Matthew Stafford Overrated; Regret Aversion

Matthew Stafford Overrated; Regret Aversion

Author: Kevin Cole July 14, 2021 Duration: 52:28

(4:55) Kevin breaks down Stafford’s PFF grades leading up to his trade to the Rams (8:00) Breaking down Stafford’s 2020 Ranking (10th) to 2021 (6th) (10:20) Kevin breaks down Stafford’s lack of production despite having top tier receivers (11:40) Why Lamar Jackson should be ranked higher than Stafford headed into 2021 (13:17) Matt Stafford: Overrated?Lamar Jackson: Underrated? (14:51) Is it possible to be underrated if everyone thinks you are underrated? (18:06) Looking into the media/fans determining who is overrated/underrated/right on point (19:59) Breaking down Fantasy Running backs for your upcoming draft (20:42) Why 2nd/3rd year running backs should be your main focus when drafting for Fantasy

(23:25) Kevin highlights RBs to look out for in 2021: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Zack Moss, Devin Singletary (26:45) Regret Aversion: Kevin talks about Kyle Shannahan’s biggest regret as a play caller, looks into analytics of offensive play calling/decision making (40:13) Kevin looks into mitigating regret aversion as a decision maker and the sacrifices that need to be made



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