Math Alert: This piece discusses draft value in terms of Marginal AV. Marginal AV measures the expected value of a draft selection based on how players at that position have fared in the past. The 'Marginal' bit just refers to the assumption that any warm body can earn about 2 AV a year so these … Continue reading Breaking down Seattle’s Round 1 strategy
With the 27th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Pete Carroll and John Schneider changed the course of their franchise. More importantly, they changed our lives. All of us -- you included! -- remember April 26th, 2018 like it was but a fortnight ago. A day of reckoning for the Seattle Seahawks and the Tasteful … Continue reading T*steful Historians: An Oral History of the Rashaad Penny Pick
Before coming to the United States, 21 year old N’Keal Harry spent the earliest part of his childhood on a small island in Saint Vincent, where the population was last estimated to be under 110,000. Like many other countries, the popularity of American football is nowhere near that of soccer and rugby. (Fun fact: you … Continue reading Smart, Tough, Reliable: The Story of N’Keal Harry
As the sun rose, John Schneider trembled with anger and stress. Paul Allen, normally cryptic but soft-spoken, had gone as far as he ever had to make it plain and as clear that Schneiz was on ice, and it was thin. Day Two of the Draft was Seattle's General Manager's favorite fucking day of the … Continue reading A Factual Oral History of April 26, 2018
I've been back and forth on the Russell Wilson extension ever since the numbers were announced last week. I'm glad that he ended up being the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, and the inclusion of a no-trade clause gives the appearance of a mutual commitment between the player and front office. Numbers from Over the … Continue reading Russell Wilson is Seattle’s greatest gamble
The search for an impact 5-technique brings our focus to Ohio State defensive lineman, Dre’Mont Jones. IntroductionAt nearly 6’3” and 281 pounds, Jones was an electric and productive defensive tackle for OSU, totaling 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss in 14 games. He did not test well at the combine, registering average jumps to … Continue reading Hunting for 5-Techs: Dre’Mont Jones
The WNBA draft was held on the evening of Wednesday, April 10 and, unsurprisingly, coverage of it was pretty meager. To a degree, this is understandable: between the beginning of the MLB regular season and the start of both the NHL and NBA playoffs, the demand for the attention of sports fans is already quite … Continue reading When it Pains, it Storms
