Podcasts

This week's Off The Charts podcast takes on some of the more extreme ideas being put out on analytics Twitter before getting into an in-depth discussion of some of the more interesting drafts by team. (Click for audio link.)

We've got a very special Off The Charts podcast recorded right after the end of the first round of the 2019 NFL draft. We review all the picks and trades. What made the Giants think Daniel Jones should be the second quarterback off the board? How did Washington win by staying put? How bad was Houston's reach for a tackle Sports Info Solutions ranked tenth at the position? And how much did Seattle clean up on trades? All this and more. (Click for audio link.)

A shortened podcast this week, with a small draft preview and some discussion of the Frank Clark trade. There will also be a bonus edition of Off The Charts on Friday morning covering the first round of the draft. (Click for audio link.)

This week, Matt Manocherian and Aaron Schatz welcome NFL Next Gen Stats researcher Keegan Abdoo. We talk about draft strategies, defensive research, the Josh Rosen situation, and Keegan's career trajectory. (Click for audio link.)

FO's Aaron Schatz and Nathan Forster appeared on Kevin Cole's "What Would Sashi Do?" podcast to discuss the FO draft models and what they say about 2019's prospects. Come dive in-depth into QBASE, SackSEER, BackCAST, and Playmaker Score.

It's another week off this week for Aaron Schatz, so Matt Manocherian welcomes John Todd and Nathan Cooper back to break down the offensive line, running back, tight end and linebacker position groups for the 2019 NFL draft based on the SIS Rookie Handbook rankings. (Click to read more.)

On this week's Off The Charts podcast, Aaron Schatz and Matt Manocherian talk about some of the best and most interesting under-the-radar moves of free agency, including Steven Nelson, Matt Paradis, and Adrian Amos. Plus, Buffalo throws a bunch of spaghetti at the offensive line. (Click for audio link.)

Aaron's on vacation, but Off The Charts is still up and running! Former NFL scout Matt Manocherian gives the listeners an inside look into some of the departments at Sports Info Solutions. Matt welcomes Senior Operations Analyst/Football Coordinator Dan Foehrenbach to discuss the Ops department (1:40), Business Development Analyst Corey March to talk about what's happening on the business side (10:29), and Research Analyst Bryce Rossler to give insight into what the R&D team is working on for the upcoming year (19:12). (Click for audio link.)

This week, Aaron Schatz and Matt Manocherian are joined by Mike Tanier to discuss Moneyball heresies. Was it right for the Sloan Analyics Conference to give an award to the Raiders for the Khalil Mack trade? Do we now have a problem where "analytics" has become synonymous in many circles with "tanking?" What really is the value of a draft pick compared to a veteran? (Click for audio link.)

Aaron Schatz and Matt Manocherian are joined this week by special guest Kevin Cole of RotoGrinders. We discuss an exciting week of trades and the first few days of NFL free agency, breaking down the biggest moves. Then we talk about what we can learn about real on-the-field football from fantasy football and DFS projections. (Click for audio link.)