While my esteemed colleague Dr. Marcus Vance spent his Tuesday evening huddled over a glowing terminal at the Data Desk, running Monte Carlo simulations and pontificating about regression residuals, the real pulse of Season VI was throbbing across the 12:11 AM electronic transaction ledger. Marcus can lecture us all week about statistical confidenc...
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I spent Tuesday morning leaning against the chain-link fence behind the grandstands, scraping a week's worth of dried stadium mud off my work boots with a pocketknife while listening to local AM radio callers holler about play-calling. Out on the real gridiron, old Jerry Jones finally got something right on Monday night by demanding his Cowboys sti...
I spent Monday evening sitting high up in the press box long after the stadium lights flickered off, listening to the metal frames creak in the October chill while watching groundskeepers chop up divots on the turf. If you want to understand what wins football games, look no further than the real-world trenches this week. Up in New England, the Pat...
I spent Monday morning sitting on the tailgate of my truck behind the press box, scraping stiff mud off my soles and listening to local talk radio callers whine about back-seat play-calling. October has settled in, the damp morning chill nips at your ears, and if you listen closely across the Columbia River Fantasy Football League, you can hear the...
My greasy-spoon diner breakfast hit the table this morning looking like a mudslide, which felt entirely appropriate after watching the Week 4 carnage unfold across the Columbia River Fantasy Football League. The calendar has turned to October, a damp chill is settling into the bleachers, and out on the real gridiron, teams are discovering who posse...
I poured myself a cup of black coffee this morning that could strip the enamel off a trailer hitch, leaned back in my desk chair, and stared at the Week 3 ledger. September is winding down, the crisp morning air is starting to bite, and real football is supposed to be about thick necks, low pads, and executing the fundamentals. Look at old Derrick ...
I sat down at the desk this morning, poured a cup of coffee strong enough to dissolve a horseshoe, and took a hard look at the Week 2 box scores. Before we even talk about fantasy lineups, take a look at real football for a second. Aaron Donald walked off the golf course after two years away, put on the Rams helmet for 33 defensive snaps, and regis...
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