http://www.footballperspective.com/pittsburghs-aaron-donald-was-your-combine-mvp/ NFL History and Stats Tue, 13 May 2014 17:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 http://www.footballperspective.com/pittsburghs-aaron-donald-was-your-combine-mvp/#comment-114609 Tue, 13 May 2014 17:12:28 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=18133#comment-114609 Great analysis… I would be interested in seeing the differentials as percentages of the expected values rather than absolute numbers, since this would give a better normalization of the data. For instance, if I expect that a person can do 20 reps on the bench and he does 21 ( 5% higher than expected ), I’m giving him the same credit as a guy who I expect can do 1 and he does 2 ( 100% higher than expected )… After all, if a person can do 20, getting 1 more in is significant, but not nearly as significant as the additional 1 would be to the guy who can do 2, right?

]]> http://www.footballperspective.com/pittsburghs-aaron-donald-was-your-combine-mvp/#comment-113415 Sun, 11 May 2014 03:31:50 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=18133#comment-113415 I did a similar analysis using data back to 1999, and the list of ‘best combine athletes’ actually vibed pretty close to my expectations with some players. Vernon Davis was #1, with Mario Williams a close #2, and J.J. Watt at #3. 12-15 were Justin Houston, Margus Hunt, Dontari Poe, DeMarcus Ware.

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