Mike13
05-13-2009, 01:26 PM
http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/the-bills-offense-and-the-limits-of-spreading-it-around/
One of the most interesting parts of writing any edition of Scientific Football is when I have to adjudicate a disagreement between my metric eye (i.e. the numbers side of the analysis) and my scouting eye. Most the time, the two eyes agree, but in the majority of cases where they don’t, it is usually the scouting eye that is causing the conflict.
This came to mind recently when I heard multiple comments during Buffalo Bills broadcasts regarding how Turk Schonert’s offensive philosophy was helping the team’s passing game. Schonert is a proponent of spreading the ball around and getting everyone involved, and the players said it was a key reason the team was improved early in the 2008 season
One of the most interesting parts of writing any edition of Scientific Football is when I have to adjudicate a disagreement between my metric eye (i.e. the numbers side of the analysis) and my scouting eye. Most the time, the two eyes agree, but in the majority of cases where they don’t, it is usually the scouting eye that is causing the conflict.
This came to mind recently when I heard multiple comments during Buffalo Bills broadcasts regarding how Turk Schonert’s offensive philosophy was helping the team’s passing game. Schonert is a proponent of spreading the ball around and getting everyone involved, and the players said it was a key reason the team was improved early in the 2008 season