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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...