Smart move! I like it

Robust Image Rendering Support for ggplot2 A ggplot2 extension that enables robust image grobs in panels and theme elements.

Looks cool! I have something similar in my ggpath package mrcaseb.github.io/ggpath/#imag...

I can send you some GitHub issues while you are on fire,,,

Basically, you only need this if you want to run simulations or estimate SOS before the schedule is released.

I actually only did this for the challenge. Since the schedule rotates, you first have to analyze a whole bunch of past seasons.

But since I now had the code, I published it right away.

Compute NFL Regular Season Matchups — nfl_regular_season Use standings of a completed season to compute all matchups (including location) of the following season based on NFL regular season schedule rules.

I've added a very nerdy function to the #rstats package nflseedR. Using nfl_regular_season(), you can determine each team's matchups for the following season (including home teams) based on the standings of a completed season.
Fully implemented in data.table

nflseedr.com/reference/nf...

Keep your Packages Up to Date – mrcaseb I like to keep the packages in my library up to date. At the same time, I would like to know what has changed in a package before I install an update. Furthermore, I do not want to build packages from...

Here’s my workflow that I use for several years without any issue. mrcaseb.com/posts/update...

How did I not know about this. Great work, thanks!

Didn’t expect seeing Hadley getting sandwiched so bad today.

No, it's just the route of the targeted receiver. Not of all receivers. Here's the data dictionary nflreadr.nflverse.com/articles/dic...

The number of routes ran by a receiver isn’t available for free. So that’s nothing nflverse can provide.

~~ nflverse data update ~~
2025 participation data is now live thanks to @ftnfantasy.com and @realfrankbrank.bsky.social.

Access
with nflreadr nflreadr.nflverse.com/reference/lo...
or
with nflreadpy
nflreadpy.nflverse.com/api/load_fun...

True. I just think an "explosive" run play shouldn’t be compared to pass plays. It’s just an extraordinary good run play?

Well, actually 😅
10+ rushing yards correspond roughly to the 90th percentile, while 15+ passing yards are below the 80th percentile.

No. We did not maintain 2025 injury data at all

Add "Explosives" to the output of `calculate_stats()` · Issue #550 · nflverse/nflfastR e.g. 10+ rushing yards and 15+ passing yards. Is there a unified definition of explosive plays?

I have received several requests for nflfastR to add the number of “explosive plays” to the stats.
Is there a standardized definition of an explosive run or pass?
Something like 10+ rushing yards and 15+ passing yards?
Please feel free to add your input here github.com/nflverse/nfl...

For sure! I have a lot of painful case_whens that will look so much cleaner with new dplyr. More speed is also great. Davis‘ output is crazy useful.

While I like the new function and agree it’s nice syntax, this was always possible with a simple named vector.

dplyr 1.2.0 dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...

dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!

- `filter_out()` for dropping rows

- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools

These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!

tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...

Love this thread

-- Today's update of the 2026 head coach tracker --

It feels like we'll be mostly done by tomorrow.

Data per AroundTheNFL and various other sources.

ID issue on our end. We'll work on it

Today's update of the 2026 head coach tracker.

6 down, 4 to-go. News are slowing down until the candidates of the remaining playoff teams are allowed to conduct their next interviews.

Data per AroundTheNFL and various other sources.

I fear so too. And I wonder if Bluesky can afford it or is willing to do so.

Has there been any news since last year about NFL teams using Bluesky?
Or did we simply accept the ban?

Tight End? Kelce might be gone

Imagine what they could do with all that money. Easy turnaround

Seems like cutting Mahomes is no option due to cap reasons

Today's update of the 2026 head coach tracker.

Data per AroundTheNFL and various other sources

Please note that this is a snapshot of a rapidly changing landscape, and I only post once a day to avoid spam.

There wasn’t much head coach news and I gave up on OC/DC because the data isn’t reliable and requires too much manual work.

Here are OC and DC variants but the data source isn't 100% reliable so there might be stuff wrong or missing.