Well, since X-Files supposedly killed off the Smoking Man in the original series finale in 2002, there is hope. I saw that the actor, William B. Davis, is supposed to be in the upcoming mini-series but hopefully it's just in flashbacks.
Yes, they were number one in kickoff average allowed. Now, about that roster spot that's taken by a kickoff specialist. The Bills were 17th in number of touchbacks. Stats I'm looking at don't show percentages though with the Bills just over 50% (42 of 82)
Hopefully this will finally put an end to this discussion.
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/12/sports/nfl-to-let-owners-have-franchises-in-multiple-sports.html
So, where did you get those rose-colored glasses? I still can't believe that a head coach with Rex's experience responded to a question about why he didn't challenge a play call with "because they didn't show the replay on the video board".
He definitely showed some leadership in the Jets game when he got in the middle of a fracas, grabbed the Bills O-Lineman (Mills?) and told him to go back to their side of the field.
Analytics can be used (as obvious as it seemed to us) to review the results of how successful a play was like running CJ Spiller up the middle. The results could say that for the 38 times they ran the play, the average was a 1 yard loss. Despite being obvious to us fans, some of these stubborn egotistical coaches (Saint Doug) might get it if shown the data. Of course, isn't that why the Bills and other teams have quality control people?
How you apply Money Ball and analytics to assembling an NFL roster is a different story. Could it be like: 75% of the QBs coming from a college spread system never adjust to the pro-style offense so don't draft one? Or, 99% of the QBs who played for Spurrier at Florida did not make it in the NFL? I'm sure it can get more complicated and useful than these though.
One of the saddest things I ever saw was when Dick Clark kept doing his Rockin New Years Eve after his stroke. I'm sure he wanted to do it but it was tough to watch and hard to understand him.