Quote:Football isn't real life.  It's a game….with scoring…. which entails numbers….. which means analytics aren't arbitrary, they are logical to apply. 

 

Still… I like your statement about "gut" vs. incorrectly applied analysis.  

You'll also be happy to know that Caldwell and Bradley both seem to look at this analytics thing with narrowed eyes.  They might just be squinting though. Not sure. 

 

Thing is, analytics is still in its infancy stage. Football is also not a strict numbers games, like baseball which lends itself to analytics naturally. There's a lot of different things that affects a play. Sure, its great that they are using analytics to factor in their decision making, but if the stats are being interpreted incorrectly then it does us no good.

 

Just take a look at that analytics that Tony Khan triumphed when we drafted Luke. Remember when they released that stat showing that Gratz challenges passes thrown his way?

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