On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by Michael Lopez (@StatsbyLopez), the Director of Football Data and Analytics for the NFL. Michael discusses his role with the NFL and what he's working on now (0:47), gives an overview of Next Gen's evolution (6:07), talks about using data to evaluate the game of football (7:24), gives the stat he likes the most (17:06), talks about the process of presenting data (...

Michael Lopez on the Future of Football Data

Former NFL Scout Matt Manocherian and the Football staff of Sports Info Solutions (SIS) discuss all things NFL and College Football through an analytical lens.

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On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) of The Ringer to the show to discuss where they stand on a handful of NFL players who are still on their rookie deals. The guys play a game of Buy or Sell on the stock of several players at its current point in time, including Bryce Young (1:10), Trevor Lawrence (12:20), Jordan Love (19:46), Aiden Hutchinson (26:31), CeeDee Lamb (35:14), and Kyle Pitts (42:53).Thank you for...

Buy or Sell: Stock of Players on Rookie Deals

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), James Weaver (@J_Weaver97), and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of the SIS football team to the show to discuss the Lions signing Jared Goff to a massive contract extension (along with Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell) and how player retention affects team success going forward. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, The 33rd Team NFL Dra...

Jared Goff Extension and "Running it Back" in the NFL

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), James Weaver (@J_Weaver97), and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of the SIS football team to the show for a look at some potential candidates to have breakout seasons in 2024. The guys use a three-round snake draft to choose their candidates, with the rules being that the players picked cannot have either made a Pro Bowl or won a Rookie of the Year award. Thank you for lis...

Breakout Candidates for the 2024 NFL Season

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of the SIS football team to the show to discuss which teams have both gained and lost the most Total Points now that we're through Free Agency and the Draft. The guys touch on a number of different teams, including the Cardinals (4:04), Patriots (8:44), Jets (14:03), Bears (19:34), Ravens (23:10), Texans (30:46), Dolphins (34:35), and Li...

Evaluating Post-Draft Rosters Using Total Points

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) welcomes Film Analyst Derrik Klassen (@QBKlass) and Matt Manocherian of SIS to the show for a comprehensive breakdown of all the picks on night one of the 2024 NFL Draft. Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, The Trenches Tool, the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest content, and don't forget to check out the SIS Baseball Podcast, available wherever you get yo...

Michael Lopez on the Future of Football Data

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