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I've been messing around for the last several weeks trying to create a measure of a players on-field performance. The basic stats that the NFL records are, IMVHO, stale. I ended up consulting with a buddy of mine in Nebraska who works in this field and we came up with a way to evaluate a players performance. We are still working on it and are breaking it down by position. We also weighted each categorey based off of position. Anyway, I thought I would share with you guys what we have so far. No haters please, I am not claiming that this is the end-all, be-all of evaluating NFL talent. Just a different perspective. I'm just going to post the top 10 for DL and WR's in the NFC as that is as far as we have gotten.
Note that the numbers associated with a WR are much higher than that of a lineman due to the larger numbers associated with the stat categories used. The numbers corresponding to the players does not mean that player x is better than player y - it just means he performed better last season based off the factors we calculated.
Top 10 NFC WR's for 2009 NFL season according to FAR:
1. Austin Miles - 102.2
2. Larry Fitzgerald - 84.85
3. Roddy White - 84.30
4. Greg Jennings - 82.5
5. Marques Colston - 78.3
6. Sidney Rice - 77.65
7. Desean Jackson - 75.2
8. Anquan Boldin - 75.05
9. Donald Driver - 73.6
10. Steve Smith (NYG) - 72.15
Top 10 NFC DL for 2009 NFL season according to FAR:
1. Jared Allen - 18.17
2. Andre Carter - 14.92
3. Trent Cole - 14.58
4. Will Smith - 14.33
5. Julius Peppers - 13.17
6. Brian Orakpo - 12.42
7. Justin Tuck - 11.92
8. Ray Edwards - 11.67
9. Jay Ratliff - 11.25
10. Jonathan Babineaux - 11.00
Note that the numbers associated with a WR are much higher than that of a lineman due to the larger numbers associated with the stat categories used. The numbers corresponding to the players does not mean that player x is better than player y - it just means he performed better last season based off the factors we calculated.
Top 10 NFC WR's for 2009 NFL season according to FAR:
1. Austin Miles - 102.2
2. Larry Fitzgerald - 84.85
3. Roddy White - 84.30
4. Greg Jennings - 82.5
5. Marques Colston - 78.3
6. Sidney Rice - 77.65
7. Desean Jackson - 75.2
8. Anquan Boldin - 75.05
9. Donald Driver - 73.6
10. Steve Smith (NYG) - 72.15
Top 10 NFC DL for 2009 NFL season according to FAR:
1. Jared Allen - 18.17
2. Andre Carter - 14.92
3. Trent Cole - 14.58
4. Will Smith - 14.33
5. Julius Peppers - 13.17
6. Brian Orakpo - 12.42
7. Justin Tuck - 11.92
8. Ray Edwards - 11.67
9. Jay Ratliff - 11.25
10. Jonathan Babineaux - 11.00
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