
202 episodes

Unexpected Points Kevin Cole
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4.7 • 49 Ratings
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Unexpected Points takes a look at the NFL through a uniquely analytical lens and challenges our assumptions about the game. Each week, data scientist Kevin Cole discusses the topical and macro issues affecting football.
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Weekly Wrap-up, Q&A Pod: Reich hire, Herbert truthing, What should the Jets do?
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Era of the Analytical Front Office? w/ 538's Josh Hermsmeyer
Josh Hermsmeyer (@friscojosh) of FiveThirtyEight joins me to discuss:
* What makes a great analytical franchise, why the Eagles are lapping the field
* The Nathaniel Hackett hire
* What the Giants and Ravens should do at QB
* Revisit bold offseason predictions
* Whether Brock Purdy can sustain his strong efficiency
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Outlook for Eliminated Playoff Teams w/ Eric Eager, Sumer Sports
Eric Eager of Sumer Sports joins me to discuss how the six playoff losers should approach the offseason:
* Should the Vikings look at the fundamentals and choose mini-rebuild?
* Are the Bucs done in their current form?
* Why the Seahawks have to look at rookie quarterbacks drafting in the top-5
* Have the Chargers missed the rookie-contract window for Justin Herbert?
* Lamar Jackson done in Baltimore?
* The Dolphins need to go all-in on 2023
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Premium Pod: Weekly Wrap-Up, Subscriber Q&A: Bears No. 1 Pick Reactions, Lamar Tag-&-Trade, Carr to the Jets?
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I talk through all that happened this week, including:
* Reactions to my Bears No. 1 pick article and how to hire coaches
* All-Pro Voting, why the new system of rank ordering is better
* And paid subscriber Q&A:
* Lamar Jackson: What will happen this offseason?
* Ranking the coaching vacancies
* How much of QB development is intrinsic?
* How should the Jets play going after Derek Carr?
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No. 1 Pick Discourse, Playoff Preview & Breaking into Analytics w/ Tej Seth and Arjun Menon of Take the Points
Tej Seth and Arjun Menon join the pod to talk about their podcast, Take the Points, plus:
* What the Bears should do with the No. 1 pick
* Preview the playoffs
* Their Big Data Bowl research
* How to break into sports analytics
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Premium: Weekly Wrap-Up, Subscriber Q&A: Playoff seeding, Bears drafting a QB, Value of Culture
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Customer Reviews
Great listen
Love this podcast. Gives a different pov on the week and the league in general than I get anywhere else. New and interesting guests. And the numbers backing up his opinions are also very interesting.
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