How Good Is Andrew Luck?
As he prepares for his third season in the NFL, Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts is already regarded as one of the league’s premier quarterbacks. ESPN’s Mike Sando polled 26 NFL front-office and...
View ArticleSkeptical Football: Go Go Andrew Luck And A Must-Win For The Pats
From a statistical standpoint, we know very little about football. Forty-six players on each team suit up per game, and most of them materially affect outcomes — yet, for most of them, only a handful...
View ArticleWeek 19 NFL Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds: Divisional Round Edition
One blind spot of the analytics movement has been its underappreciation of postseason play. I don’t necessarily mean that “COUNT THE RINGZ” is a better paradigm. But there are all sorts of interesting...
View ArticleThe Most Clutch Postseason Quarterback Of All Time Is Eli Manning
Saturday’s AFC divisional playoff game featured a matchup between two quarterbacks with clutch reputations: the Baltimore Ravens’ Joe Flacco, who entered the game with a 10-4 lifetime postseason...
View ArticleThe 10 Types Of NFL Quarterback
This weekend, two perennial MVP candidates and two up-and-coming stars will be under center in NFL conference championship games. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are the establishment; Andrew Luck and...
View ArticleSkeptical Football: Good News And Bad News For The Colts
The NFL is down to its final four Super Bowl contenders, and it’s quite a group. All of them are division winners, and each has 13 wins on the ledger. Picking a favorite is tricky. The New England...
View ArticleMarcus Mariota Is Projected To Be Better Than Jameis Winston
We’ve heard the debate for so long that its edges have nearly gone dull: Jameis Winston or Marcus Mariota? Who should go first? If there were a formula for how to choose a No. 1 quarterback in the NFL...
View ArticleFew QBs As Good As Andrew Luck Have Left The Game So Early
Even in a sport where early retirements are all the rage in recent seasons, this one shocked the NFL world. On Saturday night, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew...
View ArticleWhat Andrew Luck’s Retirement Says About Toughness In The NFL
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View ArticleIs There Much Hope For The Colts With Jacoby Brissett As QB?
It surprised everyone. The news that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was retiring Saturday night set Twitter on tilt and was met with skepticism from grizzled beat reporters, boos from the...
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