Factoid
NFL defenses: points allowed
28 Jun
, 2015
But if you're in a league where the scoring system is heavily dependent on points allowed, there is more reliability. Seattle, for example, was No...
Ryan Fitzpatrick
27 Jun
, 2015
Maybe ignore isn’t the right word. It is, after all, one of the equally weighted categories that factors into determining the NFL’s “passer rating”...
Drafting quarterbacks
27 Jun
, 2015
The table below shows how many quarterbacks each NFL team has selected in the annual draft since 1994. Green Bay has taken a league-high 12 (tied with the Jets, which isn't particularly surprising)...
Greg Olson
24 Jun
, 2015
They can start by trying to improve their offensive line...
Ameer Abdullah
24 Jun
, 2015
The reality is that a lot of rookie running backs, perhaps struggling to pick up blocking schemes and pass protection, find it hard to earn that third-down role right away...
Seattle Seahawks
23 Jun
, 2015
Wilson right now is under contract to play in 2015 for just $1.5 million, so he’s taken out of an insurance policy to guard against injury.
That’s a good idea...
Tannehill, Smith
22 Jun
, 2015
So I thought I would look more carefully at the numbers and confirm (or disprove) the opinion that these guys aren’t pushing the ball downfield enough...
Stevan Ridley
21 Jun
, 2015
Ridley has fumbled less often, for example, than either Adrian Peterson or Frank Gore. I think Ridley gets the tag because Bill Belichick benched him on couple of occasions for said fumbles...
Allen Robinson-Marqise Lee / team drafting 2 WRs
21 Jun
, 2015
How often does that happen; that the wideout selected later by the same team turns out better than the one selected earlier? Not very often; usually, teams get it right with their scouting.
Since ...
TD-only scoring
20 Jun
, 2015
The following table shows points by fantasy Defense/Special Teams units over the past three years; touchdowns and safeties. Only one team, the St...
Fanex Analysis Draft
18 Jun
, 2015
Luck and Rodgers both went in the second round.
Some of this can be attributed to format...
Second-year receivers
18 Jun
, 2015
It’s logical to expect a receiver to be better in his second year. He’s had a better chance to better learn and digest the offense...
Cities that lose games
17 Jun
, 2015
But at least Cleveland has been to the Big Dance a few times during that run. The Cavs have been to the NBA Finals twice in the last nine years...
DeAndre Hopkins
17 Jun
, 2015
But I don’t think they can do too much more with Hopkins...
Zach Ertz / Bradford tight ends
17 Jun
, 2015
This story indicates some nice early chemistry between Sam Bradford and Ertz...