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09 Mar 2013, 04:29pm by Rivers McCown

Legal Tampering and Releases Open Thread

Here's an open thread to get us through the weekend transactions. Discuss James Harrison's release, and other things! (Click to read more.)

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23 comments, Last at 11 Mar 2013, 6:30pm by Jerry

06 Mar 2013, 09:30pm by Rivers McCown

Rediscovering a Football Mind

SB Nation's longform site profiles the strategic tendencies of Bobby Petrino, now toiling away at Western Kentucky.

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6 comments, Last at 12 Mar 2013, 5:58pm by LionInAZ

06 Mar 2013, 09:20pm by Rivers McCown

The Matt Schaub Compendium

Steph Stradley writes a stat-packed review that explores the question: "Can the Texans win a Super Bowl with Matt Schaub at quarterback?"

Short answer: not if the one that appeared during the second half of the season shows up again in 2013.

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8 comments, Last at 11 Mar 2013, 11:14am by mrh

06 Mar 2013, 09:10pm by Rivers McCown

Joe Posnanski on Steve Sabol

Now working for NBC, Posnanski profiles Steve Sabol.

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10 comments, Last at 10 Mar 2013, 7:02pm by LionInAZ

06 Mar 2013, 09:08pm by Rivers McCown

Cosell's Take: You Say You Want a Revolution?

This article isn't explaining too much that we didn't already know, but it's great to see Greg plying his trade over at Shutdown Corner. How much of Cam Newton's "slump" this past year was him, and how much was play calling?

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15 comments, Last at 10 Mar 2013, 6:55pm by LionInAZ

06 Mar 2013, 09:12am by Matt Waldman

RSPWP2: Waldman's Early Thoughts

The second annual Rookie Scouting Portfolio Writers Project is two rounds in. Matt Waldman shares his thoughts on the RSPWP2.

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4 comments, Last at 06 Mar 2013, 5:25pm by Sifter

04 Mar 2013, 06:29pm by Aaron Schatz

Chiefs Give Themselves Options for Top Pick with Moves

A big day for Kansas City: They franchised left tackle Branden Albert and re-signed both prodigal son/wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and punter Dustin Colquitt. Bowe was 56th in DVOA among wide receivers this year, but it's just another in a long line of years where Bowe has advanced stats that look unimpressive compared to other No. 1 receivers but far surpass the rest of his Kansas City teammates. Colquitt led the NFL in our gross punting value metric this season. Albert may be moving over to right tackle if the Chiefs, as many expect, take Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel with the first overall pick.

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33 comments, Last at 08 Mar 2013, 6:33pm by Sifter

04 Mar 2013, 08:05am by Mike Tanier

Mandatory Monday: NFL Refinancing

A look at three teams and their different philosophies about how to get under the cap. Links at the end take you to a piece about the terrible stuff on daytime television and brief profiles of five draft prospects. Also, if you didn't read my six trillion word takedown of the nutritional supplement industry, check it out!

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20 comments, Last at 06 Mar 2013, 7:56pm by Raiderjoe

03 Mar 2013, 02:52pm by Matt Waldman

2nd Annual RSP Football Writers Project Draft

The 2013 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Writers Project will be under management from Footballguys co-owner Sigmund Bloom, who is running a 32-team start-up draft with fantasy football style serpentine order that includes a third-round reversal. Aaron Schatz, Ben Muth, and Matt Waldman are FO staff with teams.

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8 comments, Last at 06 Mar 2013, 4:36am by andrew

03 Mar 2013, 12:37pm by Aaron Schatz

2013 Sloan Conference Live Blog

If you want to know what happened at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this year, our own Bill Connelly and SB Nation's Andrew Sharp kept a pretty good live blog going at the SB Nation site. Video of the panels should be online in a couple of weeks, and we'll make sure to link both the Football Analytics panel and the Monday Morning Quarterback Coaching Decisions panel here at that point.

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