Showing posts with category "nfl decision making statistics"

To Punt or not to Punt: That is the Question

From the New York Times:

The Cost to Punting

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

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 solved.

ECONFL

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

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 his decision to hand the starting QB job

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 may relate to decision making in broader contexts.

Passing, Winning, and Optimization

One of my favorite sites, Advanced NFL Stats, recently posted compelling evidence on "Passing = Winning" in the NFL.  As ANS observes, announcers, including

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 writers/analysts love to speculate on draft picks, although a