FBO: Week of the shotgun
Aaron Schatz, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders previews Week 13. Notable trend: shotgun-specific stats will play a big role. Also: blitzing Eli Manning throws him off his game substantially. And the Pats? They might be in some trouble down in South Florida.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Andre Johnson is far from quiet
David Fleming, Page 2While other top receivers like the mike in front of them, Andre Johnson speaks loudly with his body.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009What if the Jets beat the Patriots?
Tim Graham, AFC East...into the playoffs would be to win the division. The Dolphins would appear to have the inside track on the Jets because of momentum and remaining opponents, but the Dolphins' hopes are tempered by mounting...
Blog | November 22, 2009Bottom line is, Bill Belichick was right
Gregg Easterbrook, Page 2Bill Belichick was skewered for going for it on fourth down in Indianapolis. But he made the right call.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009Brady, Manning are NFL's top double agents
Tim Graham, AFC EastNobody relies on the double formation more than Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. ESPN Stats & Information tracks every snap and notes the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts favor the formation -- single back, two...
Blog | November 12, 2009FBO: Numbers crunching, Week 10
Aaron Schatz, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders applies their metrics to analysis of all Week 10 games. Some observations: the red zone will be the key in CIN/PIT; YAC will be the key in NE/IND; and the Eagles? Not a great road team.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Scout Team: QBs to buy and sell
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineScott Burton uses the history of human narratives -- seriously -- to explain why you should be trying to sell Donovan McNabb and other QBs who have thrived in the red zone. Plus, he uses the Fantasy Scout tool to offer advice at RB and WR.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009
The Crabtree Curse haunts San Fran
Gregg Easterbrook, Page 2The 49ers were rolling early on under Mike Singletary. But ever since Michael Crabtree signed his contract, things have gone downhill.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009Quick Reads: The quarterback schism
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders uses their metrics to analyze Week 8. Some observations: The worst QB performances this year have been historically bad; Steve Slaton's career is at a crossroads; the Rams need to draft a QB in 2010 and Carolina should keep running.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009
John Clayton's Last Call: Stingy Ravens D sends Denver to first loss
ESPN.comAP Photo/John Russell With Maurice Jones-Drew running wild for the Jaguars (177 yards, 2 TDs), the Titans' Chris Johnson made sure he wasn't going ...
Page | ConversationCross-country wins hard to come by
Tim Graham, AFC East...up the phone and dropped an e-mail to ESPN Stats & Information in hopes it could track down the exact record for games in which a team travels from the Eastern time zone to...
Blog | October 25, 2009Wildcat pulling away from defenses so far
Tim Graham, AFC East...bunch of different things." And none of it is working. ESPN's Next Level stat crew keeps track of all that Wildcattiness and tells me Brown is averaging 7.2 yards a play (27 attempts...
Blog | October 23, 2009Cotchery injury puts more on Clowney, Keller
Tim Graham, AFC East...s one of the premier receiving tight ends in the game. Hopefully we can get him on track and get him some passes. That will be another great weapon
Blog | October 15, 2009CB Corner: Explaining Austin's big day
KC Joyner, ESPN InsiderKC Joyner uses his advanced defensive metrics to find valuable WRs based on the cornerbacks defending them, as well as receivers to avoid based on bad matchups. There might be another Miles Austin lurking on your waiver wire.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009
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