http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fno0hYnQ5Ys
Mayock on Gronk (by PatsPropaganda)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/mayock-on-gronk-by-patspropaganda/
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Week 3 DVOA Ratings
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Week 3 DVOA Ratings
Welcome to demento Patriots DVOA world, where all their rankings have just about flipped from recent years. Here’s what we’ve got so far:
Patriots DVOA WEEK 3
Overall: 11th
Offense: 23rd
- Pass 23rd, Run 26th
Defense: 4th
- Pass 4th, Run 16th
- Vs. #1 WR: 1st
- Vs. #2 WR: 30th
- Vs. Other WR: 2nd
- Vs. TE: 9th
- Vs. RB: 12th
Special Teams: 5th
So after reading about Amendola’s injury situation and seeing how his recovery time puts him in a favorable position to play against Atlanta what do you think are the realistic chances BB puts him and Gronk out there on sunday night? And if he can’t go, how do you think the rookies will play on their first nationally televised game in the NFL against a good team on the road?
Can’t go too in-depth on this one yet as I think it will be for my Friday B/R column, but I think if both are ready to go they’ll play. I think they need Gronk back more than Danny for obvious reasons.
Regardless, this is a great opportunity for the Patriots to get better. I don’t even really care if they lose this one because the experience will trump the result. The young players need the experience of playing in a loud dome in a national game. These are the kind of games that prepare teams for the playoffs. Add in the Falcons weapons and it’s clear this will be a bigger test than the first few games.
This is one of those games where we’ll learn a lot about the 2013 Pats and I’m excited for that.
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Inside the numbers: Five stats that reveal more about 2013 Patriots – WEEI | Christopher Price
Inside the numbers: Five stats that reveal more about 2013 Patriots – WEEI | Christopher Price
Great stuff from Chris Price. We’re starting to ramp up on the stats a bit…
Time of possession
• 2012: 31:15
• 2013: 32:15
Points by the offense
• 2012: 82 (27.3 per game)
• 2013: 59 (19.7 per game)
Points allowed
• 2012: 64 (21.3 per game)
• 2013: 34 (11.3 per game)
Third-down defense
• 2012: 13-for-36 (36 percent)
• 2013: 15-for-45 (33 percent)
Sebastian Vollmer Injury Update
According to a source, Patriots tackle Sebastien Vollmer suffered a sprained foot during Sunday’s game. Not thought to be serious.
— Karen Guregian (@kguregian) September 24, 2013
Massey and Thaler have advice for GMs: only suckers trade up. Over those 14 years of drafts, they calculated the outcomes of every possible 2-for-1 trade for a first rounder using the Draft Value Chart, and found “overwhelming evidence that a team would do better in the draft by trading down.” The team that would have traded down would have gained an average of 5.4 man-starts per season, with roughly the same amount of Pro Bowl appearances, at a cheaper cost.
Study: NFL Teams Have No Idea What They’re Doing In The Draft
I love it when a scientific study comes out that validates pretty much everything I’ve written about the draft being a total crapshoot.
So for those who complain about and criticize BB’s drafting, just stop.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/massey-and-thaler-have-advice-for-gms-only/