 Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs and all the baseball stat sites can find the raw data they need relatively easily. The formulas they put them in -- not as easy. Still, the data is there.
Football Outsiders, on the other hand, has to do some extra work to gather a lot of the raw statistics they use on their site and in their annual book. A lot of this work is done by game charters who track things ...
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 Normally, on a defensive team that stresses zone coverage -- like the Bears’ Cover-2 -- the right cornerback position is designated for the weaker of the two corners. As Brad Biggs described in the Tribune and at the NationalFootballPost.com, right-handed quarterbacks throw to the left side of the field more often where, obviously, the left corner hangs out.
And there are more right-handed quart...
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 The Bears officially announced the signing of linebacker Brian Iwuh on Monday, as well as the release of tight end Kevin Brock.
Since players are rarely, if ever, listed solely as special teams contributors, the Bears and others may insist that Iwuh can serve as a reserve linebacker. However, there's no history of Iwuh doing that; still, he's not bad on any of the four phases of special teams.
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 I know every time the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times or whoever writes something about Jay Cutler there's a thousand comments, and a debate ensues. Usually, the debate has nothing to do with the story, and it almost always touches on Cutler's "jerk face."
On Friday, the Tribune's Vaughn McClure wrote that Cutler plans to talk with Kurt Warner and pick his brain regarding Mike Martz's offense....
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