The Ridiculous Power of Contract-Year Motivation: Running Backs
I’m really excited about this post for the following reasons: It will interest you whether you are looking for real NFL analysis, fantasy football analysis, or both. It shows using […]
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NFL Draft Day One: Trade Recap, Analysis
Day one is in the books, and there are countless write ups about player fits, draft grades, and best prospects left on the board. An area much less talked about […]
Understanding and Assessing NFL Draft Trades (and claiming I’m smarter than NFL GMs)
Intro A trade happens – either on draft day, or right before (like the recent Tennessee/L.A. and Cleveland/Philadelphia trades). What type of analysis do you hear and read from sports […]
Buy Now, Pay (and Suffer) Later: The Crippling Effects of Dead Money
How much can releasing a player early affect your team’s salary cap? A lot. If a player retires, your team gets all of that salary cap money back, right? Wrong. […]
A Deep Dive Into Big-Money Free Agent Contracts: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Intro When media pundits talk about NFL Free Agency, they focus on the most expensive contracts awarded to the top players available. Contracts are only reported in terms of annual average […]
Rapid Reaction: Malik Jackson to Jacksonville
The Signing You’ve probably heard that Malik Jackson signed a six year, $90 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. For perspective, the contract makes Jackson the 5th highest paid defensive […]