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Off The Charts Football Podcast

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Former NFL Scout Matt Manocherian and the Football staff of Sports Info Solutions (SIS) discuss all things NFL and College Football through an analytical lens.

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The Defensive Meta-Game of the NFL

April 11, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

 On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Diante Lee (@DianteLeeFB) of The Athletic and The 33rd Team to the show for an in-depth breakdown of what defenses look like and are trying to accomplish in today's NFL.  The guys look at current tendencies on the defensive side of the ball from coverage, pressure, and rush defense standpoints and discuss what direction defenses could go in the future.  Thank you for listening. Please check out Th...

NFL Draft Buzz and Hot Takes

April 05, 2024 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Jordan Edwards (@babyrhino79) of the SIS team to the show to discuss some of the latest buzz surrounding the 2024 NFL Draft. The guys discuss a variety of topics, including Michael Penix's draft stock (1:57), Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye as QB2 (8:54), Malik Nabers or Marvin Harrison Jr. as WR1 (19:14), the cornerback rankings (29:26), and JJ McCarthy (34:54). Thank y...

Variability in the 2024 NFL Draft with Benjamin Solak

March 28, 2024 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

 On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) of The Ringer to the show for a look at the NFL Draft. The guys take a different approach to this draft discussion, as they look at team variability and what positions teams could target with their picks. Some highlights include the Commanders at #2 (3:01), Patriots at #3 (7:34), Chargers at #5 (14:01), Titans at #7 (19:15), Falcons at #8 (22:46), Broncos at #12 (27:49...

Free Agency Winners and Losers Based On Total Points

March 21, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), James Weaver (@J_Weaver97), and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of the SIS football team to the show to take a more analytical look at NFL Free Agency. The guys open with an ode to recently retired Rams DT Aaron Donald before moving to the Free Agency discussion, where they break down which teams have gained and lost the most value thus far using our Total Points metric....

Free Agent Frenzy with Charles McDonald

March 15, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Charles McDonald (@FourVerts) of Yahoo Sports to the show to take a look at the most impactful Free Agent signings thus far in the NFL offseason. The guys discuss a number of different moves, including Kirk Cousins to the Falcons, the Texans making multiple moves, Saquon Barkley to the Eagles, Josh Jacobs to the Packers, Russell Wilson to the Steelers, and much more.  Thank you for listening. Please ...

Scouting Offensive Tackle Draft Prospects

March 07, 2024 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Jordan Edwards (@babyrhino79) and Jeremy Percy (@JeremyPercy) of the SIS football ops team to the show to break down some of the top OT prospects available in this year's NFL draft. The guys discuss the prospects in order according to our scouting grades, starting with Joe Alt (6:28) before moving to JC Latham (12:53), Olu Fashanu (22:23), Taliese Fuaga (26:11), Tyler Guyton (33:12), Amarius Mims (34:...

Evaluating the Quarterback Draft Class with Derrik Klassen

February 22, 2024 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Film Analyst Derrik Klassen (@QBKlass) to the show to discuss the top QB prospects in this year's draft class. The guys give their thoughts on whether Drake Maye or Caleb Williams is the top guy in the class (1:20) before breaking down Jayden Daniels (16:27), JJ McCarthy (23:07), Michael Penix (27:53), Bo Nix (33:50), and Spencer Rattler (40:15). Check out Derrik's work at Bleacher Report, Reception P...

Stats vs. Stats: A Super Bowl LVIII Preview

February 08, 2024 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) of the Sports Info Solutions Team to the show to preview the Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. In a callback to our popular Scouts vs. Stats segments from past episodes, the guys play a game of Stats vs. Stats where Bryce will be the statistical advocate for the Chiefs and Alex will handle the 49ers before giving their predictio...

Recapping Conference Championship Weekend in the NFL

February 01, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes NFL and NCAA Football Analyst Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) to the show to recap last week's NFL Conference Championship games. The guys break down the Lions-49ers (0:57) and Chiefs-Ravens (22:23) and look at what's next for each of the losing teams. You can check out Nate's work at Yahoo Sports and on The Athletic Football Show podcast. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool...

Looking Ahead to the Conference Championship Games with Keegan Abdoo

January 25, 2024 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of SIS and NFL Next Gen Stats Analyst Keegan Abdoo (@KeeganAbdoo) to the show to preview the NFL Conference Championship games. The guys break down both contests, starting with the AFC title game between the Chiefs and Ravens (1:37) before moving on to the NFC matchup, the Lions and 49ers (18:04). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the...

NFL Wild Card Recap and Divisional Round Preview

January 18, 2024 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Matt Manocherian (@mattmano), Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the Sports Info Solutions Team to the show to talk NFL Playoffs! The guys take a closer look at the teams that were eliminated last week (0:58) before looking ahead to the matchups in the Divisional Round: Texans-Ravens (37:19), Packers-49ers (41:13), Buccaneers-Lions (45:35), and Chiefs-Bills (50:14). T...

Bryce Rossler and Seth Galina Preview Super Wild Card Weekend

January 11, 2024 12:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) takes over as the full-time host from Matt Manocherian and welcomes PFF Senior Football Analyst Seth Galina to the show for a preview of Super Wild Card Weekend in the NFL. The guys go game-by-game and break down each matchup, starting with Packers-Cowboys (1:54) before moving on to Rams-Lions (12:47), Eagles-Buccaneers (27:10), Steelers-Bills (35:56), Dolphins-Chiefs (37:15), and Browns-Texans (47:52). Thank...

Analyzing the Offensive Tendencies of the Miami Dolphins

January 04, 2024 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to take a closer look at the Defensive Rookie of the Year race (0:45) and have a high-level discussion about what the Dolphins do out of different formations on offense (9:50). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the SIS NFL Draft Websi...

Looking Back at our Preseason Over/Under Predictions

December 28, 2023 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, we throw it back to the preseason as we take a look at some of our over/under predictions from back in the summer. You can find the full episodes that originally aired on July 27 and Aug. 3 in our episode list. We'll be back next week for a new episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest co...

Announcing the 2023 SIS All-America Teams

December 21, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research team along with Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Jeff Dean of the Football Ops crew to the show to discuss this year's SIS All-America Teams. The guys discuss the process that went into picking the players and some of the more controversial picks to make (or not make) the list. You can find the entire First-Team, Second-Tea...

Brock Purdy For NFL MVP? Not So Fast, My Friend

December 14, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to discuss the MVP race in the NFL. The guys examine the MVP race through the lens of a recent article posted on the SIS website titled "Should Brock Purdy be NFL MVP? He’s Good But Not That Good". The group also touches on who they like for some of the other awards, incl...

The True 9s of the NFL

December 07, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

 On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, host Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and regular guests Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team welcome Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft), Jordan Edwards (@babyrhino79), Ben Hrkach and Jeff Dean of the SIS Football Scouting operation to the show for a discussion about elite traits in the NFL from both the scouting and statistical viewpoints. The guys dive into a scout...

A Closer Look at Recently Fired NFL Coaches

November 30, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to discuss a couple articles that will be out this week. First, the guys dive into a piece by Bryce that looks at Frank Reich's tenure in Carolina compared to other "one-and-done" coaches titled "Empirically Quantifying the Worst NFL One-and-Dones" (0:56). Then, they prev...

Contender or Pretender: NFC Edition

November 22, 2023 22:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for another game of Contender or Pretender. The guys do a division-by-division breakdown of which teams are actual Super Bowl contenders and who are just pretenders in the NFC. If you missed it, check out last week's episode for the AFC Contenders or Pretenders. Thank y...

Contender or Pretender: AFC Edition

November 16, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for a game of Contender or Pretender. The guys open with a chat about the Bills' firing of Ken Dorsey before segueing to a division-by-division breakdown of which teams are actual Super Bowl contenders and who are just pretenders.  Thank you for listening. Please check o...

Which NFL Teams Have Been Hurt Most By Injuries?

November 09, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team along with SIS Injury Analyst Brett Barnes to the show to discuss a recent injury article posted at The33rdTeam.com titled "2023 NFL Week 9 Injury Takeaways: Who’s Been Hurt the Most?". Brett opens with an explanation of the article that looks at Total Points lost due to injury so fa...

McDaniels Fired in Vegas, the Trade Deadline, Are the Lions Contenders?, and More

November 02, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to discuss a variety of football topics. The guys start with their takes on Josh McDaniels being fired by the Raiders (0:22), the Connor Stalions controversy on the NCAA side (4:23), and the most interesting moves at the trade deadline (9:30). They then transition to disc...

Which NFL Teams Should Look To Improve at the Trade Deadline?

October 26, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to discuss the upcoming Trade Deadline in the NFL. The guys divide up the divisions and pick one team from each who could use an upgrade via trade.  Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions....

How To Succeed on Short-Yardage Plays

October 19, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to discuss play-calling in short-yardage situations. The guys use a recent article written by Alex and James for The33rdTeam.com titled "Brotherly Shove Not the Only Way to Succeed on Short-Yardage Plays" as as basis for the discussion, as they delve into the actual "Brot...

NFL Week 5: Decisions, Decisions

October 12, 2023 21:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

 On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to talk about some of the most impactful decisions from last week's NFL games. The guys discuss the Jaguars going for two against the Bills (1:31), the Ravens running a goal line fade against the Steelers (4:26), the Vikings calling a fake punt against the Chiefs (7:28), the Bears kicking a field goal on ...

Early Season NFL Awards

October 05, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) fills in for host Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and welcomes Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to give out some early-season awards. The guys discuss candidates for the five major end-of-season player awards through four games, including MVP (2:28), Offensive Player of the Year (13:02), Defensive Player of the Year (20:24), Offensive Rookie of t...

Examining Injuries on Grass vs. Turf and Breaking Down the Ravens Offense

September 28, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team along with SIS Injury Analyst Brett Barnes to the show to discuss what we can learn about the injuries we've seen through the first three weeks of the NFL season.  The guys open the show with a look at the numbers on injuries sustained on natural grass and on artificial turf (1:04) a...

Revisiting Our Win Total Projections After NFL Week 2

September 21, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes the R&D Jamboree, Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to take a look back at our win total projections draft from a few weeks ago to see how things have changed 2 weeks into the NFL season.  Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolu...

Week 1 Recap: Rodgers Goes Down, Mahomes' Total Points, and More

September 14, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes the R&D Jamboree, Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to look back at a crazy NFL Week 1. The guys open with a chat about Aaron Rodgers going down for the season (0:23) before moving on to a look at how the SIS betting model performed in Week 1 (9:34), what Total Points can tell us about the performance by ...

Evaluating NFL Coaches Heading Into Week 1

September 07, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to discuss a couple articles recently posted at The33rdTeam.com. The guys open with a discussion about an article by James titled Looking Back at Key Fourth-Down Decisions from 2022 NFL Season (8:36) before moving on to Alex's article titled 2023 NFL Week 1: Best 4th-Down Coaching Decision Matchups (...

Around the (Fantasy) League with The 33rd Team's Josh Larky

August 31, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, host Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions welcomes Josh Larky (@jlarkytweets) of The 33rd Team to the show for a fantasy-focused look around the NFL heading into the start of the regular season. The guys discuss some general fantasy draft strategy (6:49), go around the league to look at some interesting targets based on recent roster cuts (15:34), and Josh gives a couple pieces of fantasy wisdom to help you win your lea...

Injury Risk Modeling with Alex Vigderman and Brett Barnes

August 24, 2023 21:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

 On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus)  of the SIS Research Team and Brett Barnes of the SIS Injury Team to the show to look at injury risk modeling ahead of the 2023 NFL season. Topics covered include Nick Chubb's durability (10:09) and risk for dual-threat quarterbacks (18:41). Make sure to check out Brett's upcoming article and more over at The33rdTeam.com. Thank you for listening. Please check ou...

Win Projections with Aaron Schatz

August 17, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, host Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) of Sports Info Solutions welcome DVOA creator and former Off The Charts co-host Aaron Schatz (@ASchatzNFL) to the show to look at projected win totals for the 2023 NFL season. The guys compare Aaron's model to the SIS model to look at differences and similarities in each team's projected wins for the season. You can order Aaron Schatz's FTN Football Almanac 2023 at FTNfa...

NFL Analytics and the Sniff Test

August 11, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for a one-on-one conversation. The guys take a look at a few surprising SIS stats from last season and debate whether or not they pass the sniff test. Some of the topics include Jared Goff's passing WAR (3:00), Sam Darnold's IQR (6:03), Jawann Taylor's Total Points (8:24), the Texans Pressure Rate (10:33), Josh Uche's Pressure Rate (12:...

Over/Under: NFC Win Totals

August 03, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes the R&D Jamboree Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to talk win totals for all NFC teams for 2023. The guys will use a draft format to pick over or under for each team using our SIS model and the Vegas odds. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the SIS NFL Draft Website a...

Over/Under: AFC Team Win Totals

July 27, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show to talk win totals for all AFC teams for 2023. The guys will use a draft format to pick over or under for each team using our SIS model and the Vegas odds. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSol...

Scouts vs Stats: Top 10 Quarterbacks

July 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for another installation of "Scouts vs Stats".  This week, the guys tackle the final position in our series, and do so from the opposite sides. Alex and James will play the role of the scouts while Matt and Bryce join the stats team to rank the top quarterbacks in the NFL...

Scouts vs Stats: Top 10 Interior Offensive Linemen

July 13, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for another installation of "Scouts vs Stats".  This week, the guys move to the trenches to rank their Top 10 Interior Offensive Linemen, with Matt and Bryce holding down the scout side of things while Alex and James work from the stats side. Stay tuned for next week's fi...

Scouts vs Stats Double Dose: Linebackers and Safeties

July 03, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for another installation of "Scouts vs Stats".  This week, the guys give the listeners two positions for the price of one, as they rank the top 5 players at both linebacker and safety. Matt resumes his role as a member of the scout team with Bryce this week while Alex and...

Scouts vs Stats: Top 10 Tight Ends in the NFL

June 22, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) fills in for host Matt Manocherian as he welcomes Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team along with special guest Jeff Dean of the Football Ops staff to the show for another installation of "Scouts vs Stats". The jocks and the nerds find some common ground this week as they tackle the top tight ends in the NFL. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Ed...

Scouts vs Stats: Top 10 Running Backs in the NFL

June 15, 2023 17:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) fills in for host Matt Manocherian as he welcomes Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team along with special guest Jeff Dean of the Football Ops staff to the show for another installation of "Scouts vs Stats".  Running backs definitely matter this week as the guys will rank the Top 10 in the NFL, with Alex and James maintaining their positions on "Team Stats" wh...

Scouts vs Stats: Top 10 Cornerbacks in the NFL

June 08, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for another installation of "Scouts vs Stats".  This week, the guys will rank the Top 10 Cornerbacks in the league, with Matt and Bryce representing the jocks and Alex and James the nerds. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the SIS NFL...

Scouts vs Stats: Top 10 Offensive Tackles

June 01, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for another installation of "Scouts vs Stats".  This week, the guys will rank the top offensive tackles in the NFL, with Matt and Bryce on the scouting side and Alex and James on the stats side as always. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches ...

Scouts vs Stats: Top 10 Wide Receivers

May 25, 2023 22:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for another installation of "Scouts vs Stats". This week, the guys will rank the top wide receivers in the league, with Matt and Bryce on the scouting side and Alex and James on the stats side.  Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the S...

Scouts vs Stats: Top 10 Pass Rushers in the NFL

May 18, 2023 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), Bryce Rossler (@btrossler), and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for a game of "Scouts vs Stats". Matt and Bryce will be on the Scout side and Alex and James will be on the Stats side, and both teams will reveal their Top 10 pass rushers in the NFL in a countdown style, leading to both sides' top pass rusher currently in the league. T...

NFL Draft Recap: Winners, Losers, Grades, and More

May 01, 2023 21:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, fill-in host Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), the Director of Football Analytics at Sports Info Solutions, welcomes Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Jeff Dean of the SIS Scouting Staff to the show to recap the 2023 NFL Draft. The guys discuss how we grade drafts (1:03) before looking at the rankings list, starting at the top with teams like the Panthers, Eagles, Texans, Dolphins, and Patriots (2:27). They then transition to how our scou...

NFL Draft: First Round Recap

April 28, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, fill-in host Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), the Director of Football Analytics at Sports Info Solutions, welcomes Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Jeff Dean of the SIS Scouting Staff to the show to recap the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. The guys discuss some of the highlights from Thursday night, including the Texans trading up for Will Anderson (2:31), the Lions making some curious choices (9:09), the Eagles grabbing Jalen Cart...

SIS Blog Roundup: Need-Based Drafting and Anthony Richardson

April 20, 2023 22:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, host Matt Manocherian (@mattmano), welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) of the SIS R&D team to the show to discuss some recent articles they wrote for the SIS website. The discussion opens with Alex and James Weaver's look at need-based drafting titled "Which NFL teams Would Be Most Justified In Drafting For Need?" (3:30) before transitioning to Bryce's in-depth look at QB prospect Anthony Richardson,...

The Official 2023 Sports Info Solutions Live NFL Mock Draft

April 13, 2023 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes the SIS Football Operations crew to the show for a live mock draft of picks 1-16. Each guest represents a different organization and will make picks and trades on the clock as if they were the GM of the team. Also, SIS Director of Football Analytics Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) will evaluate all trades based on the value each side is receiving. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge...

Draft Pick Value Curve and Analytics All-Stars

April 06, 2023 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB

 On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, fill-in host Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), the Director of Football Analytics at Sports Info Solutions, welcomes Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research Team to the show for more draft talk. The guys open with a look at draft pick value through the lens of Total Points based on a recent article by Alex titled "Revisiting Our Draft Pick Value Curve" (3:30). They then transition to an examination...

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Nathan Cooper
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Bryce Rossler
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John Verros
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