Over the last two years, there has been a surplus of skill players in the NFL Draft. The logic here is straightforward. Due to the proliferation of spread offenses in college football, Power Five teams are playing more 3+ WR sets. Thus far in 2021, Power Five teams have played 11 personnel on 60.3% of […]
Week 11 Social Recap: Parity Reigns Supreme
Every week during the NFL season, the 33rd Team will present some of the most interesting Tweets that come across our timeline during Sunday’s action. Here’s the Week 11 rundown: I have been trying to quantify individual injuries impact on team level performance. The below graph plots two metrics.— PFF's WAR generated by a team […]
The Patriots Dynasty Reborn: How Belichick Rebuilt New England Without Tom Brady
In 2020, the Patriots finished 3rd in the AFC East with a 7-9 record. This was their first time missing the playoffs since 2008 and their first losing record since 2000. Despite having one of the greatest coaches in NFL history — Bill Belichick — it was unclear how they would be able to rebuild […]
Week 10 Social Recap: The Year of the Upset?
Every week during the NFL season, the 33rd Team will present some of the most interesting Tweets that come across our timeline during Sunday’s action. Here’s the Week 10 rundown: Is 2021 the year of the upset in the NFL? Over the last three weeks… 1-5 Jets beat the 5-2 Bengals 1-6 Jaguars beat the […]
How the OBJ and Cam Newton Signings Change the Playoff Picture
It is not a coincidence that the Rams and Panthers made significant in-season signings on Thursday. They have been two of the most aggressive teams on the trade market with the Rams bringing in Von Miller and the Panthers acquiring Stephon Gilmore and C.J. Henderson (in separate trades). That mindset carried over to the Free […]
Tannenbaum: Why the Browns Are Better Without OBJ
Odell Beckham Jr. was traded to the Browns in March of 2019 along with Olivier Vernon in exchange for Jabrill Peppers, Kevin Zeitler, and the Browns’ first- and third-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. Since then, it’s no secret that the Browns have been better without Beckham. They went 13-15 with him and 8-4 […]
The Best of Football Twitter in Week 9
Every week during the NFL season, the 33rd Team will present some of the most interesting Tweets that come across our timeline during Sunday’s action. Here’s the Week 9 rundown: Might be time to start looking at Kingsbury in the Coach of the Year mix, no? — Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) November 8, 2021 Most interceptions […]
Tannenbaum: Could the Colts Renegotiate the Carson Wentz Trade?
This has been an extraordinarily busy news week in the NFL. Here are some of topics we’ve been monitoring closely: Carson Wentz When the Colts traded for Carson Wentz, they wanted the conditional 2022 second-round pick in the trade package to serve as protection in case Wentz got injured or played poorly enough to merit […]
Tannenbaum: Breaking Down the Von Miller Trade
The Broncos traded OLB Von Miller to the Rams on Monday for second-round and third-round picks in 2022. As part of the deal, Denver agreed to pay $9M of Miller’s $9.7M remaining P5 Base Salary. In doing so, the Broncos received better draft pick compensation from LA. The Rams could not take on all $9.7M […]
The Best of Football Twitter in Week 8
Every week during the NFL season, the 33rd Team will present some of the most interesting Tweets that come across our timeline during Sunday’s action. Here’s the Week 8 rundown: A visual representation of the jumbled mess that is the AFC. One that makes me feel a little bit better about just throwing up my […]
