Category Archives: team evaluation

Conference Tournament Predictions – 2013

Conference tournaments got under way today with the 1st Round of the Big South and Horizon tournaments. This year I’m going to put my predictions on “paper” and compare them to some other predictions out there, notably Ken Pomeroy’s Log5 … Continue reading

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The Achievement S-Curve: 2/21/2013

It’s time to re-introduce the Achievement S-Curve for the 2013 season. For those of you that are new, I’ll give a quick recap in this post but check out previous posts that go into more detail about the system (try … Continue reading

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Evaluating QBs: Peyton Manning is a Better Playoff Quarterback than Tom Brady

Based on their respective records this might sound crazy. Brady has three rings, five total Super Bowl appearances, and a record 17 playoff victories. Manning on the other hand: a below .500 playoff record, just one Super Bowl ring, and … Continue reading

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Evaluating QBs: The Truth Behind QB Records

*UPDATE: I’ve temporarily changed the blog theme so that the tables in this post will be sortable and searchable.* With the tedious boring stuff out of the way (if you missed the boring parts, here is boring part 1 and … Continue reading

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Evaluating QBs: It’s All About Context

In part 1 of my Evaluating QBs series, we looked at what makes teams win and which of those things quarterbacks have control over. While wins can be useful to separate quarterbacks, that is only because they are correlated with … Continue reading

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Evaluating QBs: Why Not Wins?

Full disclosure: I’m a Peyton Manning fan. If you can’t get past that, stop reading now. Still there? Good, welcome. Following the Broncos recent loss to the Ravens (and the subsequent Patriots loss), there has been a new wave of … Continue reading

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An Improved Look at Pre-season Strength of Schedule

As we gear up for another NFL season kicking off in just over a week, there will be lots of discussion of Super Bowl contenders and playoff predictions. Which teams will improve and which will decline. One of the big … Continue reading

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The Achievement S-Curve: 3/10/2012

About half of the automatic bids are still up for grabs this weekend, but the NCAA Tournament picture is starting to take shape. It’s time for one last Achievement S-Curve update. As always, the full ratings can be found here. … Continue reading

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The Blindness of the Blind Resume

I love the spirit of the blind resume. I hate the execution. With Selection Sunday just hours away, you will undoubtedly be inundated with blind resumes comparing multiple teams and asked to decide which team is in and which is … Continue reading

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What the RPI is and what it is not

Earlier today on CBSsports.com, Matt Norlander wrote an article about the much-maligned RPI. He comes to this conclusion: If anything else, this chart proves there are far too frequent communication breakdowns with teams across the board, enough so that the … Continue reading

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