Corey March (@corey_march1) of SIS and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) welcome FO's Scott Spratt (@Scott_Spratt) to the show to talk fantasy football. The group discusses expectations for rookies (4:00) and roster construction strategies and league changes that could be useful during the COVID era (10:44). They then explain the KUBIAK fantasy rankings (16:27) before looking at under- and overvalued fantasy players at QB (21:51), RB (31:33), WR (39:08), and TE (45:38).

Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of SIS and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of FO (@fboutsiders) talk Patrick Mahomes and what the contract means (1:46), what separates him from other QBs (6:28), if there is an aspect of his game that has been unexpected (10:07), his injury risk (12:46), the best way to defend him (15:44), which receiver has the most upside (21:32), how good the offensive line is (25:03), the potential impact of Clyde Edwards-Helaire (28:33), and his stardom beyond on-field performance (32:52).

Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of SIS and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) welcome ESPN's Evan Kaplan (@EpKap) to discuss how football analytics are represented on TV. The group opens with some Cam Newton discussion (1:01) and Evan explains his job (9:00), how he balances serving both analytically-inclined and casual fans (12:24), how much push-back he gets from ex-players when it comes to analytics (17:26), and what the future holds for football analytics on TV (25:16).

On this special edition episode, Mark Simon is joined by Sports Info Solutions Director of Basketball, Jake Loos. Jake talks about his background (1:12), the challenges of basketball analytics (7:26), what SIS will be doing with basketball data (11:18), why Joe Ingles of the Jazz is one of his favorite players (20:24), his favorite stats (22:24), and advice on how to watch the game smarter (25:48) and how to work in analytics (26:48).

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Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of SIS and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of FO (@fboutsiders) welcome Thomas Bassinger (@tometrics) to the show to talk Buccaneers team workouts organized by Tom Brady during the COVID outbreak (0:54), how Brady fits into the Bruce Arians offense (4:29), and what to expect from Rob Gronkowski and OJ Howard (14:23). The discussion then shifts to whether the defense can be as good as they were in 2019 (22:22) and which under-appreciated players could jump into the spotlight (28:23).

Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of SIS and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of FO (@fboutsiders) welcome Greg Bedard (@GregABedard) of bostonsportsjournal.com to discuss the New England Patriots, including Jarrett Stidham as the potential replacement for Tom Brady (1:59) and some of the issues that led to the breakup between Brady and the team (9:38), whether the Patriots will be more of a running team this season (17:39), and how the defense will replace the talent they've lost from last year's team (24:01).

Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of SIS and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) welcome Michael Kist (@MichaelKistNFL) of Bleeding Green Nation (@BleedingGreen, @BGN_Radio) to the show to talk Philadelphia Eagles. The group discusses Jalen Hurts (1:46), the confidence level in the Eagles' decision-makers heading into 2020 (11:05), some offensive tendencies (17:06), and defensive tendencies to watch for with the secondary (22:12), when blitzing (30:52), and with linebackers (34:30).

Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) welcome Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) to the show to discuss the recent drama involving Drew Brees (1:01). Nick then talks about NewOrleans.Football (11:00), some of the differences between covering the Patriots and the Saints (12:41), and his vision for the website (16:46). The trio looks at some Saints tendencies on offense (18:25), what direction the offense is heading (24:08), Taysom Hill (30:07), and some defensive tendencies (36:36).

Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of Sports Info Solutions and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) welcome FO contributor Brian Knowles (@BryKno) to the show to discuss his article "Dynasty Rankings: Defining a Dynasty" available on Football Outsiders. The trio open with an explanation of the Dynasty Rankings (1:19), discuss key decision points that shaped the rankings (5:18), talk some surprises from the final list (8:33) and break down the Top Ten dynasties in NFL history (12:43).

Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) of SIS and Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) of FO (@fboutsiders) have a discussion about the history of the Football Outsiders DVOA metric. Aaron talks about what inspired him to start looking into football stats on a deeper level (1:28), what the process was to conceptualize DVOA (3:37), what some of the key decision were that helped build DVOA (20:09), how it works in its present form (24:08), strengths and weaknesses (29:41), and where he sees it going in the future (34:07).