Authors: Andrew Luke, Trevor Hayward, Henry Douglass, Charles Berman andrewluke2025@u.northwestern.edu, trevorhayward2024@u.northwestern.edu, henrydouglass2026@u.northwestern.edu, charlesberman2026@u.northwestern.edu Written February 23rd, 2024 Week 18 of the 2022-23 NFL season: the 3-13 Chicago Bears faced their division rival the Minnesota Vikings,…
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Author: Ben Pilnick benjaminpilnick2026@u.northwestern.edu Running backs have always played an important role in the National Football League. They run up the middle, catch passes, and have been the face of many organizations. However, in the…
Author: James Bailey jamesbailey2027@u.northwestern.edu This article will explore the impact of coaching trees across the National Football League. More specifically, it will go into detail about how coaches across the league, and in college, control…
Authors: Alex Barbatsis, Isaac Rhee, Jimmy Zhang Alexbarbatsis2026@u.northwestern.edu, isaacrhee2027@u.northwestern.edu, jimmyzhang2027@u.northwestern.edu Although far from an exact science, projecting and drafting future NFL stars is a process that can be optimized and lead to franchise success on…
Author: Michael Canmann (michaelcanmann2024@u.northwestern.edu) Many clichés get thrown around in football. “Defense wins championships.” “Establish the run.” “The game is won in the trenches.” At their core, each of these statements attempt to point out a…
Author: Michael Diersen (michaeldiersen2023@u.northwestern.edu), McCormick To many NFL GMs and all fantasy football managers, workhorse running backs are hot commodities. While an elite running back can carry NFL and fantasy teams to championships, they can…
Author: Mike Pastuovic (michaelpastuovic2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 Nowadays, it is rare to get through a weekend of football without hearing announcers vaguely refer to “the numbers” in regards to teams deciding to go for two or…
Authors: Tim Wegener (timothywegener2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 Rishab Jayanthi (rishabjayanthi2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 The COVID-19 crisis has upended economies, lives, and cultures around the world. Among the endless list of COVID-19 affected markets lies sports. For months,…
Authors: Andrew Davis and Neev Suryawanshi The saying “defense wins championships” is an old football adage from famous coach Bear Bryant. The saying was especially true in the 80s through 90s, where teams like the…
Author: Ben Caterine (bencaterine2023@u.northwestern.edu), McCormick There are few sounds more ubiquitous in sports than the roar of a home crowd. From the Cameron Crazies to Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall, fans give sporting events the energy and…