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Why 2014’s NFL Draft Picks Should Hope Next Year’s Picks Are Bad

We won’t be able to fully assess the quality of this year’s NFL draft class until all the players retire. But we can be pretty sure their success will depend on more than innate ability. One important factor will be something they have little control over: The more success produced by a draft’s immediate predecessor and successor, the […]

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Why 2014’s NFL Draft Picks Should Hope Next Year’s Picks Are Bad

We won’t be able to fully assess the quality of this year’s NFL draft class until all the players retire. But we can be pretty sure their success will depend on more than innate ability. One important factor will be something they have little control over: The more success produced by a draft’s immediate predecessor and successor, the […]

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Darrelle Revis And the Paradox of Cornerback Stats

Less than a year after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made Darrelle Revis one of the splashiest acquisitions of the 2013 NFL off-season, the star cornerback is on the move again — this time as a free agent to the New England Patriots. The economics behind Tampa Bay’s desire to divest themselves of Revis were predictably […]

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Darrelle Revis And the Paradox of Cornerback Stats

Less than a year after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made Darrelle Revis one of the splashiest acquisitions of the 2013 NFL off-season, the star cornerback is on the move again — this time as a free agent to the New England Patriots. The economics behind Tampa Bay’s desire to divest themselves of Revis were predictably […]

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