are many NFL Football teams player rosters) is unworkable now.  If all past players are added, then all the awards info will make the article way too long. I thought I would keep it simple and sortable.  Example is found below.  Thoughts???? 

Also, sports teams have article names listed as (Team) all-time roster, others are list of (Team) players....should we standardize??????.....[[User:Pvmoutside|Pvmoutside]] ([[User talk:Pvmoutside|talk]]) 13:26, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Player 
! style="text-align:center;"| Number
! Position
! style="text-align:center;"| Former school
! First season
! Last season

|-
| {{sortname|Rabih|Abdullah}}
| 27
| [[Running back]]
| [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks football|Lehigh]]
| 2004
| 2004
|-
| {{sortname|Bobby|Abrams}}
| 50
| [[Linebacker]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| 1995
| 1995
|-
| {{sortname|Ron|Acks}}
| 51
| [[Linebacker]]
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
| 1972
| 1973
|-
| {{sortname|Bob|Adams|dab=American football}}
| 80
| [[Tight end]]
| [[Pacific Tigers football|Pacific]]
| 1973
| 1974
|-
| {{sortname|Julius|Adams}}
| 85
| [[Defensive lineman]]
| [[Texas Southern Tigers football|Texas Southern]]
| 1971
| 1987
|-
| {{sortname|Sam|Adams, Sr.}}
| 61
| [[Guard (American and Canadian football)|Guard]]
| [[Prairie View A&M Panthers football|Prairie View]]
| 1972
| 1980
|-
| {{sortname|Titus|Adams}}
| 62
| [[Defensive end]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| 2008
| 2008
|-
| '''{{sortname|Danny|Aiken}}'''
| 48
| [[Long snapper]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
| 2011
| '''''present'''''
|-
| '''{{sortname|Kamar|Aiken}}'''
| 16
| [[Wide receiver]]
| [[Central Florida Knights football|UCF]]
| 2011
| '''''present'''''
|-
| {{sortname|Don|Allard}}
| 12
| [[Quarterback]]
| [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| 1962
| 1962
|-
| '''{{sortname|Danny|Amendola}}'''
| 80
| [[Wide receiver]]
| [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]]
| 2009
| '''''present'''''
|-
| '''{{sortname|Kyle|Arrington}}'''
| 25
| [[Cornerback]]
| [[Hofstra Pride football|Hofstra]]
| 2009
| '''''present'''''
|-
| '''{{sortname|Jake|Ballard}}'''
| 88
| [[Tight end]]
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| 2010
| '''''present'''''
|-
| '''{{sortname|Marcus|Benard}}'''
| 58
| [[Defensive lineman]]
| [[Jackson State Tigers football|Jackson State]]
| 2009
| '''''present'''''
|-
| '''{{sortname|Jake|Bequette}}'''
| 92
| [[Defensive end]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]]
| 2012
| '''''present'''''
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Bishop|dab=American football}}
| 7
| [[Quarterback]]
| [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]]
| 1999
| 2000
|-
| {{sortname|Drew|Bledsoe}}
| 11
| [[Quarterback]]
| [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
| 1993
| 2002
|-
| {{sortname|Bob|Bleier}}
| 10
| [[Quarterback]]
| [[Richmond Spiders football|Richmond]]
| 1987
| 1987
|-
| '''{{sortname|Legarrette|Blount}}'''
| 29
| [[Running back]]
| [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
| 2010
| '''''present'''''
|-
| '''{{sortname|Brandon|Bolden}}'''
| 38
| [[Running back]]
| [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Mississippi]]
| 2012
| '''''present'''''
|-
| '''{{sortname|Tom|Brady}}'''
| 12
| [[Quarterback]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| 2000
| '''''present'''''
|-
| '''{{sortname|Marcus|Cannon}}'''
| 61
| [[Offensive lineman]]
| [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]]
| 2011
| '''''present'''''
|-
| {{sortname|Jeff|Carlson|dab=American football}}
| 17
| [[Quarterback]]
| [[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]]
| 1992
| 1992
|-
| {{sortname|Matt|Cassel}}
| 16
| [[Quarterback]]
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
| 2005
| 2008
|-
|}

:Some form of standardization is probably desirable. If you want to go all-out, look to [[Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster]] (look through it; it's sorted by letter), which is probably currently the best sports all-time roster article out there. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 16:32, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Carolina Panthers/archive1|Carolina Panthers FAC]] ==

Hello; I have nominated the article [[Carolina Panthers]], a top-importance article on this project, for [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Carolina Panthers/archive1|featured article]]. If passed, this would be the first article on an NFL club to become a featured article. All editors of this project are invited to comment on the featured article candidacy. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 19:10, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

== Errr... ==

[[John_Mangum_(American_football)]] - [[John Mangum]] - [[User:Richfife|Richfife]] ([[User talk:Richfife|talk]]) 16:51, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
: The latter is the older page, and it appears the former was a copy/paste of some sort (first edit to it was in 2011, tag was from 2010), might as well merge it. [[User:NFLisAwesome|NFLisAwesome]] <sup>([[User:ZappaOMati|ZappaOMati]]'s alternate account)</sup> 18:59, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
::{{done}} -- [[User:The Writer 2.0|The Writer 2.0]] <sup>[[User_talk:The Writer 2.0#top|Talk]]</sup> 17:31, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

== players that get released/cut/traded during the offseason or preseason of the new league year ==

for example, William Powell was just cut by the Arizona Cardinals, in his career history, should we list their last year with the cardinals as 2012 or 2013? I believe the new league year starts in March at the start of free agency, so any player that is released from the team after that date, should they be considered on the team for the 2013 season? [[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 00:45, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

== Rules and positions ==

It strikes me that the articles on football rules and positions (and types of plays and so on) generally aren't very good. This seems like something worthy of trying to improve, but I'm finding it somewhat difficult to locate sources that discuss the history/evolution of rules and positions, which would be pretty essential to make these articles comprehensive. Anybody have ideas or tips on this? --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 16:23, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
:As far as sources go, I can wholeheartedly recommend the following:
;Beginner sources
*[http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/beginnersguidetofootball NFL.com's Beginner's Guide to Football] is an excellent resource for a basic overview of the game aimed at beginners. There is not an in-depth look at each position, but it does give a broad overview of most positions. The source is a little outdated, however - it says kickoffs are at the 30-yard line, not the 35-yard line as is done now.
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/american_football/3192002.stm The BBC's NFL in a nutshell] is a good overview of the game. It is similar to the NFL resource in that it discusses the role of positions broadly, but it is also older.
*[http://www.nfl-360.com/positions NFL 360] is perhaps the best source in that it is modern and aimed entirely at beginners to football who live outside the US. Unlike the others, it provides a nice video overview of ''all'' major positions but the fullback.
;Overview sources
*The ''Dummies'' website has a good number of articles on positions. The ''Dummies Guide to Football'' is itself a good source, because it is partially written by Hall of Fame defensive end [[Howie Long]]. Dummies has broad overviews of [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/football-players-roles-in-team-offense-and-defense.html all positions] as well as  [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-role-of-special-teams-in-a-football-game.html special teams positions], in addition to specific articles on, among other things, [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/footballs-offensive-team-the-receivers.html tight ends and receivers], [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/footballs-defense-team-the-linebackers.html linebackers], and [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/football-special-teams-players-on-a-punt-team.html punting unit positions].
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=5238185 This ESPN.com article on the fullback] is a good resource for the modern role of the fullback in the NFL.
;In-depth
*The rulebooks for the [http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/rulebook/pdfs/2012%20-%20Rule%20Book.pdf NFL], [http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR12.pdf NCAA], and [http://www.bchighschoolfootball.com/media/leagues/can_bc_bchsfa/graphics/2011_NFHS_Football_Rules.pdf NFHS] define positions, numbering, and place rules on which positions can do what. May take a bit of digging to find the info.
*[https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=OmwfnipKuogC David M. Nelson's ''The Anatomy of a Game''] is one of the best resources for the evolution of football out there. It mainly focuses on the college game, but covers everything from 1869 to the 1990s. I have and have read the book, and there is certainly a lot of information on the evolution of positions in it.
:I'm sure there are many more sources needed, but these sources should be a good place to start. I'd certainly be willing to help work on this idea; the position pages need the work. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 17:05, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
::Wow - these sources are excellent. I'm impressed. Position pages sound like a good target; what about trying to improve the [[quarterback]] article and seeing where that goes? Too ambitious to start with? My initial take is that it needs much better sourcing, the position could be defined better, there's a lot of extraneous information in the "dual threat" section, and the evolution of the position should probably be explained more clearly and succinctly. I'll try to make some efforts on it in the next couple of days – it would be great to collaborate and make it better. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 17:33, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
:::I found [http://books.google.ae/books?id=ALSWIBwNvnwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+the+quarterback&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DxDwUYu4Fsj3sgaN6oDYBA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20the%20quarterback&f=false this book], large portions of which one can view for free. Looks like a pretty reliable source for the history of the position; I'll try to nail down that part of it. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 17:37, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
::::Seems like a good place to start; it's the flagship article of football positions, after all. Getting a good history section will be vital because the quarterback used to be a blocker. Aside from that, getting a good quarterback article could set a good precedent for the style of other position articles. I can get a sandbox copy up and ready if you want so we can tinker around with the article format more. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 17:41, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::Sounds good. Sandboxing is also probably a good idea; we should think about what the ideal structure is – possibly a description section that covers what the position is today followed by a history section explaining its evolution. Should definitely play around with it, because the way it is now seems fairly disorganized. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 18:38, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
::::::I've got the sandbox up [[User:Toa Nidhiki05/Sandbox/Quarterback|here]]. It might be good to relocate discussion to that talk, but I think the format idea you have is pretty solid; define the position first, then list the history. The history section would probably be the longest, be we could have a different section on 'quarterback trends', like the trend of the mobile quarterback and two-quarterback systems. We'll also need to include information on the role of the position in Canadian football and its evolution there, because the article covers the position in both the American and Canadian games. I myself don't really have much knowledge of the Canadian quarterback evolution, but I'm sure the people at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Canadian football]] could help there. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 18:51, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::::Good deal. That sandbox doesn't seem to exist, but let's take the discussion there when it does. I'd create it myself, but I'm reluctant to do so in your userspace.--[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 10:50, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
::::::::Sandbox is fixed now. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 20:25, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

== Invitation to join a discussion ==

Through this way, I inform [[Wikipedia_talk:Disambiguation#WP:PDAB|there is a discussion at WT:Disambiguation]] about partially disambiguated titles, known as "[[WP:PDAB|PDABs]]". This subguide of [[WP:D]] affects articles in this WikiProject, some examples can be found at [[WP:NCSP]]. There you can give ideas or thoughts about what to do with this guideline. Note this discussion is not to modify any aspect of NCSP. Thanks. [[User:Tbhotch|<span style="color:#4B0082;">Tb</span><span style="color:#6082B6;">hotch</span>]].<sup>[[User talk:Tbhotch|<span style="color:#6B8E23;"><big>™</big></span>]]</sup> Grammatically incorrect? '''Correct it!''' [[User:Tbhotch/EN|<u>See terms and conditions.</u>]] 01:06, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

== Denard Robinson's position ==

There is a bit of an edit war going on at [[Denard Robinson]]. IP's keep trying to change his position in the infobox to Offensive Weapon.  This is the term that the team website uses to identify him, but it is obviously not suited for a Wikipedia infobox. It's too vague, many readers will not understand what it means, plus it is not used by NFL.com, ESPN, or Pro Football Reference.  It should be changed back to running back/wide receiver/return specialist. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 22:59, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
:Another point came to mind. Teams make up their own positions all the time. "BUCK" and "LEO" come to mind. Yet we do not use them on Wikipedia. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 23:04, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

== Need help with final resolution on ''NFLPA Game'' article ==

In May I [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Football_League#Untangling_the_NFLPA_Game|posted here asking for help]] untangling the situation with the article currently titled '''[[NFLPA Game]]'''. The problem, as I explained then, is that the article has two separate games confused. Having [[Talk:NFLPA_Game#Sorting_out_this_article|discussed the issue on the article's Talk page]] with User:Arxiloxos and User:Dale_Arnett, I've developed separate drafts for a standalone article about each game. (Once that's done, '''NFLPA Game''' itself should either redirect to the game with current sponsorship, or disambig the two; after some consideration, I prefer the former option). My drafts for each are as follows:

* [[User:WWB Too/Texas vs The Nation]]
* [[User:WWB Too/NFLPA Collegiate Bowl]]

As of two weeks ago, it seemed that we had arrived at consensus on the two replacement drafts, however since then Arxiloxos and Dale have either been away from Wikipedia or busy on other projects. I would move these live myself but for the fact that I am a consultant to the NFLPA and do not wish to run afoul of [[WP:COI|COI guidelines]] nor [[User:Jimbo_Wales/Paid_Advocacy_FAQ|Jimbo's stated opinion]] that "paid advocates" should never edit articles directly. Would an editor here be willing to review the articles and take them live, if they agree they are in good shape to do so? Best, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 14:12, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
:I just read the [[NFLPA Game]] and my head was swimming. I'm inclined to agree that there should be two standalone articles and I'll take a look at your drafts in the coming days and may make some changes as needed. After that, I can't see why those shouldn't go live. I also noticed you're looking to clean-up [[Domonique Foxworth]] which I'd be happy to help out with. I helped bring [[NFLPA]] to featured article status so I'm familiar with the territory. -- [[User:The Writer 2.0|The Writer 2.0]] <sup>[[User_talk:The Writer 2.0#top|Talk]]</sup> 19:47, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
::Thanks, Writer! Let me know if you have any questions about either of the two drafts; I spent a good deal of time in research getting the details just right, though it was tricky. As for Foxworth: I'd been talking about the article with an editor who suggested I find sources and he would add them. However, as you point out, that hasn't happened yet. If I can help you with that as well, let me know. Lastly, great work on NFLPA, very good stuff there. Best, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 13:22, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
:::This has been {{done}}. 17:19, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

== Lee Bodden on Pats 2011-2012 ==

Lee Bodden is not listed as one of the defensive backs for the Patriots.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.234.42.219|71.234.42.219]] ([[User talk:71.234.42.219|talk]]) 08:39, 23 August 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Carolina Panthers FAC needs reviews ==

Hello again! The [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Carolina Panthers/archive1|Carolina Panthers FAC]] has been up for well over a month now, and has received several reviews. Unfortunately, it has not received enough reviews - although consensus is leaning towards promotion, there is not enough reviews to do so. If you have time and are willing to do an impartial review of the article, please feel free to do so - for reference, no American football team article is a FA and this would be the first article to have achieved such status. '''[[User:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Toa</span>'']] [[User talk:Toa Nidhiki05|''<span style="color:green; font-family:Mistral;">Nidhiki05</span>'']]''' 00:27, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

== Article for Rams QB [[Tim Jenkins]] ==

The article for [[Tim Jenkins]] needs to be cleaned up. I would do it, but this is not my specialty. I focus on taking players of pictures. And speaking of this, I bought a new camera because of all the new restrictions about bringing things into the stadiums. It has 30x zoom but I am not happy with it because we had our first home game last night and the pictures came out crummy. I used to bring in a Canon DSLR with a big lens. I think I will try to figure out a way to bring it back in. Any suggestions? Can anyone recommend a good camera that they will let me bring in that also has a good zoom for shooting moving players? Thanks, [[User:Denverjeffrey|Jeffrey Beall]] [[User talk:Denverjeffrey|(talk)]]  00:33, 26 August 2013 (UTC).
* I've nominated the article for deletion; see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tim Jenkins (2nd nomination)]]. It was deleted once already last year. [[User:Mackensen|Mackensen]] [[User_talk:Mackensen|(talk)]] 02:03, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
::Thanks, I guess that's one solution. [[User:Denverjeffrey|Jeffrey Beall]] [[User talk:Denverjeffrey|(talk)]]  02:54, 26 August 2013 (UTC).
:::Well, I cleaned it up too, but he's not any more notable than he was a year ago. [[User:Mackensen|Mackensen]] [[User_talk:Mackensen|(talk)]] 03:05, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

== 2013 season pages will need updating soon ==

Hello NFL WikiProject, I know we don't do much organized collaboration here, unfortunately, but I did want to throw this out there as a way to get some articles to be useful for readers. Every 2013 season page has navboxes for all the games that, after they occur, need updating. While a bot would be the best way to do this admittedly tedious task, that would probably be too complex, though if someone wanted to try to figure out how, more power to them. Anyway, I thought maybe each week, some volunteers could do the boxes for a few teams, which would actually be double season pages, as you can simply copy over the information from one team's box to its opponent, with a few minor changes. These articles can really be useful for readers, but often they do not get updated in a timely fashion, if at all. If there is interest in this, let me know, and I can setup a "signup page" of sorts. Thanks! '''[[User:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue;">Go</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004;">''Phightins''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504;">!</span>]]''' 01:23, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
:Do you mean the table, like at [[2013_New_England_Patriots_season#Schedule]]?  [[User:Hot Stop|Hot Stop]] <small>[[User talk:Hot Stop|talk]]-[[Special:Contributions/Hot Stop|contribs]]</small> 01:31, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
::Well those need updating too, but they usually get done. I mean like the tables at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Philadelphia_Eagles_season#Game_summaries here]. '''[[User:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue;">Go</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004;">''Phightins''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504;">!</span>]]''' 01:34, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
:::Gotcha. [[User:Hot Stop|Hot Stop]] <small>[[User talk:Hot Stop|talk]]-[[Special:Contributions/Hot Stop|contribs]]</small> 01:39, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
::I take it [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Football League/Archive 10#Proposed Initiative|my suggestion last year]] to create 256 separate templates for each regular season game, similar to {{tl|2012 Summer Olympics men's basketball game E2}}, was probably too much work, and it's probably easier to just manage 32 pages instead. 

::And yes, I also noticed last season that these articles did not get updated in a timely fashion, and were only done primarily by one or two users (sorry, I have to decline because I'm going to busy in real life for most of the season, especially during most hours of Mondays (UTC)) [[User:Zzyzx11|Zzyzx11]] ([[User talk:Zzyzx11|talk]]) 02:39, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
:::That would be a lot of work, but might be easier in the long run. For now, I think we need to devise a consensus project-wide as if they are useful to readers, and if so, a method to do them in a timely fashion. '''[[User:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:blue;">Go</span>]] [[User talk:Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#E90004;">''Phightins''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Go Phightins!|<span style="color:#008504;">!</span>]]''' 21:49, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

== Page move: [[John Cyprien]] ==

The page of Jaguars rookie safety Johnathan Cyprien was moved to John Cyprien a few weeks ago. Ever since he was drafted, I don't recall ever hearing him referred to as John. Isn't an article title supposed to reflect the person's most common name? '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 22:22, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

== Namath film title ==

I just created ''[[Namath: From Beaver Falls to Broadway]]'', but I also noticed that some refs said ''Namath: Beaver Falls to Broadway'', while others said the film title was just ''Namath''. Which one should be the title then? '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Zappa</span>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#00FF00;">O</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Mati</span>]]</span>''' 03:00, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

== Roster question ==

If a player is released prior to the 2013 regular season beginning, their infobox should read "20XX–2012", correct? Been seeing a lot lately that list "20XX–2013" for players who were cut over the weekend. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 23:04, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
:Funny you bring that up. Me and [[user:Edday1051]] have been discussing that. I'm in the opinion that it should be the same that has always been and be 20XX–2012 to avoid confusion that they played in a regular season game during the 2013 season.--[[User:Yankees10|Yankees10]] 23:09, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
::my position is that we should include the new league year. I've explained why on my talk page in a discussion I've had with Yankees10. I think it may be moot because I think I just found the solution. Muletastic made this edit on David Carr's player page. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Carr&diff=next&oldid=571003506 what do you guys think? I wish I had thought of this. I'm no expert in punctuation, so if anyone knows what punctuation is best used here, (semicolon, comma, etc?).[[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 01:41, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
:::Why not put an asterisk next to the year, indicating preseason or practice squad only? I.e. 2010–2013* means in 2013 they were only there in the preseason. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 03:11, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
::::that could confuse a reader who isn't familiar with the nfl infobox. He might assume the asterisk is for all three years as opposed to just 2013. [[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 03:32, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
:::::That's true, and this is thus probably not a workable solution. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 12:54, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
:::::: yes, exactly why the example I provided above in the David Carr player page is perfect in my opinion. It clearly separates the new league year from the rest of the years, without adding too much additional text and clogging up the infobox, while also clearly creating a distinction between a player(using this particular case with David Carr) that hit free agency after the 2012 season and a player that returned to the team and was cut between somewhere between the start of the new league year and the start of the new regular season  [[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 17:33, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Would anybody support the idea of only including the teams the players played in games for like the MLB ones do?--[[User:Yankees10|Yankees10]] 01:56, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
:I think this is eminently reasonable. If the player hasn't played a game for a team, it doesn't tell readers much (and might confuse them) to list that team in his infobox. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 03:11, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
::I'd be opposed to this because the nfl career history section in the infobox has a notation indicating the preseason/practice squad status. I think a player that is officially a member of a team for the offseason/preseason(minicamp, training camp, and/or preseason games) deserves to have that team noted in his career history. [[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 03:32, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
:::Do we need to have this notation with preseason and practice squad? Could we not do away with it and say only inclusion on a team's in-season roster counts for the purpose of the infobox? It seems this might be causing more confusion than it's worth. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 12:54, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
:I wouldn't be on board with this. I think if a player signs a contract with a team then the team should be included. We should be able to identify players who signed with a team early in the offseason (ex. Undrafted free agents) and were released in September. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 03:46, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
::I think that information clearly belongs in the text of an article, but could reasonably be excluded in the infobox. If a guy isn't on an official team roster, it's hard to include that team/year as part of his official playing career. Stats sites like pro-football-reference.com, nfl.com and databasefootball.com don't include information on practice squad and preseason-only career stats, correct? I haven't fully researched the answer to this, but if it is indeed correct, I think it would be quite logical to follow their example, deferring to reliable sources rather than making the decision ourselves about how to represent teams and other stats. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 12:50, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
:::I disagree with those sources that don't include the complete team history of a player in their database. It's simply incorrect not to. You don't think it's important to know that a player spent any amount of time officially signed with a particular team? If I go to Vince Young's player page, I should be able to quickly glance at his infobox and see that he spent part of the 2013 offseason/preseason with the Green Bay Packers. I would guess most readers would rather quickly glance at the infobox, rather than scroll down and read through the text to see his career history. [[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 17:33, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
::::Doesn't this become rather confusing when a player has been on multiple preseason rosters over his career or even during a single season, interspersed with appearances on active regular-season rosters? As a reader, what I'm looking for in the infobox is significant basic facts about a person. Appearances on offseason rosters and practice squads don't strike me as that. Moreover, I think we're generally better off following reliable sources where that's possible and practical. It seems eminently practical to do so here. [[Vince Young]]'s career history is adequately represented by his appearances on the active rosters of teams, in my view. This, for reference, is the [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Y/YounVi00.htm Pro Football Reference] page for Young, which does not appear to include offseason/preseason information. I certainly understand the desire to present more information about him in the infobox (I can see how one might think something's missing without it), but I think it's more in keeping with how Wikipedia works to follow our sources, and that the inclusion of preseason-only teams could make some player infoboxes quite messy. And believe me, in five years, most people won't view his preseason appearance in 2013 for Green Bay as a significant part of his career. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 18:46, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
:::::that's why we have the ":<small>*Offseason and/or practice squad member only</small>" notation to indicate just that. To an unfamiliar reader, they would see the asterisk next to a particular team and then notice the notation that follows indicating that they were only a non active preseason/offseason/practice squad member only. I remember seeing that my first time and figuring that out pretty quickly and I would imagine most readers would figure that out fairly quickly. My opinion is that it makes no sense not to include a complete team history. If a player OFFICIALLY signs a contract with a team, he has officially been a member of that team and should be included in the team history whether he was ever active or not for that team. I mean it just seems like were going in circles here and were going to have to agree to disagree. I would hope others would chime in, but it seems this talk page isn't very active [[User:Edday1051|Edday1051]] ([[User talk:Edday1051|talk]]) 19:29, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
::::I think it would be MORE confusing if we omitted offseason/preseason appearances from the infobox. Plus the article content won't always get updated properly, leaving us with some teams in the infobox, others in the article, and even others that were left out. I'd rather just list them all in the infobox. '''~ [[User:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">Richmond</span><span style="color:#FF4A00">96 </span>]]<small>[[User talk:Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Richmond96|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]]</small>''' 22:37, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

== Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Randall Cunningham II ==

No one is commenting at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Randall Cunningham II]]. Since his father is a four-time [[Pro Bowl]], I thought some people here might care to take a look.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]] / [[WP:FOUR]] / [[WP:CHICAGO]] / [[WP:WAWARD]])</small> 16:30, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
:As a point of information, the above editor created the article that has been nominated for deletion. I'm assuming good faith, but posting a notice here could be viewed as a form of [[WP:CAN|canvassing]]. I'm not currently of that view, but thought it should nevertheless be disclosed. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 17:42, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

== NFL Starting Quarterback Stats ==

I am relatively new to this WikiProject. There is a user, [[User:Frobishero|Frobishero]], that is going around to a lot of different starting quarterbacks, particularly ones in the [[NFC]] and changing the format of the stats in the main infobox, like [[Aaron Rodgers]] and [[Jay Cutler]] for example. I have reverted him a few times. He claims to be starting a new standardization in the summary of his edits without even going to the talk page first and he is marking them all as minor. I am not sure how to handle this. [[User:Rlchambliss|Rlchambliss]] ([[User talk:Rlchambliss|talk]]) 04:54, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

== Requested page move: [[AT&T Stadium|AT&T/Cowboys Stadium]] ==

Earlier today. an inexperienced user moved the [[AT&T Stadium]] article back to [[Cowboys Stadium]], and attempted to post the resulting redirect on [[WP:RFD]]. There is now a discussion at [[Talk:Cowboys Stadium#Requested move]] to move the article back to [[AT&T Stadium]] (because a small edit history that now exists there due to the inexperienced user's edits). Feel free to join the discussion. [[User:Zzyzx11|Zzyzx11]] ([[User talk:Zzyzx11|talk]]) 05:04, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

:This topic is still current at [[Talk:Cowboys Stadium#Requested move]] --[[User:JonRidinger|JonRidinger]] ([[User talk:JonRidinger|talk]]) 01:05, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

== [[Pierre Thomas (American football)|Pierre Thomas]] ==

The article about [[Pierre Thomas (American football)|Pierre Thomas]] has recently undergone a large scale deletion of material copied from another website.  While that removal was necessary, it leaves the article in pretty bad shape, especially for the biography of an important player who has been a significant part of a Super Bowl winning franchise. I will try to find some time to get into this later, but if anyone else would like to have a shot at bringing this up to standard, it's there for the taking. --[[User:Arxiloxos|Arxiloxos]] ([[User talk:Arxiloxos|talk]]) 17:07, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

== Looking for assistance with article on ''Domonique Foxworth'' ==

Hello all, as I mentioned [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Football_League#Need_help_with_final_resolution_on_NFLPA_Game_article|previously on this page]], I'm currently working on behalf of the NFLPA, aiming to improve a number of football-related articles here on Wikipedia. I've recently written a new draft of the article for NFLPA president '''[[Domonique Foxworth]]''', as it currently suffers from a number of issues, described at [[Talk:Domonique_Foxworth#Proposing_a_new_version_of_this_article|Talk:Domonique Foxworth]]. You can view [[User:WWB_Too/Domonique_Foxworth|my proposed draft in my userspace]].

I've reached out to a couple of editors who'd previously indicated that they might be willing to help out here, but haven't heard back from either of them. I'm thus hoping that someone from here might be able to take a look and, if everything looks OK, move the article over into the mainspace, reenabling categories when they do. Cheers, [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 16:04, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

:This looks to me like quality work done in good faith and with a neutral tone.  I will try to move the rewrite into the article. --[[User:Arxiloxos|Arxiloxos]] ([[User talk:Arxiloxos|talk]]) 17:13, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

::This has been {{done}}. [[User:WWB_Too|WWB Too]] ([[User talk:WWB_Too|Talk]] &middot; [[User:WWB_Too|COI]]) 14:30, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

== Need help with an infobox edit war on Tim Hasselbeck's page ==

[[Talk:Tim_Hasselbeck#Formatting_the_infobox|Here's the discussion]]. [[User:Arbor to SJ|Arbor to SJ]] ([[User talk:Arbor to SJ|talk]]) 04:17, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

== Championship navbox consistency ==

I've noticed recently because of recent edits made by [[User:757 Sports Historian]] that some team championship navboxes seem to be sorted by players' numbers, while others are sorted alphabetically. For example, the [[Template:1950 Cleveland Browns]] currently sorts players by number, while [[Template:1954 Cleveland Browns]] sorts them by name, which is reasonable enough given that there are no numbers in the latter template. It seems whichever way we go, we ought to have a consensus around which way we do it for the sake of consistency. I think the argument for sorting by jersey numbers is that it gives a semblance of order to what otherwise appear as a jumble of numbers in the navbox. The argument for sorting alphabetically, on the other hand, is that it makes it easier for readers to locate specific players by name in the navbox; it also would allow us to be consistent with navboxes where we don't have players' jersey numbers, for whatever reason. Anybody have views on this? I think it's fine either way, the important point being that the style is ''consistent'' across navboxes. --[[User:Batard0|Batard0]] ([[User talk:Batard0|talk]]) 06:15, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

:I would have to be in favor of sorting alphabetically, mainly because a reader would search for someone based off their name, not their number. I know a million things about football but rarely do I pay attention to jersey numbers.[[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 21:04, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

== Active NFL Head Coach Career Super Bowl History ==

I created the page [[Active_NFL_head_coach_career_Super_Bowl_history|Active NFL head coach career Super Bowl history]] which as the title suggests, tells you the history of '''current''' head coaches Super Bowl history, wins and loses, at any coaching position or as a player. The page was accepted and is now an active article. I added some categories to it but I was wondering if there is anything else I can do to advertise this page or have the link put somewhere where people will know it exists. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks.[[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 21:02, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

:Zdawg1029, thanks for your work on this and for your post here.  We've already had some back on forth on the categories and navboxes.  I think I've explained my last batch of edits sufficiently in the edit comments, but let me know if you still have questions about that.  More generally though, I think this article qualifies as [[Wikipedia:No original research|original research]].  The facts within the article are clearly well-cited, but the article's subject as a whole constitutes a synthesis of sources.  The topic itself, the Super Bowl history of active NFL coaches, is not found in the sources, nor do I think it can be found in reliable sources.  As such, it is a good candidate for [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion]].  The editor who moved this to the main space does not seem to be a good gatekeeper at Articles for Creation as this is not the first time he has approved a questionable American football article. [[User:Jweiss11|Jweiss11]] ([[User talk:Jweiss11|talk]]) 21:36, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

::What do you mean it isn't found in the sources? The content isn't very debatable, either a coach was with a certain team when they were in the Super Bowl or not. I can add many more sources. There are many sources out there that say what coaches were on what team a certain year. And the only nav box removal I don't agree with is removing the current NFL head coach one. I can live with the only two categories on there being Super Bowl lists and NFL head coaches, and I can live with the only nav boxes being the Super Bowl one and current head coach one. The article is specifically about the current NFL head coaches.[[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 21:46, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

:::What content on the page is inaccurate or not "provable"? What would a reliable source be when it comes to a coaches career history?[[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 21:55, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

::::Each bit of data is accurate and provable.  The problem is the article as a whole.  The question is whether the subject of "the Super Bowl history of active NFL coaches" is notable.  Do you have a source that talks about or comprehensively lists out this topic? As for the navbox, navboxes should generally be transcluded only on articles that they link to.  [[Active NFL head coach career Super Bowl history]] is not found on [[Template:NFL head coach navbox]], nor do I think it should be. [[User:Jweiss11|Jweiss11]] ([[User talk:Jweiss11|talk]]) 22:02, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

:::::Is there a source that comprehensively lists out this topic? Good question. Is there a source that comprehensively lists out other Super Bowl lists such as "broadcasters", "officials", "national anthem", "advertising", "USA Today ad meter", "adbowl", "lead-out programming" or "commercials"? And are any of them really notable if you think about it? So is there in actual page where someone else listed all of this? I know there is now. The whole reason people get into the NFL is to win a Super Bowl, so it is nice to see what current coaches have that "fulfillment", also many of which were contributing factors in them getting the job in the first place. And I can't tell you how many pages I have been on that have nav boxes at the bottom where the article it is on isn't listed in it, but are put on there because they are very relateable to the content in the nav box. If you give me 15 minutes I can find you a hefty list.[[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 22:27, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

::::::I have removed the Head Coaches nav box. [[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 13:21, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

:::::::Zdawg1029, thanks for that. You have a good point about those other Super Bowl-related articles and lists.  As least some of those seem to be of questionable notability.  You can see that [[USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter]] has been tagged as such.  But in the case of something like [[List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl]], you're going to find a slew of substantive, reliable sources talking about the national anthem performers year and year out and often in the context of multi-year history of the subject. So I think that one is solid.  As for the navboxes, there's a tendency among many editors to slap every tangentially related navbox on an article, particularly in the area of sports where are oodles of navboxes around.  Many of us have spent quite a lot of time cleaning this up.  I'd be curious to see some examples from that "hefty list" you mentioned above.  [[User:Jweiss11|Jweiss11]] ([[User talk:Jweiss11|talk]]) 17:34, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

::::::::I still just don't see any point in putting [[Active_NFL_head_coach_career_Super_Bowl_history|active NFL head coach career Super Bowl history]] in articles for deletion. Winning a Super Bowl is a notable achievement, it is probably the hardest championship to win among the major 4 sports in the US. I would understand if it were a page about random coaches throughout the league, offensive coordinators, running backs coach, and what they have won, but this is specifically about the 32 head coaches. And like I said before, it is nice to see what head coaches have that fulfillment, what head coaches have already gotten that ultimate achievement in their profession that could retire tomorrow and could say they were a part of one. The "losing table" was an afterthought that I made just in case it was deemed relevant. Maybe I was being a little overzealous trying to link the page, I removed the head coach nav box and other categories, but I see no point in deleting the page altogether. [[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 19:48, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

:::::::::For what it's worth, I don't really see much value in this article as it currently stands. I simply have a really difficult time imagining a scenario in which a user is going to ask the question "which current NFL coaches have been to or won a Super Bowl?" It just seems like an extremely niche article. That being said, now that it's been created and appears to be well-sourced, I don't see any point in working to get it deleted, as the information it contains is valid and it may have value for others. My concern with it would primarily be maintenance, since it will have to be updated for each and every coaching change, but if [[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] or someone else wants to take on that task, then I have no complaint. However, if the article becomes out of date over time due to lack of maintenance, I would support removal at that time. &mdash; [[User:Deejayk|DeeJayK]] ([[User talk:Deejayk|talk]]) 20:40, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

::::::::::The whole reason I made the page is because I asked that very question, so I highly doubt I am the only person in a country of more than 300 million that was curious about that. In my years of chatter with people about the NFL, this topic has come up many times. I have no problem maintaining the page, that is what Wikipedia is, people take interest in certain articles and maintain it. It isn't a list that would be changing all the time making it not up to date or accurate. Most coaching changes happen in January, and there is usually only between 6-8 each season. So keeping the article up to date and accurate isn't difficult at all.[[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 21:00, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

:::::::::::Ramp down the defensiveness, dawg, I'm arguing for ''keeping'' the page. As for your "only person in a country of 300 million" remark, you should bear in mind that WP is aimed at a [[Wikipedia:Americentricity|global audience]] and so called Americentricity should be avoided. I'm not saying that the article ''isn't'' useful, but I think people are much more likely to be wondering about the SB history of one particular coach (e.g. "my team just hired a new coach, I wonder if he's ever been to a SB"). In that case, I'd probably look to the article on that particular person. I just don't know how "discoverable" this new page is, particularly within WP. But, like I said others' opinions of its value may very well differ from my own, so I would support keeping it as long as it remains up-to-date. &mdash; [[User:Deejayk|DeeJayK]] ([[User talk:Deejayk|talk]]) 21:19, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

::::::::::::Sorry, it is hard not to be defensive. I will keep it up to date.[[User:Zdawg1029|Zdawg1029]] ([[User talk:Zdawg1029|talk]]) 21:25, 16 October 2013 (UTC)