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A Statistical Look at Drafting QBs: LCF Reduxe
Back in October, I introduced the Lewin Career Forecast (LCF) to Niners Nation (NN). To put it mildly, the post stirred up some lively debate, and signaled the beginning of a still-raging internecine battle on NN over the appropriateness of football stat analysis. Just to refresh everyone's memory,...
Bill Cowher was in play, at least on our end. It worked out.
Full story here at the Washington Times (speaking of, it was the Times Ryan O'Halloran who was the offending eye-roller, apparnetly, but it's all good now) though I quote the Redskins 360 cliff notes version because I'm one of them insular blogger types. David Elfin said: Former Pittsburgh...
A Statistical Look at Drafting QBs: Who Should the 49ers Take?
Thanks to mikev, Fooch's post about Hill being named the starter turned Niners Nation into Niners Draft Day War Room. mikev's question was, "So who are the top QBs coming out of college this year?" Now, although I'm a Gator and follow them closely, I don't know my ass from my elbow when it comes to...
Anthony Montgomery is the backup, but probably not for long
Starting tomorrow during the Redskins @ Giants game but continuing for most of the season I will carefully be watching for Anthony Montgomery in the lineup. I'll get to why in a moment. Briefly before that, make sure you check out the team's final roster heading into the season available at the...
Chris Cooley hosts the greatest Redskins fantasy football league in history
[Note by Skin Patrol, 09/04/08 2:37 PM EDT ] Ahhh frustration. I just found out KSK beat me to this story by a few hours and then I went at made a long post about it without mentioning them. I hate it when this happens. HERE IS THE LINK. HERE IS A QUOTE: "Throw in the delightful trio of Mercedes...
Football Outsider Bill Barnwell talks Redskins and the NFC East
Reader(s) are well aware of my obsession with Football Outsiders and their unique NFL metric (DVOA, DPAR, etc.). The work they do is some of the most interesting and creative in the NFL internet world and is a daily read for me. The added bonus is that so many of the Outsiders, despite having...
Eagles Notes: NFL turns to PA for security, Eagles win projections
First off, the NFL has hired the Pennsylvania state police chief, Col Jeffrey Miller, to head up their new stadium security dept. NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL hired Pennsylvania's state police chief for a new position that will cover all aspects of stadium security from fan behavior to signal...
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