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There's a new website out there that has some incredible work being done called ProFootballFocus.  From their home page:

What we do ...

For every game we analyze and grade every player on every play to provide you with the most in-depth statistics you can find anywhere outside the team's film room. If you want to know how your RG performed as a run blocker or how your MLB did in coverage use the By Team or By Week tabs as a starting point to locate your games.

For every game we log which players are on the field on every offensive and defensive play AND what they do. Want to know how much your rookie WR played, how much help your LT got in pass protection from the TE or how your defense line up on 3-1? Once you've found your game, click on the Player Participation link at the bottom of each 'game box'.

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For example, here are the offensive stats from the game against the Cardinals.

Here is what they say about their site:

The aim of this site is simple; "to provide the most in-depth, accurate and thought-provoking information on professional football player performance available on the web". Each week our team spend hours analyzing games to provide you with information you simply can't get anywhere else. Which TE is the best blocker for run and for pass? Which Cornerback is the best run defender? Which Tackle was the worst pass protector in 2007? It's all here.

We have other data to share with you which goes to a level we haven't seen available previously; our Player Participation logs show not only which players were in on each offensive and defensive play but what position they played and what action they took. On Special Teams we grade not just the Returners but also the coverage and blocking units. Whether it's need to know or nice to know we try to measure it.

There are some great websites that I use for my own stat digging, but nothing that logs info the way PFF does.  I've already got a few post ideas in mind, and I want to hear from you as well.

Any of you stat-driven analysis-types out there who may be interested in doing a piece for WCG?  Let me know!  We can get together and figure out what you want to do, and I'll feature it on the front page.

In the meantime, have fun!

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They must be doing something right

Because if Forte is not the worst, He’s pretty darn close.

by Big Ike on Nov 13, 2009 8:32 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Interesting for sure,

but how reliable are these stats?

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart

by Jbasic89 on Nov 13, 2009 9:16 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

offensive line ranks

3 of the starting 5 ranked beyond the top 70 in their position

best was Kreutz as the 15th best C

shocking

by DartmouthCubsFan on Nov 13, 2009 11:36 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

stats?

i dont know if this comes under the terms game stats or other, but what is the win loss record of the bears against div rivals.i have a book called"black&blue"by bob berghaus printed 2007 and the win loss has the vikesw145 L94 ties 3,pack w 124 L 114 tie5,bears w 110 L 131 tie 2, lions w 99 L140 tie6. could anybody update the win loss stats to date, thanks. by the way this book is a great read, it is very unbiased and incitefull on the history of this great div.

by stepeo on Nov 14, 2009 1:27 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Well if this is true...

Lance Briggs sucks and Nick Roach is straight dope

by Poloplaya14 on Nov 14, 2009 1:39 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hey folks.

Just was coming over here from Niners Nation to look for links and saw this post, let me just say that PFF is a great site for stats.. but stats only. Do not use the site for rankings, they use a rather odd formula. Still, it’s growing. One of the only sites I’ve found that breaks down how many sacks should be on the QB as opposed to the line!

You can never resist the game... nor could I... we're the same, so don't even try.

by Ninjames on Nov 14, 2009 2:56 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Subjective "stats"

These “stats” are very subjective. They say that they judge every snap and give the player a grade. They list Forte as one of the worst backs in the league.

Basically they say that he sucs at running and blocking, and they list him as the 80th best receiving back out of 110 RBs in the league..

I love what they’re doing, but I don’t think they’ve got their formulas right just yet!

by Mathias-K on Nov 14, 2009 7:47 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

subjective stats

they might have it right by the end of the season

by stepeo on Nov 14, 2009 11:26 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Forte

has been pretty awful in pass protection this season

by DartmouthCubsFan on Nov 14, 2009 10:07 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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