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ESPN Sports Analytics Analysis: The Dolphins

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Tannephins, Feb 25, 2015.

  1. Tannephins

    Tannephins Banned

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    http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12331388/the-great-analytics-rankings#
     
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  2. firedan

    firedan Well-Known Member

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    That's what the Dolphins need.
    More bean counters.
    Ross needs to find people who have good football smarts this isn't real estate.
     
  3. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

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    1. Given his famous “stats are for losers” sound bite, you wouldn’t necessarily expect Belichick to be hero of the stat heads, but BB is one of the most analytical coaches out there. For proof, look no further than the most controversial decisions of his career: 4th and 2.

    That was pure analytics.

    http://www.csnne.com/blog/patriots-talk/belichick-analytics-mvp
     
  4. NorFlaFin

    NorFlaFin Active Member

    This months ESPN Mag has a really nice article on the use of analytics. print edition
     
  5. Zounds

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    There's a lot more to sports analytics than how many second to throw a ball. Most of the stuff they track isn't in a stat book. They track nutrition, heart rate, how many miles you run in a single practice, body temps, and even how well you sleep.
     
  6. 77FinFan

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    Yeah, Urban was talking about this and the Buckeyes this year. He mentioned in particular hydration and how an old school approach would never have gotten his team through that schedule.
     
  7. DevilFin13

    DevilFin13 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    That's encouraging. To paraphrase Moneyball (the movie not the book), if you're not wringing every bit of data out of "analytics" then you're a dinosaur.
     
  8. Colmax

    Colmax Well-Known Member

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    It's merely a tool. Any tool to help the team win is not negative. It is HOW that tool is used that makes the difference. Information is wonderful. Implementing it to the benefit of the team is the key. Since this seems relatively new to the team (and I presume the NFL), it will take a while for it to show some real worth.
     
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  9. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    And..the inevitable December crash happened, keep tryin' stat monkeys
     
  10. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    ''what the hell is goin on around here''
     
  11. finfansince72

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    You have to have the guts to not get Quesy and stick to your plan when you want to use analytics. Not sure we have people with the sack to make the calls that matter when it comes to gameday decisions.
     
  12. Tannephins

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    Ironically enough, in the instance in which Philbin reportedly got "queasy," a run play was more likely to succeed than a pass, based on statistical analysis.
     
  13. vt_dolfan

    vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

    Using good football analytics IS having good football smarts.
     
  14. vt_dolfan

    vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

    Two completely different things.

    Tannenbaum will be here implementing our analytics well after Philbin is gone.
     

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