Nerd Week: Cynthia Frelund on projections models, belief in Browns, rookie expectations (Football 8/19)
Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL
4.2 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
NFL Network Analytics Expert Cynthia Frelund joins Will Brinson for the continuation of 'Nerd Week'. Cynthia explains the methodology behind her projections (4:30) before exploring how they'll apply to different teams and players in 2020. How will the Browns perform this season (17:00)? What heights can the Cowboys offense reach (30:00)? Will and Cynthia dish out praise for Kyler Murray and the Cardinals, examine Le'Veon Bell's potential for a bounce back (44:15), set expectations for rookies and detail why the models are so high on the Saints (51:15).
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| 0:45.0 | What's up everybody? |
| 0:48.0 | Welcome to the Pick Six Podcast. |
| 0:50.0 | CBS Sports Daily NFL Podcast. |
| 0:52.0 | I'm Will Brinton. I'm your host. |
| 0:53.5 | It is Wednesday, August the 19th, |
| 0:55.8 | and we are continuing what we are affectionately calling |
| 0:58.0 | Nurd Week, it's really Analytics Week. |
| 1:00.8 | I don't tell the people who are coming on |
| 1:02.3 | that it's Nurd Week, because then they might feel insulted but I'm a nerd too. We're all nerds because we like football and we're smart about football and one of the smartest football minds out there is joining us today. Cynthia Freeland from NFL network |
| 1:13.0 | official title NFL network analytics expert. |
| 1:16.1 | So like I mean that's kind of I mean it's not pejorative |
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