Why Is It So Hard to Draft Pass Rushers? More Draft Myths Debunked
May 7th, 2013 by adminFor what it’s worth, the three best single-season sack totals in NFL history were turned in by guys who went to Texas Southern (Michael Strahan), Idaho State (Jared Allen), and East Central Oklahoma (Mark Gastineu). DeMarcus Ware, who appears a little further down the list (twice), went to Troy. Recent Steelers sackmaster James [...]
Big Back Update: Post-Draft Edition
April 29th, 2013 by adminI believe that the most significant move made in this year’s NFL Draft took place between the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Bucs, and involved a big back. The Patriots dealt track guy/running back Jeff Demps to the Bucs in exchange for their unhappy running back LeGarrette Blount. Here are the [...]
NFL Draft Sabermetrics 2: Ballad of the Big Backs
April 25th, 2013 by adminOne immutable law of the football universe is that if my team runs for 3.5 yards on three plays in a row, we get to keep the football and we get a fresh set of downs. This principle can be used to cover bad quarterbacking (see: Parcells-era Giants, especially in the O.J. Anderson years), [...]
NFL Draft Sabermetrics? Debunking Common Draft Myths
April 23rd, 2013 by adminMany moons ago, specifically in 2007, I wrote a comprehensive NFL Draft study for ESPN in which I tried to determine which were the riskiest positions to draft in the first round. You can read the entire study here, broken down by position: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=kluck/backs/070425
That’s all well and good, but on and off for [...]
Where Have All the (Doctrinally-Sound) Cowboys Gone? On Reformed and Singleness
April 19th, 2013 by adminBy Kristin and Ted Kluck
Forgive us for referencing an antiquated 1990s Paula Cole song in the title, because, let’s face it, Paula Cole was really never cool even when she was cool. But we thought it was appropriate. We’re not single (obviously). But we have lots of friends who are and, quite [...]
