Off The Charts Football Podcast

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) introduce the upcoming SIS NFL Draft website, our replacement for the Football Rookie Handbook. The show opens with a brief look at the biggest NFL news from the past week (0:33) before transitioning to an examination of some of the features on the new site (4:36), an early look at the Top 3 players on our 2022 Big Board (8:31), some discussion of this year's QB class (21:57), and what Matt is most excited about with the new site (24:45).  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 episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) are joined by Alex Vigderman (@vigmanoncampus) of the SIS R&D team to take a look at the upcoming NFL Draft from a statistical perspective. They look at how our scouting grades match up with eventual player production (0:35), what we can glean about this group of QBs (10:40), give a refresher on Total Points and look at a player that has fared well in that stat (20:04), compare Aidan Hutchinson and Kayvon Thibodeaux within the larger context of evaluating edge rushers (22:41), examine how we evaluate offensive line play (27:45), and discuss the next frontier in statistical evaluation of college players in terms of what we can do at SIS (32:26). 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

On this episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) are joined by SIS scouts Ben Hrkach and Jeff Dean to break down four more draft prospects. The show opens with a look at some of the QB movement over the last several days (0:30) before transitioning to the prospects, which include Western Michigan WR Skyy Moore (11:15), Coastal Carolina TE Isaiah Likely (18:56), Penn St. S Jaquan Brisker (26:46), and Utah LB Devin Lloyd (30:41).  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 episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by SIS scouting gurus Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to provide some insight into the scouting process our company uses to evaluate draft prospects. The group opens with an overview of the process (1:00) before moving on to how we evaluate specific positions featuring Kenny Pickett at QB (8:03), Kenneth Walker III at RB (19:28), Trent McDuffie at CB (32:09), and Ikem Ekwonu at OT (40:38). 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 episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) are joined by American University law professor and author Jeremi Duru to discuss the state of the NFL as it relates to hiring Black coaches and front office members, and Pro Football Hall of Fame senior advisor Joe Horrigan to detail the history and origin story of the Black athlete in pro football. Jeremi talks about the Brian Flores case and the possible directions it might go, as well as what the league and teams are doing to try to increase hiring in different areas (0:40). Joe talks about the early segregated NFL and how the color barrier was broken, as well as prominent players in Black football history, including Emlen Tunnel and Doug Williams (13:23). 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.co

On this episode of Off The Charts, Matt Manocherian and Mark Simon take both the long and short view of the Super Bowl. They dig into the most meaningful things to come out of the game and do a super-specific breakdown on how both teams approached the game defensively, how the QBs played, and why going to Cooper Kupp on 4th-and-1 was absolutely the right play (or was it?). Thank you for tuning in as always. If you have any thoughts on the show, tweet at us (please!) at @football_SIS. 

On this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) and Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcome SIS R&D member Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) to the show to preview Super Bowl LVI. The group gives their most important things to watch for (1:13) before looking at the game from both the Bengals (3:27) and Rams (14:54) perspectives and highlighting some players that might not be superstars who could impact the game (20:20). The show closes with a look at some of the best Super Bowl prop bets with SIS Gaming Guru Corey March (@corey_march1) (27:45). 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 week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by fellow SIS members Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF) to look back at Championship Weekend and to break down some prospects from the Senior Bowl. The show opens with some quick Super Bowl talk, including the biggest takeaways regarding the Bengals-Rams matchup (0:25) and why each team won on Sunday and whether they can carry that into the Super Bowl (2:42). The group then transitions to some Senior Bowl talk, where they breakdown a handful of standout players including Kenny Pickett (10:35), Bailey Zappe (10:07), Isaiah Likely (16:33), Myjai Sanders (17:47), Channing Tindall (19:39), and Jalen Pitre (21:55). Stay tuned for a full Super Bowl preview with a returning Matt Manocherian next week. 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 @sportsinf

On this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) look back at a wild NFL Divisional Round (including some potential new overtime options) (0:18) and preview the two conference championship games: Bengals-Chiefs (5:33) and 49ers-Rams (15:07). Corey March (@corey_march1) also joins the show to give some prop betting advice for this weekend's games (27:30). 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 week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) hit on a number of topics including the progression of the Cincinnati Bengals with SIS Research Associate Stephen Polacheck (@PolacheckFF) (0:24), season leaders in Pressures Above Expectation (9:20), and a look at the SIS All-Rookie team with John Todd (@therealjohntodd) (17:13). Check out the Pressures Above Expectation article here and the SIS All-Rookie Team article here. 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 week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcomes fellow SIS members Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) and Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) to the show to look ahead to the first round of the NFL playoffs. The group begins with a discussion about the non-division winners and their chances in the postseason, assessing the 49ers (0:35), Raiders (4:18), Patriots (7:52), Cardinals (10:34), Eagles (14:45), and Steelers (15:23), before moving on to a look at the season's leaders in Total Points at each position (17:24).  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 week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome fellow SIS member Alex Vigderman (@VigManOnCampus) to examine how the top contenders are trending heading into the final week of the NFL season. The group breaks down the status of the Chiefs (1:08), Patriots (5:19), Bengals (9:35), Titans (12:02), Bills (14:37), Colts (19:04), Packers (24:54), Buccaneers (28:21), Cardinals (30:26), Rams (33:33), Cowboys (36:41), 49ers (39:43), and Eagles (44:25) using Total Points based on recent performance. To read a blog post with notes and stats from this episode, click here. 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 week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome fellow SIS member John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to the show to look at an example of icing the kicker from the Monday Night Football game (based on the discussion from last week) (0:26), discuss NFL playoff storylines heading into Week 17 (2:07), and to introduce the first-team defense for the inaugural NCAA All-SIS Team (6:14). Check out the full article on the All-SIS Team at sportsinfosolutionsblog.com. 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 week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome fellow SIS members Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to the show to discuss icing the kicker (0:53) and to introduce the first-team offense for the inaugural College Football All-SIS Team (11:28). Check out the full article on the All-SIS Team at sportsinfosolutionsblog.com. 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 week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes fellow SIS R&D analyst Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) to the show to take an in-depth look and discuss stats to know for the top NFC playoff contenders: Packers (1:23), Buccaneers (7:27), Cardinals (11:46), Cowboys (16:19), Rams (26:05), 49ers (37:38), and Eagles (43:20). 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 sportsinfosolutionsblog.com SISDataHub.com

On this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) welcomes fellow SIS R&D analyst Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) to the show to take an in-depth look and discuss stats to know for all of the top playoff contenders in the AFC: the Patriots (1:39), Titans (7:39), Ravens (10:59), Chiefs (15:32), Chargers (22:27), Bengals (28:15), Bills (31:47), Steelers (36:35), and Colts (37:06). Stay tuned for a look at the NFC contenders coming next week. 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 sportsinfosolutionsblog.com SISDataHub.com

On this week's episode of the Off The Charts Football Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@vigmanoncampus) and John Todd (@therealjohntodd) to the show to discuss home-field advantage in the NFL (2:25) and the Colts' pass-heavy strategy in the second half of last week's loss (7:37). The group then previews the top games of NFL Week 13, including Patriots-Bills (15:57), Broncos-Chiefs (20:28), Washington-Raiders (25:15), and Giants-Dolphins (29:08), before closing with Scouts vs. Stats on the most improved players in the NFL (31:37). 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 sportsinfosolutionsblog.com SISDataHub.com

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays), SIS VP of Football Matt Manocherian (@MattMano) and Lead Football Analyst Alex Vigderman (@VigManonCampus) preview some of the key games in Week 12. But before they do … they first do quick takes on the key goings on in Week 11 and do a full-fledged walkthrough on how Total Points are dispersed among players, using a Derek Carr fumble as an example. You can learn more about Total Points in this primer. They then preview Titans-Patriots, Rams-Packers, and Browns-Ravens and pick the most watchable elements of each game.   They close the show with “Scouts versus Stats” evaluating what you look for in a good Thanksgiving meal.   Thank you to all our listeners. We hope you have a great holiday. You can sign up for the SIS Football Newsletter here and the SIS Total Points Statpack here or e-mail offthecharts@sportsinfosolutions.com.

On this week's episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcomes Alex Vigderman (@vigmanoncampus) and Nathan Cooper (@ncoopdraft) to the show to talk about some uncertainty for the top NFL contenders (0:21) before moving to a discussion about the Offensive (3:36) and Defensive Rookie of the Year candidates (9:29). They also discuss whether Kirk Cousins is elite (25:12). Then comes a Week 11 preview featuring the Cowboys-Chiefs (30:48) and Steelers-Chargers (35:29) before finishing with a Scouts vs. Stats on a few Big Ten prospects (38:02). 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 sportsinfosolutionsblog.com SISDataHub.com

On today’s episode, Matt Manocherian (@mattmano) and Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) welcome Bryce Rossler (@btrossler) to the show. The group looks at the major NFL Week 9 upsets (0:19), gives their thoughts on some of the performances by young QBs (3:55), discusses the SIS Pressures Above Expectation stat (10:33), and previews the best games of Week 10: Saints-Titans (14:57), Chiefs-Raiders (18:49), Browns-Patriots (23:06), and Bills-Jets (27:13). The show closes with a Scouts vs. Stats looking at the NFL Draft (31:50). 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 sportsinfosolutionsblog.com SISDataHub.com