SumerSports Show
SumerSports aims to provide the best-in-class quantitative analysis aimed at creating precision in player acquisition and roster management in the NFL. Thomas Dimitroff, the CEO at Sumer, is a former NFL GM who has won NFL Executive of the Year twice. Eric Eager, the VP of R&D at Sumer, has been responsible for many of the great accomplishments in football analytics during his time at PFF. Thomas and Eric provide a never-before-heard combination of a general manager and data scientist as they navigate topics in the NFL, college football, business and more!
Episodes
June 7, 2023 • 48 mins
ESPN's Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) joins the show to talk about the changing landscape of college football analytics and preview the 2023 season.
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June 5, 2023 • 57 mins
Tej Seth (tejfbanalytics), Parker Fleming (@statsowar), and Eric Eager (@ericeager_) do a draft of #NFL head coaches for the next five years.
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June 2, 2023 • 46 mins
Eric Eager (@ericeager_) and the founder of Purple Insider, Matthew Coller (@MatthewColler) discuss his upcoming book, "Football is a Numbers Game".
The guys then talk about the #Vikings and their outlook for the 2023 season, after a popup 13-win season a year ago. link to Matthew's book: Amazon.com: Football Is a Numbers Game: Pro Football Focus and How a Data-Driven Approach Shook Up the Sport: 9781637272183: Coller, Matthew: Book...
The guys then talk about the #Vikings and their outlook for the 2023 season, after a popup 13-win season a year ago. link to Matthew's book: Amazon.com: Football Is a Numbers Game: Pro Football Focus and How a Data-Driven Approach Shook Up the Sport: 9781637272183: Coller, Matthew: Book...
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May 31, 2023 • 49 mins
Sam Schwartzstein of Amazon Prime's TNF joins the show to talk about communicating analytics, innovation in football, and more!
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May 30, 2023 • 47 mins
Tej Seth (@tejfbanalytics), Parker Fleming (@statsowar), and Eric Eager (@ericeager_) go six rounds selecting NFL quarterbacks and their contracts.
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May 26, 2023 • 35 mins
Eric Eager (@ericeager_) discusses the news of the week, including the release of DeAndre Hopkins, the change in the kickoff rule, and his article on wide receiver metrics.
The article: https://sumersports.com/the-zone/examining-wide-receiver-metrics/
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The article: https://sumersports.com/the-zone/examining-wide-receiver-metrics/
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May 24, 2023 • 45 mins
Kevin Cole of Unexpected Points joins the podcast and discusses his recent research. We talk about the combine, evaluating draft prospects, and how teams spent their draft capital in 2023.
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May 22, 2023 • 71 mins
Eric Eager (@ericeager_) and Tej Seth (@tejfbanalytics) discuss the current state of the art in modeling coaching at the NFL level, including play calling, decision making, discipline, development, and more.
The guys also discuss expectations for the new coaching hires around the league, and Eric says that he would offer two first-round picks for Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay every offseason.
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The guys also discuss expectations for the new coaching hires around the league, and Eric says that he would offer two first-round picks for Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay every offseason.
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May 17, 2023 • 45 mins
Senior Data Scientist Adam Vonder Haar joins the show to talk about his experience working for NFL teams and how analytics plays a part of the day to day workings of an NFL team.
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May 15, 2023 • 49 mins
Eric Eager and Parker Fleming discuss their methods for modeling college football. They go over top-down modeling and bottoms-up approaches. How will realignment, along with the proliferation of NIL and the transfer portal, affect handicapping in the future?
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May 10, 2023 • 36 mins
Parker Fleming (@statsowar) hosts the show today to discuss some research in progress regarding changes in gameplan and strategy from week to week, and what that can tell us about team strength and strategy.
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May 8, 2023 • 50 mins
Eric and Thomas discuss the fifth-year option decisions, including Chase Young and Jordan Love. They talk about the Commanders and Falcons going into the season with mid-round picks from 2022 at quarterback, and what that means for their GMs and head coaches.
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May 3, 2023 • 50 mins
Sumer Sports data scientist Quinn MacLean joins the show to discuss college to pro projections, late round draft value, and which rookie quarterbacks might be 2023 breakout candidates.
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May 1, 2023 • 55 mins
Eric Eager and Thomas Dimitroff summarize the events of the 2023 NFL Draft through both an analytical and traditional scouting lens.
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April 28, 2023 • 266 mins
Join Thomas Dimitroff and Eric Eager as they break down all of the action during round 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft.
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April 25, 2023 • 69 mins
Tej Seth and Parker Fleming take over the show in advance of the draft to break down the wisdom of crowds, reaches and steals in the draft, and a mock draft!
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April 20, 2023 • 63 mins
Eric and Thomas discuss the top five linebackers in the 2023 NFL Draft: Drew Sanders, Jack Campbell, Trenton Simpson, Daiyan Henley, and Henry To'oTo'o. The guys talk about athleticism versus production, positional value, and development.
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April 17, 2023 • 68 mins
Eric and Thomas discuss the top five defensive backs in the 2023 NFL Draft: Devon Witherspoon, Christian Gonzalez, Deonte Banks, Brian Branch, and Joey Porter Jr. The guys talk about athleticism versus production, positional value, and development.
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April 13, 2023 • 64 mins
Eric and Thomas discuss the top five defensive linemen in the 2023 NFL Draft: Jalen Carter, Will Anderson, Tyree Wilson, Calijah Kancey and Lukas Van Ness. The guys talk about athleticism versus production, positional value, and development.
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April 11, 2023 • 50 mins
Eric and Thomas discuss the top five offensive linemen in the 2023 NFL Draft: Peter Skoronski, Paris Johnson Jr., Darnell Wright, Anton Harrison, and Broderick Jones. The guys talk about athleticism versus production, positional value, and development.
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