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I love advanced football statistics.Often fans and analysts use “the eye test” as a way of justifying their own unfounded biases. Stats don’t replace a solid understanding of the game, but they tend to root out falsehoods.This week’s advanced sta…
Welcome to the Bulletin Board, where our popcorn is always ready.Jason Lisk ranks NFL owners. In two parts. JacksonvilleVito Stellino says that Blaine Gabbert is working like he has a job to win.Stellino also says that Justin Blackmon is making hi…
It’s May 15, and that means it’s time for end of the year awards for the 2012 Jacksonville JaguarsNo. It’s not.It couldn’t be less time for those awards.What’s the point in giving out fake awards nearly four months before the season starts? It’s a gr…
Maurice Jones-Drew is the best and most complete running back in the NFL, period. MJD’s 2011 numbers of almost 2,000 total yards and an average of 6.7 yards per touch—despite Jacksonville having the league’s worst passing game to back him—i…
No team in football needs their 2011 draft to break out in a big way in 2012 like the Jacksonville Jaguars.The shadow of Blaine Gabbert looms over the franchise, but I’ve spilled more than enough virtual ink discussing him in recent weeks. The quarterb…
