By Kurt Bullard A few days ago, I wrote this post about whether or not to consider the strength of an opposing defense in choosing what running backs to start in your fantasy lineup. Today, I’ll do the same for...
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By Dylan McDonough In the midst of a ferocious comeback, an animated New England Patriots offense stands at the thirty yard line of the Colts side of the field. Down by four, the Patriots need a touchdown to win, but as the clock...
By Harrison Chase and Kurt Bullard Last year, we wrote various posts on creating a model to predict which NFL coaches would be fired at the end of the season. So, with nothing to do but wait for the regular season to begin, we...
By Kurt Bullard Now that it’s late July, football fans everywhere are looking forward to the opening of training camp, preseason, and the not-so-distant start of the regular season. Even though the so-called football...
by Bill Lotter I know you’ve probably seen 17 mock drafts, so I’m gonna keep this short and sweet. Back in February, I built models to predict where a player will be drafted and how well they will do in the NFL using...
by Henry Johnson With the NFL draft less than one week away, teams are scrambling to determine which characteristics of potential picks matter and which ones don’t. One possible trap to which teams might fall prey is an...
by Bill Lotter Yesterday I made a bunch of claims about the NFL Combine. Now it’s time to back it up. For quantifying performance, I explained why I will be using the 3 Year Approximate Value (3YAV). Just think of this as...
by Bill Lotter It’s a simple question. Does the combine actually matter? Or it is just an over-hyped meat market? In answering these questions, there’s two ways we could look at things: 1. Does performance at the...
By Bill Lotter In case you haven’t heard, people have been scrutinizing a recent play call by Pete Carroll. Don’t worry, I’m not going to talk about that. But I thought it would be interesting to take a step back and...
By Carlos Pena-Lobel Seattle had 2nd and goal on the one yard line. People all across America were questioning if the Patriots were going to try to stop Marshawn Lynch, or play the matador defense like they did against Ahmad...