I asked Bobby Wagner what the biggest change in offenses has been since he entered the league in 2012. "The coordinators are more of the minds than the quarterbacks." This is as good a breakdown as it gets.

jakorian bennett trade maybe the most fascinating trade of our time from almost every angle. makes you think about bayes, makes you think about scheme fit vs. yards allowed per coverage snap. makes you think about 'good stats bad team'. makes you think about how media members

With the NFL season starting in two weeks, here is how NFL conferences would look if they were created purely to minimize the average distance between teams. Avg distance between teams in same conference: - Current: 1103 miles - Optimal: 785 miles

I am the first to blame ownership, but this might be an unfair context in which to do so...

Anthony Richardson's Reception Perception profile dropped today. Pretty good timing. Even if I think the Colts are making the wrong decision, I can understand why they made said choice. receptionperception.com/anthony-richar…

The NFL and Microsoft say they have expanded their partnership to give coaches and players in-game sideline access to a feature "to filter plays based on criteria such as down and distance, scoring plays, and penalties to... make more data-driven and strategic decisions."

If you look at the breakdown of how the players got to the Senior Bowl from their HS Recruiting, here are the top trends that stand out: -Non-Transfers represents a majority of players (49%) -Good chunk of players (51) transferred up from a lower-levels (G6->P4), which

Here's an interesting observation/uncomfortable truth that I've realized over the last few years of studying OL/DL film: the use of the helmet to win a rep, specifically 1v1 in pass pro is real and more consequential than many seem to think. While I agree that the premise of

Each team’s chance to be in the CFP at-large discussion, based on preseason KFord Ratings

Lets goooooooo

Fantastic work Aaron Schatz 🏈

This is good: All NFL stadiums will be installing a dozen 4K cameras along the sidelines, goal lines, and back lines of end zones — giving officials additional angles for instant replay rulings.

🧵Let’s debunk jerry jones’ baseless claim that he and Micah Parsons “had [their] agreements on term, amount, guarantees, and everything.” Below is a thread and some CBA provisions that explicitly state otherwise:

Been keeping an eye on the kickoff and strategies so far this preseason and something stood out, so I made a quick video about how the Carolina Panthers are setting themselves up to fail by how they approach kick returns youtube.com/watch?v=hwpaJX…

New for Wide Left: Evaluating the accuracy of Feldman’s Freaks List I analyzed every Freaks List claim since 2018 & broke down the results by drill, school, conference, and more. This is what Michigan should’ve gotten fined for tbh wideleft.football/p/how-accurate…

The new meta

Something we're testing out: NFL fan avidity ratings. What teams look way off? Basically, we're looking at what predicts home field advantage, above and beyond weather and travel distance (which can be accounted for separately).

2nd-round picks boycotted camps in July, helping secure $247M in guarantees, up $22M from projections. Some execs minimize to 'pennies in couch cushions'. But it gave teams real precedent concerns -- and the NFLPA a much-needed win. Here's how: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

think about this graph all the time: if you want to widen your distribution of outcomes, play more man coverage. if you want to keep it relatively more narrow play more zone coverage

One of my favorite stories every preseason: sack projections! This is the fifth year we’re running outputs from this model. Who is No. 1? Who stands out? What’s the full top 50? All here! espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…