Off The Charts Football Podcast

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Recapping the Draft featuring The Athletic's Bo Wulf May 05, 2022

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On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) takes a look back at the NFL draft through a couple of different lenses. First, Mark welcomes SIS injury expert James Rodriguez (@JamesRInjuries) to the show to take a look at the health of some of the top picks in this year's class (0:43). Then, Mark is joined by SIS draft guru Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) to run down the top draft classes based on our scouting grades (16:14) before welcoming in Eagles beat writer Bo Wulf (@Bo_Wulf) of the Athletic to break down Philly's draft and their acquisition of AJ Brown (18:09).

Thank you for listening as always. You can email the show with feedback at offthecharts@sportsinfosolutions.com and don't forget to follow on Twitter @SportsInfo_SIS and Instagram @sportsinfosolutions. For more, check out: sportsinfosolutions.com SISDataHub.com nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com

NFL Draft First Round Rapid Reaction Apr 28, 2022

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On this special edition of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) hosts an all-SIS roundtable featuring Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF), Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to look at the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Some highlights include the Jaguars taking Travon Walker and Devin Lloyd (0:36), Derek Stingley Jr. over Sauce Gardner to the Texans (8:37), a good night for the Giants (11:25), the Falcons pairing Drake London with Kyle Pitts (16:04), the receiver run starting at #10 (21:47), the Lions trading up for Jameson Williams (27:13), the Ravens building up the middle (35:35), comparing the AJ Brown and Hollywood Brown trades (42:16), the Titans replacing Brown with Treylon Burks (50:29), Kenny Pickett staying in Pittsburgh (52:55), the Chiefs and Packers adding to their defenses (56:15), and the Jets trading up for Jermaine Johnson (1:00:10).

Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest draft content, including the best available players heading into Day 2.

NFL Draft Preview with Ryan McCrystal Apr 27, 2022

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On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcome Ryan McCrystal (@Ryan_McCrystal) of Sharp Football Analysis to the show to preview the upcoming NFL Draft. The guys discuss Travon Walker as a potential top pick (0:31), how Ryan uses stats to evaluate OL prospects (4:56), which EDGE should go at the top (8:29), Sauce Gardner vs. Derek Stingley Jr. (10:24), using route-adjusted stats to learn more about WR potential (12:58), a stat that illustrates why there aren't any RBs worthy of a first-round pick (18:23), Desmond Ridder as QB1 (24:20), and a couple of team-specific fits (28:34).

We will have another episode this week after the first round, so look for that late Thursday night/early Friday morning. Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest draft content! Also, check out more of Ryan's work at sharpfootballanalysis.com, draftace.com, and @CFBFilmRoom.

NFL Draft Talk With Underdog Fantasy's Hayden Winks Apr 21, 2022

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On this special episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcome Hayden Winks (@HaydenWinks) of Fantasy Underdog (@UnderdogFantasy) to the show. Hayden discusses the SIS data he uses in his player evaluation (0:55), Drake London vs. Treylon Burks as the top WR in this class (4:30), the curious case of George Pickens (8:47), the rise of first-round WRs (10:40), the Deebo Samuel trade request (13:42), evaluating this QB class (14:59), where he differs from the consensus on top prospects (21:35), and the top fantasy prospect in this draft (26:26).

Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest draft content!

Draft Philosophy, QBs, the Jaguars and Chiefs Apr 14, 2022

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On this week’s episode, Matt Manocherian and Stephen Polacheck talk NFL Draft philosophy, both from a broad perspective and with plenty of specifics.

Matt addressed the idea behind drafting a QB even if you already had an elite one and where Malik Willis and Kenny Pickett fit best.

Matt and Stephen then broke down the rumblings that the Jaguars will select Travon Walker with the first pick, then debated the merits of Aidan Hutchinson vs Kayvon Thibodeaux.

That plus: Would Tom Brady be a good GM?

Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest draft content!.

The SIS NFL Draft Site Is Live! Apr 08, 2022

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On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) interviews a group of SIS employees to officially introduce the SIS NFL Draft Website (nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com), which is now live! Matt talks stats and articles with R&D team members Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF) (0:49), examines the scouting process with Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Jeff Dean (23:26), and discusses the process of putting the site together with product manager Noah Gatsik (@IamThatNoah) (37:58). The SIS NFL Draft site contains a Big Board, scouting reports, leaderboards, statistics, articles, and much more and is a must-visit for all of your NFL Draft needs.

Thanks for listening. You can email the show with feedback at offthecharts@sportsinfosolutions.com and don't forget to follow on Twitter @SportsInfo_SIS and Instagram @sportsinfosolutions. For more, check out: sportsinfosolutions.com SISDataHub.com

Women in Football with Mina Kimes & Robyn Ritchie Mar 31, 2022

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On this special episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) spotlight women in football through conversations with ESPN football writer and analyst Mina Kimes (@minakimes) and football researcher Robyn Ritchie (@RR_SportsStats) and

Mina discussed the most intriguing NFL stories of the offseason, her opinion on this year's QB draft class, her perspective on the league's new diversity initiative for coaches, the evolution of women in football, and her advice for young girls who want to work in the game. (0:53)

Robyn is a sports statistics researcher and PhD student, and she talks about her background (including pursuing work in data analytics of Curling!), her work on punt returns for the Big Data Bowl, what she wants to do in research moving forward, and her advice for those who might want to do the work that she does. (12:27)

March is Women’s History Month and we’re happy to put a spotlight on women doing good work in the sport. Thank you for listening as always. You can email the show with feedback at offthecharts@sportsinfosolutions.com and don't forget to follow on Twitter @SportsInfo_SIS and Instagram @sportsinfosolutions. For more, check out: sportsinfosolutions.com SISDataHub.com

Introducing the SIS NFL Draft Website Mar 24, 2022

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On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) introduce the upcoming SIS NFL Draft website, our replacement for the Football Rookie Handbook. The show opens with a brief look at the biggest NFL news from the past week (0:33) before transitioning to an examination of some of the features on the new site (4:36), an early look at the Top 3 players on our 2022 Big Board (8:31), some discussion of this year's QB class (21:57), and what Matt is most excited about with the new site (24:45).

How Should We Statistically Evaluate College Players? Mar 17, 2022

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On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) are joined by Alex Vigderman (@vigmanoncampus) of the SIS R&D team to take a look at the upcoming NFL Draft from a statistical perspective. They look at how our scouting grades match up with eventual player production (0:35), what we can glean about this group of QBs (10:40), give a refresher on Total Points and look at a player that has fared well in that stat (20:04), compare Aidan Hutchinson and Kayvon Thibodeaux within the larger context of evaluating edge rushers (22:41), examine how we evaluate offensive line play (27:45), and discuss the next frontier in statistical evaluation of college players in terms of what we can do at SIS (32:26).

QB Carousel and 4 Draft Prospects We Love Mar 10, 2022

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On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) are joined by SIS scouts Ben Hrkach and Jeff Dean to break down four more draft prospects. The show opens with a look at some of the QB movement over the last several days (0:30) before transitioning to the prospects, which include Western Michigan WR Skyy Moore (11:15), Coastal Carolina TE Isaiah Likely (18:56), Penn St. S Jaquan Brisker (26:46), and Utah LB Devin Lloyd (30:41).

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