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19 Apr 2013, 03:11pm by Aaron Schatz

Mike Tanier's Tailgater Podcast

Hey, look kids. Mike Tanier has a podcast at Sports on Earth, and I'm on it. I talk about the draft, LCF, Speed Score, SackSEER, and a little bit of a preview of Playmaker Score. Also featured: Russ Lande and poor placement of apostrophes.

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2 comments, Last at 22 Apr 2013, 7:08pm by aabdcom

18 Apr 2013, 08:38pm by Aaron Schatz

2013 NFL Schedule Discussion Thread

The NFL announced the full 2013 schedule tonight. Here's a link and a thread for you to discuss which teams have particularly easy or hard stretches. I'm very happy that, at least at first glance, it doesn't look like the league did that crazy thing it did in 2012 where numerous division rivalries had both games scheduled within three or four weeks of each other.

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53 comments, Last at 24 Apr 2013, 1:51am by Scott C

17 Apr 2013, 11:22pm by Rivers McCown

Clay Matthews Signs Extension With Packers

Reportedly the terms are: five years, $66 million, with $31 million of that guaranteed. It will kick in after this coming season.

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5 comments, Last at 19 Apr 2013, 11:40pm by LionInAZ

17 Apr 2013, 09:47pm by Rivers McCown

Pat Summerall: A Life Remembered

A short video from NFL Films about the legacy of Pat Summerall, who died yesterday of cardiac arrest. I became aware of the NFL rather late in Summerall's broadcasting career, but it's still hard for me to not compare other announcers to him.

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6 comments, Last at 19 Apr 2013, 7:13pm by PatsFan

15 Apr 2013, 06:53am by Mike Tanier

Mandatory Monday: Draft Deja Vu

Regular Walkthrough readers will have read variations on much of this before: a rundown of answers to every cliche of a draft question. Don't forget to stop by my Tailgater blog for the in-depth scouting reports and such.

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4 comments, Last at 17 Apr 2013, 9:13am by Whatev

14 Apr 2013, 06:06pm by Matt Waldman

Boiler Room: Oregon State WR Markus Wheaton

Wheaton is my favorite wide receiver in this draft.

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3 comments, Last at 16 Apr 2013, 2:08am by AnonymousJerk

09 Apr 2013, 04:49pm by Danny Tuccitto

2013 SSAC Football Analytics Panel Video

If you're interested, the video from this year's football analytics panel at the MIT Sloan conference is finally online. Andrea Kremer moderated; panelists were Rams COO Kevin Demoff, 49ers COO Paraag Marathe, former Patriots and Chiefs executive Scott Pioli, and -- drum roll, please -- Football Outsiders progenitor Aaron Schatz.

I was there, and I'm not saying this because he pays my bills, but Aaron was the star of the discussion. To be fair, though, he was basically the only one at liberty to offer blunt opinions. (I'd say full-throated, but he had lost his voice the day before.)

In any event, click for "Armanti Edwards, c'mon!" Stay for the DeAngelo Hall takedown.

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5 comments, Last at 11 Apr 2013, 11:26pm by Insancipitory

09 Apr 2013, 02:14pm by Tom Gower

The 2007 Draft and VAE

Our annual look at the NFL draft from six years ago was more of an informal, subjective look at the class of 2007. What if we look at things more objectively? (Click to read more.)

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29 comments, Last at 18 Apr 2013, 12:15pm by Exystence

08 Apr 2013, 08:12pm by Matt Waldman

Character, Media, and the NFL Draft: A Sour Cocktail

Major criminal charges aside, factoring character into a prospect's evaluation when you're not part of an NFL team is a dangerous proposition.

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12 comments, Last at 16 Apr 2013, 1:58am by Jerry

08 Apr 2013, 06:54am by Mike Tanier

Mandatory Monday: The Kolb Delusion

Kevin Kolb to Buffalo, Carson Palmer to Arizona, Matt Flynn to Seattle, Ryan Fitzpatrick to Tennessee, swing your partner round and round. What I want to know is: what did Drew Stanton do in past life, set fire to London or something?

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22 comments, Last at 10 Apr 2013, 9:13am by Mr Shush