‘Statistics-based analysis isn’t new to the world of professional sports, but it’s relatively new to the world of football. It’s begun to pick up speed the past year or so — the Baltimore Ravens hired a director of analytics in August, and the Jacksonville Jaguars created a football technology and analytics group in the summer. At a recent press conference, Chicago Bears GM Phil Emery went into great detail about his stat-based analysis regarding the team’s woes along the offensive line.’