“Total QBR” AND YOUR 2012 FANTASY QB

I just returned from my annual geek-out vacation to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference  in Boston. If you haven't been, its a two-day series of panels and discussions on my two favorite things: Sports and Data. Here at Fantasyomatic.com, our goal is to bring you new ways to look at data to give you an edge in your fantasy football leagues. So I wrote up some findings to sure with you based on panels attended at this year's conference. I attended a sessions presented by ESPN called "Total QBR: What ESPN Analytics Learned". ESPN Journalist Peter Keating was joined by four other ESPN Stats staffers to explain why ESPN created the "Total QBR" to improve upon the NFL Passer Rating. In addition to learning compelling details about the new rating, I learned one important fact: Total QBR (0-100) and a new metric called "Clutch Weighted EPA" predict fantasy value better than traditional stats or fantasy stats In fact, in 2010 and 2011, Total QBR (QBR for short) even correlated to Fantasy QB production significantly more than NFL Passer Rating. Keating wrote a comprehensive article about this last fall on ESPN Insider and you should really read it. Sure, you never [...]