NFC East Secondary Ranking

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    By Joey Esquire Originally I anticipated this series would be six articles: QBs, run offense, pass catchers, pass rush, run defense and secondary. In researching my run defense article, I came to the realization that there is no meaningful statistic – none at all, anywhere –which supports the idea that run defense correlates to wins.…

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    NAV PRESENTS: A LETTER TO HIS DEAD GRANDPA

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    Dear Papaji, I probably should be asleep right now as I have work in the morning. Instead I am going to use this time to try to explain all the things you did for me. In a chaotic family you were the stable one that rarely lost his cool. You were the one that taught…

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    NFC East Pass Rush Ranking

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    This one should be easy to write. Just tally up total sacks and rank accordingly, right? No, because that would be stupid. 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. Washington Redskins 3. Dallas Cowboys 4. New York Giants 4. New York Giants DL Depth Chart: Dalvin Tomlinson, Snacks Harrison, BJ Hill, Kerry Wynn, Robert Thomas, AJ Francis, Avery…

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    K1’s 2018 Team Preview Series: Baltimore Ravens

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    The 2017 season was the Baltimore Ravens’ 22nd season in the National Football League and the 10th under head coach John Harbaugh. This was also the 10th season with Joe Flacco as the team’s starting quarterback. The Ravens improved on the previous season’s 8–8 record, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third…

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    NFC East Pass Offense Ranking

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    By Joey Esquire I hope you all enjoyed last week’s throwback-to-the 80s article. This week I am returning to the 21st century to take a look at passing offenses. I’m going to focus on pass-catchers, but I’ll make note of projected OL pass-protection performance as well. 1. New York Giants 2. Philadelphia Eagles 3. Washington…

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    K1’s 2018 Team Preview Series: Green Bay Packers

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    After reaching the NFC Championship Game in the previous season, the Packers failed to improve upon a 10–6 record from 2016 and were eliminated from postseason contention after Week 15. This marked the first time since 2008 that they failed to make the playoffs. After a 4-1 start, the Packers lost starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers…

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    NFC East Run Game Ranking

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    By Joey Impatient Esquire The correlation of rushing yards to wins in the NFL has generally declined over the past 40 years or so. Recent analyses tend to show, regardless of game situation, that passing has a higher rate of success than running. But because NFL coaches still inexplicably called runs on 42.4% of plays…

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    K1’s 2018 NFCW Team Preview Series: Los Angeles Rams

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    By all accounts, the 2017 Los Angeles Rams beat expectations going into the season. Sean McVay was a rookie HC at age 31. The roster, especially on offense, was in shambles. It seemed like true contention was perhaps years away. The organization was able to assemble a veteran coaching staff around the venerable McVay on…

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