Nerds think running and inside linebackers don’t matter, but the Packer playoff experience begs to differ.

It’s just Paul on vacation, traveling the Midwest as he provides a preseason primer of advanced stats, what they mean, why EPA really is more of a team stat, DVOA, CPOE, why certain attempts by Pro Football Focus to quantify positional value sometimes contradict other attempts by Pro Football Focus to quantify positional value, the mess that was the Adam Gase Jets, and the return to normalcy with Robert Saleh.

We’ll be back with a regular show next week, discussing Royce Newman, who is good, recapping the first two preseason games, and taking listener questions.

Intro: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Outro: Theme from M.A.S.K.