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09 Sep 2008, 08:54pm by Ned Macey
Any Given Sunday: Bears over Colts
The first Any Given Sunday of the ESPN era looks at the differences between Super Bowl XLI and this week's Chicago victory over Indianapolis.
64 comments, Last at 14 Sep 2008, 4:15am by Subrata Sircar
08 Sep 2008, 05:53pm by Aaron Schatz
Do Division Games Feature More Upsets?
The first ESPN MNF feature of the season finds that, no, division games don't feature more upsets than other games, even if it sometimes seems that way when Oakland plays Denver or Green Bay plays Minnesota. Also, some small sample size fun with a look at which rivalry most often goes to the better team, and which big NFC East rivalry is actually won the majority of the time by the team with fewer wins overall.
16 comments, Last at 11 Sep 2008, 7:27pm by El Nino Meon
05 Sep 2008, 12:20am by Bill Barnwell
FO on ESPN: Week 1 Matchups
This year, the matchups column you saw on Rotoworld last year will appear weekly on ESPN, with new, improved methodologies getting its back.
Instead of pinning my justification for the column on Alex Smith (not the smartest thing I've ever done), we're looking at the greatest back no one's ever heard of.
25 comments, Last at 09 Sep 2008, 6:12pm by Phoenix138
04 Sep 2008, 01:12pm by Aaron Schatz
ESPN Numbers Crunching: Week 1
Here's the season premiere of ESPN.com Numbers Crunching, featuring a look at a couple of interesting 2007 FO stats for each of this weekend's games.
9 comments, Last at 10 Sep 2008, 12:05pm by TGT
02 Sep 2008, 10:02pm by Aaron Schatz
B.S. Report 9/2/08
I'll be appearing regularly on Bill Simmons' "B.S. Report" podcast this season; here's our first edition, with a look at lots of material from PFP 08 and many of my thoughts about the upcoming season. Link goes to Simmons' main page on ESPN; look for the podcast over on the right side.
17 comments, Last at 06 Sep 2008, 10:02pm by Duff Soviet Union
02 Sep 2008, 09:59pm by Aaron Schatz
FO on ESPN: Top 10 Prospects
If you haven't had a chance to pick up Pro Football Prospectus 2008, here's a (slightly re-ordered) look at the under-the-radar prospects who top our second annual Top Prospects list.
8 comments, Last at 04 Sep 2008, 12:08am by TomC
22 Aug 2008, 03:05pm by Bill Barnwell
FO on ESPN: Catch This
This week's ESPN column is about Wes Welker and his sublime catch rate from last year.
14 comments, Last at 25 Aug 2008, 7:04pm by Matt Saracen - QB1 - Dillon Panthers
08 Aug 2008, 10:04am by Doug Farrar
FO on ESPN: Does Preseason Success Matter?
This week's ESPN piece discusses a particular preseason stat -- yards per carry -- which indicates first-year success for lesser-known (third-round or lower, or undrafted) rookie running backs. If you want to be ahead of the pack on the next Ahmad Bradshaw or Pierre Thomas, YPC over the average seems to be a good way to go. At the end of the preseason, I'll post a list of the qualifying rookie backs whose YPC is highest over the average.
19 comments, Last at 30 Aug 2008, 5:24am by Miguel
02 Aug 2008, 08:56pm by Doug Farrar
FO on ESPN: Panthers' Sack Numbers Could Rebound
This week's ESPN column is about the "dramastic" sack decline suffered by the 2007 Carolina Panthers, and the rebound indicators for other teams with large dips in Adjusted Sack Rate from one season to the next.
8 comments, Last at 05 Aug 2008, 1:17am by Bobman
25 Jul 2008, 01:34pm by Aaron Schatz
FO on ESPN: Bad News Bears Offense Has Little Hope
Here's a (somewhat table-free) look at similarity scores for the pathetic 2008 Chicago Bears offense. Yikes.
20 comments, Last at 26 Jul 2008, 5:53pm by johonny