Eric Fernsten's Disco Mustache

Chills.

This is one of these moments where I wish the NFL stat community removed "garbage time" from the metrics. The Pats/Carolina game looked very different until both teams pulled a bunch of their starters in the 4th. Then Carolina went on some long drives that... 🤷‍♂️...

What does the blue and orange color coding represent? I can't figure what trend in the numbers its highlighting...

What does the size of the circle indicate?

Where is New England on this graphic? Is the flying Elvis under a different logo?

Four of 'em are in the wrong caps, but still...

Fuel, Ani Difranco

Interesting question

Can we do run and pass blocking separately? I'd hope for middle quartile (and not ruling out better) in run blocking. And yes, second-to-lowest quartile for pass blocking with some rough games in there.

Mike Vrabel on Stefon Diggs being cleared to practice: "It's a testament to how hard he worked."

Good stuff here

Holy sh*t...

A really incredible piece of testimony and journalism. Thanks, @minakimes.bsky.social for recommending it.

As some of us used to sat back in the day, this is very much a @facinghistory.bsky.social story

A person stands in a tunnel at Fenway Park in Boston, looking out at rainy and stormy weather

Hey @redsox.com, any sense of when it'll be determined if tonight's game is on or not?

Don't want to schlep the teenager all the way down to Fenway if it's just gonna get called for rain...

Trying not to think about it now, but this is probably the last time we're going see some of these guys as Celtics. Tremendous appreciation for what they've done and how they've carried themselves. Last year's team was my favorite I've ever covered, in any season, in any sport.

We're clearly groping for things we can trash talk Knick fans about after this first half

Ah, gotchya!

Thanks

Helpful, thank you

When I look at these graphs, am I correct that they're saying (in effect) that the top LT in the league is worth ~$65M more than a minimum contract player? How should I interpret that number? Is that per year, per life of their rookie contract, or something else...

A question about whether I'm reading these "performance value percentile" graphs correctly...

...The ones from OT and iOL suggest that the top OT#2 and the top OGs have about the same value... is that right?

To the value tiers on the oline go: (1) OT#1, (2) OT#2, OG#1, OG#2, (3) OC... yes?

Picture of New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel answering questions about whether recent draft pick Will Campbell is better suited to play LT or LG in the NFL. Below is a picture of the cast of the movie All the President's Men and a play on a famous quote from that movie about the White House issuing a "non-denial denial"

Does Mike Vrabel think Will Campbell projects as an LT in the NFL? If so, it's weird he doesn't say so. He only acknowledges that Campbell played OT at LSU

Ben Bradlee coined the phrase 'non-denial denial'

Vrabel answering questions about Campbell at LT feels like a non-endorsement endorsement

"Thanks, everyone, for being concise"

He was a god among men

Great thread here for #Patriots fans and those who like a little offense line film

Arif, can you explain what the 'variance' column on the far right is measuring and what we should take from it?

Great thread here on how to think about and use consensus draft rankings

My first thought when the Texans traded back was that this must saying something bad about Simmons medical file, and the 'motivation/character' whispers about Conerly.

Is there another strong explanation for why they wouldn't take one or the other at #25?

Not a set of charts to make one feel good about picking Campbell over Membou

Congrats on getting this done-- impressive work!

...adding talent to the rooms that most need it + players that can be effective in multiple roles

Graham can play all four positions in a 4/3 line. Jackson and Milum have similar flexibility on the Oline. Noel and Smith have the route/run flexibility to keep defenses guessing

1/4: Mason Graham, DL3
2/38: Donovan Jackson, LG/LT
3/69: Jaylin Noel, zslotWR
3/77: Wyatt Milum, iOL
4/106: Charles Grant, OT
5/104: Brashard Smith, HB
5/171: Drew Kendall, C
7/220: Kurtis Rourke, QB
7/238: Ben Sauls, K

Focus here: drafting the player from the best tier possible combined with...

Ridiculously consistent great stuff from whoever runs this account. Bravo.