Aaron Schatz

Here's an updated look at kickers in the clutch, going all the way back to 1985. The best clutch kicker ever depends on how you measure it. It could be Adam Vinatieri, or Matt Bryant or Jason Elam, or perhaps Philadelphia's Jake Elliott.

Off The Charts podcast is back to football! We've got Week 1 games to talk about and Week 2 games to preview, including Ravens-Texans, Jaguars-Colts, and Lions-Packers. (Click for audio link)

Well, we knew it was going to be a strange year, so why not bring back a conference we thought was cancelled? The Big Ten announced today it will bring back its football season beginning October 24, citing better daily testing capabilities and stronger confidence in currrent medical information.

Baltimore starts the year at No. 1 again, which is not a surprise. But some of the lower ratings after Week 1 are a surprise. What is Minnesota doing ahead of Green Bay, and why is Kansas City only 16th after what looked like a dominating Opening Night performance?

This week's guest is Mike Sando of The Athletic, talking about his annual QB Tiers article. We get in a lot of talk about Dak Prescott, Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, and Tom Brady. (Click for audio link.)

Our updated DVOA projections for 2020 still have New Orleans and Kansas City, and then Baltimore, far ahead of the rest of the league. COVID-19 opt outs help contribute to a good amount of movement since the book, especially with a couple of larger drops by teams in the AFC East.

Ed Feng does some analysis here expanding on some work I did last year, which itself expanded on some

ESPN has used its access to the NFL's Next Gen Stats to create new metrics that measure blocking and defense in the running game. Run Block Win Rate and Run Stop Win Rate are compliments to ESPN's earlier Next Gen Stats creations, Pass Block Win Rate and Pass Rush Win Rate.

Introducing a new upgraded version of our main DVOA metric that will count scrambles as pass plays instead of runs while also fixing some errors that underrated dome defenses in our past ratings.

We welcome Neil Stratton of Inside the League to this week's podcast to talk about his new book, Scout Speak: Thinking & Talking About Being an NFL Evaluator. (Click for audio link.)