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I can't believe that some teams haven't already started doing this: hire a data scientist or two and turn them loose with statistics, film, and some assistant c

I can't believe that some teams haven't already started doing this: hire a data scientist or two and turn them loose with statistics, film, and some assistant coach to help them make sense of the game and its nuances. Apply some machine learning and you'd have a really serious tool to apply in predicting your opponent's play calling.

drivebyacct2 15y ago
Not NFL, but a friend told me about this last week: http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/sports/bob-smiziks-blog/30111-arkansas-high-school-football-coach-has-some-crazy-ideas http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/spor... Ack, it appears the original is here, my apologies: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/scorecasting/09/15/kelley.pulaski/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a2 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/scorecasting/0...