Published on: 11th September, 2010
Do you remember when there used to be specific gender traits? Mind you I am not complaining that the gender line has been blurred through the years, but I have to say that I think that the male sex has embraced their feminine side more than the female sex has ...Published on: 9th June, 2010
No doubt you have seen what we call the “classic” strength of schedule, which is based on a team’s schedule and the records of their opponents in 2009, published in various places. This analysis has been done this way for many years now. Two years ago, PossessionPoints.com looked at Strength of Schedule ...Published on: 6th January, 2010
(An Open Letter to Giants’ Owner John Mara) Earlier this week you expressed your displeasure with the Giants' season performance, and you “vowed to make changes.” You are quoted as saying “I am disappointed in everybody, in everything. I’m unhappy with everyone. It’s just not acceptable to perform like that. There are ...Published on: 25th November, 2009
When the NFL schedule came out last spring, a quick glance at the bye weeks showed that two of the teams off in Week Seven were the Titans and Broncos. If we told you in the summer that one of these two teams would be 6-0 and the other would be ...Published on: 11th November, 2009
Get a group of football fans together talking about their favorite teams, comparing records and schedules, and sooner or later, someone will throw out a phrase along the lines of “Well, they play in a tougher division.” We, at PossessionPoint.com , confess we love this discussion. We write about ...Published on: 5th November, 2009
An NFL team plays a sandwich schedule when they play a challenging game, and "easy win" game and another challenging game. The easy game is sandwiched in the middle and often not considered something to worry about. However, these games can result in upsets when the better team eases up ...Published on: 29th October, 2009
We are big believers in the old saying, “You are never as good as you look when you are winning, nor as bad as you look when you are losing.” With that said, we decided to take our PossessionPoints.com schedule analysis work in a slightly different direction and look at ...Published on: 16th October, 2009
It does not seem to matter if your team has a good record or a bad record. Why? Because, fans, sportscasters and writers will point to your team’s schedule and tell you if their record is either the beneficiary of an easy schedule or the victim of a difficult one. ...Published on: 15th October, 2009
When that crazy tipped pass ending gave the Broncos their first win, many of you probably thought, like most of the humans around the office here, “Well, somebody had to win.” We have to admit that we never thought that we would be heading into week six and that game would ...Published on: 10th October, 2009
The Saints are one of the teams to start this year with a record of 4-0. At PossessionPoints.com, our expectations were high for the Saints this season as we expected that they would win their division and play the Giants in the NFC championship. Nothing we have seen in the ...