On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Dr. Eric Eager, the Executive Director of Research and Development at Pro Football Focus. Among other topics, we discuss:
- How PFF uses grades for the betting markets (3:06)
- How PFF grades deal with cornerbacks (7:08)
- The most important research PFF did this off season (10:48)
- The insights from the PFF QB Annual, and two QBs to fade based on this data (15:56)
- A bold prediction for the NFL in 2020 (36:02)
We also broke down a number of NFL teams:
- San Francisco and fragility (23:09)
- Kansas City and why not to go against them (27:52)
- Green Bay and Minnesota based on week 1 (30:08)
- Los Angeles Rams and the defense (31:58)
- Philadelphia (33:20)
- Tennessee (36:02)
- Pittsburgh (38:10)
Dr. Eager is a superstar in combining data and watching football, and you’ll get a ton out of his insights during this episode.
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