We are going to break with our typical Independence Day tradition and not talk about The Rules For Winning in the NFL . If you do not know by now that it is QB, Protect QB, and Rush the QB, it means that you need to read the linked post to catch up. This year, we have an update for both long time faithful readers and new visitors of this NY Giants blog- we are going to catch up on NY Giants injuries. The results herein are eye-opening.
The website Football Outsiders does great work in chronicling many things around the NFL. Amongst their most special analysis is their reporting of Adjusted Games Lost (“AGL”). This is a measure of how many games that have been lost by each team to injury by starters:
“Adjusted games lost doesn’t just add up total injuries. It accounts for both absent players and those playing at less than 100%, and it gives more weight to injuries to expected starters and situational players than to expected backups. As such, AGL estimates the impact of injuries on teams and provides a comparable total that often succinctly explains why teams improved or declined from one year to the next.”
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