This is a great education week on Schooled with the Professor. This is the first full season Zebra Technologies has put their expertise into closely studying and analyzing the data it tracks in NFL games and NFL practices. Zebra is a Seattle-based company and more teams are jumping aboard and getting their information.

John Pollard, Vice President of Zebra, joins us to give us a detailed look at this season. Many of the results are found in Next Gen Stats, which is put out by the NFL. Pollard gives us a detailed look at so many of the metrics that give team accurate information.

We get into the successes of Russell Wilson. His ability to make difficult throws ranks among the best in the league. Because of the technology, Zebra can precisely measure throws in tight windows, time to throw, separation between receivers and defensive backs and the aggressiveness throwing into tight coverage. Pollard also talks about how the information fits in during this pass happy league. One of the things Zebra can do is show the true speed of the players. Speed on defense is going to be key for teams to stop the fast-paced offenses of today!

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