NFL
Digesting the Ravens free agency moves
It’s only been one day, but it seems like a whole lot has happened in the past 24 hours. The Ravens for the first time in a long time made a big splash signing in free agency, inking Safety Tony Jefferson to a 4 year deal worth $36 million dollars. They also brought...
Football and Analytics – Part 2
The current landscape of football analytics inside the NFL is ever-evolving. The presentation of the discussion started on a previous past on BSL.Here are some recent examples of football analytics in the NFL:The Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick were early...
Takeaways from the NFL Scouting Combine
The Ravens have long been considered one of the better drafting teams in the NFL, and likewise, the Ravens as an organization put an emphasis on building the roster through the draft while supplementing via free agency. However, recent years have resulted in some...
Football and Analytics
As the NFL season begins its annual draft cycle, I'll start a series on analytics and football. Predicting player success before the draft is big discussion and big business.The game of football is flooded with emotion. Fans, players, coaches, executives and owners...
Who should Ravens fans watch at the NFL Scouting Combine?
The annual NFL Scouting Combine is slated to begin this week, and there are a number of players that the Ravens will likely spend a lot of time studying, especially at the WR, DB, and edge rusher positions.. Last year, I wrote an article summarizing the performance...
Evaluating Ravens Defensive Personnel
In my previous article, I took a look at the Ravens current personnel on the offensive side of the ball going into the 2017 season. There are reasons for optimism although it will be important for the front office to address certain positions like the offensive line...
A Few Super Bowl Props to whet the appetite!
As someone who has worked in the gambling field for 20 years I can honestly tell you that there's no worse bet all year than the Super Bowl, yet people in Vegas are absolutely crazy about the game. First and foremost, it's the best two teams in the league for the most...
Super Bowl LI: New England vs. Atlanta
Well, it’s finally here.Seems like it was only yesterday when the Hall of Fame game was being canceled because of a shoddy turf in Canton. Then we fast-forwarded through a host of storylines, from Tony Romo’s injury to the Packers’ late-season rise into the...