The state of the analytics conversation in the NFL with Amazon's Sam Schwartzstein; Plus, Ty Dunne on the beauty of the tight end position

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🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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The analytics in football discussion has reached a point where the opposing sides seem to be shouting past one another, lacking the nuance necessary to such a discussion. So, what should we talk about when we talk about analytics. Sam Schwartzstein, Amazon's analytics expert and producer for live events focused on analytics and insights, joins Robert Mays to dive into that on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Then, Ty Dunne of Go Long hops on to talk about his new book about the history of the tight end position, 'The Blood and Guts.' Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube 1:34 Most frustrating part of the analytics discussion 13:30 The details of modeling 26:30 What is and is not an analytics decision 30:30 The football guy mentality 35:50 Presentation of analytics in NFL broadcasts 53:54 Ty Dunne on 'The Blood and Guts' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:44.6	modern football because that spot is so central to how we understand the game.
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