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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This week feels like as good as any for my annual post (RIP Igglesblog):

Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My son and I watched the excellent DeSean Jackson documentary, then chased it with this, by @fduffy.bsky.social. Recommended. youtu.be/xyJtx_eISKU?...

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How DeSean Jackson Became NFL's Greatest Deep Threat

YouTube video by Philadelphia Eagles

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A stunning, virtuoso performance by Kyle Shanahan.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I love Zach Ertz the player, and hope this works out, but he will be 36 in November. Julio Jones was a 33 year old Eagle and didn't exactly light it up.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Old and busted: You can't win a Super Bowl with Jalen Hurts at QB. New hotness: You can't win a Super Bowl with Cam Jurgens at C.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Mr. Mara must be so pleased at this great, classy opening night. Extend Joe Schoen now!

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's so great to have football back. I pay attention to other things that are important to me, which is why I love and pay attention to football. Ars gratia artis.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The last 30 Super Bowls were won by 13 franchises. The Cowboys, Niners and WASteam are not in this club. Must be awful to be a fan of such losers.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Los Angeles Rams are what Vince Young would call a Dream Team.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Christian McCaffrey had 450 touches last year. In both prior seasons where he had more than 400 touches, he missed 13 games in the ensuing season. Those ensuing seasons occurred when he was 24 and 28. He is now 30 years old. Kyle Shanahan loves load mismanagement.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Los Angeles Rams are what Vince Young would call a Dream Team.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Some sportswriters treat their readership with contempt, as if they are idiots; others write for a discerning, intelligent audience. Both are correct! Readership is self-fulfilling.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here are my principal thoughts on the NFL, which I don't believe I have read (on this site or elsewhere):

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is excellent, not reliant upon pseudoscience, and consistent with the vast empirical literature on load management: the Niners over-practice, over-train and their injury results are a consequence of that stupidity.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I don’t do film study; I have no comparative advantage, no alpha. I rely on somebody who does: Fran Duffy. And, boy, Fran was as skeptical as I can remember him ever being, regarding the Eli Stowers pick.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

That was a peak sports watching experience. Thank you, Cabo Verde. I have been watching sports since I was a little boy, and never saw anything like that.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

In my youth, I would read the Dumpster Fire series first thing in the morning. Nowadays, I deal with work, The World Cup, the kids, have dinner and leisurely savour reading this with a wee dram. Enjoy, Eagles fans.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"Tulsky was born in Philadelphia, growing up a sports fan. He'd watch Mike Schmidt and the Phillies at The Vet and still lets an occasional "Go Birds!" slip out during NFL season." Congratulation to Eagles fan / analytics nerd Eric Tulsky on his first Stanley Cup. www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...

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How the Hurricanes' jock-nerd alliance won the Stanley Cup

Coach Rod Brind'Amour and GM Eric Tulsky blended the perfect recipe, creating a team that won its first Cup in 20 years -- and will be back for more.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Howie Roseman: “We’ve always been in the mindset a pick is a pick — a first-round pick is a first-round pick. Doesn’t matter. Teams are still going to be playing football in 2028." Discount rates, for non-financial assets, are undertheorized. stafforini.com/works/cowen-...

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Against the social discount rate

Cowen and Parfit argue against the use of a social discount rate in evaluating policies that affect future generations. They examine the standard justifications …

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Really enjoyed this episode wherein 2 of the smartest (genuine, not snark) football commentators praise a head coach who eschews modern load management / sports science as well as fourth down analytics. Model endogeneity is underappreciated.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

“Best player available” is inexorably theory-laden. Implicit therein is positional value.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Picking at 20, the Eagles chose A) a player who had fallen vs. consensus (falling 7 spots from 13th in GrindingTheMocks) and B) a top tier position in terms of value. I don't know anything about the player, except that he gives a great interview. But A and B above indicate sound process.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Using market-derived positional value, the highest paid positions are: Tier of its own: QB Tier 2: Edge & WR Tier 3: OT & CB The rookie wage scale is fixed. To maximize your odds of achieving surplus value in the first round (especially in the top 3/4 of the round), focus on those positions.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I was at dinner in Northern California tonight and the waiter made a point of bringing up @timmcmanus42.bsky.social excellent reporting (my son was wearing an Eagles shirt and the waiter was a birds fan). As I told him: McManus’s reporting is unimpeachable.

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Jason Hutt @jthutt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Congrats to the SLS team. For the record, they’re 2 for 2!

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Best of luck to Eagles fan / Artemis II Mission Evaluation Room Manager and Orion Systems Engineering & Integration Manager @jthutt.bsky.social. I last saw Jason on Bourbon Street late at night on February 9, 2025. Today is a culmination of decades of hard work - it's so incredibly exciting.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Guys, The Wall Street Journal has final judgment.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Judging by market prices and availability of substitutes, the AJ Brown trade value is looking pretty good to me. Which makes me revise the likelihood higher than it was a few weeks ago.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The NFL equivalent of “money illusion” is anchoring on nominal dollars in a world where the salary cap has been increasing at 85th percentile rates of change. It compounds quickly - at the post-COVID rate, it doubles every 7.5 years.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I think the world learned today that it's fraudulent for the Santa Clara 49ers, New Jersey Giants, etc., to make false geographic claims. Let's please enforce a modicum of truth in advertising.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

They just showed Bayes’s theorem in a Super Bowl advertisement.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Both Howie Roseman (lengthy sample size) and Nick Sirianni (small sample size) have a track record of handling success poorly, yet meeting setbacks with resilience and subsequent glory.

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Many great McQuade posts going around, and this is one of them jgoodtimes.substack.com/p/the-relent...

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The Relentless Joy and Genius of Dan McQuade

We Just Lost a Legend. And for Many of Us, a Dear Friend.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A few months ago I was at a kid’s activity and one mom pointed to my t-shirt and said “tell me about this Jeff Stoutland University”.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Since 1994, the average annual salary cap growth has been 7.0%. Assuming 2026 is in the middle of the quoted range, it would represent 8.7% growth, which is a 75th percentile increase over the past 32 years.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Tom is one of the very few writers where I share the piece before I have read it, because I know it will be good, and that it will be worth our time.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Dan McQuade wrote in a singular, Philadelphia-inflected voice. He brought prolific energy to the beat (posting a dozen times a day at PhilyMag). He had a deep understanding of the Philadelphia sports fan because he was one of us. What a tremendous loss. Gutted for his family, for his 2 year old. 💔

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Devastated to be seeing the news about Dan McQuade's passing. He was a great writer and great person, the best and most Philly person I've ever known. I was lucky to have read his work and to have been able to call him a friend. Love you @dhm.bsky.social, what a void you'll leave behind.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

2026 kimchi put to bed. Sleep tight, my love. (As always, we follow the great @maangchi.com’s recipe and directions - highly recommend.)

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I think the remaining OC candidates with playcalling experience are adversely selected. It is correct to broaden the search to up-and-comers in the NFL or college coaches.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The Niners are investigating wacky, pseudoscientific nonsense, when the answer to their injury issues is prosaic: their player usage, practice and training camps all ignore modern soft tissue injury-preventing load management techniques. It’s that simple. What an unbelievably stupid org.

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Sunset Shazz @sunsetshazz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Some very detailed on-the-record scheme analysis from Eagles Safeties Coach Joe Kasper in this excellent piece.

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Sam Lynch @shlynch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Even setting declining roster quality aside, the issue many of us have had with the offense for years is it feels like by using a vanilla system, they're underperforming their talent. It seems clear to me that they need someone to think creatively to maximize the talent that is actually on the team.

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