text: 21 Jun 2017, 12:23pm by Aaron Schatz
  ESPN: 30 Best Special Teams of the Last 30 Years
  Part three of our feature on the greatest teams of the DVOA era looks at the best special teams units since 1987. Seven of the top 30 were coached in some way by Dave Toub, who worked for the Chicago Bears in the 2000s and works for the Kansas City Chiefs today. Other teams with multiple appearances on this list include New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Cleveland. Tomorrow, we'll look at the top 30 teams overall, and we finish up Friday with top individual seasons.
  3 comments, Last at 22 Jun 2017, 6:30pm by Karl Cuba
  20 Jun 2017, 03:01pm by Aaron Schatz
  ESPN: 30 Best Defenses of the Last 30 Years
  Today we have part two of our weeklong feature looking at the best teams of the DVOA era, going back to 1987. This is our list of the top defenses, chock full of Ravens and Steelers teams but topped by the legendary -- especially to Football Outsiders readers -- 1991 Philadelphia Eagles.
  19 Jun 2017, 01:15pm by Aaron Schatz
  ESPN: 30 Best Offenses of the Last 30 Years
  We've got a huge historical feature on ESPN Insider all week: Football Outsiders' own version of "30 for 30." Since we now have 30 years of DVOA ratings, we can count down the top 30 teams in DVOA history. Today, we start things off with the top 30 offenses. That means a lot of Patriots, Colts, and 49ers teams... and more Chiefs than you expect. One big change with this countdown is that we've incorporated the playoffs, which will boost teams such as the 1989 49ers and 1990 Bills that went on big postseason runs against tough competition. (Click to read more.)
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  07 Jun 2017, 01:21pm by Rivers McCown
  ESPN: Where FO Projections Differ Most from Vegas Odds
  A closer look at why FO's 2017 projections differ from Vegas over-unders for four teams: Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, and the Los Angeles Rams.
  15 May 2017, 12:45pm by Aaron Schatz
  ESPN: Updated 2017 Team Projections
  Here are some updated 2017 team projections on ESPN Insider. These are fairly similar to those we ran in April, because the NFL draft doesn't have as much effect as you might think on the ability to predict next season. Obviously, the draft can have a huge effect -- it just isn't a predictable one. The one thing we have found is that drafting defensive talent high is more positive for the immediate future than drafting offensive talent, which is why the Colts and Ravens are a little better in this forecast while the Chargers and Bengals drop a little.
  23 Apr 2017, 10:06am by Aaron Schatz
  QBASE 2017 (ESPN version)
  Here are our QBASE projections for the Class of 2017. It's not a great year for quarterback prospects. Commentary includes a long discussion of the history of quarterbacks with only one or two years of college experience.