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Which coaches were most aggressive when it came to fourth downs in 2011? And could a couple high-profile plays be hiding the fact that NFL coaches are actually getting less aggressive?
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It's Midnight in the Garden of Senior Bowl coverage as Mike Tanier finds himself stuck inside of Mobile with the Kirk Cousins blues again. From Mardi Gras to mumble-speak, its the Deep South like you never saw it before.
Updated DVOA ratings, and an explanation of why 2007 isn't exactly like 2011.
With Tom Brady and Eli Manning set to square off in the Super Bowl (again), we measure their status among playoff quarterbacks in recent history.
John Wooden used to say, "Be quick, but don't hurry." The best way to beat complex defenses is to find ways to do both on a regular basis.
NFL fans often derisively speculate which team would lose to any given college football squad. This is that team.
The Saints faced a tough task when they tried to slow down the 49ers last weekend. How does Word of Muth score the Justin Smith-Carl Nicks battle?
It's 2007 all over again.
FEI says LSU still had the best overall season, even if it wasn't the national champion. We also produce a list of the best single-game performances this season, by FEI.
A retrospective of the decisive BCS Championship game, where Alabama redeemed itself.
SDA takes aim at the BCS title game. Who has the advantage in the LSU-Alabama rematch?
In the season-ending edition of Varsity Numbers, Bill Connelly takes a look at what put Alabama ahead of LSU, both in the BCS title game and in the 2011 F/+ rankings, and looks at the winners and losers of bowl season.
Under the Cap has projections of how this offseason might look before free agency officially begins. This article covers defense.
In this week's best quotes, NFL players hate Skip Bayless as much as you do, Peyton Manning misses the past, and we check in with the scapegoats of last week.
| Team | SB Win |
|---|---|
| NE | 60.9% |
| NYG | 39.1% |
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| Full Season | Weighted | ||||
| 1 | GB | 28.3% | 1 | NO | 30.1% |
| 2 | PIT | 23.7% | 2 | PIT | 29.9% |
| 3 | NO | 23.3% | 3 | GB | 26.1% |
| 4 | NE | 22.5% | 4 | NE | 23.7% |
| 5 | HOU | 19.4% | 5 | PHI | 22.9% |
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| Full Season | Weighted | ||||
| 1 | GB | 39.2% | 1 | NO | 44.0% |
| 2 | NO | 37.8% | 2 | GB | 38.9% |
| 3 | NE | 36.8% | 3 | NE | 36.0% |
| 4 | CAR | 23.0% | 4 | CAR | 24.6% |
| 5 | SD | 17.7% | 5 | SD | 23.4% |
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| Full Season | Weighted | ||||
| 1 | BAL | -13.7% | 1 | CHI | -13.6% |
| 2 | NYJ | -11.9% | 2 | ATL | -9.8% |
| 3 | SF | -10.3% | 3 | NYJ | -9.8% |
| 4 | CHI | -10.2% | 4 | PIT | -9.1% |
| 5 | JAC | -6.6% | 5 | BAL | -8.8% |
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| Full Season | Weighted | ||||
| 1 | CHI | 7.3% | 1 | TEN | 9.6% |
| 2 | SF | 7.0% | 2 | CHI | 7.1% |
| 3 | TEN | 5.5% | 3 | NE | 5.3% |
| 4 | NYJ | 5.0% | 4 | SF | 4.8% |
| 5 | NE | 3.7% | 5 | MIA | 4.3% |
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| DYAR Leaders (Total Value) | DVOA Leaders (Value per Play) | ||||||
| 1 | D.Brees | NO | 2,544 | 1 | A.Rodgers | GB | 52.6% |
| 2 | A.Rodgers | GB | 2,268 | 2 | D.Brees | NO | 44.5% |
| 3 | T.Brady | NE | 2,235 | 3 | T.Brady | NE | 41.0% |
| 4 | T.Romo | DAL | 1,591 | 4 | T.Romo | DAL | 33.8% |
| 5 | M.Stafford | DET | 1,446 | 5 | M.Schaub | HOU | 31.2% |
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| Rush DYAR Leaders (Total Value) | Rush DVOA Leaders (Value per Play) | Rec DYAR Leaders (Total Value) |
|||||||||
| 1 | L.McCoy | PHI | 324 | 1 | P.Thomas | NO | 32.6% | 1 | D.Sproles | NO | 274 |
| 2 | M.Jones-Drew | JAC | 231 | 2 | J.Stewart | CAR | 24.4% | 2 | R.Rice | BAL | 242 |
| 3 | M.Lynch | SEA | 230 | 3 | D.Williams | CAR | 21.0% | 3 | R.Mathews | SD | 158 |
| 4 | J.Stewart | CAR | 202 | 4 | L.McCoy | PHI | 17.4% | 4 | M.Bush | OAK | 156 |
| 5 | R.Mathews | SD | 197 | 5 | D.Brown | IND | 16.7% | 5 | A.Foster | HOU | 137 |
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| DYAR Leaders (Total Value) | DVOA Leaders (Value per Play) | ||||||
| 1 | C.Johnson | DET | 586 | 1 | J.Nelson | GB | 54.1% |
| 2 | J.Nelson | GB | 530 | 2 | M.Floyd | SD | 51.9% |
| 3 | W.Welker | NE | 475 | 3 | L.Robinson | DAL | 43.1% |
| 4 | V.Cruz | NYG | 468 | 4 | J.Jones | GB | 42.4% |
| 5 | M.Wallace | PIT | 410 | 5 | M.Colston | NO | 35.4% |
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| DYAR Leaders (Total Value) | DVOA Leaders (Value per Play) | ||||||
| 1 | R.Gronkowski | NE | 505 | 1 | R.Gronkowski | NE | 52.0% |
| 2 | J.Graham | NO | 331 | 2 | J.Dreessen | HOU | 48.9% |
| 3 | A.Gates | SD | 287 | 3 | A.Gates | SD | 40.3% |
| 4 | T.Gonzalez | ATL | 237 | 4 | K.Boss | OAK | 36.2% |
| 5 | J.Finley | GB | 205 | 5 | S.Chandler | BUF | 35.0% |
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27 Jan 2012, 01:39pm by Guest
Which coaches were most aggressive when it came to fourth downs in 2011? And could a couple high-profile plays be hiding the fact that NFL coaches are actually getting less aggressive?
9 comments, Last at 3:58pm by tuluse
27 Jan 2012, 05:22am by Rivers McCown
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26 Jan 2012, 10:03am by Mike Tanier
It's Midnight in the Garden of Senior Bowl coverage as Mike Tanier finds himself stuck inside of Mobile with the Kirk Cousins blues again. From Mardi Gras to mumble-speak, its the Deep South like you never saw it before.
31 comments, Last at 10:20am by Jimmy
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