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06 Dec 2004, 02:56pm by Aaron Schatz
Snap Judgment: The Eagles Have Landed
Here's the latest Snap Judgment column from ESPN.com, complete with the Football Outsiders quarterback rankings. This week, we give mad props to Carson Palmer and compare Favre vs. McNabb to other one-sided battles in history. Plus, I sneak in mentions of Ian Dembsky and Anthony Brancato, along with possibly the only Pixies reference in ESPN history.
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04 Dec 2004, 10:26pm by Aaron Schatz
FO in the NYTimes: Nothing Gained: Yards Poor Markers for Success
Golly, the byline on this week's New York Times "Keeping Score" feature looks awfully familiar. (Free registration required)
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03 Dec 2004, 03:26pm by Al Bogdan
Source: Utah's Meyer Picks Gator Over Irish
So Ty Willingham was fired so Notre Dame could hire Urban Meyer? Maybe Notre Dame should have talked to Meyer first. The University of Florida has offered its job to Meyer who reportedly will accept the deal. On Mike and the Mad Dog on WFAN in NY, Mike Francesca, who knows people in Utah from his friendship with Rick Majerus, added some details to the story. According to Francesca, Notre Dame lowballed Meyer on money and refused to lower their academic standards to allow Meyer to recruit better players.
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03 Dec 2004, 11:30am by admin
FO at TNR: Blown Call
By focusing on Ty Willingham's dismissal, critics are distracting attention from the real racial scandal in college football -- which takes place not when coaches are fired, but rather when they are hired in the first place. Russell Levine and Aaron Schatz co-wrote this latest Football Outsiders contribution to America's best political journal, The New Republic. Thanks to TNR for the subcription-free link for FO readers.
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30 Nov 2004, 11:36pm by Aaron Schatz
Football Commentary: Week 12 Strategy Review
The latest strategy review from our friend William Krasker looks at Mike Martz's fake field goal, Arizona kicking a 21-yard FG at the end of the first half, and Dat Nguyen not being an idiot. Two notes: First, William is working on another summary article for us that revisits strategy decisions from Weeks 7-12, so if you want him to further analyze a specific decision please mention it in the comments here. Second, if you feel like these articles have become overwhelmed by coaches making stupid decisions not to go for it on fourth down, you aren't alone.
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30 Nov 2004, 04:34pm by Aaron Schatz
TMQ: Secrets of the Abandoned Quarry Offense
That's Gregg Easterbrook's nickname for the Colts, for extremely confusing reasons. He also calls for moratorium on praising Brett Favre. Preach on, brother Easterbrook! Does anyone who does not work for a major network disagree with that idea?
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30 Nov 2004, 04:14pm by Al Bogdan
Willingham Won't Be Back at Notre Dame
Ty Willingham is out in South Bend. I'm kind of surprised by this one. Notre Dame hasn't been that good the past two years, but I thought they'd at least let Ty finish out his contract. AFAIK, Notre Dame has a history of not firing coaches during their initial coaching contracts. I wonder what would make Willingham so different from all of the Notre Dame coaches that have come before him ...
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29 Nov 2004, 02:40pm by Aaron Schatz
Snap Judgment: Perpetual Brett
This week's Snap Judgment looks at Brett Favre's consecutive games streak, the worst quarterback of the year, and the Cleveland-Cincinnati silliness. Of more interest to FO readers are my QB ratings, which starts with an extended commentary on Peyton Manning in which I actually run the numbers to find out if Manning is padding his stats or not. Manning haters and Manning lovers will both want a look.
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29 Nov 2004, 02:11pm by Aaron Schatz
MMQB: Unbridled
Peter King thinks we were all too quick to write off the Indianapolis defense (and, to a lesser extent, the Minnesota defense). Yes, they have looked better over the last two weeks -- against Craig Krenzel, Joey Harrington, and Mike McMahon. As Pulp Fiction's The Wolf might say, let's not go pleasuring our respective Cheneys just yet.
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24 Nov 2004, 06:34pm by Aaron Schatz
Football Commentary: Week 11 Strategy Review
The latest strategic analysis from our friend William Krasker looks at Mike Tice's decision to go for two with the score 19-13 and further discusses his theory on intentionally committing a penalty in the final two minutes. There's also the usual slate of fourth down choices, and although I'm usually in agreement with William that going for it is better, I disagree with the first situation here: Green Bay kicking a field goal on 4th-and-1 from the Houston 21-yard line. Yes, using generic NFL numbers the probability of a win if greater if you take the risk of going for it.
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