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Does Double Dipping in the Draft Pay Off?

May 25, 2022 5 min read

Does Double Dipping in the Draft Pay Off?

Take yourself back to the 2012 NFL Draft. It had been nearly three months since Eli Manning and the New York Giants knocked off (for the second time) Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI thanks to Mario Manningham’s impressive sideline footwork. Meanwhile, debates ensued about who the AP Offensive Rookie […]

Paul Domowitch

December 2, 2021 6 min read

Top 10 Edge Rushers and Comparisons: Domo’s 2022 NFL Draft Preview

(Editor’s note: This is the second of several positional previews of the 2022 NFL draft) While there is considerable skepticism about the quality of the quarterback crop in next spring’s NFL draft, there is no skepticism at all about the group whose job it is to sack the quarterback. The 2022 draft will feature one […]

Aadit Mehta

August 23, 2021 5 min read

Pressure-to-Sack Conversion Rates: Team Outlook

As analytics become rapidly integrated into mainstream football analysis and thinking, the understanding that defensive pressures are significantly better indicators of future defensive success than sacks has become cemented. Last week, we looked at pressure-to-sack conversion rates for individual pass rushers. By examining overall pressure statistics to analyze how many sacks above or below average […]