News -- May 2013
5/21 Money in the Banana Stand: 2013 Draft – I’ve Heard It Both Ways : “That is my partner, Sh’Dynasty. It’s spelled S, H, Comma-to-the-top, Dynasty.” – Shawn “Comma-to-the-top?” ...
5/17 FFLockerRoom: Cleveland Browns Sign QB Brian Hoyer To Two-Year Deal : Veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer has agreed to a two-year deal with the Cleveland Browns. Expect him to compete and most likely ...
5/17 FFLockerRoom: Brian Hoyer Signs With Cleveland On A Two-Year Deal : The former Michigan State standout, Brian Hoyer, has found a new home in Cleveland signing a two-year deal. Hoyer has been bandied ...
5/16 NFL Spin Zone: Cleveland Browns Sign QB Brian Hoyer : Today, the Cleveland Browns added another quarterback to their depth chart. They have signed quarterback Brian Hoyer. Hoyer was ...
5/15 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterbacks Were Healthier Than Ever in 2012 : Twenty quarterbacks started all sixteen games last season: Eli Manning Tony Romo Andrew Luck Russell Wilson Peyton Manning Matthew ...
5/14 CW Sports Blog: NFL Draft Trends: Quarterbacks : It’s easy to miss how good a draft really is when there’s a “can’t-miss prospect” involved. Last ...
5/13 Musket Fire: Arizona Cardinals release Brian Hoyer : Ever since the Arizona Cardinals acquired Carson Palmer from the Oakland Raiders, they had a surplus of quarterbacks on the roster ...
5/1 EDSFootball: 2014 NFL Mock Draft: Jadeveon Clowney to the Raiders : Since 1998 when Peyton Manning was selected with the first overall pick, 12 of the past 16 top overall draft picks have been quarterbacks.
If ...
5/1 NFL Spin Zone: Cleveland Browns not interested in Brian Hoyer : The Cleveland Browns could potentially add another quarterback to the roster and give Brandon Weeden a second backup to Jason ...
News -- April 2013
4/29 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football Draft Preparation: Top 30 Average Draft Positions In 2-QB Leagues : With the NFL Draft having wrapped up this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to see what impact, if any, the draft had ...
4/29 FootballPerspective.com: My Thoughts on the 2013 Draft : Over the last three days, I analyzed the trades from the first round, rounds 2 and 3, and the final four rounds. Today, I wanted ...
4/27 FootballPerspective.com: Analyzing the Trades in Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2013 Draft : Yesterday, I examined the trades from round 1 of the draft. Let’s take a look at what happened on Friday: 1) San Francisco ...
4/25 Musket Fire: Cleveland Browns to send New England Patriots another Ryan Mallett deal? : The Cleveland Browns have long been rumored as the favorites to acquire Ryan Mallett from the New England Patriots, because new ...
4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Football Perspective Mock Draft : Before we get to my mock draft, here’s a recap of some of my previous articles on the NFL draft: The numbers behind Football ...
4/21 NFL Spin Zone: Cleveland Browns want Brandon Weeden to be a leader : This is a make-or-break year for second-year starting quarterback Brandon Weeden, who needs to show he can be “the guy” ...
4/19 FootballPerspective.com: Will Geno Smith fall in the draft? : I have no inside information and I’m not a draftnik, but that won’t stop me from trying to read the tea leaves. I’m ...
4/16 FootballPerspective.com: Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks? : For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes ...
4/10 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Draft Poll: How many QBs will be selected in Round 1? : Two weeks from tomorrow night will be Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in the city so nice they named it ...
4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams : Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the ...
4/3 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing Geno Smith to other Leach-Holgorsen quarterbacks : What does it mean that Geno Smith comes from a long line of Mike Leach/Dana Holgorsen star quarterbacks? I don’t know. At ...
4/2 Sports Out West: 49ers acquire Colt McCoy from Browns : On Monday, the San Francisco 49ers agreed to terms with the Cleveland Browns to acquire quarterback Colt McCoy and a sixth-round ...
News -- March 2013
3/28 Money in the Banana Stand: Colin Kaepernick, Tactlenecks, and QB Predictiveness : ...
3/24 Musket Fire: Cleveland Browns, Ryan Mallett trade rumors still strong : Cleveland Browns GM Michael Lombardi reportedly graded New England Patriots backup quarterback Ryan Mallett as the best QB in ...
3/19 NFL Mocks: Cleveland Browns 1st Round Options: 2013 NFL Draft : The Browns have had some good things going for them the last few years. There defense has looked good both of the last few years, ...
3/17 Stripe Hype: Cleveland Browns: Young Talent and Free Agency Has the Browns Relevant for 2013 : This article is going to address a subject that many Cleveland fans are already aware of. It’s also going to address a subject ...
3/14 NFL Jerks: Using the Late Round QB Draft Strategy in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Part 1 : Let’s say that for the majority of your fantasy football playing career you’ve predominantly played in 1-QB fantasy ...
3/12 NFL Jerks: Using the Late Round QB Draft Strategy in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Part 1 : Let’s say that for the majority of your fantasy football playing career you’ve predominantly played in 1-QB fantasy ...
3/6 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Round 3 Pick : On Tuesday, I discussed the RSP Football Writers Project, a 32-team start-up draft of every player in the NFL. I was assigned ...
3/2 NFL Jerks: How to Work the Waiver Wire in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Part 1 : When playing in a 2-QB fantasy football league you have to look at the league you play in differently in every aspect. Your draft ...
News -- February 2013
2/24 Musket Fire: Miami Dolphins really want to keep Matt Moore : The Miami Dolphins have one of the most underrated quarterbacks in the NFL on their roster in Matt Moore, and they really want ...
2/20 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing rookie quarterbacks to their team’s prior year’s stats : Since 1990, there have been 48 rookie quarterbacks that threw at least 224 pass attempts, the necessary amount to qualify for ...
2/17 The Pewter Plank: 2013 NFL Free Agent Profile: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Cornerback, Philadelphia Eagles : As Buccaneers fans look over the possible free agent acquisitions at the cornerback position this offseason, one name that will ...
2/17 Musket Fire: Cleveland Browns still not interested in Ryan Mallett : Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote a week ago that Cleveland Browns would most likely not go after New England ...
2/13 NFL Jerks: Michael Vick Contract Could Signal Trouble for Eagles : Many teams figured to be in the Michael Vick sweepstakes as the spring wore on, but as it turns out, the Philadelphia Eagles aren’t ...
2/10 Musket Fire: Cleveland Browns not expected to go after Ryan Mallett : There has been speculation for quite some time that the Cleveland Browns would trade for New England Patriots backup quarterback ...
News -- January 2013
1/27 FootballPerspective.com: Is good luck driving the low interception rates of Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick? : In September, I started a post by asking you to make this assumption: Assume that it is within a quarterback’s control as to ...
1/15 FootballPerspective.com: Outlook for the 2013 Jets: Part II (The offense) : Yesterday, I reviewed how the Jets defense performed in 2012 and previewed the team’s outlook for 2013. Today, the heavy ...
1/11 NFL Jerks: Creating The Fantasy Quarterback Frankenstein : We don’t own Drew Brees, we don’t own Tom Brady or Robert Griffin III or Peyton Manning. No elite fake football signal caller ...
1/11 NFL Jerks: Jacksonville Jaguars Not Interested In Tim Tebow : It was only a few weeks ago that Chris Mortensen reported that Tim Tebow was on his way to becoming a member of the Jacksonville ...
1/11 NFL Jerks: Rob Chudzinski To Be Named Cleveland Browns Head Coach : The Cleveland Browns decided that they were going to go a different direction when owner Jimmy Haslam and new CEO Joe Banner took ...
1/7 The High Phive: 2013 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: QB : From now until the NFL Draft, I will be watching tape and analyzing each and every player on these rankings. Expect a list of ...
1/4 NFL Jerks: Report: Chip Kelly To Sign With Cleveland Browns : When the Gatorade splashed down on Head Coach Chip Kelly following the Oregon Ducks’ 35-17 win over the Kansas State Wildcats ...
1/2 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC North : On Monday, I examined the seasons of the teams in the AFC and NFC East. Today I will do the same for the AFC and NFC North, starting ...
News -- December 2012
12/30 NFL Jerks: Rob Gronkowski In, Brandon Weeden Out Highlighting Week 17 Injury Report : Whether you’re a fantasy football junkie for just one more week or are just interested to see the status of some of your ...
12/30 NFL Jerks: Cleveland Browns To Fire Pat Shurmur, Tom Heckert : The Cleveland Browns are just hours away from finishing up their 2012 season, and they already know that wholesale changes are ...
12/30 NFL Jerks: Rob Gronkowski In, Brandon Weeden Out Highlighting Week 17 Injury Report : Whether you’re a fantasy football junkie for just one more week or are just interested to see the status of some of your ...
12/29 NFL Jerks: Cleveland Browns To Fire Pat Shurmur, Tom Heckert : The Cleveland Browns are just hours away from finishing up their 2012 season, and they already know that wholesale changes are ...
12/27 FootballPerspective.com: Week 16 Power Rankings : What’s the point of power rankings now that there is just one week left in the regular season? If you’ve asked that ...
12/24 WSJ Daily Fix: Rookie QBs Keep Getting Better : Wilson, Luck and Griffin are getting better with age late in their rookie years, and could be formidable playoff opponents if ...
12/22 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt “FIP” for Quarterbacks : I’ve been on a major QB kick lately, and there’s no reason to stop now. Today, I want to look at a method that might ...
12/21 Blogcritics Sports: RJ's NFL Picks, 2012 Edition: Week Sixteen : I went 7-9 last week straight up, and 6-10 against the spread. For the season, that puts me at 140-84 and 100-116-8 against the ...
12/20 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Quarterback Yards Above Bench (QBYAB) : After posting about SRS-style quarterback ratings on Monday, I was thinking about other things we can do with game-by-game data ...
12/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: SRS-Style Quarterback Ratings : Here’s a quick set of quarterback ratings I was messing around with, based on Doug’s Simple Rating System. The basic ...
12/4 NFL Jerks: Week 14 NFL Fantasy Football Fact or Fiction : Here at Sports Jerks, it’s time for another version of Fact or Fiction, as we look at some of the most pressing questions ...
12/3 NFL Jerks: Monday Morning Waiver Wire Musts for 12/2/12 : In most standard leagues, the playoffs have started for fantasy football, and that means that all you can do is try to protect ...
12/2 NFL Jerks: Week 13 NFL Injury Report : All of the leftovers are probably gone from your Thanksgiving dinner, but we’re not done with football quite yet. Sunday ...
News -- November 2012
11/23 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 11 Preview - @ Cleveland Browns : The Steelers and Browns used to be a pretty good rivalry back in the day. Now, not so much. The Browns are in the middle of trying ...
11/8 FootballPerspective.com: Ranking NFL quarterbacks by how much ‘it’ they have : 2) Tom Brady, New England Patriots. Until further notice, nobody has more ‘it’ than Tom Brady, who has been overflowing ...
11/6 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterback performance on third and fourth downs : So far this season, teams have converted on 37.2% of all pass plays on third or fourth downs. Looking at success rates on these ...
News -- October 2012
10/30 Bolt Beat: You May Have Missed It: Melvin Ingram’s First Half Sack : You just might have missed Melvin Ingram‘s first half sack of his career. It was definitely easy to miss. Brandon Weeden ...
10/26 Bolt Beat: How Browns TE Ben Watson Sees Chargers Pass Defense : Want to know the book on the Chargers pass defense from the enemy sideline. Here is what Cleveland Browns TE Ben Watson said about ...
10/26 FootballPerspective.com: Cam Newton is having an interesting year : I don’t care about any of the nonsense with Cam Newton. Instead, take a look at his 2011 and 2012 stat lines: Year GS QBrec ...
10/25 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Browns: Why The Chargers Will Win : Time to get back on the horse and get to those winning ways. What a nice way come off the BYE week. We are welcomed by the last ...
10/25 Bolt Beat: Chargers vs Browns: Graphing It Out : Sound this awesome program to make some charts and graphs to preview the upcoming game. Put some stats together and created a ...
10/25 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Josh Freeman is three parts Steve Grogan, one part Eli Manning : Have you taken a look at a passing leaderboard lately? Here’s the PFR passing leaderboard sorted by ANY/A; as always, all ...
10/24 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 7 : A couple of weeks ago, I wrote the differing rookie seasons of Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. The numbers still hold — ...
10/19 Spreadsheet Sports: Week 7 Replacement Quarterbacks : Week 7 is the heaviest bye week in the NFL with 6 teams on bye. Unfortunately, for some fantasy owners those 6 teams have some ...
10/15 The High Phive: Where’s the Eagles’ Pass Rush? : The Eagles defense is not as bad as it played out on Sunday against the Lions or in the second half against the Steelers. They ...
10/14 Stripe Hype: Bengals vs Browns: Post-game Review : The Cincinnati Bengals came into today’s matchup with the Cleveland Browns needing a win after a loss last ...
10/14 Stripe Hype: Early Sunday in Review: Which Teams’ Fans Went Home Happy : To start with a downer, the Bengals laid an egg in Cleveland as they fell to 3-3. In the loss to the Browns, Andy Dalton threw ...
10/13 Stripe Hype: Will Michael Johnson Continue to Increase His Asking Price against Joe Thomas? : One of the most interesting match-ups for tomorrow’s Battle of Ohio will be defensive end Michael Johnson against Browns’ ...
10/12 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Why the Bengals Can Match Up Favorably to the Browns’ O : The Bengals play the second of two games against the Browns on Sunday, and after a letdown game against an underrated Miami team, ...
10/12 Stripe Hype: A Look Ahead: Bengals at Browns : Sunday’s match up looks to be another good one in the storied rivalry between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland ...
10/12 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Why the Bengals Can Match Up Favorably to the Browns’ O : The Bengals play the second of two games against the Browns on Sunday, and after a letdown game against an underrated Miami team, ...
10/8 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Ravens Remain Atop, & Troy Polamalu Declared Out vs Titans : In the AFC North on Sunday, the Ravens headed to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs, while the Steelers hosted the ...
10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added : A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given ...
News -- September 2012
9/27 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Browns – Ravens Kickoff Week 4 Tonight : The Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns will kick off Week 4 tonight as the two AFC North rivals square off ...
9/24 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Torrey Smith’s Emotional Night, & Steelers Struggles Continue : The Ravens found themselves trailing at home by 9 with 4:01 to play against the New England Patriots last night, ...
9/24 Stripe Hype: Bengals Defense Improving, yet Still has 0 Interceptions : After going into yesterday’s game with the 30th-ranked NFL defense, a solid performance by an undermanned unit ...
9/21 Money in the Banana Stand: Kill! Kill! Kill! – Week 1 : . . . where we watch every single NFL game and reserve the right to change the commentary at the line of scrimmage. 25 Takeaways ...
News -- August 2012
8/27 FootballPerspective.com: Russell Wilson continues the NFL’s rookie movement at quarterback : Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were drafted as franchise saviors, and have been expected to start on opening day for months; ...