Off The Charts Football Podcast
338 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -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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Black Players and Coaches in Pro Football - Currently and Historically
February 24, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) are joined by American University law professor and author Jeremi Duru to discuss the state of the NFL as it relates to hiring Black coaches and front office members, and Pro Football Hall of Fame senior advisor Joe Horrigan to detail the history and origin story of the Black athlete in pro football. Jeremi talks about the Brian Flores case and the possible directions it mi...
Always Give The Ball To Michael Jordan (AKA Cooper Kupp) & A Super Bowl Recap
February 17, 2022 23:05 - 30 minutes - 21 MBOn this episode of Off The Charts, Matt Manocherian and Mark Simon take both the long and short view of the Super Bowl. They dig into the most meaningful things to come out of the game and do a super-specific breakdown on how both teams approached the game defensively, how the QBs played, and why going to Cooper Kupp on 4th-and-1 was absolutely the right play (or was it?). Thank you for tuning in as always. If you have any thoughts on the show, tweet at us (please!) at @football_SIS.
Everything You Need to Know Ahead of Super Bowl LVI
February 10, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcome SIS R&D member Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) to the show to preview Super Bowl LVI. The group gives their most important things to watch for (1:13) before looking at the game from both the Bengals (3:27) and Rams (14:54) perspectives and highlighting some players that might not be superstars who could impact the game (20:20). The show closes with a look at s...
Championship Weekend Recap and Senior Bowl Standouts
February 03, 2022 21:18 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by fellow SIS members Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF) to look back at Championship Weekend and to break down some prospects from the Senior Bowl. The show opens with some quick Super Bowl talk, including the biggest takeaways regarding the Bengals-Rams matchup (0:25) and why each team won on Sunday and whether they can carry that into the Super Bowl (2:42). T...
What To Watch For on NFL Championship Sunday
January 28, 2022 00:09 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) look back at a wild NFL Divisional Round (including some potential new overtime options) (0:18) and preview the two conference championship games: Bengals-Chiefs (5:33) and 49ers-Rams (15:07). Corey March (@corey_march1) also joins the show to give some prop betting advice for this weekend's games (27:30). Thanks for listening. You can email the show with feedback at...
The Bengals Progression, Pressures Above Expectation, and the SIS All-Rookie Team
January 20, 2022 23:24 - 30 minutes - 21 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) hit on a number of topics including the progression of the Cincinnati Bengals with SIS Research Associate Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF) (0:24), season leaders in Pressures Above Expectation (9:20), and a look at the SIS All-Rookie team with John Todd (@therealjohntodd) (17:13). Check out the Pressures Above Expectation article here and the SIS All-Rookie Team articl...
Playoff Underdogs and Total Points Positional Leaders
January 13, 2022 22:56 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcomes fellow SIS members Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) to the show to look ahead to the first round of the NFL playoffs. The group begins with a discussion about the non-division winners and their chances in the postseason, assessing the 49ers (0:35), Raiders (4:18), Patriots (7:52), Cardinals (10:34), Eagles (14:45), and Steelers (15:23), before moving on to a lo...
The Current State of NFL Playoff Contenders
January 06, 2022 23:43 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome fellow SIS member Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) to examine how the top contenders are trending heading into the final week of the NFL season. The group breaks down the status of the Chiefs (1:08), Patriots (5:19), Bengals (9:35), Titans (12:02), Bills (14:37), Colts (19:04), Packers (24:54), Buccaneers (28:21), Cardinals (30:26), Rams (33:33), Cowboys (36:41...
NFL Playoff Storylines and the All-SIS First-Team Defense
December 30, 2021 21:13 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome fellow SIS member John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to the show to look at an example of icing the kicker from the Monday Night Football game (based on the discussion from last week) (0:26), discuss NFL playoff storylines heading into Week 17 (2:07), and to introduce the first-team defense for the inaugural NCAA All-SIS Team (6:14). Check out the full article on the...
Icing the Kicker plus the All-SIS Team First-Team Offense
December 23, 2021 18:33 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome fellow SIS members Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to the show to discuss icing the kicker (0:53) and to introduce the first-team offense for the inaugural College Football All-SIS Team (11:28). Check out the full article on the All-SIS Team at sportsinfosolutionsblog.com. Thanks for listening. You can email the show with feedback...
The Top NFC Playoff Contenders
December 16, 2021 19:57 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes fellow SIS R&D analyst Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) to the show to take an in-depth look and discuss stats to know for the top NFC playoff contenders: Packers (1:23), Buccaneers (7:27), Cardinals (11:46), Cowboys (16:19), Rams (26:05), 49ers (37:38), and Eagles (43:20). Thanks for listening. You can email the show with feedback at [email protected] and don't forget to follo...
Examining the Top Contenders in the AFC
December 09, 2021 23:08 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes fellow SIS R&D analyst Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) to the show to take an in-depth look and discuss stats to know for all of the top playoff contenders in the AFC: the Patriots (1:39), Titans (7:39), Ravens (10:59), Chiefs (15:32), Chargers (22:27), Bengals (28:15), Bills (31:47), Steelers (36:35), and Colts (37:06). Stay tuned for a look at the NFC contenders coming next week. Thanks for li...
Home-Field Advantage, Colts Passing, plus NFL Week 13 Preview
December 02, 2021 20:10 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBOn this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@vigmanoncampus) and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to the show to discuss home-field advantage in the NFL (2:25) and the Colts' pass-heavy strategy in the second half of last week's loss (7:37). The group then previews the top games of NFL Week 13, including Patriots-Bills (15:57), Broncos-Chiefs (20:28), Washington-Raiders (25:15), and Giants-Dolphins (29:08), before closing w...
Serving Total Points, the AFC Leaders, and Thanksgiving Food in Proper Portions
November 25, 2021 01:49 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBOn this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays), SIS VP of Football Matt Manocherian (@MattMano) and Lead Football Analyst Alex Vigderman (@VigManonCampus) preview some of the key games in Week 12. But before they do … they first do quick takes on the key goings on in Week 11 and do a full-fledged walkthrough on how Total Points are dispersed among players, using a Derek Carr fumble as an example. You can learn more about Total Points in this primer. They then preview Titans-Patriots, Rams...
Uncertainty for Contenders, ROY Leaders, and an NFL Week 11 Preview
November 18, 2021 23:51 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBOn this week's episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@vigmanoncampus) and Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) to the show to talk about some uncertainty for the top NFL contenders (0:21) before moving to a discussion about the Offensive (3:36) and Defensive Rookie of the Year candidates (9:29). They also discuss whether Kirk Cousins is elite (25:12). Then comes a Week 11 preview featuring the Cowboys-Chiefs (30:48) and Steelers-Chargers (35:29) before finishing with a Scouts...
Week 9 Upsets, Pressures Above Expectation, and Week 10 Preview
November 12, 2021 00:04 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBOn today’s episode, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) to the show. The group looks at the major NFL Week 9 upsets (0:19), gives their thoughts on some of the performances by young QBs (3:55), discusses the SIS Pressures Above Expectation stat (10:33), and previews the best games of Week 10: Saints-Titans (14:57), Chiefs-Raiders (18:49), Browns-Patriots (23:06), and Bills-Jets (27:13). The show closes with a Scouts vs. Stats looki...
Backup QB Revolution and NFL Week 9 Preview
November 04, 2021 22:12 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBOn today’s episode, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome Corey March (@corey_march1) back to the show to give a fantasy and gambling perspective on Week 9 of the NFL season. The group opens by looking at the success of backup QBs in Week 8 (0:25) before shifting to a recap of the Trade Deadline's biggest moves (4:59). They then preview the top games of NFL Week 9: Packers-Chiefs (13:54), Titans-Rams (22:38), and Vikings-Ravens (26:41) before closing with Scou...
NFL Week 8 - Potential at the Trade Deadline
October 29, 2021 00:18 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBOn today’s episode, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) take a look at some stat-guy standouts so far (0:17), the upcoming trade deadline (2:42) and preview the most important games for NFL Week 8: Steelers-Browns (11:59), Buccaneers-Saints (16:43), Patriots-Chargers (21:49), and Cowboys-Vikings (27:26). Thanks for listening. You can email the show with feedback at [email protected] and don't forget to follow on Twitter @SportsInfo_SIS and Insta...
NFL Week 7 - What Has the Most Watchability?
October 21, 2021 22:51 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBOn today’s episode, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Alex Vigderman (@vigmanoncampus) do a thorough review of NFL Week 6 and look ahead to Week 7. First up on the topics list is a Total Points Power Ranking (0:41), followed by a closer look at the go-for-it approach of the Bills against the Titans (2:53). Matt and Alex then discuss the staying power of the Cardinals, Bengals, and Raiders (13:14). The guys then preview Ravens-Bengals (24:05), Titans-Chiefs (26:35), Eagles-Raiders (30:47),...
Are the Chiefs Finished? plus the Biggest Games of NFL Week 6
October 14, 2021 16:47 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBOn this episode of Off The Charts, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano), John Todd (@therealjohntodd), and Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) review NFL Week 5 and look ahead to some of the most notable games of Week 6. The group opens the show with a debate about whether the Chiefs' season is in trouble (0:29) before recapping the biggest Week 5 storylines (3:47). They then move to Week 6, where they discuss the Chargers-Ravens (17:50), Cardinals-Browns (21:05), Raiders-Broncos (24:35), Seahawks-Steelers ...
How Good is the NFC West?; plus NFL Week 5 Preview
October 07, 2021 21:47 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBOn this episode of Off The Charts, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano), John Todd (@therealjohntodd), and Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) review NFL Week 4 and look ahead to some of the most notable games of Week 5. The group discusses the NFC West (0:32) and the Cowboys (1:16) and look back at Cards-Rams (2:49), Bucs-Patriots (5:49), and Raiders-Chargers (10:36) before previewing Browns-Chargers (16:32), Bills-Chiefs (21:16), and Packers-Bengals (25:44). Thanks for listening. Check out the SIS DataH...
Going A Little Deeper on Pats/Bucs; Going for 2 When Up 7; Cardinals Try To Prove It
September 30, 2021 22:35 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBOn this episode of Off The Charts, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) review Week 3's excitement and preview some of the most notable games of Week 4. Topics covered include: Peyton and Eli Manning discussing man vs zone (1:05), the struggles of rookie QBs Justin Fields and Zach Wilson (3:49), the Jimmy Garroppolo/Trey Lance situation (6:58), Kirk Cousins looks really good (12:05), the Cowboys are good, but maybe not as good as we thought (14:04), better than the...
Week 3 Preview - Bullish on the Rams; Skittish on Young QBs
September 23, 2021 21:45 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBOn this week’s edition of Off the Charts, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) & John Todd (@therealjohntodd) look back at the most notable themes from Week 2 – the struggles of young quarterbacks, the abundance of notable injuries, and which teams and players have looked better than they’ve shown (1:07), then dive into the most prominent games of Week 3. First on the docket is Rams-Buccaneers, and both Matt and John are highly bullish on the Rams (13:16). Next up is the Sunday night game betwee...
12-5 Eagles, Dolphins Win The East? How it Happens
September 16, 2021 21:26 - 32 minutes - 22 MBOn this week's show, Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) look back at Week 1 - surprises and overreactions for everything from Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to Tyrod Taylor and the Texans (1:38). Then, we dive in on the 3 most intriguing matchups of Week 2: Chiefs-Ravens (8:13), Bills Dolphins (12:26), and 49ers-Eagles (18:34), plus a bonus look at Cowboys-Chargers and Rams-Colts (22:49). We close with another edition of Scouts & Stats featuring Matt Manocheria...
NFL Week 1 Preview: Welcome Back Top Quarterbacks
September 09, 2021 22:19 - 37 minutes - 26 MBOn this episode of the Off the Charts Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) look at Week 1 in the NFL. Their focus is on the top 6 quarterbacks in our World's No. 1 Quarterback Rankings - Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Russell Wilson, Josh Allen, and Derek Carr - and the games they're playing this week. (1:01) Among the highlights: - How Patrick Mahomes will mesh with a new center (8:54) - How Aaron Rodgers will do the same (12:52) - Have we s...
3 Mics and 10 Questions About the 2021 NFL Season
September 02, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBOn this edition of Off The Charts, Mark Simon is joined by VP of Football and Research & Development, Matt Manocherian, Football Research Lead Alex Vigderman, and 2021 Football Rookie Handbook co-editor Nathan Cooper to preview the 2021 season. The crew answers 10 questions about the upcoming season, with the statistical and scouting perspectives given equal time (to the second). Questions include: - Who will win the Super Bowl – a chalk pick and a sleeper? (0:58) - Who is the breakout Q...
An Analytics-Focused Fantasy Preview
August 20, 2021 21:42 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) is joined by SIS Head of Business Development Corey March (@corey_march1) to do a fantasy preview for the 2021 NFL season. Matt and Corey open with a discussion of players who are getting too much hype due to their preseason performances (1:46) before moving on to some ADP misreads (13:52). The show closes with a breakdown of advanced stats that should be considered before drafting your fantasy team (26:20)....
2021 SIS Football Analytics Challenge Finals
August 05, 2021 19:13 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBOn this special episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, we bring you the finals of the 2021 SIS Football Analytics Challenge that aired live on YouTube on Wednesday, 8/4. You can find the full archived video on the SIS YouTube channel. You can email the show with feedback at [email protected] and don't forget to follow on Twitter @SportsInfo_SIS and Instagram @sportsinfosolutions. For more, check out: sportsinfosolutions.com footballoutsiders.com sportsinfosolut...
2021 SIS Analytics Challenge Preview
July 30, 2021 14:09 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBOn today's show, SIS VP of Football Matt Manocherian (@MattMano) is joined by Alex Vigderman (@VigManonCampus) and Cameron Harrigan (@NotTheFakeCamH) from our R&D department to preview The 2021 SIS Football Analytics Challenge. The 3 of them went through the 3 entries in the Football track, reviewing the different approaches that the entrants took. The competition will be broadcast live on YouTube next Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 8 PM ET. Check here for the link to the broadcast.
The 2021 Football Outsiders Almanac with Aaron Schatz
July 15, 2021 20:38 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) is joined by former OTC co-host Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) to discuss the 2021 Football Outsiders Almanac. Matt and Aaron dive deep into this year's book, opening with a look at "This Year in Quotes" (2:23) before moving to the team projections, starting with the top teams like the Bucs, Ravens, and Chiefs (4:34), some interesting totals for the Patriots and Steelers (12:43), questions for the Cowboys and 49...
Announcing the 2021 SIS Analytics Challenge
June 28, 2021 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) announce the details for the SIS Analytics Challenge 2021 (0:26). Matt and Mark are joined by 2020 Challenge finalist Zach Feldman, who discusses his role with Next Gen (1:51), his reaction to this year's Challenge topics (3:40), his experience with last year's competition (10:46), and advice he has for this year's competitors (13:10). For further details, visit gofundme.com,...
In Support of Carl Nassib
June 25, 2021 17:39 - 4 minutes - 3.2 MBOn this special episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) shows his support for Carl Nassib after the Raiders defensive end came out as the first openly gay active NFL player. Stay tuned for a special episode and announcement coming on Monday.
Michael Lopez on the Future of Football Data
June 10, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by Michael Lopez (@StatsbyLopez), the Director of Football Data and Analytics for the NFL. Michael discusses his role with the NFL and what he's working on now (0:47), gives an overview of Next Gen's evolution (6:07), talks about using data to evaluate the game of football (7:24), gives the stat he likes the most (17:06), talks about the process of presenting data ...
Introducing the SIS Injury Prediction Model
May 28, 2021 19:11 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by fellow SIS employees John Shirley (@JshirleyAK) and Corey March (@corey_march1) to discuss the Sports Info Solutions Injury Prediction Model. The group opens with a discussion about how the model works and how it can be used (0:46) before moving to a look at some of the top players who are considered injury risks for the coming season (7:48). The conversation th...
Rapid Reaction NFL Draft Special
April 30, 2021 06:38 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBOn this special episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) break down the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Mark and Matt look at the most interesting picks of the night, including: Trey Lance to the 49ers (0:38), Kyle Pitts to the Falcons (4:56), Jaycee Horn to the Panthers (6:29), the Cowboys trading down (7:59), the Bears trading up for Justin Fields (10:02), Mac Jones to the Patriots (11:20), Alex Leatherwood to the Raid...
An NFL Draft Scout School Bonanza
April 28, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, we take advantage of one of Sports Info Solutions' best attributes - a group of scouts that have watched as much college football as any group of people in the country. Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) and Matt Manocherian (@MattMano) are joined by Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft), John Todd (@therealjohntodd), Jeff Dean, and Jordan Edwards (@babyrhino79). They weigh in on more than a dozen players, with in-depth takes on Mac Jones and Trey Lanc...
NFL Draft Talk with ESPN's Chris Fallica
April 15, 2021 20:32 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by ESPN's Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) to preview the upcoming NFL Draft. The group discusses how Zach Wilson could fit with the Jets (1:10), other players the Jets might target (6:48), a sleeper QB prospect (9:14), who the first non-QB player will be to go off the board (11:12), positional value in assessing who the first defensive player off the board will be (1...
NFL Draft Philosophy and the Football Rookie Handbook
April 01, 2021 19:46 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) dive deep into the upcoming NFL Draft. Matt discusses the most surprising thing to him in this year's Football Rookie Handbook (0:45), the scouting philosophies that inspired the book (4:22), need-based drafting vs. best player available as well as positional value (7:05), the top of the draft after the 49ers trade into the Top 3 (13:43), the value in this draft (21:58), play...
Free Agency Value with Bryce Rossler
March 18, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by Sports Info Solutions R&D analyst Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) to talk NFL Free Agency. The group examines the value of some of the early signings, including the spending spree by the Patriots (0:34), some rational moves by the Jets (7:25), Front 7 moves including Leonard Williams, Leonard Floyd, and Shelby Harris (13:14), and offensive line moves including Joe Th...
The Statistical Side of the 2021 SIS Football Rookie Handbook
March 04, 2021 22:02 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by SIS Senior Research Analyst Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) to discuss the statistical side of this year’s SIS Football Rookie Handbook. The group opens with a breakdown of Total Points, the SIS flagship metric (1:23), before moving on to a look at some of the other advanced stats in the book (6:14). They also talk about how difficult it can be to project colle...
2021 SIS Football Rookie Handbook Preview
February 25, 2021 22:27 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBOn this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by SIS head scouts Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to discuss this year’s SIS Football Rookie Handbook. The group dives into the highest-graded players in the book (1:01), players we like and don’t like as much as some other draft experts (1:50), and an overview of the SIS scouting operation (6:07) before moving on to positional breakdo...
Diversity and Inclusion in the NFL with N. Jeremi Duru
February 18, 2021 21:23 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBOn this edition of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by N. Jeremi Duru (@NJeremiDuru), an author and law professor who is an expert on the NFL and its head coach hiring practices as relates to People of Color. The group discusses how the NFL is doing in that regard (2:56), how owners often rush head coach hiring decisions and don’t know what they’re looking for (4:42), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a model for putting ...
Brady and the Bucs are Super Bowl Champs
February 11, 2021 21:43 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBFormer NFL scout Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) break down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 31-9 beatdown of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. The episode opens with a throwback to last year's prediction by FO readers that the Bucs would be the surprise team of the 2020 season (0:48) before moving on to why we shouldn't be surprised that the Bucs won and dominated up front (2...
Everything You Need to Know for Super Bowl LV
February 04, 2021 21:01 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBFormer NFL scout Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) preview the enormous Super Bowl LV matchup between the Chiefs and Buccaneers. The show opens with a quick look at some prop betting for the game (1:33) before moving on to a breakdown of how the teams stack up in DVOA and Total Points (4:21), what the early-season matchup can tell us (7:07), and what to look for when the Chiefs ...
Special Guest Trey Wingo Talks All Things Super Bowl
January 28, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBFormer NFL scout Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) welcome Trey Wingo (@wingoz) to the show to discuss numerous NFL-related topics. The group opens with a talk about last week's conference championship games (1:02) before transitioning to a look at the Super Bowl matchup between the Chiefs and Buccaneers (10:56). The episode closes with discussion about which quarterbacks could ...
Elite Quarterbacks Highlight NFL Championship Sunday
January 21, 2021 21:37 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBFormer NFL scout Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) look at the two games for the NFL Conference Championship Round this weekend. Matt and Aaron go deep with breakdowns of the NFC Championship game between the Buccaneers and Packers (3:22) and the AFC title game between the Bills and Chiefs (11:21). You can email the show with feedback at [email protected] an...
NFL Divisional Round Preview: Any Upsets on the Horizon?
January 14, 2021 21:55 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBFormer NFL scout Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) look at the four games for the NFL Divisional Round this weekend. The show opens with a brief discussion about the use of analytics during broadcasts (1:02) before moving on to preview this weekend's matchups: Rams-Packers (3:12), Ravens-Bills (9:30), Browns-Chiefs (15:08), and Buccaneers-Saints (21:12). You can email the show...
Super Wild Card Weekend Preview
January 07, 2021 20:42 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBFormer NFL scout Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) look at the most important games for Wild Card weekend. Matt and Aaron go in chronological order examining the six games of this first round of the postseason: Colts-Bills (1:11), Rams-Seahawks (8:54), Buccaneers-Washington (12:51), Ravens-Titans (17:56), Bears-Saints (23:40), and Browns-Steelers (26:42). You can email the sho...
NFL Week 17 Preview: Figuring Out All The Scenarios
December 31, 2020 17:55 - 48 minutes - 25.8 MBFormer NFL scout Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) take an in-depth look at the final week of the NFL regular season. Games they preview on a jam-packed show: Steelers–Browns (8:10) Titans-Texans (10:00) Bengals-Ravens (11:00) Colts –Jaguars (15:41) Cowboys-Giants (19:03) Washington-Eagles (20:44) Packers-Bears (24:45) Cardinals-Rams (27:17) Matt then talks ...
Are the Chiefs Historically Great?
December 24, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBFormer NFL scout Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and football analytics pioneer Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) look at the most important games on the NFL Week 16 schedule. Matt and Aaron open the show with a discussion about whether the Chiefs might be a bit overrated in a historical context (0:33) before moving on to the most important games of the week: Rams-Seahawks (12:11), Colts-Steelers (17:44), Titans-Packers (23:51), and Giants-...