Chris Otis
@otisfootball.bsky.social
Football junkie.
Student of the game The Scouting Academy.
Former Offensive Quality Control at Southwest Minnesota State.
https://otisfootball.substack.com/
Student of the game The Scouting Academy.
Former Offensive Quality Control at Southwest Minnesota State.
https://otisfootball.substack.com/
Since PFR began tracking snap counts in 2012, Stefon Diggs is the only WR to tally 1000+ receiving yards in a season while playing less than 60% of his team's offensive snaps and appearing in every game.
Diggs was on the field for just 54.7% of snaps for NE this season.
Diggs was on the field for just 54.7% of snaps for NE this season.
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Since PFR began tracking snap counts in 2012, Stefon Diggs is the only WR to tally 1000+ receiving yards in a season while playing less than 60% of his team's offensive snaps and appearing in every game.
Diggs was on the field for just 54.7% of snaps for NE this season.
Diggs was on the field for just 54.7% of snaps for NE this season.
This is beautiful.
The SIS NFL Draft Website is live!!🔥🔥
We've got more than 100 scouting reports up (the top players are well covered) with ~200 more to come. There's also skill ratings, plenty of statistical analysis, injury details & much more.
Come check it out!
nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com
We've got more than 100 scouting reports up (the top players are well covered) with ~200 more to come. There's also skill ratings, plenty of statistical analysis, injury details & much more.
Come check it out!
nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This is beautiful.
Interesting nugget from some research I'm working on.
Based on the 24 tackles that were drafted in the 1st Round from 2012-2021 that started 10+ games in their rookie seasons, there is exactly zero correlation between draft slot (1-32) and future career success.
#NFLDraft2026
Based on the 24 tackles that were drafted in the 1st Round from 2012-2021 that started 10+ games in their rookie seasons, there is exactly zero correlation between draft slot (1-32) and future career success.
#NFLDraft2026
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Interesting nugget from some research I'm working on.
Based on the 24 tackles that were drafted in the 1st Round from 2012-2021 that started 10+ games in their rookie seasons, there is exactly zero correlation between draft slot (1-32) and future career success.
#NFLDraft2026
Based on the 24 tackles that were drafted in the 1st Round from 2012-2021 that started 10+ games in their rookie seasons, there is exactly zero correlation between draft slot (1-32) and future career success.
#NFLDraft2026
Nahshon Wright was one of the most unexpected breakout players of the 2025 NFL Season. But what should we make of his his performance this year as he heads into free agency?
I dove into the film to try to figure that out here. Check it out below!
otisfootball.substack.com/p/nahshon-wr...
I dove into the film to try to figure that out here. Check it out below!
otisfootball.substack.com/p/nahshon-wr...
Nahshon Wright: Breakout or Mirage?
What the tape says about the Bears late-blooming cornerback.
otisfootball.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Nahshon Wright was one of the most unexpected breakout players of the 2025 NFL Season. But what should we make of his his performance this year as he heads into free agency?
I dove into the film to try to figure that out here. Check it out below!
otisfootball.substack.com/p/nahshon-wr...
I dove into the film to try to figure that out here. Check it out below!
otisfootball.substack.com/p/nahshon-wr...
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Process was completely fine. Just picked the wrong guy.
The “go all-in while your QB is still on his rookie deal” strategy is a reasonable one, but you have to make sure the young QB has the goods *first*. That was their fatal mistake, they went on faith instead of proven performance.
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Process was completely fine. Just picked the wrong guy.
A lot of folks are going to dunk on Kwesi Adofo-Mensah for the QB "mishap", but Darnold was always signed to be a bridge QB, had his worst two games at the worst possible time in 2024, and was always going to be second choice to the guy they just drafted in the first round.
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A lot of folks are going to dunk on Kwesi Adofo-Mensah for the QB "mishap", but Darnold was always signed to be a bridge QB, had his worst two games at the worst possible time in 2024, and was always going to be second choice to the guy they just drafted in the first round.
Joe Brady is a very deserving head coach. Full stop. And this may end up working out very well for them long-term
But to fire McDermott on a whim with no thought put into what comes next, just to end up promoting his OC, is kind of wild.
But to fire McDermott on a whim with no thought put into what comes next, just to end up promoting his OC, is kind of wild.
January 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Joe Brady is a very deserving head coach. Full stop. And this may end up working out very well for them long-term
But to fire McDermott on a whim with no thought put into what comes next, just to end up promoting his OC, is kind of wild.
But to fire McDermott on a whim with no thought put into what comes next, just to end up promoting his OC, is kind of wild.
Yesterday's games couldn't have looked more different on the surface, but I hope the impact of special teams on both outcomes isn't lost on anyone.
For NE, a blocked FG late saved the game.
For LAR, a muffed punt gave SEA a free TD that may have been the difference.
For NE, a blocked FG late saved the game.
For LAR, a muffed punt gave SEA a free TD that may have been the difference.
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Yesterday's games couldn't have looked more different on the surface, but I hope the impact of special teams on both outcomes isn't lost on anyone.
For NE, a blocked FG late saved the game.
For LAR, a muffed punt gave SEA a free TD that may have been the difference.
For NE, a blocked FG late saved the game.
For LAR, a muffed punt gave SEA a free TD that may have been the difference.
JSN might be the best WR in the league right now.
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
JSN might be the best WR in the league right now.
Running the ball on 3rd and 6 to set up your rookie kicker with a 46-yd snow FG.
What are we doing here?
What are we doing here?
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Running the ball on 3rd and 6 to set up your rookie kicker with a 46-yd snow FG.
What are we doing here?
What are we doing here?
Thank god the Pats punched that in to erase that inadvertent whistle taking points off the board.
Still a horribly officiated play on that turnover.
Still a horribly officiated play on that turnover.
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Thank god the Pats punched that in to erase that inadvertent whistle taking points off the board.
Still a horribly officiated play on that turnover.
Still a horribly officiated play on that turnover.
I'm not going to pretend to have a crystal ball that can see the eventual outcome of Buffalo's decision to fire McDermott, but given the press conference disaster and how the search for a new coach seems to be going....
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I'm not going to pretend to have a crystal ball that can see the eventual outcome of Buffalo's decision to fire McDermott, but given the press conference disaster and how the search for a new coach seems to be going....
Oh my god Becker.
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Oh my god Becker.
Fernando Mendoza just met the moment.
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Fernando Mendoza just met the moment.
We got a game, folks!
January 20, 2026 at 2:49 AM
We got a game, folks!
Bills firing McDermott while retaining Beane is...something.
These things typically go much better when they happen in pairs. Hiring a new coach under a job insecure GM is a recipe for disastrous misalignment and dysfunction.
These things typically go much better when they happen in pairs. Hiring a new coach under a job insecure GM is a recipe for disastrous misalignment and dysfunction.
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Bills firing McDermott while retaining Beane is...something.
These things typically go much better when they happen in pairs. Hiring a new coach under a job insecure GM is a recipe for disastrous misalignment and dysfunction.
These things typically go much better when they happen in pairs. Hiring a new coach under a job insecure GM is a recipe for disastrous misalignment and dysfunction.
This game was never going to end any other way.
LFG.
LFG.
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 AM
This game was never going to end any other way.
LFG.
LFG.
Great throw by Caleb, even better catch by Odunze. Clutch!
January 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Great throw by Caleb, even better catch by Odunze. Clutch!
Bills fans, look away. 🫥
January 19, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Bills fans, look away. 🫥
That's up there with the most cowardly punts I've ever seen.
January 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
That's up there with the most cowardly punts I've ever seen.
Really can't comprehend why Campbell is being left 1 on 1 on a third down.
Talk about not setting your guys up for success.
Talk about not setting your guys up for success.
January 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Really can't comprehend why Campbell is being left 1 on 1 on a third down.
Talk about not setting your guys up for success.
Talk about not setting your guys up for success.
So excited for some proper January football today in Foxboro and Chicago.
Nothing better in all of sports than playoff football in the cold and snow.
Nothing better in all of sports than playoff football in the cold and snow.
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
So excited for some proper January football today in Foxboro and Chicago.
Nothing better in all of sports than playoff football in the cold and snow.
Nothing better in all of sports than playoff football in the cold and snow.