Pro Football Prospectus : Statistics, Analysis, and Insight for the Information Age
by Schatz, AaronFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-01
Publisher(s): Workman Pub Co
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Summary
Presenting a new year of groundbreaking intelligence, this guide includes team and player ratings that correct for situation and opponent to reveal true contributions to success, a unique statistical toolbox featuring DPAR (Defense adjusted Points Above Replacement), and more.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. v |
| Statistical Toolbox | p. 1 |
| Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DVOA! | p. 17 |
| More Color: An Introduction to the Football Outsiders Game Charting Project | p. 22 |
| Teams - American Football Conference | |
| Baltimore Ravens | p. 27 |
| Buffalo Bills | p. 33 |
| True or False Starts | p. 35 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | p. 41 |
| ACL Rehab | p. 43 |
| Cleveland Browns | p. 48 |
| Denver Broncos | p. 54 |
| The Toughest Divisions of the Decade | p. 56 |
| Is the First Week of the Season Meaningless? | p. 57 |
| Houston Texans | p. 64 |
| Indianapolis Colts | p. 71 |
| Heartbreak Seasons | p. 73 |
| Can the Colts Be Slowed Down? | p. 76 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | p. 83 |
| Converting College Quarterbacks | p. 85 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | p. 90 |
| Backup Blues | p. 92 |
| Miami Dolphins | p. 98 |
| New England Patriots | p. 105 |
| How Exceptional Are Adam Vinatieri's Clutch Field Goals? | p. 108 |
| New York Jets | p. 114 |
| Six Degrees of Bill Belichick | p. 116 |
| Oakland Raiders | p. 123 |
| Do NFL Teams Get Jet Lag? | p. 125 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | p. 131 |
| Do Bigger Backs Break Down the Defense? | p. 134 |
| San Diego Chargers | p. 140 |
| The Vick-Tomlinson Trade, Five Years Later | p. 142 |
| Tennessee Titans | p. 149 |
| Is Steve McNair a Hall of Famer? | p. 151 |
| Teams - National Football Conference | |
| Arizona Cardinals | p. 157 |
| Atlanta Falcons | p. 164 |
| Which Ages a Running Back More: Time or Workload? | p. 167 |
| Carolina Panthers | p. 173 |
| Short and Sweet | p. 175 |
| Chicago Bears | p. 181 |
| Inside Chicago's Pass Defense | p. 183 |
| Dallas Cowboys | p. 190 |
| The Roy Williams Rule | p. 191 |
| Detroit Lions | p. 197 |
| When Should a Team Draft Wide Receivers? | p. 199 |
| A Turkey of a Hypothesis | p. 201 |
| Green Bay Packers | p. 207 |
| Minnesota Vikings | p. 213 |
| New Orleans Saints | p. 219 |
| Are First-Round Running Backs Overvalued? | p. 221 |
| New York Giants | p. 227 |
| The Best and Worst Special Teams Games of the Decade | p. 229 |
| The East Coast Offense | p. 232 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | p. 238 |
| A Plethora of Passes Defensed | p. 240 |
| St. Louis Rams | p. 246 |
| Jumping the Gun | p. 248 |
| San Francisco 49ers | p. 254 |
| Seattle Seahawks | p. 261 |
| Road to Rouen | p. 263 |
| 370 Carries Revisited | p. 265 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | p. 271 |
| Ronde Barber, King of Run Support | p. 273 |
| Washington Redskins | p. 279 |
| The Importance of the Kickoff in Overtime | p. 281 |
| Skill Players | |
| Quarterbacks | p. 287 |
| Running Backs | p. 315 |
| Wide Receivers | p. 347 |
| Tight Ends | p. 389 |
| Kickers | p. 409 |
| Fantasy Football | |
| Fantasy Risers and Fallers | p. 421 |
| Fantasy Defense: Predicting the Unpredictable | p. 425 |
| Top Fantasy Football Seasons of All Time | p. 429 |
| Further Research | |
| Projecting Rookie Quarterbacks | p. 433 |
| Concussions | p. 445 |
| Guts and Stomps | p. 447 |
| Sunday Night Meltdown | p. 449 |
| Assessing the Fourth Down Tendencies of NFL Head Coaches | p. 451 |
| Stop Me Before I Blitz Again! | p. 455 |
| The NFL Fan's Guide to College Football 2006 | p. 459 |
| The History of NFL Stats | p. 463 |
| Statistical Appendix | p. 471 |
| Author Biographies | p. 495 |
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