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  3. Ourbombers.com

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    On 2/22/2017 at 8:52 PM, Super Duper Negatron said:

    Might be off topic, but I ventured over there out of nostalgia tonight. Apparently there is one dude in there named Bennie Thompson that uses the forum as some sort of bizarre echo chamber. I think roadgriller is in on the joke, but one can never be sure.

    For someone like me that followed Colin (Mookie) from TotalCFL, it is a bit sad to see Ourbombers on its deathbed.

    Sorry...the recent influx of 90's bands touring the city has got me on a nostalgia kick.

    On topic...hmmm...Chris Jones is a dingus!

    TotalCFL was awesome, the guy from BC that ran it - Brad, Argonut, "Pro-Reinbold" aka Colin, East Side Wally...I could go on...great place - easy to load on dial-up - kinda went downhill fast when Myk the Aussie dude showed up and filled the site with unintelligible videos of him shouting...Ourbombers was great in it's time too - but like all things they fade..

  4. The Most Important Passing Stat - 2nd Down Yardage?

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    13 minutes ago, Mike said:

    What they really need to do is develop a QBR type formula that uses advanced statistics to come to it's conclusion. Then you'll be getting somewhere.

    Combine (Completion % - Expected Completion %), At-fault interception throws, yards per attempt, sacks per snap, etc.

    It's nearly impossible to develop a formula to rate quarterbacks based on the raw, preliminary numbers we accept as the standard. A quarterback's individual success is too dependent on the result at the other end of his throw and without coming up with a way to define that, you're not going to get anywhere.

    Quarterback throws the ball, it's tipped by the receiver into a defender's hands. QB's fault? No, but it has a negative impact on his statistics.

    Quarterback takes the snap, LT blows the edge and allows the rush to get through, QB sails it out of bounds. QB's fault? No, but it has a negative impact on his statistics.

    It works in the other direction too. 

    Quarterback throws the ball right to a DB because he misread a coverage. DB drops it. QB's fault? Yes, but no negative impact.

    TLDR: Football is the toughest sport to analyze statistically. We're nowhere even close to being able to do it.

    And that is what makes it the most fun and sometimes the most frustrating to watch...great team with "bad" QB...bad team with a "great" QB...so many permutations and outcomes that are unpredictable...a team sport dictated by individual performances or individual performances working as a team??

    I love the game even with all the warts and challenges (like guys getting their brains injured) - that's another topic though.

  6. Around The League Off Season Discussion

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    8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    Who is John Hodge anyway? Is he just a fan who writes a blog & was picked up by 3 Down Nation?

    Yah...great fan who likes to crunch numbers and can write some great articles...no real inside info apart from his connection with the 3rd down nation folks...his podcast is pretty good and he gets some interesting guests.  Pretty neat to see how he has been able to get some exposure all starting with his "Firejoemack" twitter handle years ago.  Went to school in Brandon and is a teacher - comes from a super nice family...There you go...

  7. Best value for season seats

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    Anywhere but the endzones are very good seats...i just don't like view from there - hard to tell how many yards they gained when going away from you, especially if you are lower down in the seats.   End zones are OK in super large stadiums where there is an upper deck but that isn't the case at IGF  If you are one of those people who just like to be there and don't really watch the game with some intensity I suppose they are OK too...

  10. Bomber forum

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    I know lots of you regular members here still post and visit at the other site...I haven't been able to reach it since Friday...did I miss something or do i just have an issue (tried a few different connection types and nothing but error message)

    Thanks

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