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NFL Stats Analysis: Why The NFL's QB Rating Formula Doesn't Work

I did a little research this weekend. I looked at the calculation for the current QB rating system, and you know what? It kind of sucks. Explanation of the Formula Here’s the formula—it’s based on four general categories...

Written by Luis Alberto about 2 months ago 305 reads 1 comments
NFL Stat Analysis: Opposition Adjusted Quarterback Rating

Opponent Adjusted Quarterback Rating: Week Two I recently put together a regression model to determine the factors that most drive the number of points a football team scores in any given game...

Written by Luis Alberto about 2 months ago 1,083 reads 0 comments
NFL Stat Analysis: Yards Per Attempt: More Important Than You Think

My goal is to get into more robust analysis than what you're about to read. But, just to get myself started, I started looking at some data to see if there is any way to predict a team's offensive output (in terms of points)...

Written by Luis Alberto about 2 months ago 128 reads 0 comments
Haven't the Fans Suffered Enough: The New York Jets Need To Get Jay Cutler

They stood there in their green and white jerseys—mouths agape. Did he just say that? “I want to kiss you.” The slurred words were like nails on a chalkboard to Jets fan...

Written by Luis Alberto about 8 months ago 437 reads 2 comments
A St. Paddy's Day Toast to Irish Athletes

Despite being a country of only four million people, Ireland is a country with a rich and varied sporting history. Additionally, with the United States being home to another twenty -four million ...

Written by Luis Alberto about 8 months ago 6,272 reads 41 comments
Super Bowl XLIII - Three F%$king Incredible Plays

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Since the end of Super Bowl XLIII, I’ve been hearing quite a bit of debate as to whether this was the best Super Bowl ever...

Written by Luis Alberto about 9 months ago 618 reads 9 comments
Cassel's New Start and McDaniels' Low IQ

Josh McDaniels woke up on the couch with the TV blaring. He was still wearing his outfit from the night before—a No. 16 Cassel road jersey. He was surrounded by a half eaten bag of Cheetos, a pizza box full of crusts and an empty bottle of Patron..

Written by Luis Alberto about 9 months ago 168 reads 7 comments
Discussion For December 17: Single Greatest Qb Seasons

So, I'm always hoping to get on here and write something, but my day job keeps me fairly busy - as does my evening routine of lounging on the couch. In lieu of an article, I've decided to start an interactive discussion...

Written by Luis Alberto about 11 months ago 27 reads 0 comments
ADHD Corner - NFL Week 4 Ruminations

I'm a big fan of NFL articles that provide snippets (see Banks' Shots, MMQB, TMQ, and Morning Rush). I honestly don't have the attention span nor the mental capacity to absorb any more than a one line fact/musing/thought etc...

Written by Luis Alberto about about 1 year ago 157 reads 0 comments
College Football: Which Programs Produce the Most Starting NFL Quarterbacks?

At the beginning of the football season, I did an analysis of where all of the quarterbacks in the NFL went to college. What I found was, for the most part, fairly random...

Written by Luis Alberto about about 1 year ago 5,749 reads 1 comments
The Tom Brady-Peyton Manning Debate: Fuel to the Fire

Brady vs Manning. The debate rages on. Last year, after the Super Bowl, there was article after article about why Peyton was better. Now, 50 touchdowns and an undefeated regular season later, everyone is on the "Brady is better" bandwagon...

Written by Luis Alberto about about 1 year ago 2,329 reads 16 comments
Which Colleges Really Produce the Best NFL QBs?

When you think of the storied programs of college football, you think of Michigan, Notre Dame, USC etc... So, logic would tell you that they would produce the most NFL talent and, therefore, the most NFL quarterbacks...

Written by Luis Alberto about about 1 year ago 4,674 reads 9 comments
NFL Draft: History Shows Which Colleges Produce the Most First-Round Talent

Miami has the most 1st round picks since 2000 with an ungodly 25. After Miami is Ohio State and Florida State (each with 13), Texas (12), Wisconsin, Tennessee, Penn State, Oklahoma, USC and Georgia (all with 8)...

Written by Luis Alberto about about 1 year ago 5,196 reads 0 comments
How Good Is Randy Moss?

I've always been a big fan of Randy Moss - going all the way back to watching the highlights of him sprinting through D1-AA defenses with those green and white striped Marshall socks...

Written by Luis Alberto about about 1 year ago 1,434 reads 11 comments

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Luis Alberto Article Archive

NFL Stats Analysis: Why The NFL's QB Rating Formula Doesn't Work

NFL Stat Analysis: Opposition Adjusted Quarterback Rating

NFL Stat Analysis: Yards Per Attempt: More Important Than You Think

Haven't the Fans Suffered Enough: The New York Jets Need To Get Jay Cutler

A St. Paddy's Day Toast to Irish Athletes

Super Bowl XLIII - Three F%$king Incredible Plays

Cassel's New Start and McDaniels' Low IQ

Discussion For December 17: Single Greatest Qb Seasons

ADHD Corner - NFL Week 4 Ruminations

College Football: Which Programs Produce the Most Starting NFL Quarterbacks?

The Tom Brady-Peyton Manning Debate: Fuel to the Fire

Which Colleges Really Produce the Best NFL QBs?

NFL Draft: History Shows Which Colleges Produce the Most First-Round Talent

How Good Is Randy Moss?

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