26CornerBlitz Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2-6: Tony DeFeo of EdjSports with Jeremy White (19:42) Great interview with the president of Edjsports where talks about what they do for the Eagles and other NFL/NCAA clients with regard to Big Data and Analytics. There are plans for the Bills to talk to them about becoming a client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) More information is always better but the question is how it's actually used by coaches on game day. Edited February 6, 2018 by TheTruthHurts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, TheTruthHurts said: More information is always better but the question is how it's actually used by coaches on game day. Good point and that was one of the final things he said in the interview. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 hour ago, TheTruthHurts said: More information is always better but the question is how it's actually used by coaches on game day. after the fact they can claim it was the main reason if a team wins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) Really interesting interview. In football, I get the use of "analytics" in terms of game day decisions and am a HUGE proponent.Yes, there are plenty of old-school football adages that will be at odds with what the data says, and folks will always look at the times that the decision does not work as a reason not to use data as a fundamental part of game day coaching. Really like his "always take the points" and "make em go a long field" as two adages that he has really understood are nonsense when it comes to win probabilities. Also really liked when he said something to the effect coaches and fans would rather lose slowly and late and keep it close, rather than improve win percentages with the possibility to lose early. I think that is 100% accurate. What I don't get is how to use this all this data in the evaluation of players. I never put any emphasis or stock in PFF rankings, just seems to me unless you know exact play call, how can you grade someone? Maybe someone on here who has been a coach or a player at high level can help explain that to me. Edited February 6, 2018 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnBonhamRocks Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 8:24 AM, TheTruthHurts said: More information is always better but the question is how it's actually used by coaches on game day. Put another way, how useful is it to stand in the middle of the world's biggest library if your head is up your @$$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Sean McDermott and the Bills have no use for math, they go based on "feel". That's why we rarely attempt 4th and short, never go for 2 pt. conversions. This group of bozos is as behind the curve as you can be. I blame it on the Pegulas though, they're the ones that go out and hire these people that totally ignore data. I think Terry is more impressed that Sean was a decorated wrestler and wears a cross around his neck. That's all good and well....but go get me the guy that understands and embraces the math. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 We have no need for these services; we have had a robust analytics department for years. Russ Brandon saw to it himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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