The NFL today is considered a "passing" league. The aerial attack is more important than ever. Thus, it gives rise to the importance of skill positions like quarterback and wide receiver. How do wide receivers factor into an NFL offense nowadays?

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This is a statistical analysis of data on the NFL, specifically each team’s run to pass play ratio, their usage of various amounts of wide receivers, and the comparison of these data to their divisions, either NFC or AFC. The "Who" we are studying are the NFL teams. The "What" we are studying is the play tendencies of each team in the NFL, whether they are run dominant, pass dominant, or balanced, and their frequency of various wide receiver usages. The categorical variables are team, division/conference, and offensive philosophy. The quantitative variables are run-pass ratio and the various WR usages. The "Why" is because we want to see if there are any correlations between any of these variables or if any conclusions can be made from them.

The data sets will be broken down and displayed in various ways. The quantitative data will be displayed with histograms in conjunction with box plots. There will be box plot comparison charts that break down run-pass ratios in terms of division and frequencies of WR usages by amount of receivers. The categorical data will feature three things: a contingency table that compares division against offensive philosophy, a pie chart that breaks down the NFL by offensive philosophy, and a comparative bar graph that breaks down the offensive philosophies by division.

The key data set is the WR usage frequencies. How often do teams use 0-1 WRs? What about 2 WRs? 3 WRs? 4-5 WRs? By using the data for WR usage, it will be easier to compare the WR usage against the offensive philosophies in the NFL.

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I don't know about the rest of you, but I have gotten a little bit disappointed in the Times Picayune's coverage of the Saints. The articles just don't seem to have that flair anymore, and an elite team should be covered with more enthusiasm. This is a recap of the game that I have put together, and hopefully the good readers of CSC enjoy the article. If I can see enough enthusiasm for this post, maybe I will make this recap a weekly routine. Make the jump and enjoy.

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If you’re a Saints fan, do yourself a favor and don’t try to watch fastest 3 minutes. NOT A SINGLE MENTION of the Saints. Even in a sub-section about records, the Saints did not show up. Tebow gets a minute, freaking Christian Ponder gets 10 seconds, Ben Roethlisberger gets 20 seconds. And Drew Brees gets none. NONE. I am about to go into full "Kevin Held" Rage Mode.

And for that matter, no mention of the Texans either, even though they have now moved into 1st place in their division convincingly.

Freaking Urban Meyer got more airtime.

Bout this time last year, I had written a piece about the outlook of the NFC South and the possible finish of each team. In it, I was cautiously optimistic and predicted at least a 2nd place finish within the division. I ate crow, and my heart was ecstatic. First Garrett Hartley’s THE KICK then Tracy Porter’s THE PICK. Last season fulfilled what many of us had dreamed of but not too many of us had openly boasted. So lez get down once again, and deliver the verdict. Laissez bon temps rouler. 

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"I can eat oreos faster than you, Peyton."

"Hey, I don't think he liked that joke. Did ya like it Peyton? I don't think he liked it."

"Hi. My name's Scott. I'm Japanese."

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Well fellow CSC members, the Saints Superbowl season is nearing an official close, and the new season is upon us. Even if it does take some time for hell to unfreeze. With that said, here's an analysis for the offseason.

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Now, now Saints fans and fanatics alike, I have, like a lot of you, been bored out of my mind just waiting for training camps to start. And I really don’t hate Jeremy Shockey. I like his abilities and what he can offer. With that said, here’s a satirical look into a day in the life of Jeremy Shockey. And as usual, I appreciate comments. 

8:30 Woke up to "Circus" by Britney Spears. Brushed my teeth, took a shower, and slicked back my hair. My hair is so damn luscious.

9:15 Got a call from Coach Payton. He wanted to talk to me about my apparent lack of production. Pfft. Lack of production? He can’t have been looking at this year’s marvelous 500 yard campaign. Nevertheless, I decide to go anyway. Maybe I can set things straight.

9:30 Just to annoy coach I decided to go a little late. So now I jump into my sweet ride, wearing a muscle shirt so that all can revel in the glory of my tattoos.

 9:55 Coach looked a bit mad at me. Uh-oh. He yelled at me for being late and stressed the importance of punctuality. All this time I just looked into empty space. I told coach that it was an honest mistake and that I had actually been working out for three hours. He seemed to like that. Hey look! I spotted my man drew Brees in the distance, but then I saw that he was practicing with Billy Miller, not me. I was infuriated.

 10:15 Drew and I decided to work out our differences like mature men. While I don’t to delve into the details of our "chat," I can tell you that it involved a "WTF!" and a "I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU!" plus a "DON’T MAKE ME RIP YOUR HAIR OFF!" at which point I had settled. My hair was too precious to be manhandled. And did I mention the tearing up of the grass? No? Okay.

 10:50 I decided to make a deal with Drew. I told him that I would be a good pass-catching, defense-mauling, awesome-tattoo-wearing tight end from now on. Maybe I should have left the last part off because next thing I knew he was unzipping his bag and giving me a book about "How to Catch Touchdowns." Like I didn’t know that already. But then I realized that I had zero touchdowns last year with Brees as my Quarterback, so I felt the slightest twinge of regret and kept the book against my will. I said something about stupid doctors misdiagnosing me.

 11:40 To get over my troubles, I decided to rent a jet to Las Vegas. Then I decided against it for my own safety. I thought back to my last "incident" in Vegas. I definitely did not want to get dehydrated again.

 12:45 I was having a bad day so I fired my agent. Again. I would look for a new one later.

 1:20 I took some alone time in the Jacuzzi. Without beer this time. Or hard rock.

 1:55 Oh my god. I looked at the time. I forgot there was organized practice at 3:00. Stupid doctors. So I quickly got out, slicked my hair back again, and changed. Always got to keep that hair looking brilliant.

 4:00 Practice went better than usual today. Drew had calmed down (which was a relief to me), Coach was looking happy, and Billy Miller had to forego this practice for some other stupid event. Yay me! I even caught five passes and a touchdown. "Good for you, Jeremy," I though, looking at the mirror.

 5:00 Yawn. I was so tired. Yet I turned on the TV to watch some random episode of House that I had recorded. But that was about doctors, and that meant I was reminded of stupid doctors misdiagnosing me. Wow. I decided to call it a day.

 7:30 I finished eating and climbed onto my massive bed. I set my alarm to play "Can’t Touch This" and then I dozed off. 

Hey i just got my fantasy team and i would appreciate it if you guys were to rate and leave comments on it. I was pretty psyched about this team especially if Reggie Bush can stay healthy the whole year. Of course I would have liked Thomas but Reggie's cool  too. And seeing as i have AP on this team I cant complain :)

Starters

QB- Aaron Rodgers

WR- Randy Moss, Steve Smith, Eddie Royal

RB- The Purple Jesus and Reggie Bush

TE- Jason Witten

K- Neil rackers

D/ST- Pittsburgh

Backups

QB- Jay Cutler

RB- LenDale White

TE- Jeremy Shockey

WR- Mushin Muhammad

K- Garrett Hartley

D/ST- Indianapolis

 And so the disrespect continues. The latest from sporting news. In  a list of the top 25 impact players in '09, Drew Brees is ranked 13. The Offensive Player of the Year is ranked 13th. Guess who is ahead? DeMarcus Ware, who is a linebacker, is ranked 4th overall. Andre Johnson, a wide receiver, is ranked 8th overall. Reggie Wayne, another WR, is ranked 10. Shawne Meriman, who didn't even play last year, is projected to be the 11th most impact player. I mean, "What the heck?"

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With all the chatter and actions taking place around the NFL, it seems like a good, if not great time, to talk about the one and only NFC South outlook. I guess it will be hard not to be biased for the Saints, but it can’t be harder than Drew Rosenhaus trying to bring Edge over to the good side, if you know what I mean…And so we go.

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The door is wide open...

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