![]() ![]() As a result, we ended up with more AGL by situational reserves this season than ever before, a total of 455.4. This is far more art than science, and it can be difficult to measure as player's roles change throughout the year, but we think it gives a more accurate measure of who is and is not an important role player. This year, we actually looked at each player's snap count to try to determine who was regularly seeing the field, including rotational defensive linemen, two-down linebackers, and change-up running backs. In years past, we have used rather broad strokes to look for non-starters with specific roles - third-down backs, third wide receivers, nickelbacks, etc. We should note that we have changed our definition of "situational reserves" this year. Obviously, an injury to a starting tackle is more important than one to a guy who only plays on special teams. Further, we track whether the injured player was a starter, a situational reserve, or simply bottom-of-the-roster fodder. That's why we call this metric adjusted games lost - in addition to players who missed games entirely, we also count those who hit the field after appearing on the injury report at an adjusted rate. ![]() This allows us to measure not just who played and who didn't, but who was able to play with injuries, even if those injuries meant the player was at something less than 100 percent. We have collected the data from the NFL's weekly injury reports for every season since 2002. Most of the time, it's obvious from the injury report who will and who won't be playing on Sundays.This is particularly true for wide receivers, tight ends, offensive linemen, but most of all for defensive backs.Injuries, as a whole, have been on the rise in recent years … or, at least, teams are reporting injuries more often.A handful of trends clearly stand out in the NFL injury data from 2018. ![]()
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