Vincent Verhei

The Seattle Seahawks relied on 4-3 base personnel last season. Where did that hurt them, and where did it help? What did the New England Patriots take away that made them so effective? And is the go/fly the most important route in football?

FO assistant editor Vince Verhei recorded an episode of Ken McKusick's Filmstudy Baltimore podcast discussing the Ravens and their blitzing tendencies.

Our route-by-route look at passing statistics shows the brilliance of Drew Brees, the strengths and weaknesses of Kirk Cousins, the few holes in Patrick Mahomes' game, and -- as always -- lots and lots of talk about Jameis Winston.

Our look at receivers on specific routes reveals some surprises. Michael Thomas was not great at everything. Teams are calling more in-breaking routes such as digs and drags. And two routes look to be dying out: the wide receiver screen (hooray!) and the go/fly (boo!)

Five years ago, former Detroit Lions quarterback Erik Kramer attempted to take his own life. Though he survived the incident, he was left with severe brain damage that left him vulnerable to an ex-wife who he claims victimized him in a scheme that ultimately cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars. He tells his story to Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports in hopes that others suffering mental illness (including many of his former colleagues in the NFL) will seek the help they need. 

The 2019 season in a nutshell: the Lions didn't blitz anybody, the Buccaneers blitzed everybody, and the Ravens really loved to use blitzes out of the secondary.

The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers had the best defenses in 2019, and as you might expect, pass pressure played a big role in the success of both teams ... but for very different reasons. The Dolphins, meanwhile, were bad.

Eric D. Williams, who covers the Los Angeles Rams for Sports Illustrated, had five questions about our chapter covering the team in Football Outsiders Almanac 2020.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a starting guard for the Kansas City Chiefs and a Super Bowl champion. He's also a doctor who has spent his offseason fighting COVID-19 in his hometown of Montreal, and because of that experience he has decided to opt out of the 2020 NFL season. (Updated.)

The NFL has formally suspended free agent wide receiver Antonio Brown for the first eight games of the 2020 season.