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

Related to the prior post on managerial decision making, Jim Harbaugh has finally won over almost all his critics for

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To Punt or not to Punt: That is the Question

From the New York Times: Although some statistics show there are often better options on fourth down, teams continue to

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Slipping Through the Cracks – How NFL Teams Solve an Information Problem

Reed Albergotti at the Wall Street Journal writes about an information problem in the NFL and how it is imperfectly

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The NFL Draft: Shotgun Marriages v. Marriages "For Love"

If Phil Miller’s Saturday post on the NFL draft is Day 1, then here is a Day 2 examination. NFL

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The Cost to Punting

Brian Burke (admin  of Advanced NFL Stats) posted a very insightful piece on Deadspin (and also Slate) regarding the slow

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Passing, Winning, and Optimization

One of my favorite sites, Advanced NFL Stats, recently posted compelling evidence on “Passing = Winning” in the NFL.  As

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Optimizing Isn’t Easy Even for Belichick

Long time followers of TSE know that I have an ongoing interest in decision making in sports and how it

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ECONFL

Add another econ major to the ranks of NFL coaches along with Bill Belichick. Jim Scwhartz, new head coach in

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