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Analysis beyond the numbers
Film Room: Minnesota Vikings
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29 Sep 2016, 06:58am by
Cian Fahey
by Cian Fahey
Mike Zimmer told us this would happen. After Teddy Bridgewater suffered a season-ending and career-threatening knee injury in the preseason, Zimmer told us the Vikings' season wasn't over. It's a phrase every canned tough guy coach in the league utters when his team suffers a bad loss or loses a key player. But Zimmer has never been one for platitudes. Zimmer is real -- too real for some. Zimmer's brutal honesty has been so blunt and unrestrained that it took him more than a decade of excelling as a defensive coordinator to become a head coach.
The peak of his honesty came when asked about Bobby Petrino in 2010. Zimmer had worked for Petrino in Atlanta before the head coach abruptly left for Arkansas. "He's a gutless bastard," Zimmer told Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer. "Quote that. I don't give a shit. Petrino is a coward. Put that in quotes. He ruined a bunch of peoples' lives, a bunch of peoples' families, kids, because he didn't have enough nuts to stay there and finish the job. That's the truth."
What turned so many teams off of Zimmer is what makes him a great coach. His players believe what he says and buy into what he teaches them because of how he teaches them.
Because of Zimmer's ability to develop talent and manage personalities, the Vikings are 3-0. 3-0 records can be misleading -- sometimes bad teams can hit 3-0 by beating even worse teams, or by getting favorable style matchups. That's not the case with Zimmer's Vikings. They beat the Tennessee Titans in Week 1 with Shaun Hill as their starting quarterback. They beat the Green Bay Packers in Week 2 with a quarterback who had only been with the team for two weeks. In Week 3, they travelled to face the reigning NFC champion Carolina Panthers without their starting left tackle, starting running back, and starting defensive tackle ... and (obviously) won.
Zimmer preaches toughness, teaches discipline, and emphasizes execution. He doesn't just do it in press conferences though. He does it on the practice field, and the Vikings are reaping the rewards.
The appropriate question is no longer if the Vikings season is over. The appropriate question now is if the Vikings are the best team in the NFL. That may seem outlandish, but such is the quality of their defense. So far this season the Vikings defense looks every bit as intimidating as the Denver Broncos unit that dragged Peyton Manning to the Super Bowl last year. In successive weeks, Aaron Rodgers and Cam Newton have combined to complete 41 of 71 passes (57.8 percent) for 467 yards (6.6 yards per attempt), one touchdown, four interceptions, 13 sacks, and one safety. Newton did run for a touchdown, but his day overall was disastrous.
With no one team in the league that is great on both sides of the ball, the Vikings can be the NFL's best team with a great defense and a complementary offense. The defense is clearly great, and the offense should be good enough if Sam Bradford stays healthy.
Cameron Artis-Payne led the Panthers in rushing yards against the Vikings last week, gaining 47 yards on 12 carries. Artis-Payne also had the longest run of the day for the Panthers, a 12-yard run that came on Carolina's very first offensive snap. For the game, the Panthers as a whole gained 105 yards on 28 carries, a 3.75 yards per attempt average. The Panthers have an extremely difficult running game to defend. Cam Newton diversifies the rushing attack so it is unlike any other. His presence allows the coaching staff to stretch the front seven horizontally while still relying on power principles that free their guards to run over linebackers who are hesitating to read the backfield action.
The Vikings shut down the Panthers' primary threat by maintaining gap integrity, staying disciplined in assignments, winning one-on-one battles at the point of attack, and flowing to the football once the ballcarrier was determined.
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One of the things Newton allows you to do as an offense is run true option plays. Some teams incorporate option looks where the quarterback isn't a run threat or isn't actually allowed to keep the ball. With Newton, you can't give him an inch, or he'll take the whole field. The above play is a great example of how the Vikings created a wall in front of the Panthers running game on every snap. Danielle Hunter (the left defensive end), Anthony Barr (the linebacker who lines up outside of Hunter), and Trae Waynes (the cornerback who lines up to that side of the field) are the three pivotal pieces on this play.
Hunter is a young player who was considered just an athlete coming out of college. You wouldn't know it by this play. Hunter recognizes the potential for an option play based on the offense's alignment: Newton in pistol with one running back alongside him and another behind him. Hunter also sees that the running back is to his side of the field so he knows he is likely to be unblocked unless the tight end crashes down instead of moving towards Barr. Hunter doesn't panic when the ball is snapped. He doesn't rush into the backfield to try and catch the ball between the quarterback and his running back. Instead he establishes his position and waits. He keeps his shoulders square to the running back so he can pursue him as soon as he's certain who has the ball.
While Newton reads Hunter during the mesh point, Barr stays on the outside shoulder of Panthers tight end Greg Olsen. He too shows patience. Barr and Hunter are in positions where they can play two of the three options on the play. Hunter can play the running back and Newton; Barr can play Newton and the other back, who is waiting to take a pitch outside. This means that Waynes can confidently crash down on the tight end's outside shoulder, knowing that Barr is on the outside shoulder of the tight end if Newton pitches the ball.
In the above GIF, Artis-Payne gains 2 yards up the middle. As he approaches the line of scrimmage, the GIF freezes to highlight the leverage and gap assignments for each Vikings defender. Artis-Payne has nowhere to go and he can't look to get outside in either direction because the defense has set both edges. This is the same play that the Panthers ran on the first snap of the game. On that play the linebackers were drawn towards the backfield action with Newton moving in the opposite direction. They gave up a running lane to Artis-Payne to run right onto the second level of the defense. The above GIF comes from the third quarter, when the defense showed off better discipline having already been gashed by that design.
When Zimmer was the defensive coordinator of the Bengals, he rarely had linebackers with speed. The league has changed over that relatively short period of time to the point that you can't build a great defense with slow linebackers. Not so coincidentally, Zimmer's Vikings spent first- and second-round picks on fast linebackers over the past three years. Anthony Barr was a first-round pick in 2014, and Eric Kendricks was a second-round pick in 2015.
By using Newton as the running back on power runs, the Panthers can flip the numbers advantage in their favor from any alignment. On this play, Newton is always keeping the ball. The Panthers use their running back like a fullback while pulling their left guard so both players can act as lead blockers for Newton. Barr (55) meets the pulling left guard in the hole and stops him for a moment. The guard eventually pushes Barr back, but the linebacker has won the matchup by slowing down the play design. Meanwhile, the defensive end to that side of the field has pushed the tight end back to knock the running back out of the play. This takes Newton's designed running lane away from him. If he tries to cutback, Linval Joseph (98) has leverage against the center to shut down that gap.
While all of this is going on, Kendricks (54) is tracking Newton behind the defensive line. Kendricks shows off patience and balance with his feet to mimic Newton, then tackles him before he can advance downfield.
Neither Barr nor Kendricks are big. NFL teams don't like smaller linebackers because they can be washed out of running plays when offensive linemen get their hands on them. At least, in theory that is true. Kendricks and Barr understand leverage, diagnose plays quickly, and use their hands to create strength at the point of contact. They aren't easily washed out of plays or pancaked by bigger linemen. Both are valuable run defenders who fit in a front seven that is full of defenders who consistently carry out their assignments to play with leverage. The above play is another power run from the Panthers that is shut down by the Vikings' assignment football. Joseph beats his blocker, who is trying to seal him down to create a running lane, and beats him so badly that he is held even though no flag is thrown. Hunter again recognizes what is happening and meets the pulling lineman in the hole. Meanwhile, Barr loops around the outside to replace him on the edge.
The edge is set, the lead blocker is consumed, and Joseph is taking away any opportunity to cut upfield. Kendricks creates leverage with his hands and feet before closing to the ballcarrier. Five Vikings get to the ballcarrier before the play is blown dead.
One of those five was Harrison Smith.
Smith isn't a prototypical free or strong safety. He has a diverse skill set that allows him to maraud the middle of the field or drop into the box as an extra linebacker. One of the few liabilities for the Vikings defense is strongside linebacker Chad Greenway. Greenway still has value as a run defender at the point of attack, but he can be taken advantage of in space. On this draw play from the Panthers, Greenway is the linebacker in position to make the play on the second level. Unlike Barr or Kendricks, he doesn't have the closing speed to get to the ballcarrier. His lack of speed is covered up by Smith's ability to close on the ball from deep. Not only does Smith show off his athleticism, but also his awareness. You can see in the above GIF that he plants his foot to move downhill as soon as the handoff begins in the backfield.
Although that type of aggressiveness can normally lead to big passing plays, that's not the case with Smith. He plays the percentages. In this instance he would have seen the tight end engage with the linebacker directly in line with him and he will have understood the tendencies of the Panthers offense.
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Zimmer has built a defense that wins against the run on every level. The defensive line understands leverage and can win one-on-one matchups. The linebackers understand how to find the football and when to to go looking for it. The cornerbacks are willing tacklers and the safeties close quickly to the line of scrimmage. In terms of both scheme and talent, the Panthers are the greatest test for a run defense in the NFL. The Vikings passed that test.
And made it look easy.
Pass Defense
Containing either Cam Newton or Aaron Rodgers is an achievement. Getting the better of one is extremely difficult. Getting the better of both to the degree that the Vikings did within eight days of each other is unfathomable. It's not just that Newton is the reigning MVP and Rodgers is the best quarterback in the league, they also run two completely different offenses. Preparing for Rodgers one week is like taking a test on nuclear fusion Preparing for Newton the next is like taking a test on neurosurgery.
Each quarterback requires that you play with precision in your assignments, the assignments are just different.
Against Rodgers, the Vikings were more aggressive with their coverages. Rodgers forces you to mix up your coverages and disguise them at times to keep him off balance, but the Vikings still played a lot of press-man coverage on the outside. They dared Davante Adams to beat them, and ultimately Adams couldn't. Trae Waynes gave up a few plays when trying to be aggressive through routes from the line of scrimmage, but he also sealed the game with an interception in off-man coverage towards the end of the fourth quarter.
Against Newton, the Vikings used softer coverages to keep the Panthers' big-play receivers from getting in behind their safeties. That doesn't mean they weren't still aggressive. According to ESPN Stats and Info, the Vikings blitzed Newton with six defenders twice as many times as they did Rodgers. Rodgers saw more five-man blitzes, as the Vikings attempted to isolate offensive linemen in one-on-one situations. Five-man blitzes are less effective against the Panthers because the Panthers like to throw off of play-action from seven-man protections. As such, if you're going to blitz the Panthers, it's better to be more aggressive than you normally would be. You want to either outnumber the three receivers who run routes downfield or not give Newton time in the pocket for those receivers to run their slow-developing routes.
Of the eight sacks the Vikings got against Newton in Week 3, one came on a three-man rush and two came on six-man rushes.
For both of these sacks, the Vikings rush six defenders after Newton and get to him before the slow-developing routes can create an opening downfield. The first play sees Newton bail out as the pocket around him collapses, whereas the second springs Smith unblocked off the edge. Newton had a clear touchdown opportunity down the right seam and was just about to release the ball when Smith got to him. This wasn't luck, it was good gameplanning from Zimmer.
Four of the remaining five sacks came on four-man rushes. Those sacks highlighted the quality of Vikings defensive ends Everson Griffen and Hunter. Griffen has blossomed into one of the best defensive ends in the NFL since signing a contract extension for $42.5 million in 2014. That deal was widely criticized at the time, but represents great value now. Hunter was considered a reach in the third round of the 2015 draft. He was a great athlete but didn't show the technique or instincts that Zimmer has instilled in him since he arrived in Minnesota. Hunter is one of the most exciting young talents in the NFL.
The Vikings' first score against the Panthers came from the defense via a safety. The Panthers called a seven-man protection with a play fake in the hopes of creating a big play downfield. Their outside routes were slow-developing, so Newton had to hold the ball in the pocket. Because the Vikings' coverage was soft outside, the cornerbacks and safeties were able to stay in position throughout the play. Hunter beat Michael Oher so badly in his initial block that the defensive end hesitated for a second to make sure the ball hadn't been handed off. He showcased his athleticism after that point in the play to close on Newton before the left guard could recover to push him out of the play.
Although Hunter got the safety, Griffen had three sacks in this game. That leaves him with four sacks on the season after notching 22.5 over the previous two seasons combined. Griffen is a bulky defensive end who lacks the length of his peers, but he is still able to beat offensive tackles in different ways. The above GIF shows off how he beats Michael Oher with his speed rush around the edge. Oher isn't able to match Griffen's low center of gravity to redirect him away from the quarterback. That is a problem a lot of tackles have with the Vikings defensive end because most of them play much taller than he does. Hunter has a nasty spin move, and he can rip through blocks with his hands and bull-rush over blockers who are off balance. He does all this while still being a great run defender who shows discipline when rushing contain.
The Vikings don't have a great secondary. They do have the makings of a great front seven that features at least three pass rushers who can consistently win one-on-one matchups.
Sam Bradford
Bradford has been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL so far this season. That's without even considering that he arrived in Minnesota late and is playing with a supporting cast that is both lacking in talent and depleted by injury. Bradford is completing 67.8 percent of his passes and averaging 7.7 yards per attempt. He has accounted for 457 yards and three touchdowns in two games without throwing an interception.
The Vikings don't need Bradford to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. They need him to take care of the football and make timely plays that allow the offense to complement the defense. While that sounds simple, it's difficult when playing behind one of the worst offensive lines in the league with a receiving corps that will be overly reliant on Stefon Diggs and Kyle Rudolph. Diggs is the best receiver Bradford has played with in his career. That seems crazy until you rank Bradford's prior teammates and find Danny Amendola, Brandon Lloyd, and Mark Clayton appearing much higher than you expect them to.
Against the Packers, Bradford threw two touchdowns that not many players in the league can make.
Kyle Rudolph wasn't even open on this play. Bradford throws him open by perfectly placing the ball in a spot where only his tight end can catch it. This is a dangerous throw that requires sustained velocity. A quarterback with limited arm strength -- say, Shaun Hill -- couldn't make this throw. If he tried, the ball would hang out for the safety to undercut it. Bradford didn't just throw Rudolph open, he also covered for his right guard who was badly beaten in protection. As soon as Bradford releases the ball he takes a big hit from the arriving defender. This is the quintessential example of a quarterback elevating his teammates with his actions on the field. Only the most talented quarterbacks in the NFL make this play.
Bradford's second touchdown throw was somewhat similar to his first, but arguably even more impressive. As Adrian Peterson was being carried to the locker room through the stadium, Bradford extended the Vikings' lead by throwing Diggs open with anticipation. Diggs ran a good route, but Damarious Randall did a good job sticking with him. Bradford had to put the ball where he did to give Diggs a chance at catching it without letting Randall interfere. The GIF has been slowed down to show just how precise Bradford needed to be. He had to make that throw while the Vikings offensive line failed to pick up a stunt, something the Vikings offensive line regularly fails to do. Bradford doesn't flinch as he releases the ball and is immediately hit in the chest by a defensive lineman.
Neither of those touchdowns were easy in any way. They are two of the toughest throws a quarterback can be asked to make.
Against the Panthers in Week 3, Bradford got off to a sluggish start in an offense that struggled to match the intensity of the Panthers defense. The coaching staff clearly adjusted in the second half and showcased the versatility in Bradford's skill set.
On this play, Bradford rolls out of the pocket by design. He comes off his first read and makes a precise throw back across his body into a tight window. His arm strength and mechanics made this throw possible.
Adam Thielen makes a great play on this ball. Had Thielen not been held, he would have been able to make a more comfortable catch. This is a corner route throw from close to the far hash that Bradford places perfectly.
Without Peterson, the Vikings may be more inclined to spread the field with five receiving options. Bradford was the most accurate quarterback in the NFL last year according to the Pre-Snap Reads Quarterback Catalogue charting, despite struggling through the first half of the season in his return from the second ACL tear of his career. He can pick apart a secondary from spread-out formations. In the above GIF you can see him manipulate Luke Kuechly with his eyes before finding Rudolph with an accurate pass over the middle of the field.
Bradford also connected with Rudolph for a touchdown in this game when he recognized Shaq Thompson had turned his back to the quarterback while trailing Rudolph into the end zone. Bradford may not have the career-long stats to back up his quality, but he is a very good quarterback who only needs to stay healthy to help guide this team into the playoffs.
Zimmer almost never became the Vikings head coach. He admitted that he was reluctant to interview with the Vikings for a second time back in 2014 because of how he had failed so often before. The then 57-year old had previously been passed over after interviews with the Rams, Browns, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Chargers, Titans and even the University of Nebraska
You think any of those teams would take Zimmer today?
34 comments, Last at 10 Oct 2016, 3:53pm
1 Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings
by Aaron Brooks G… // Sep 29, 2016 - 8:49am
Bradford's problems last year wasn't his accuracy, or even really his knee -- it was feeling the pressure and rushing the ball out. When he was comfortable, he was good. But he turned into a turnover machine when he got happy feet.
by andrew // Sep 29, 2016 - 9:41am
The offensive line is the achilles heel of the team. It has hamstrung their rushing attack (even when they had Peterson) and coupled with Bradford's injury history is a major concern.
That being said the defense is impressive, especially when you consider what it looked like prior to Zimmer's arrival:
year dvoa rank:
2014 24 (zimmer arrives)
2016 3 (3 games, non-weighted)
Anyone who watches the vikings can see the vast improvement in overall techniques and schemes. The last time they had a decent ranking was 2010, when they were #12, but that defense was more a few star players (especially Jared Allen), but you never had a feeling they could shut down the top offenses who could scheme to neutralize players like Allen. Now its the other way around, and the contributing depth he gets from non-starters especially on the D-line is fantastic. The loss of starter Sharif Floyd barely registered (other than slightly less depth).
27 Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings
by galactic_dev // Sep 29, 2016 - 10:20pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by andrew
I'm shocked their D was only ranked 14th last year. They looked mean and feisty across the board.
by Will Allen // Sep 29, 2016 - 10:34pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by galactic_dev
The safetys not named "Harrison Smith" were not good, and they were thin at corner, especially when Rhodes was banged up, in large measure due to Waynes needing a ton of work on tehcnique. The safeties not named Smith have been a little better, Waynes, while still with stuff to work on, has improved a lot, and their 2nd round pick from this year, Alexander, is picking things up more rapidly than Waynes did last year. Old Man Newman, to my surprise, still has something left in the tank. The secondary still isn't great, but it's better, and deeper, especially when Rhodes is unhindered by injury.
They were 5th in points allowed, but on a per play basis (DVOA) they weren't quite as good as that. This is one of those cases where the numbers differ from common perception.... their run defense was below median (ranked 18th), and I do remember them being run on at times.
2015 defense.
by Will Allen // Sep 29, 2016 - 10:20am
Spielman really had a decent strategy to improve the o-line play this year, but injuries, illness, and retirement played havoc. One glimmer of hope is that Clemmings didn't stink replacing Kalil at LT against the Panthers. Fusco is still on the field, however, which means Bradford's life is in peril.
If you want to get some sense of how haphazard and inexact the head coach hiring process is in the NFL, Zimmer is example 1, especially once you consider that Parcells has been lobbying hard for the guy the entire time. Their o-line may be their downfall this year, but this is easily the best coached Vikings team since Dennis Green had Dungy, Kiffin, and Tice on his staff, and Green, whom I consider to be underrated, is no match for Zimmer when it comes to in-game adjustments. Zimmer has a sense of how to get control of a game that Vikings fans haven't seen since Bud Grant was regularly stealing games.
by Raiderjoe // Sep 29, 2016 - 12:06pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by Will Allen
yes, zimmer shodul have gotten head coaching job a lot sooner. was considered too prickly or soemthing
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by Raiderjoe
He seems constitutionally incapable of engaging in any bullsh*t, which means it is kind of funny to think of him out on the recruiting trail, if he'd been hired by Nebraska. I can see it now, Zimmer in the kitchen of a prized recruit, being given something to eat by the recruit's mother....."Well, Mrs. Recruit's Mom, your brownies have about as much flavor as a gym sock, so, no, I don't think I'll have another"........
by andrew // Sep 29, 2016 - 12:09pm
The vikings have been able to wear their purple jerseys all three weeks so far despite being on the road twice as Tennessee and Carolina opted for white jerseys at home. The vikings are home the next two weeks, followed by a bye meaning it may be week seven at tge eagkes before they wear white.
by jtr // Sep 29, 2016 - 12:17pm
Sacks against Oher should only count as half-sacks in the stat sheet. That was some absolutely brutal pass protection in those two gifs.
by theslothook // Sep 29, 2016 - 1:48pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by jtr
I remember watching the blindside and my friends all asked me - so did Oher become an awesome player in the nfl? I didn't know whether to feign ignorance or ruin the romance of it all.
I decided to say no comment.
One of my favorite quotes from Zimmer was his threat to fight Joyner/Greg Williams last year after the cheap shot to Bridgewater.
Great coaches deserve to get talent to play with. As a fan of good defense(and also a team that rarely plays it) - I like routing for such teams.
by Raiderfan // Sep 29, 2016 - 1:23pm
A really excellent article--well laid out and informative. The two things that came out clearly to me--who does not follow the Vikings at all--are the coaching of the defense (which I had at least read about) and Bradford's skills and arm (which I had not). Great stuff.
by Tomlin_Is_Infallible // Sep 29, 2016 - 1:36pm
Things I learned: a RH QB throwing across his body generates a pass that still travels to the right.
The standard is the standard!
by Tomlin_Is_Infallible // Sep 30, 2016 - 11:37am
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by Tomlin_Is_Infallible
I guess everyone else already knew this seemingly little known fact.
Which begs the question: why did it need to be written?
by Tomlin_Is_Infallible // Oct 10, 2016 - 3:53pm
I missed the game this weekend, did Slingin Sam make any more throws that violate the laws of physics again?
by snakerjaker // Sep 29, 2016 - 1:47pm
I've been noticing recently the similarities in how both Zimmer and Chuck Pagano talk and (seem to) approach the game... their speech is very similar, they seem to be saying the same thing. but when the rubber meets the road one is a top-tier coach in the NFL, while the other is a punch line. Everywhere in the NFL the line between pass and failure is so tiny...
"You never miss a shot you don't take."
by Cian Fahey // Sep 29, 2016 - 2:54pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by snakerjaker
The original draft of this article actually went into much greater length on Zimmer often sounding like the Paganos and Ryans of the world. I think the major differences are Zimmer's intelligence and adaptability. Pagano literally believes that running more automatically means you have a better chance to win. Zimmer doesn't use that kind of logic at least.
by dmstorm22 // Sep 29, 2016 - 4:01pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by Cian Fahey
On the defense side, it may come down to personnel differences.
I'm amazed with Pagano that Indy has fielded even competent defenses the last three years given the lack of talent he has to work with.
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by dmstorm22
Yeah, I don't like Pagano as a coach really, but the colts defenses have never bottom out by dvoa in a way their talent would suggest. To that extent and to be fair, its worth acknowledging that.
by Eddo // Sep 29, 2016 - 6:00pm
"Pagano literally believes that running more automatically means you have a better chance to win."
How do you know that? The Colts run a pretty pass-heavy offense, and as you point out, a coach can say these things publicly but not actually believe them.
by jtr // Sep 30, 2016 - 3:49pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by Eddo
How about we phrase it like this: in two different seasons, Pagano somehow thought that giving Trent Richardson 150 carries would somehow give his team a better chance to win.
"with no one team that is great on both sides of the ball" - Hate to disagree and I especially hate disagreeing when its this particular team in question - but there is one team that will go from tough to terrifying in exactly one week from now.
by whateverdude // Sep 29, 2016 - 6:14pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by theslothook
Defensive DVOA of 24th would indicate otherwise.
by lokiwi // Sep 29, 2016 - 2:10pm
Really excited to see the pass D with Rhodes playing a full complement of snaps. He's shown flashes of being an elite corner and (I think) showed up in the top 10 of some of your rate statistics last season. If he's on the field, Sandejo is the only below-average player getting every down snaps, depending on how you feel about Greenway and the mix of Waynes/Alexander/Newman.
by panthersnbraves // Sep 29, 2016 - 3:18pm
Thanks for the detailed PTSD.... excellent, if painful, write-up.
by andrew // Sep 29, 2016 - 3:19pm
Given that Treadwell has barely seen the field part of me laments what could have been with say a Cravens or Jack added to the mix for the few perceived lesser pieces of the unit (Greenway or Sendejo), but I guess Spielman knows what he is doing.
by Will Allen // Sep 29, 2016 - 3:49pm
I really wanted Spielman to go all in on defense, and use his first on that side of the ball. I' m taking comfort in the fact that Zimmer just does't rush rookies on to the field until he has confidence that they aren't going to be mental mistake machines.
by techvet // Sep 29, 2016 - 5:07pm
The Petrino remarks are classic.
by skepticismissurvival // Sep 29, 2016 - 7:46pm
First of all, fantastic article, and I really don't want to nitpick here but felt this needed mention:
"Neither Barr nor Kendricks are big."
Size was certainly a knock on Kendricks coming out, but Barr was an edge rush prospect and at 6'5" and 255 lbs. he's absolutely massive for a LB.
by t.d. // Sep 29, 2016 - 9:13pm
I thought the trade for Bradford was foolish at the time, but, while it's hard not to overreact, he was clearly the best quarterback on the field in their game against Green Bay, and this is obviously the best coaching staff he's ever played for. If the offensive line doesn't improve, it won't matter because he won't make it through the season, but, if they do, their ceiling is Super Bowl champs. Zimmer has got to be a top 5 coach.
by jmaron // Sep 29, 2016 - 9:57pm
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by t.d.
That was my first reaction as well, but then I thought if they are actually a decent team the 1st rounder will be a late pick and also if Bradford plays well and Bridgewater comes back healthy you have a shot at gaining back what you gave up for Bradford by trading one of them.
by EnderCN // Sep 30, 2016 - 12:06am
Packers had WR open all day long against the Vikings, they just played very poorly and Rodgers missed a good 100+ yards in open receivers.
Carolina's line is a complete mess and they are going to be crushed by every team who can rush them hardcore.
It is a good defense but it has played over its head statistically this year. If NFL teams are commodities on the market I advise people to sell on the Vikings. Their value is just going down the rest of the season.
by BJR // Sep 30, 2016 - 10:26am
In reply to Re: Film Room: Minnesota Vikings by EnderCN
The turnover margin and defensive/special teams scoring rate are certainly unsustainable. OTOH, the opponent adjustments are guaranteed to make the past two week's defensive performances more impressive. Carolina's line has looked a mess against the Broncos and Vikings, but it remains to be seen whether other teams will be able to exploit this apparent weakness. Green Bay isn't the juggernaut of 2014, but it is still going to be a top 5 offence.
Monday night's game will be fascinating: I keep waiting for the Giants' offence to explode because the talent at QB/WR is phenomenal (although the blocking remains dubious), but they are being utterly hamstrung by turnovers. There ought to be some sort of turnover regression, but perhaps not until after they've visited a rowdy Vikings home stadium in prime-time.


[Abstract] Objective To explore the effect of Ai Sciplan and citalopram on the improvement of anxiety in patients with recurrent glioma.
Methods A total of 82 patients with recurrent glioma anxiety admitted to our hospital from July 2007 to February 2018 were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 41 cases in each group. The control group was treated with citalopram after operation. The observation group received oral escitalopram oxalate tablets. The two groups were given orally for 8 weeks. The total effective rate, the degree of anxiety before and after 8 weeks of treatment [assessed by the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA)], the total incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.
Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 70.73%, which was higher than 48.78% of the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the HAMA scores between the two groups before treatment (P>0.05). After 8 weeks of treatment, the HAMA scores of the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment (P<0.05). The HAMA score of the observation group after 8 weeks of treatment was (9.79±1.99) points, which was lower than that of the control group (13.22±2.34), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The total incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group and the control group were 17.07% and 12.20%, the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).
Conclusion The escitalopram has a stronger inhibitory effect on 5-HT reuptake, and it is superior to citalopram in improving the symptoms of recurrent glioma anxiety patients, and it is safe and is an ideal therapeutic drug for such patients.


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Khokhlova and Novitski maintain lead
By Anna Kondakova
Photo © Anna Kondakova
Jana Khokhlova (22) and Sergei Novitski (26) won the Original Dance with their Gypsy-themed routine to Two Guitars.
Jana Khokhlova (22) and Sergei Novitski (26) continued to dominate the dance field as they won the Original Dance (OD) with 65.48 (35.08/31.38) points.
The 2007 Russian National silver medalists were flawless and expressive in their performance to Two Guitars, but their twizzles were a bit slow and they lost 1.00 point due to an extended lift. The highlights of their program was a complex combination spin, very impressive and fast lifts, and an intricate side-by-side step sequence. The team received a level four for all their elements and they are currently first overall with a total score of 106.78 points.
Ekaterina Rubleva (22) and Ivan Shefer (24) performed their "Gopak" Ukrainian dance much better than they did over a month ago at Cup of Russia. The team displayed more powerful and confidence with better character throughout the dance, however their twizzles were rather weak.
The 2007 Russian National bronze medalists also performed two very strong lifts, well integrated into the choreography and the style of dance, but the final rotational lift received only a level three. They placed second in the OD with 57.86 (23.09/19.26) and overall (92.54 points).
Ekaterina Bobrova (17) and Dmitri Soloviev (18) pulled up to third place overall (88.02 points) after placing third in the OD with 55.26 (30.44/24.82) points. Bobrova had to check her balance during a twizzle, but their lifts were strong and well suited to the music. The 2007 Russian Junior champions earned a level four on all their elements and their "Kalinka" was well received by the audience.
"I think we have grown up quite a bit since last year," Bobrova told the press. "This season we are competing in Seniors, sharing the ice with much stronger couples than we faced before, and we try to live up to their level. But on the other hand, we are not concerned with placements this season. All we want to do is to skate clean and make a strong impression. I felt we skated better in Moscow (Cup of Russia), but we love competing in St. Petersburg. The atmosphere is great here and so are the hotel and the ice."
Natalia Mikhailova (21) and Andrei Maximishin (23) skated a clean, but rather generic program to Gypsy tunes, which was highlighted by two strong lifts. However, their twizzle section in the side-by-side step sequence was flawed as they failed to maintain the constant distance between them. Both step sequences were graded a level two and they scored 52.94 (27.82/25.15) points for fourth place in the OD. With a total score of 85.80 points, the team slipped to fourth overall.
Anastasia Platonova (21) and Alexander Grachev (23) performed a dance to Eastern music which contained an impressive curve lift and a strong combination spin, but they appeared to miss the hold during the midline step sequence, which was graded level two. The students of Svetlana Alexeeva otherwise earned a level three on their non-touching step sequence. The 2007 Winter Universiade silver medalist were also very expressive and maintained good attack throughout the dance, earning 49.64 (27.06/22.58) points for a fifth place finish in the OD and overall (79.89 points).
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Flying in on a seaplane. It looks amazing down there!
Fort Jefferson was an active fort and prison. Take a ranger lead tour to learn more!
Inside the fort, looking out at the beautiful water.
We took a charter boat to the island which included gear for snorkeling and lunch. Had a great time here and learned a lot from the rangers.


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The next Marvel Cinematic Universe film is coming out next month. While Ant-Man and the Wasp won't be as big as Avengers: Infinity War, it still deserves your movie-going money – and here are the reasons why.
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South Holland (Zuid-Holland) will start a partnership with Koppert Cress to investigate the effects of storing hot water in subsoil. It is predicted that storing water in subsoil can reduce CO2 output by up to 50%. The goal is to create a climate-resistance province by reducing CO2 levels through decreasing fossil fuel combustion.
Working with South Holland will continue a two-year pilot started in 2015 at Koppert Cress and help complete, within the next three years, the full-fledged investigation. With the assistance of the Ministry of Economic affairs, the project is aimed at furthering investments into rural initiatives for a new impetus for Greenports. South Holland is an active contributor to the process of restructuring and development of horticulture within Greenport West/Oost-Land, The Netherlands.
Previously, the South Holland government did not permit the infiltration of water that is warmer than 30 degrees as it can have negative effects on the environment. Infiltration is a process in which water enters the soil. By this concept, the more saturated the soil is, the slower the rate of infiltration is. However, the pilot, started by Koppert Cress, has shown that heated infiltration could be the key to lowering CO2 emissions produced by greenhouses. Through a study financed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in 2015, the pilot study commenced and has been closely monitored by the cress growers since. Throughout its lifetime, the study picked up several companies willing to contribute to the research in addition to the provincial government. The companies currently involved in the research nowadays are Koppert Cress, Bart van Meurs Project Development, Vyverberg Advies B.V., Brabant Water and KWR Watercycle Research.
The research involves monitoring the effects of storing heat and measuring the changing levels of CO2. KWR Watercycle Research will coordinate, monitor and provide reports to the involved parties, which helps justify their request to the Ministry for addition subsidies. So far, €50,000 has been promised towards the project.
The results are expected to surface around the beginning of 2020 however, preliminary investigations show that there could be a potential 50% reduction in CO2 emissions, because of the reduction in fossil fuel combustion, without the storage of high temperature water. Additionally, the research project follows the soil infiltration process at a minimum depth of 40 meters, in subsoil as heat is not expected to penetrate soil less than 25m below the ground. Naturally, the water's micro-biological and chemical behavior is studied.
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Some excerpts from my former Inquirer column
ENTERTAINMENTS' THRIVED IN THE EARLY 1900S
In the early 1900s, a certain kind of traffic jam was common in many small towns in Chester County. It happened whenever a troupe of entertainers came to town, bringing along fleets of scenery and even live animals by the train-car load.
These groups had nothing to do with the circus, though. The elaborate stage sets that floated through the streets - "on a daily basis," as one newspaper reporter in West Chester observed in 1907 - were headed for the local opera house.
Before movie houses, residents came in droves to such places for what was known as "dramatic entertainments." Yet "opera" rarely meant a night with Caruso.
Judging from the old advertisements and playbills, the performances included everything from poetry readings to "sensational" musical performances, with casts of 20 to 60 people. Patrons demanded, the reporter in 1907 noted, "a different scene for every act," whereas only "a few years ago, a few sliding scenes . . . answered for every performance."
At West Chester's Grand Opera House in 1912, the management "was forced to disappoint" after a traveling act went to Chester "by mistake." But otherwise, audiences got a seemingly endless dose of melodrama.
The play roster in 1908, for instance, included A Poor Relation, The Poisoner, and The Lost Trail. When the building, which now houses part of the Chester County Historical Society, was built in 1848, it was known as Horticultural Hall.
In 1880, it was purchased at a sheriff's sale and converted into a theater by local entrepreneur Uriah Hunt Painter, who enjoyed only brief success.
A reporter noted that Painter, a nationally known Civil War correspondent, had a "nose for the news" but no ability when it came to "securing suitable" dramatic attractions.
Still, minstrel shows, vaudeville acts and one-act plays could be found elsewhere - even in smaller communities such as Parkesburg.
In early postcards, the Parkesburg Opera House resembles a newsstand or small store. But early notices describe it as having a 1,000-seat theater, "two stores," a "pool room," and rooms for "secrete societies."
About the same time that West Chester audiences were enjoying a "romance of the Western Plains," the Parkesburg Opera House featured "home talent shows" and magic acts. The latter perhaps did not match the "brace of horses," including a $5,000 Morgan mare that appeared in the Western romance. But it apparently was entertaining enough, with acts that turned "a Mrs. Holliger's watch" into a "bunch of carnations," as one paper reported in 1909.
At the Downingtown Opera House on Brandywine Avenue, the entertainments included basketball games, boxing bouts, and high school graduations.
Built in 1903 in the popular Romanesque Revival style, the building was among the few in the county designed as a opera house. Yet it also featured removable seats.
In Coatesville, notices of a "Poultry Show," followed by the annual ball and "Mazy" formal dance, appeared in the local papers in 1900. Such events might seem contradictory, but according to an 1893 description of the Coatesville Opera House, the three-story building was designed in 1870 as both a "town market" and an "amusement hall."
Although it initially floundered, the "largest" opera house in Chester County was soon attracting "New York- style" productions with its dressing rooms, and a special backstage exit for "star performers," as early ads proclaimed.
In 1909, those stars included "Kaiser and his performing dogs."
Another piece and more to come (I change stories seasonally)
BEFORE AIR CONDITIONING, W. CHESTER HAD A REFRESHING GETAWAY.
For generations of Chester County residents, summer fun was never far away at Lenape Park. Reporters in the 1880s described it as the county's own little Coney Island and "an assured thing" to escape the blazing hot streets of West Chester. Typically, "scores" of people stood at the trolley stop at High and Market Streets, as one paper reported in 1902.
Now the site of the Brandywine Picnic Park, on Route 100, Lenape was an oasis on the west branch of the Brandywine where time seemed to stand still. From 1923 to 1976, when it was meticulously managed by a man named John W. Gibney, it was a combination picnic park and carnival, known for its simple, old-fashioned amusements such as bumper cars, a shooting gallery with vintage guns, and the annual Old Fiddler's picnic. Eventually it became the picnic park, which is rented out for family and company picnics.
The old Lenape Park was a place where many Chester County residents first learned to swim, or where they had their first date or first job.
Before Lenape, there were other attempts at excursion parks, but none were as successful. As early as 1886, for instance, folks could enjoy such refinements as lawn tennis and moonlit dancing in an open pavilion at Birmingham Park, a half-mile downstream.
To reach the park, patrons disembarked at a railroad station along Route 100 near Bennetts' Run and crossed a foot bridge over the Brandywine. Despite such features as bathhouses and a steam-powered excursion boat called the "Minnehah," the season there abruptly ended when the rope bridge was taken down to prevent damage from autumn floods.
For boating, there was Brandywine Park, just north of Lenape on the east branch. Though it featured a large wharf and 20 rental boats, entertainment there was confined to a 10-cent ride down to the "forks" of the Brandywine and back again. After Lenape Park opened downstream on an old fishing ground known as Sager's Island in 1896, the other parks fell out of fashion.
The force behind Lenape was William Hayes, then president of the West Chester Street Railway. Reporters closely followed his "improvements," such as renovating the property's "ancient farm house and other buildings" and building a 20-room summer boarding house. Hayes' company even built a dam on the Brandywine and carted sand to the area, transforming its rustic banks into a summer resort, complete with a 75-foot boardwalk, bathhouses and cabins.
For refreshments, there was the "Hotel De Kelly," which was actually a newsstand and cafe that advertised "Ice cream and Oysters." It was built by Jesse Kelley, an African-American who was "well-known in West Chester" as a hack or taxi driver, one newspaper reported.
In later years, the improvements included an electric-generator plant and a theater for "moving pictures" in 1904. Still, it was Lenape's scenic setting that apparently was the most appealing. In one typically glowing review, a writer observes that a new road and trolley bridge, which included a narrow pedestrian crossing, rose above the park and let visitors take a "cool and entrancing walk over the Brandywine" to the dance pavilion along its banks. Another writer noted that "the quiet flowing waters" and the "luxuriant verdure" of Lenape made it a perfect retreat for persons "tired out by daily toil in the office or home."
Keeping track of the number of visitors was another favorite news scoop. On July 4, 1902, for instance, more than 2,000 trolley fares were sold, many from West Chester, where the "stifling air of burned power and smouldering paper filled the streets."
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Apple company has been cheated by engineering students and the two students have earned 1 million US dollars.
Their job is to get a phone from China and bring it to the US.Two students from China studying in the US have made a fake Apple phone and sent it to Apple's Institution for Replacement, earning up to one million.
Two Chinese students Yangyang Zhou and Quan Jiang have been engaged in smuggling since 2017.
that's how they started making a fake iPhone.
The iPhone created by them so it did not work well.The students were thinking criminally to replace the fake iphones with real iphones.
The two students saying, the iPhone did not switch on and send it for replacement.
The apple company will also check and take the fake iPhone's and will be replaced by real iPhones. The real iPhone's will be sent to China.
In this manner the two students cheated apple company .Apple said that it has sold a total of 8,95,800 dollars' worth of iPhone. Approximately 6,20,027,276 Indian rupees cheated by them.
These students sent a total of 3,069 fake iPhone's for replacement. out of which they have earned 1,493 original iPhones. Thus, the iPhone's sent by them was estimated one million rupees.According to the Indian Rupee value the students have acquired about seven crore estimated iPhone phones.
Jiang has been jailed for illegally copying and kidnapping a fraud by exporting goods illegally. The police are now spotted by the GPS.
If any of them are trying to involve in such activities like hacking , terrorism, malpractice, they will be found out and caught by the police department and will be prisoned for many years or even for life long . so be careful be safe do not indulge in any illegal activities.


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China's Premier Li Keqiang, center, shakes hands with his counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, second from left, of Vietnam, Prayut Chan-o-cha, left, prime minister of Thailand, Hun Sen, second from right, of Cambodia, and Thongloun Sisolith, right, of Laos, before an opening of the Lancang Mekong Cooperation Leaders' Meeting, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Jan. 10, 2018).
The LMC was born from China's unilateral dam building, but that same fact may also undermine the forum in the end.
Since its establishment in 2016, the Lancang Mekong Cooperation (LMC) forum has been successful for China. The group, which includes the participation of all riparian countries, has made progress on several issues, all while excluding extraregional powers such as Japan and the United States. Therefore, the LMC is often interpreted as being Beijing's challenge to or even replacement for the current mechanisms on the Mekong River, in addition to acting as a miniature version of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The achievements and potential of the LMC can be attributed to several reasons, such as China's national power and economic aid, but its geopolitical fait accompli on the Mekong stands out as well.
The geopolitical fait accompli refers to Beijing's dams on the Lancang River (the Chinese name for the Mekong), a factor directly influencing the downstream countries. Although extraregional countries, with their considerable national capacity, are able to provide funding and other forms of aid for development in the region, they cannot supply any effective alternative to the river water held by the Chinese dams. Aside from joining the LMC, downstream countries have no practical avenue to increase the flow from China. Beijing can use sovereignty as a shield to reject external concerns over its dam building and related water issues from other organizations and arrangements centered on the Mekong River, as well as individual riparian countries. The sheer gap of military capabilities between China and other Mekong countries make violent options, such as missile attack or sabotage, unpractical. In contrast, water resource management is the main function of the China-led LMC, and thus the LMC will be a more effective way to solve problems that other Mekong forums and organizations cannot deal with.
The timing of major dam construction on the Lancang River sets the timeline for China's fait accompli. Beijing began the dam construction in the mid-1980s; the pace accelerated in the 2000s, then reached its peak in the 2010s, with the huge-capacity Xiaowan and Nuozhadu dams respectively commissioned in 2010 and 2014. The existing dams served to confirm China's determinant role, particularly during the dry seasons, on the Lancang/Mekong River has been confirmed, while other dam projects that would further that influence are underway. Meanwhile, Bangkok's proposal of minilateralism excluding extraregional participation was adopted by Beijing under its plan for a new Mekong forum — the LMC — in 2014.
It is difficult to know whether the LMC was a long-term plan all along, or an improvised idea under Xi Jinping's active foreign policy, but either way it benefited from the fait accompli of dam construction. If China had launched the proposal earlier, especially prior to 2010, pressure over the construction and management of the megadams would have been strong; halting work may even have been a condition for some riparian countries, such as Vietnam, to join the initiative. After the dams were commissioned, the opposite is true: the LMC presents perhaps the only effective way left for other Mekong countries to coordinate with Beijing regarding water resources.
Such a fait accompli is not rare in China's policy practice, but most other examples, such as the artificial islands in the South China Sea and the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, are mainly aimed at securing better strategic circumstances, rather than building a multilateral initiative like the LMC. The LMC could thus be seen as a marriage of fait accompli, China's conventional wisdom, and outgoing engagement, which is central to the BRI. The water resource of those dams is thus not unilaterally reserved by Beijing, but transformed into "public goods" shared with other Mekong countries. Furthermore, China added various early harvest projects into the LMC to provide aid to other riparian countries. All the same, Beijing's application of its fait accompli makes the LMC more relevant than its counterparts.
Despite the benefits for China, the fait accompli presents some challenges to the LMC. Structurally, China will be blamed for disasters and other water issues along the Mekong River. In the past, floods and droughts occurring along the river were viewed as natural disasters, but the Chinese dams are now a convenient target to be blamed for similar disasters, whether that's true or not. How well the LMC responds to such blaming scenarios will matter for Beijing's credibility in the face of other members, since the relations between them are supposed to be equal according to the organizational principles.
Moreover, China loses considerable freedom of using its dams and water flow as a policy tool. Without the LMC, Beijing could unilaterally increase or decrease water flows downstream which affects the rest of the riparian countries, whenever it chose, including to "teach a lesson" to a regional country. Similar to its punititve trade practices targeting Japan and the Philippines in the early 2010s, China could openly claim some "technical reasons" for adjusting the water flow, or merely keep silent, in parallel with making demands through hints or private channels. But the LMC with its Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Center (LMWRCC) would make such measures unpractical, as long as Beijing wants the organization to remain meaningful.
In short, the LMC will put some constraints on China's autonomy or sovereignty in managing its dams on the Lancang River. Such cession of power is rare in China's practice of foreign relations (contrast, for example, China's attitude in territorial disputes). Therefore, the ultimate challenge facing the LMC will be the extent to which Beijing is willing to be restricted by its obligations. If the LMC cannot bring in enough interest to compensate for China's loss of autonomy, Beijing's lukewarm or ignorant attitude toward its own project would be destructive. Without Beijing's contribution, the LMC would not be meaningful for the other riparian counterparts along the Mekong River.
Shang-su Wu is a research fellow of the Regional Security Architecture Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
A book review of Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, Brian Eyler, Zed 2019.


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2019 Undergraduate Tuition
3.22% growth from 2018
2019 Average Net Price
After Financial Aid
2019 Acceptance Rate
26,593 Applicants
2019 Enrolled Students
60% Full-Time
2018 Graduation Rate
4,027 Graduates
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools were Registered Nursing (19,883 degrees awarded), Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing (702 degrees), and Nursing Administration (594 degrees).
In 2019, 66,687 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools. 79.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 20.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (32,590 degrees), 2.59 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (12586 degrees).
The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is $15,286, which is $5,206 more than than the national median of $10,080. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $15,638, which is 102% of the cost for in-state students, and is $1,053 more than than the national median $14,585.
Special Focus Institutions
The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is $15,286, which is $5,136 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,150. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $15,638, which is 102% of the cost for in-state students, and is $1,053 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,585.
After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,036.
Student Expenses
In 2019, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools was $15,638, which is 102% of the cost for in-state students, which was $15,286. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is $1,053 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,585, and the in-state tuition is $5,136 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,150.
This chart compares the tuition costs of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools (in red) with those of other similar universities.
Average Net Price
In 2019 Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,036. Between 2018 and 2019, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools grew by 8.33%.
This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools (in red) with that of other similar universities.
Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
Other Student Expenses
The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools was of $9,497 in 2019. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,222. The cost of room and board increased by 2.6% between 2018 and 2019. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 2.47% during the same period.
This chart compares the average student costs at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools (in red) with that of similar universities.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Of Undergraduates Receive Grants
Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans
70% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools received grants or loans in 2019. This represents a growth of 0.719% with respect to 2018, when 69.5% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools (in red) with that of other similar universities.
The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools received 26,593 undergraduate applications in 2019, which represents a 1.55% annual decline. Out of those 26,593 applicants, 17,556 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 66% acceptance rate.
There were 206,511 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools in 2019, and 33.1% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools has an overall enrollment yield of 31.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.
Acceptance Rate in 2019
Accepted Out of 26,593
In 2019, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools was 66% (17,556 admissions from 26,593 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2018, which was 67.9%. Between 2018 and 2019, the number of applicants declined by −1.55%, while admissions declined by −4.35%.
This chart compares the acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools (in red) with that of other similar universities.
Submission Percentage
Scores Submitted
33.1% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools in 2019 submitted SAT scores with their applications.
This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools has a total enrollment of 206,511 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is 123,928 students and the part-time enrollment is 82,583. This means that 60% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools are enrolled full-time.
The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools, both undergraduate and graduate, is 44.3% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American, 8.82% Asian, 3.29% Two or More Races, 0.518% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.48% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.
Students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (29.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (18.1%) and Black or African American Female (10.5%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (35.3%), followed by White Male (16.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (9.14%).
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools, both undergraduate and graduate, is 206,511 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is 123,928 and the part-time enrollment is 82,583. This means that 60% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools are enrolled full-time compared with 70.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.
This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools (in red) compares to similar universities.
Retention Rate over Time
2019 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools was 67%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (72%), Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools had a retention rate lower than its peers.
This chart shows the retention rate over time at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Most Common Race or Ethnicity
The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is 44.3% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American, 8.82% Asian, 3.29% Two or More Races, 0.518% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.48% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 44.8% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.5% Black or African American.
Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 16,653 students (8.06%) did not report their race.
In 2019, 39943 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is white (32,590 degrees awarded). There were 2.59 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (12586 degrees).
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is Registered Nursing (19,883 degrees awarded), followed by Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing (702 degrees) and Nursing Administration (594 degrees).
The most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Health (58,394 degrees awarded), Psychology (3,451 degrees), and Protective Services (479 degrees).
Common Jobs by Major
Most Common Job
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools are Registered nurses (1,518,078 people), Physicians (551,611 people), Other managers (305,982 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (234,723 people), and Medical & health services managers (228,771 people).
The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools are Health (58,394 degrees awarded), Psychology (3,451 degrees), Protective Services (479 degrees), Biology (514 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (257 degrees).
Highest Paying Jobs by Major
Highest Paying Job
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools are Surgeons, Computer hardware engineers, Actuaries, Physicians, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents
Common Industries by Major
General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Most Common Industry
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,094,629 people), Elementary & secondary schools (761,365 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (583,767 people), Offices of physicians (473,746 people), and Outpatient care centers (468,229 people).
Majors Awarded
IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools.
< 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate1 to 2 Year Postsecondary CertificateAssociates Degree2 to 4 Year Postsecondary CertificateBachelors DegreePostbaccalaureate CertificateMasters DegreePost-Masters CertificateResearch DoctorateProfessional DoctorateOther Doctorate
Registered Nursing
19883 degree-majorss awarded
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing
Nursing Administration
In 2019, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools was Registered Nursing with 19883 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools according to their major.
Gender Breakdown for Common Majors
In 2019, 13,372 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools, which is 0.251 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (53,315).
This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools by degrees awarded.
Most Common Male Majors
In 2019, 3443 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools in Registered Nursing, which is 0.153 times less than the 22547 female recipients with that same degree.
Most Common Female Majors
In 2019, 22547 degrees were awarded to women at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools in Registered Nursing, which is 6.55 times more than the 3443 male recipients with that same degree.
100% Completion Time
In 2019, 41% of students graduating from Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 46.5% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 49% within 200%.
The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.
Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.
Graduation Rate by Race and Gender
Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Highest Graduation Rate (71.1%)
The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is Female and Asian (71.1% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (69.1%).
The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 4.59% of graduates (185 students) did not report their race.
Race & Ethnicity by Share
32,590 degrees awarded
The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is white (32,590 degrees awarded). There were 2.59 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (12586 degrees).
6.87% of degree recipients (4,584 students) did not report their race.
Race & Ethnicity by Gender
Most Common Gender Demographic
Hispanic or Latino Female
The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools is white female (26,614 degrees awarded). There were 2.73 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (9,751 degrees).
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools has an endowment valued at nearly $5.11M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $111M (2.18k%), compared to the 2.77% average return ($279k on $10.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.
In 2019, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools had a total salary expenditure of $11.4M. Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools employs 2,490 Assistant professors, 1,658 Instructors, and 1,414 Associate professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools are Female Assistant professors (1,847), Female Instructors(1,291), and Female Associate professors (915).
The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools are: Management, with 3187 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 2646 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 2492 employees.
2019 Endowment
growth from 2018
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools has an endowment valued at about $5.11M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools grew 6.06% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $4.99M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.
This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.
The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.
Government Grants and Contracts
$76.8M - Federal
$34.8M - State
$6.67M - Local
As of 2019, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools received $76.8M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $34.8M from state grants and contracts, and $6.67M from local grants and contracts.
Salary Expenditure
2019 Salaries
In 2019, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools paid a median of $5.24M in salaries, which represents 45.8% of their overall expenditure ($11.4M) and a 13.5% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 11.9% growth from 2017 and a 4.84% growth from 2016.
The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 2.89M (42.3% of overall expenditures).
Instructional Salaries
In 2019, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools paid a total of $579M to 7,003 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.5% of all salaries paid.
This is compared to a median of $857k (29.6%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.
Most Common Instructor
2490 Employees
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
In 2019, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools were Assistant professor with 2,490 employees; Instructor with 1,658 employees; and Instructor with 1,414 employees.
In 2019, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools were Management with 3,187 employees; Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 2,646 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 2,492 employees.
Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender
Most Common Demographic
Female Assistant professor
Female Instructor
Female Associate professor
In 2019, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools was Female Assistant professor with 1,847 employees, Female Instructor with 1,291 employees, and Female Associate professor with 915 employees.
This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools.
Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity
Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional


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