Football analysis and NFL stats for the Moneyball era - Authors of Pro Football Prospectus 2007

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The Road Gets Easier
Published 9/19/2007 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
... Ranked 1st (BAL) and 5th (NE) in team total DVOA by Football Outsiders at the end of last season. ...

Raiders Asomugha Is the Best Player You've Never Heard of
Published 9/23/2007 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... Despite the offensive foolishness that plagued the team last year during it's march to two wins, the defense has been a steadying force. According to Football Outsiders, Oakland ranked last in the league in offense last season, while the defense was ninth. In the NFL. Pretty astounding, really. Hats off to defensive coordinator Rob Ryan for putting together such a formidable unit amid all the chaos of the Art Shell-led Raiders. ...

The Value of Vick
Published 10/19/2007 at Sportszilla and the Jabber Jocks
... DVOA- Total: -17.1% (25th), Off: -7.6%(24th), Def: 6.3% (21st) 2006 DVOA- Total: -8.2% (17th), Off: -1.6% (18th), Def: 8.2% (24th) This tells us what many of us suspected; the Falcons offense has taken a hit with Vick out. The defense is actually slightly better this year thus far but the difference is negligible. So it’s the offense we have to look in more detail with. ...

What Can Go Wrong: Crushed Under Fortune's Wheel
Published 7/6/2008 by John Morgan at Field Gulls: Front Page Posts
... The 2006 Seattle Seahawks scored 6 fewer points than their opponents. Poor performance against a weak schedule earned them the 25th ranked DVOA. But they squeaked into the playoffs thanks to the lucky/clutch leg of Josh Brown. Brown notched 4 game winning field goals, 2 of 50+ yards. In the first round of the playoffs, they pulled out a can’t-win victory after Tony Romo botched the hold on a 19 yard field goal. The 2006 Seattle Seahawks were very lucky. ...