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Home›Category: "NFL; decision making; statistics"

NFL; decision making; statistics

  • The Will to Make Tough, But Correct Decisions: Harbaugh and McCarthy

    manager efficiency, NFL; decision making; statistics
    January 5, 2020
    by Brian Goff
    Related to the prior post on managerial decision making, Jim Harbaugh has finally won over almost all his critics for his decision to hand the starting QB job to Colin ...
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  • To Punt or not to Punt: That is the Question

    NFL; decision making; statistics, Uncategorized
    December 9, 2019
    by Phil Miller
    From the New York Times: Although some statistics show there are often better options on fourth down, teams continue to punt, punt and then punt some more. But what if ...
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  • Slipping Through the Cracks - How NFL Teams Solve an Information Problem

    draft, NFL; decision making; statistics
    November 28, 2019
    by Phil Miller
    Reed Albergotti at the Wall Street Journal writes about an information problem in the NFL and how it is imperfectly solved. Nevertheless, at a time when other sports like baseball ...
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  • The NFL Draft: Shotgun Marriages v. Marriages "For Love"

    NFL; decision making; statistics
    September 3, 2019
    by Brian Goff
    If Phil Miller's Saturday post on the NFL draft is Day 1, then here is a Day 2 examination. NFL writers/analysts love to speculate on draft picks, although a bit ...
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  • The Cost to Punting

    NFL; decision making; statistics
    August 14, 2019
    by Brian Goff
    Brian Burke (admin  of Advanced NFL Stats) posted a very insightful piece on Deadspin (and also Slate) regarding the slow evolution in the punt/go-for-it decision on 4th down.  Readers might ...
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  • Passing, Winning, and Optimization

    coaches, NFL; decision making; statistics
    June 9, 2019
    by Brian Goff
    One of my favorite sites, Advanced NFL Stats, recently posted compelling evidence on "Passing = Winning" in the NFL.  As ANS observes, announcers, including former players and coaches, love to ...
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  • Optimizing Isn't Easy Even for Belichick

    NFL; decision making; statistics
    June 3, 2019
    by Brian Goff
    Long time followers of TSE know that I have an ongoing interest in decision making in sports and how it may relate to decision making in broader contexts.   In an ...
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  • ECONFL

    NFL; decision making; statistics
    May 12, 2019
    by Brian Goff
    Add another econ major to the ranks of NFL coaches along with Bill Belichick. Jim Scwhartz, new head coach in Detroit and former defensive coordinator in Tennessee, holds a degree ...
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