4th and Miles to Go

In my last article I talked a bit about the NFL’s unwillingness to accept the statistical modernization of their game, particularly when compared to baseball and basketball. This point was made in haste, and only as far as it applied to a particularly inept clock manager. I’ve felt that the lack of objectivity in football has held the strategy of the sport back for some time, and I probably get to see some example of the phenomenon every week, even if it doesn’t always affect the outcome of the game. I was totally unprepared, however, when not one but 2 outstanding instances of statistical thinking at work fell into my lap the very same day I published my Andy Reid article.

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