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I don't think its fair to subtract 100% of the points from a score because they were scored by the defense or STs. Given two more chances with the ball, what are the odds that Brady and Company would have came away with points? When a defense or STs scores it simply guarantees a team those...

Unfortunately, I did that research a couple of years ago and while I'm at work, which is where I've been posting from recently (I'm a bad employee, but hey, it's the night-shift), I don't have access to my bookmarked studies/articles. But still, this is funny. :D 65% was my amateur, not a...

Trying to define the intangibles. One reason why its hard comparing studies. People who did the research have/use different criteria for a definition of a "success".

Brady is the statistical outlier, the mega millions lottery pick. Richard Seymour was drafted with the 6th pick of the 2001 draft when the Patriots had gone 5-11 in the 2000 season. Ty Warren was drafted at the 13th spot of the 2003 draft (after a trade up) when the Patriots had gone 9-7 in...

League Averages when drafting at the end of the Second round have a 65% bust rate.

Maybe I'm regressing because now I'm responding to an about to be invisible man.

EDITED: Not worth the time.

In the last 5 years, the Patriots have dropped 4 spots on their Average Draft Position. From 26 to 30. From Dead Last to Really Dead Last. Or even more, depending on how you decide to count the loss of yet another first round pick. Belichick never got a chance to draft anyone in the first...

Its exactly like that. And there's no "had" about drafting in the NFL. Since 2011, the Patriots have drafted at an average of spot #30 in the round (before trades). The next best two teams (with the next worst average draft positions) have come in at #25 in the round. They have one...

Of course they are. No Team Can Beat the Draft Because of the intangibles and unknowables of what makes any given player a success in the NFL, drafting has a lot of similarities with gambling and games of chance. As such we have to expect these periods of poor drafting. Its natural. Its to be...

Actually, don't give me that "they just need to hit more on their 2nd round picks" crap ;) The competition and research that goes into drafting in the NFL is just mind boggling. We are talking billion dollar organizations here. The competition is as cut-throat and prepared as it gets. And even...

At one point Bedard was getting pretty Felgerish with his hot-takes. I responded to a tweet with my disagreement and without an insult to him. His response was: At least I use my real name when I share my opinions and dont hide behind a fake name. I have no interest in paying someone for their...

To my [inexpert] eyes, Michelle's running style is the antithesis to Maroney's. See hole. Run. Cut when needed.

I've just had a dose of therapeutic Unfollowing on Twitter. Probably unfollowed 100+ accounts. Celebrate your win. Hate on the Patriots, fine. But hate on/insult/laugh at Brady for putting his heart out there on the field with 3 TD and 505 yards and for however much it doesnt matter, I'm still...

Yup 0.4 psi kept coming up in that investigation. 0.4 psi was the difference in default calibration between the 2 gauges the refs used to measure the Patriot footballs pregame and after the game 0.4 psi was the plus or minus variable the Patriot footballs were set to during pregame because...

The Olé-Mendola

After realizing how much Saints fans haaate the Falcons, reading their fan reactions and to say nothing of Bounty Gate, I'm a little surprised Louisiana isn't a little more pro-Patriots.

And in the Eagles-Vikings game, only 6 penalties were called.

Shhh... we don't want Inigo to hear about this.