Using Approximate Value to Evaluate First-Round Draft Success

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Using Approximate Value to Evaluate First-Round Draft Success

Approximate value (AV) is a method created by pro-football-reference in an attempt to put a single number on the seasonal value of a player at any position from any year (since 1950). With this in mind, using it to value “success” creates a standard metric that will allow for the comparison of players. Of course, not all things are equal when it comes to AV -- naturally, QBs have a higher AV than other position groups, but the metric creates a good measuring stick overall. The question this study attempts to answer is: based on the beginning of a first-round draft pick’s career, which position yielded the most return in terms of average yearly AV? To measure the value of the beginning years of a player’s career, those who have four years, each pick’s average AV over their first four NFL seasons was used. For players that have been in...
NFL Behind the Scenes: The Team Within the Team

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NFL Behind the Scenes: The Team Within the Team

By Yves Batoba As the excitement of the new league year is upon us, with plenty of free-agent activity and the draft fast approaching, one aspect of player acquisition that most don’t think about is what happens after the NFL team, player and agent have agreed on a contract. What might relocation for the player and his family look like? What neighborhood should he live in? Does it make more sense to buy or rent? Do the kids need to enroll into a new school? The support staff within the football operations of the teams are constantly thinking about how they can best maximize the potential of their rosters; this includes their holistic well-being off the field. One of the first and most frequent touch points that a player will have with a club official is with the Director of Player Engagement. The who? In Article 51, Section 19 of...
Snaps Lost: AFC West

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Snaps Lost: AFC West

All eyes in the AFC West are once again on Kansas City, but collectively this division is making some of the most interesting decisions in the NFL. Denver is deciding whether their collection of highly drafted skill position players is enough, while the Chargers are trying to solve the puzzle of capitalizing on a rookie-deal QB. The Chiefs have a collection of league-defining stars, but can they piece together an offensive line still hurting from a Super Bowl demolition? Maybe they should ask the Raiders, who are selling their offensive line like they have the next Jim Otto waiting in the wings. It’s never boring in the AFC West.   Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Snaps Retained: 64.64% (29th in NFL) Defensive Snaps Retained: 77.40% (12th in NFL) The Chiefs were last seen failing to repeat as champions, but nobody in the building is panicking. That’s good, because the 2018 Patriots...

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The NFC West might have been the best division in the NFL last season. Looking ahead to 2021, all ... four teams have Super Bowl hopes

Here is a look at how much of an effort they’ve each made to retain their rosters

https://www.the33rdteam.com/snaps-lost-nfc-west/

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Coaches are singing the praises of TE Kyle Pitts, who could be the most talented player in the Draft...

On last wk’s 33rd Team Call, former OC Chris Palmer & @sonofbum broke down some Pitts video, showing exactly why he has been skyrocketing up draft boards

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With this years QB class, there is a strong chance that 4 QBs are taken within the first 4 picks for... the first time in NFL history

If QBs go 1st, 2nd and 3rd it would be the 3rd time in NFL history (1971 and 1999)

Here are our Top 5 QBs in the 2021 NFL Draft!

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13 Apr

We continue our roll out today of The 33rd Team’s Top 5 2021 NFL Draft Prospects at each position!...

We will release at 1pm EST today w/ the much awaited QB’s... Follow here to see!

If you want a see it even earlier, we will be releasing it on IG (@ The33rdTeam) at Noon!

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