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Sean McCormick of Football Outsiders analyzes the top 10 most disappointing teams of the past 25 years.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2011

KC Joyner explains why the belief that this is the best era for elite quarterbacks is, in fact, not true. The past five years actually had the fewest elite quarterbacks.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2011

Eric Karabell discusses his fantasy rankings for the upcoming week of the NFL playoffs.

Blog | Conversation | January 14, 2010

After debating the career playoff production of Kurt Warner and Tom Brady, Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders breaks down every starting quarterback, as well as notable running backs and wideouts, from wild-card weekend.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2010

From the January 11, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- Player X, the anonymous NFL star writing for the Mag: I've been far into the playoffs and you don't get there without learning a few tricks.

Story | Conversation | January 04, 2010

Fear not, Larry Fitzgerald owners, starting QB injuries don't necessarily spell doom for elite fantasy wideouts. Scott Burton explains why before figuring firing up Insider's Fantasy Scout tool for some unapologetic analysis of Week 13 and beyond.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009

In harnessing the power of hyperbolic discounting, ESPN The Magazine's Scott Burton provides the framework for the perfect fantasy football trade offer. Plus eight useful projections from Burton's old pal, the Insider Fantasy Scout tool.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Football Outsiders shines its metrics on NFL Week 7 with these observations (among many): Drew Brees was not a hero; Carson Palmer continues to shine; LaDainian Tomlinson's downward slope continues and Matt Cassel turned in the worst QB performance.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Scott Burton explores ways to manipulate trade partners with some visual help from the animal kingdom and statistical help from his favorite machine, Fantasy Scout. Oh yeah, and Michael Turner is about to unleash the fury.

Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Football Outsiders' Quick Reads study for Week 5 reveals much, including: Roddy White is an elite WR, Larry Johnson really misses the Chiefs' old O-line, it might be VY time in Nashville and there was actually a QB worse than Derek Anderson on Sunday.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Football Outsiders' Week 2 Quick Reads show why all 350-yard passing days aren't the same. If you're Matt Schaub, those yards are part of a brilliant performance. But Kevin Kolb? Not so much. Oh, and the Giants have two pretty good receivers after all.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Football Outsiders, with help from their advanced DVOA metric, examine matchups to tell you who to start and sit this week. The results might surprise you -- for instance, Matt Forte belongs on your bench against Pittsburgh.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Scouts Inc. looks at five players who are most important to their current teams.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2009

Teams looking for impact offensive players will be largely disappointed with what's available on the free-agent market.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2009

The Steelers did everything right, but in the end they couldn't stop Larry Fitzgerald.

Story | Conversation | February 02, 2009

It's pretty close to impossible to argue that anyone but Larry Fitzgerald has been the MVP of this year's playoffs.

Story | Conversation | January 22, 2009