(10-04-2024, 12:10 AM)carp8dm Wrote:

(10-03-2024, 11:10 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Here you go, maybe you'll learn something but I'm betting against it. 

https://harvardsportsanalysis.org/2019/1...n-the-nfl/

I understand the point...  I do.  I just don't buy it. 

There are plenty of players that don't have 2nd year slumps.  Specifically talking about Harrison, he played pretty good his rookie year.  He looks completely washed in the 4 games into his 2nd year.  

It is my opinion that there is no develoment happening with these coaches and their players.  Harrison is one that makes my point.

I think, if you really wanted to make me look stoopid, you'd tell me how good Bigsby looks since his rookie year...  (Slowly pitching the softball to you)

The Sophomore Slump refers to players who were pretty good sliding back to the mean, as did Anton Harrison exactly as we're seeing, and a 3 to 12% performance reduction across positions on both sides of the ball is significant. You can not buy it all you want, doesn't mean it's not accurate. Bigsby is irrelevant because you have to first be good as a rookie to experience a second year slump; ditto for Strange who is having a pretty good stretch so far. Had he been able to hold on to that hail mary in the end zone against the skidmarks he'd be a local hero right now. And I'm not trying to make you look stupid, it requires no effort at all.

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(10-04-2024, 08:22 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-04-2024, 12:10 AM)carp8dm Wrote: I understand the point...  I do.  I just don't buy it. 

There are plenty of players that don't have 2nd year slumps.  Specifically talking about Harrison, he played pretty good his rookie year.  He looks completely washed in the 4 games into his 2nd year.  

It is my opinion that there is no develoment happening with these coaches and their players.  Harrison is one that makes my point.

I think, if you really wanted to make me look stoopid, you'd tell me how good Bigsby looks since his rookie year...  (Slowly pitching the softball to you)

Harrison played well in week 4

I still think he was suffering from the preseason concussion, everyone of those things acts how it wants and his head might just now be really clearing.

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