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Couple things I agree with poster up thread. I would go nickel on them. They haven't proven they can run with that line. Re Jets vs Jags Beating a division rival twice means more than losing to a non division rival once in England. I could talk more about this but I think it needs its own thread.

Agreed. As you've mentioned WR2 that can take the top off would be great. I think Shady will be here through 2017 but I am excited about J Williams in the following years.

Fair enough. Thanks for throwing out a name. I'm willing to let EJ run the course of his contract. I do have worries if he has to come into a game, but I think most NFL teams also have this problem. Thanks again.

Ahhh.. you mean first round pick. Big difference. How would you suggest he correct his mistake? Trade? Cut? Hes gone after this year so I think itll be ok

Maybe Elway played his hand well by not overpaying for a QB, but I think he made a mistake in not having a better option for this year. If he knew he was going to stick to his guns with Osweiler and considered Peyton gone (see the pay cut). Why didn't he draft their replacement last year? I agree Elway's approach is interesting, but I'm not sure its going to be successful.

I can see that but from the Pats* media sheet that was posted it struck me that personnel groupings was called out to not be reported. I don't see the need for reporters to call that out (ie do the fans need to know).

Couldn't figure out how to get it to quote here, but isn't number 4 a description of a defensive alignment? That more than anything seems to be the thing we don't want to advertise. "Hey everyone in the league we are practicing alignments with 3 safeties?" WTF?

Agreed, great topic by the OP. I have the cut the cord. I am usually able to find a live stream somewhere on the webs, but occasionally I have trouble with streaming. I only use ESPN for college basketball. I have enjoyed Around the Horn and PTI but sportscenter has really gone downhill.

Also agreed (like the first time I've agreed with Taskers Ghost).

As mentioned above your article does not confirm Jones Fracture. The author cites a podcast (didn't listen) and a an article (doesn't say Jones fracture). Since a Jones Fracture is resolved with a screw, I don't think its crazy to think that they would get a podiatrist that excels at Jones Fractures to perform a similar surgery. The FO point is interesting, but seems to be general subterfuge which you admit they are playing. Lastly, he played with his injury last year. There is a reason this injury requires mid season surgery. It is painful and can be worsened if you do stress it. If it was a Jones Fracture I believe he would have had surgery in the season when it happened. Then had a follow up surgery in the offseason. So I don't think this is a Jones Fracture.

Understood and agreed. But I do have problems with wide sweeping assessments based on a 3 game data set. Its not enough data and I don't think its necessarily representative. Having Percy in was great and I agree with other posters that we could use another WR. However, I am not convinced (with out more data) that the offense would have scored more with Percy than McCoy.

Youre right those first 3 games are the best offensive performance of 2015. But you do NOT have enough data to say that was representable of offensive performance with Harvin (I think this was the original point). Whether you have enough data is not debatable either. You raise a good point, but I would hesitate about making such sweeping conclusions without more data.

I still don't see a sample size of 3 having that statistical power you need/want it to. You had good points and it was an interesting take. However, I still hesitate to assign too much significance to three games.

Thanks for responding. You had gotten into a part about 3rd down LBs which was where I got concerned. The inconsistency is interesting. I would love to play around with the data set if you would share the source (PM if you like). Thanks again.

Man lost my post. Thanks for your post; I like the data set. To reply for Metz it sounds like he is saying there is an inverse correlation between the yard rank and YPPT. R2 of 0.2 seems low but sounds reasonable. I would set the alpha on the slope of the line to be 0.05 or 0.1 to see if there is statistical significance. Should be easy enough to run/show. I am also interested in the relationship between offensive performance and YPPT. I don't think its a coincidence that the only year Rex had a higher yards rank then YPPT rank was the year he had his best offense. I do think you draw too many conclusions on this data set alone (Rex not building 3rd down LB's; edge versus multiple) unless you have lots of data you are not showing. Either way thanks again for posting and I would love to know the source because I'm bored and need to practice some stats. Maybe it would be a fun multivariate project.

I agree he does make a lot of good points. But it is a really a tiny sample. I could be convinced with some data but it would have to be pretty compelling. I don't think he presented any data as of yet.

Agreed. I don't want him back too early, but I take solace in the fact that the surgery seems to be pretty straight forward and was "successful." Additionally, overhead movements are not critical for his position. Now if he has to have spleen out I'll worry.

But it is a tiny sample. Football because of its nature doesn't have as many games as other sports, and you've taken 80% of it away. You make good points, but I am very hesitant to get on board with any analysis on 3 games. It simply could be lucky.

I agree with your take on Shaq. I would like to also add that he appeared to have more responsibilities than Dodd. He was asked to make run/pass reads, cover, set the edge (pass and run), and rush the passer. Dodd seemed to just set the edge and rush the passer (I saw him get burned on coverage badly when he did drop).

Has there been confirmation of a Jones Fracture? If not I would be very hesitant to diagnose him with that injury considering he played (very well too) the second half of the season on it.

Didn't watch the video but I again challenge the assertion (at least I think youre making) that he had a huge drop because of his shoulder. He was not a projected top 5 pick. He was projected to go at 11. He fell to 18 because the team at 11 moved up to get a different edge rusher. If his shoulder was the reason then fine. I think the Bears made a mistake and Lawson will have more of an impact than Floyd despite not playing a full season. He was only passed over by a handful of teams that seemed to want OTs really bad.

Those were my thoughts going into last year and I think the viewed was shared by many posters. I am still hopeful though that Rex could figure out a way to turn it around. Sorry you got ridiculed but I don't think your assessment was too far off from what most posters thought.

Again, I'm skeptical that its a Jones fracture. I had difficulty putting any weight on my foot after the fracture (it was an acute fracture and not chronic), and I don't think he could've played on it if it was a Jones fracture. Also he played great down the stretch. It also seems unlikely that complications from the surgery cause the injury to be worse then fractures he PLAYED with last year.

Agree he doesn't have the perceived upside, but he doesn't have as severe an injury as either of those guys. Missing maybe half a season is not effectively red shirting someone. I am also confused why he is the type of player that has to be productive day 1. Why do you say that (I guess position)?

So at first I was more concerned about this than the Lawson injury. Mostly because of my own personal experience with an acute Jones fracture and other examples of foot injuries lingering. However, the notes about him playing through it in the season make me a lot more hopeful. I was completely hobbled with my fracture. I am not a professional athlete but these injuries can cause excruciating pain. Sammy is tough (played through this and the ribs his rookie year), but I am skeptical that he could have played the end of last year let alone excelled with a serious foot injury.