Podcasts

This week's Off The Charts podcast is devoted to a single player: Patrick Mahomes. What are his weaknesses, if he even has any? What is his role as the face of the league? What do we think of the players surrounding him on the Chiefs, from the offensive line to new running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire? (Click for audio link.)

We kick off this week's Off The Charts podcast with some breakdown of the Cam Newton signing by the Patriots. Then we move on to discussing the role of analytics on TV broadcasts with special guest Evan Kaplan of ESPN Stats & Info. (Click for audio link.)

We're continuing a series of podcasts focusing on specific teams, this week with the Buccaneers and guest Thomas Bassinger of the Tampa Bay Times. Sure, that means a lot of talk about Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski and Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, but we hit on the Tampa Bay defense too, including the always underrated Lavonte David. (Click for audio link.)

We're continuing a series of podcasts focusing on specific teams, this week with the Patriots and guest Greg Bedard of Boston Sports Journal. Among today's topics: Do the Patriots have Jarrett Stidham by choice or by default? How much did they really try to give Tom Brady weapons in his last couple years with New England? And what happens to the defense this season with so much talent out the door over the offseason? (Click for audio link.)

We're continuing a series of podcasts focusing on specific teams, this week with the Eagles and guest Michael Kist from Bleeding Green Nation. We talk about the Jalen Hurts pick, whether the Eagles receivers can be any better this season, and how they're going to structure their seondary around new star cornerback Darius Slay. (Click for audio link.)

This week's guest is Nick Underhill and we're talking all things New Orleans Saints. We start with the Drew Brees controversy, then move on to discussing Taysom Hill, Tre'Quan Smith, the underrated defense, and certain strategies the Saints use that seem antithetical to analytics. (Click for audio link.)

Bryan Knowles comes on this week's Off The Charts podcast to discuss his FO Dynasty Rankings. We go through the methodology, the decisions we had to make when finalizing the list, and then discuss the top ten dynasties unveiled on Thursday. (Click for audio link.)

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.)