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Why fourth-down maths changed the NFL

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Why fourth-down maths changed the NFL

Going for it on fourth down went from reckless to routine in a decade. The arithmetic did not change — the willingness to be seen following it did.

The short season and the weight of a Sunday

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The short season and the weight of a Sunday

The NFL plays fewer games than any other major league, and that single fact explains its scheduling, its drama and its unfairness in equal measure.

Field position still decides close games

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Field position still decides close games

Offences have never been better at moving the ball, and the yard line a drive starts on still quietly settles most tight afternoons.

Quarterback wins is a bad statistic and we should stop using it

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Quarterback wins is a bad statistic and we should stop using it

Opinion: crediting one player with a result produced by fifty-three is the laziest habit in football conversation.

The draft is a lottery we have agreed to call a science

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The draft is a lottery we have agreed to call a science

Opinion: months of confident forecasting sit on top of a process that is mostly uncertainty, and pretending otherwise makes everyone worse at judging it.

The quiet genius of play-action

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The quiet genius of play-action

A fake handoff only works if the threat behind it is real. Play-action is less a trick than a tax on a defence that has to respect the run.

The offensive line nobody watches

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The offensive line nobody watches

Five players determine more about a game's outcome than almost anyone else on the field, and almost nobody watches them while the ball is in the air.

Coverage shells explained without the jargon

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Coverage shells explained without the jargon

Cover two, cover three and cover one sound like a code. They are really just three answers to one question: which part of the field is a defence choosing to give up?

Special teams are a third of every game and we barely discuss them

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Special teams are a third of every game and we barely discuss them

Opinion: kicking, punting and returns decide field position and points constantly, and coverage of the sport still treats them as a bathroom break.

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