Why’s the NFL analytics debate so angry?

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

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Patriots Nation, News, Ja'lynn Polk, Football, Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots, Afc East, Afc, Mike Vrabel, Sports, Tom E. Curran, Sports News, Phil Perry, Nfl

4.5 • 803 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Tom E. Curran shares some final thoughts on the Patriots’ loss to the Colts and where the team goes from here before welcoming in Phil Perry, Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders and Frank Frigo of Champion Gaming and EdjSports to discuss the status of NFL analytics and some of the more controversial coaching decisions this season. Finally, Tom is joined by Kyle Van Noy to discuss the loss in Indianapolis and the coming AFC East showdown against the Bills. 0:40- Tom shares some final thoughts on Patriots-Colts and discusses where the team stands headed into their game against the Bills 12:40- What caused the analytics debate to become so angry of late? 20:55- Breaking down what numbers and stats go into creating the major analytic models 26:48- Debating whether or not Bill Belichick was wrong to kick the field goal on 4th-and-7 during the 4th quarter against the Colts 37:50- Debating some of the most controversial calls in the league this season, including: having Nick Folk attempt a 56-yard field goal vs. the Buccaneers and John Harbaugh’s decision to attempt a 2-point conversion in the final minute of Sunday’s loss to the Packers (45:40) 54:22- Kyle Van Noy joins to discuss the disappointing loss to the Colts, getting ready for the Bills and balancing family time with football obligations during the holiday season Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qp0Gwnh0Xi4

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0:00.0	Time!
0:02.0	I'm out a bit of telling!
0:06.0	Time!
0:08.0	World Champion!
0:10.0	And there ain't nothing you can do about it.
0:18.0	Hey!
0:20.0	Hey! What's up, everybody?
0:23.1	Welcome into Tom Currant's Patriots Talk Podcast.
0:26.5	I'm coming at you solo.
0:28.0	Phil Perry's going to join in a few minutes, and we've got a couple of guests in to have a good-spirited analytics discussion because it is on the tip of everyone's tongue.
0:35.8	But before we get to those guys, I want to give you some perspective,
0:39.3	at least from where I'm sitting,
0:41.1	on where the Patriots are right now, obviously.
0:45.9	What happened Saturday night is basically a mirror image
0:49.2	of what the Patriots did to the Buffalo Bills right before their buy week.
0:54.9	The bills thought they were ready to play.
0:56.6	They weren't ready to play at the level the Patriots were.
0:59.5	And I know the elements were involved too.
1:01.7	But there was a physicality and an intensity of the Patriots brought to that game
1:06.6	that Buffalo didn't match.
1:08.3	And the same thing happened on Saturday.
1:10.6	Look, when we run through how that game unfolded,
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