Off The Charts Football Podcast

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research team to the show to break down some of the surprise teams in the NFL this season. The conversation opens in New York with the Giants (1:46) and Jets (12:29) before moving to the Broncos (22:06), Eagles (30:48), and Seahawks (42:19). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, 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 your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes former SIS employee and current Betway Pennsylvania state manager Corey March (@corey_march1) to the show to talk sports betting. Matt and Corey discuss some helpful sports betting insights such as having accounts with multiple sportsbooks and taking advantage of odds boosts (4:07) before taking a look at 2022 NFL betting trends that can help give you an edge (26:40). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, 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 your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Denver Broncos insider Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) of Denver7 to the show to examine what's going on in the Mile High City. Matt and Troy dive deep into the Broncos, starting with what's wrong with Russell Wilson and whether coaching is playing a role in his struggles (3:41) before moving on to whether we should be concerned about a lack of experience on the coaching staff (12:15), how talented the roster actually is (15:44), and the defense carrying the offense (22:02). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, 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 your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) of the SIS Research team to the show to look at contenders and pretenders through 4 weeks of the NFL season. The show opens with Alex examining the World's No. 1 QB Rankings (0:53) before moving on to a discussion about the different tiers of NFL team so far, starting with the Eagles as the lone unbeaten (15:36), the 3-1 teams including the Bills, Dolphins, and Packers (19:12), 2-2 teams including the Ravens, Bengals, and both LA squads (28:19), and 1-3 teams including the Lions, Raiders, and Patriots (37:13). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, 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 your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) of the SIS team to the show. The group takes a closer look at the Bengals after their Thursday night win over the Dolphins (0:30), scoring being down across the league (4:04), and some early-season struggles from top cornerbacks (11:54). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, 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 your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes James Weaver (@J_Weaver97) and Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) of the SIS team to the show to examine the first two weeks of the NFL season. The group looks at the early success of the Giants' running game (1:14), the Trevor Lawrence resurgence in Jacksonville (5:19), offensive changes for the Vikings (9:57), Tua and the Dolphins (11:56), and the Lions' success with gap runs (17:45). The show closes with an injury update from SIS expert James Rodriguez, as he looks at Dak Prescott, JK Dobbins, and more (22:58). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, 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 your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes The 33rd Team's Josh Larky (@jlarkytweets) to the show to introduce The Edge, "the most versatile and informative tool EVER to enter the fantasy football and betting marketplace". The duo introduces the site (1:39) before discussing Josh's path to the 33rd Team (7:09) and how his group leverages SIS data (21:35). The conversation then flips to fantasy football, as Matt and Josh look at some sleepers based on the data (35:58), 2nd-year players who might make the jump this year (44:05), and the unique data points in The Edge that might not be as common to the average fantasy player (52:21). Thank you for listening. Please check out The Edge, the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest content, and don't forget to check out the Playing In Space NBA podcast and the SIS Baseball Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Miami Dolphins punter Thomas Morstead to the show. Matt and Thomas recount their time together in New Orleans in 2009 (2:26), discuss Thomas's roller coaster 2021 season and look ahead to 2022 (14:38), talk about the impact of coach Frank Gansz (18:49), examine analytics within the context of punting and discuss the best punters in the current NFL (22:50), and much more.  Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest content, and don't forget to check out the Playing In Space NBA podcast and the SIS Baseball Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF), Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), and James Weaver of the SIS research team to the show to take an in-depth look at Expected Points Added (EPA). The guys discuss EPA as more of a framework than a stat (1:43), their favorite thing about EPA (5:48), passing vs. rushing EPA (9:03), why EPA is not an individual metric (23:17), how downs make a difference (29:42), the positives and negatives of Total Points, which is based on EPA (37:29), and what other currencies might be interesting for thinking about player value (41:57). Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest content, and don't forget to check out the Playing In Space NBA podcast and the SIS Baseball Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes SIS VP of Product and Engineering Will Hester (@WHester) to the show. Matt and Will talk though Will's background (3:07), his time with DraftKings and the rules for employees participating in contests (6:55), his process for success in DFS (12:53), what advice he would give to someone looking to start playing DFS and sports betting (16:10), his role at SIS and what he's working on now and for the future (19:52), and the top storylines he's watching in college football this season (25:01). To close the show, Matt brings on Stephen Polacheck, Alex Vigderman, and James Weaver of the SIS research team to discuss the news that USC and UCLA are heading to the Big Ten (35:16). Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest content, and don't forget to check out the Playing In Space NBA podcast and the SIS Baseball Podcast, available wher

On this special throwback edition of the Off The Charts Football Podcast from February 18, 2021, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) are joined by N. Jeremi Duru (@NJeremiDuru), an author and law professor who is an expert on the NFL and its head coach hiring practices as relates to People of Color. The group discusses how the NFL is doing in that regard (2:56), how owners often rush head coach hiring decisions and don’t know what they’re looking for (4:42), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a model for putting together a coaching room (9:31), and the idea of a hiring moratorium during the playoffs (14:24). They also touch on the importance of knowing who Fritz Pollard is (21:04). If you want to hear more from Matt, Mark, and Jeremi about Diversity in the NFL, check out our episode from February 24, 2022 that also features Joe Horrigan of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Thanks for listening, and we'll be back with a new episode in a couple of weeks.

Neil Stratton of Inside The League joins Matt Manocherian of SIS for the sort of conversation that you might hear on the bleachers at the Senior Bowl or after hours at the NFL Combine. 

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes SIS scout Jordan Edwards (@babyrhino79) to the show to take an in-depth look at NFL offensive line play. Matt and Jordan look at the best (3:07) and worst (24:52) offensive lines from 2021 based on Total Points,  examine some key additions and losses heading into 2022 (41:18), and break down some lines that could be a bit under the radar for next season (49:28).  Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest content, and don't forget to check out the Playing In Space NBA podcast and the SIS Baseball Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) takes a look back at the NFL draft through a couple of different lenses. First, Mark welcomes SIS injury expert James Rodriguez (@JamesRInjuries) to the show to take a look at the health of some of the top picks in this year's class (0:43). Then, Mark is joined by SIS draft guru Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) to run down the top draft classes based on our scouting grades (16:14) before welcoming in Eagles beat writer Bo Wulf (@Bo_Wulf) of the Athletic to break down Philly's draft and their acquisition of AJ Brown (18:09).  Thank you for listening as always. You can email the show with feedback at offthecharts@sportsinfosolutions.com and don't forget to follow on Twitter @SportsInfo_SIS and Instagram @sportsinfosolutions. For more, check out: sportsinfosolutions.com SISDataHub.com nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com

On this special edition of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) hosts an all-SIS roundtable featuring Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF), Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus), and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to look at the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Some highlights include the Jaguars taking Travon Walker and Devin Lloyd (0:36), Derek Stingley Jr. over Sauce Gardner to the Texans (8:37), a good night for the Giants (11:25), the Falcons pairing Drake London with Kyle Pitts (16:04), the receiver run starting at #10 (21:47), the Lions trading up for Jameson Williams (27:13), the Ravens building up the middle (35:35), comparing the AJ Brown and Hollywood Brown trades (42:16), the Titans replacing Brown with Treylon Burks (50:29), Kenny Pickett staying in Pittsburgh (52:55), the Chiefs and Packers adding to their defenses (56:15), and the Jets trading up for Jermaine Johnson (1:00:10). Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com fo

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcome Ryan McCrystal (@Ryan_McCrystal) of Sharp Football Analysis to the show to preview the upcoming NFL Draft. The guys discuss Travon Walker as a potential top pick (0:31), how Ryan uses stats to evaluate OL prospects (4:56), which EDGE should go at the top (8:29), Sauce Gardner vs. Derek Stingley Jr. (10:24), using route-adjusted stats to learn more about WR potential (12:58), a stat that illustrates why there aren't any RBs worthy of a first-round pick (18:23), Desmond Ridder as QB1 (24:20), and a couple of team-specific fits (28:34). We will have another episode this week after the first round, so look for that late Thursday night/early Friday morning. Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest draft content! Also, check out more of Ryan's work at sharpfootballanalysis.com, draftace.com, and @CFBFilmRoom.

On this special episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcome Hayden Winks (@HaydenWinks) of Fantasy Underdog (@UnderdogFantasy) to the show. Hayden discusses the SIS data he uses in his player evaluation (0:55), Drake London vs. Treylon Burks as the top WR in this class (4:30), the curious case of George Pickens (8:47), the rise of first-round WRs (10:40), the Deebo Samuel trade request (13:42), evaluating this QB class (14:59), where he differs from the consensus on top prospects (21:35), and the top fantasy prospect in this draft (26:26). Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest draft content!

On this week’s episode, Matt Manocherian and Stephen Polacheck talk NFL Draft philosophy, both from a broad perspective and with plenty of specifics. Matt addressed the idea behind drafting a QB even if you already had an elite one and where Malik Willis and Kenny Pickett fit best. Matt and Stephen then broke down the rumblings that the Jaguars will select Travon Walker with the first pick, then debated the merits of Aidan Hutchinson vs Kayvon Thibodeaux. That plus: Would Tom Brady be a good GM? Thank you for listening. Please check out the SIS NFL Draft Website and SportsInfoSolutions.com for all our latest draft content!.

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) interviews a group of SIS employees to officially introduce the SIS NFL Draft Website (nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com), which is now live! Matt talks stats and articles with R&D team members Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF) (0:49), examines the scouting process with Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Jeff Dean (23:26), and discusses the process of putting the site together with product manager Noah Gatsik (@IamThatNoah) (37:58). The SIS NFL Draft site contains a Big Board, scouting reports, leaderboards, statistics, articles, and much more and is a must-visit for all of your NFL Draft needs. Thanks for listening. You can email the show with feedback at offthecharts@sportsinfosolutions.com and don't forget to follow on Twitter @SportsInfo_SIS and Instagram @sportsinfosolutions. For more, check out: sportsinfosolutions.com SISDataHub.com

On this special episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) spotlight women in football through conversations with ESPN football writer and analyst Mina Kimes (@minakimes) and football researcher Robyn Ritchie (@RR_SportsStats) and  Mina discussed the most intriguing NFL stories of the offseason, her opinion on this year's QB draft class, her perspective on the league's new diversity initiative for coaches, the evolution of women in football, and her advice for young girls who want to work in the game. (0:53) Robyn is a sports statistics researcher and PhD student, and she talks about her background (including pursuing work in data analytics of Curling!), her work on punt returns for the Big Data Bowl, what she wants to do in research moving forward, and her advice for those who might want to do the work that she does. (12:27) March is Women’s History Month and we’re happy to put a spotlight on women doing good work in the sport. Than