Category Archives: talent distribution

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

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Monte

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

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Monte

*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

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Monte

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?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Monte

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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The Importance of Seeding

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Monte

This post was a 2-part guest post at TeamRankings.com. Here are Part 1 and Part 2. With a month left in the season, most of college basketball is focused on who’s in and out of the tournament. Those teams near … Continue reading →

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What do QBs control?

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Monte

*UPDATE: Dan in the comments correctly points out that the numbers I listed are actually double what they should be. All the attempt numbers should be cut in half. Thanks, Dan.* On September 7, 2008, rookie Matt Ryan made his … Continue reading →

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