Aaron Schatz

Aaron Schatz discusses the Week 1 NFL pick

Our long, national nightmare is over.

The new Off The Charts podcast puts the spotlight on women in football analytics, as we speak to both Sarah Bailey of the Los Angeles Rams and Emily Badis of the Atlanta Falcons. (Click for audio link.)

Earl Thomas was not making friends in Baltimore camp, and got into a fight with the other starting safety, Chris Clark. And so, the Ravens cut him today.

Today's Off The Charts podcast talks about surprises, both good and bad. Which of our worst-projected teams has the best chance to surprise us like last year's San Francisco 49ers? Which of our best-projected teams is most likely to collapse? Then we talk about team depth: which teams have it and which teams don't. (Click for audio link.)

Hey, more Football Outsiders Almanac 2020 promotional podcasting for you! I spent almost an hour with the guys from the CBS Pick Six podcast including ex-FO writer Ryan Wilson. We covered everything around the league from the impending breakout of Kyler Murray to that 2020 Lions prediction to the Cowboys vs. Eagles debate. We talked about the AFC too

This week's guest is Zachary Binney, and we're talking about what COVID-19 means for football season in the wake of the Big Ten and Pac-12 cancelling football this year. How can NFL teams keep their players safe? What can we expect from the upcoming season? And why is it important not to put fans in the stands? (Click for audio link.)

Another day, another big contract, this time setting a record for tight ends. George Kittle will get a $75 million extension over five years. No details yet, although reports say "more than half" is guaranteed.

Sad news, as one of the greatest assistant coaches in NFL history has died as a result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident two weeks ago.

It's time for our annual look at the most likely teams to go worst-to-first on ESPN+. This year, it's joined by a look at the most likely teams to go the other way, from first to worst. We also did a new simulation for this article that accounts for COVID opt-outs and the Jamal Adams trade.