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Calvin Johnson is a Statistical Leader

Brian Burke had a post commemorating Calvin Johnson’s record by taking the opportunity to poo-poo the word ‘statistics’ as being similar to trivia.  I understand where he’s coming from if that’s what he usually hears from people; Brian does much … Continue reading

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A Quick Thought on Kickoffs

Dre at Wages of Wins has a post up discussing the 4th down choices from the game last night, noting that out of 9 tries two of the best teams in the league made the wrong choice three times.  I … Continue reading

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Quarterbacks Are Still Inconsistent

A quick post to keep things moving along during the holiday.  Brian Burke at Advanced NFL Stats has recently been trumpeting success rate as a useful measure that he’s used for a while without knowing quite how useful it is.  … Continue reading

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