Welcome to Quick Reads! For readers who are new to my work and my stats, this is a weekly column where I will talk you about the best and worst performances of the week according to my DYAR stats. That’s Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement, the “total” stat compared to DVOA as a “rate” stat. If this all sounds new to you, you can check out my DVOA explainer article.
We give the numbers for all the quarterbacks who played a decent number of snaps. Then we give the top 5 running backs (both total and rushing only) and the bottom running back (same), followed by the top 5 wide receivers and tight ends and then the bottom wide receiver or tight end. Our numbers don’t separate a player from his teammates, so of course, it’s possible that a poor DYAR performance could be related to the players around you. Maybe your receivers dropped a lot of passes or perhaps your quarterback targeted you very badly on a lot of inaccurate passes. These numbers represent a player’s value but are not completely divorced from context.
Another important note about my stats: I do not include opponent adjustments until after Week 4 of the season. Opponent adjustments are an important part of Quick Reads, especially when we get to the end of the season, but early on we don’t have those adjustments. We still don’t know how good or bad these defenses are going to be for the entire year.
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