Podcasts

Today's Off The Charts podcast is all about the FO DVOA metric: how it was created, how it's changed over time, and where it's going in the future. (Click for audio link.)

Today's subject: dome-field advantage. What are the effects of weather and indoor/outdoor on quarterback play? (Click for audio link.)

Aaron Schatz and Matt Manocherian look back at the 2020 draft now that we've had a week to collect opinions and think about the results. We compare the FO Draft Report Card Report to the SIS Draft Team Grades, and discuss some of the more controversial picks including Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts. Plus: a look ahead to the two top quarterbacks of 2021. (Click for audio link.)

Late night podcast alert! Matt Manocherian and Aaron Schatz got together immediately after the end of the first round of the 2020 draft to go over all the picks. How did CeeDee Lamb fall to 17? Why were so many cornerbacks taken earlier than expected? And how on earth does Jordan Love make sense given Aaron Rodgers' huge contract? (Click for audio link.)

It's our last preview for the draft, and we go through the likely top 10 picks and a few other notes. (Click for audio link.)

A few different subjects on this week's podcast. We discuss the value of mock drafts and address places where the FO projection systems and SIS charting of college prospects disagree. Plus, how do we best judge college cornerbacks with stats, and what does the inconsistency of cornerback stats mean for trying to use those stats to project college cornerbacks to the pros? (Click for audio link.)

This week we talk to Neil Stratton of Inside the League on the effect of COVID-19 on the scouting process heading into the NFL draft. Then we get a closer look at a variety of draft prospects with Sports Info Solutions' Nathan Cooper. (Click for audio link.)

Rivers McCown joins us on this week's show to talk about what's going on with the Houston Texans. What was Bill O'Brien thinking trading DeAndre Hopkins, and what does it mean for the Texans going forward?

More free agency reaction, this time on the defensive side of the ball. The Cowboys get a good discount in the secondary, the Bengals stock up on defensive backs, and the Giants make a move we like and one we don't. Plus, who on earth is playing cornerback in Minnesota this year? (Click for audio link.)

It's time to react to the first few days of NFL free agency in 2020 -- not just the signings, but also the major trade. Can we find anyone who approved of Houston trading DeAndre Hopkins? (No.) Plus our thoughts on Tom Brady to Tampa, Teddy Bridgewater to Carolina, Nick Foles to Chicago, and more. (Click for audio link.)