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7 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said:

and RBs, and Oline, and th Dline aint bad either.  As much as we dont like him kiko is good.

They are okay but are they better than average? Are Kenyan Drake and Frank Gore a good backfield? Stills, Wilson, Amendola and Parker? I just don’t think that their talent is good. 

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6 hours ago, CLTbills said:

But, keep in mind, Gase did have a HUGE hand in some good talent leaving... Ajayi, Jarvis Landry, Jordan Phillips.. So just because they're a little short on talent, i wouldn't necessarily blame the analytics guys... seems like they had some good talent that the HC ran off... if those are the ones we know about, I'm sure there are more out there as well.

 

I respect your opinion more than most on here, Kirby, just playing Devil's Advocate...

Agreed. It's also important to note that the analytics guy is not making the decisions. It's ultimately up to Gase/now McBeane to make the right decisions with the information provided. Appears as though the guy is respected around the league, so there's nothing to dislike about the hire.

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Analytics often involves studying past historical data to research potential trends, to analyze the effects of certain decisions or events, or to evaluate the performance of a given tool or scenario. The goal of analytics is to improve the business by gaining knowledge which can be used to make improvements or changes.

 

I bet Doug Whaleys name will come up a lot

 
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Posted
7 hours ago, Mark80 said:

Curious, how did this guys work on analytics work out for the Dolphins?  Seems to me the Dolphins have been pretty crappy since 2015.

 

There is a difference between understanding / creating analytics and actually applying them effectively to an organization.

Maybe Lock wanted to leave the team because after he did the research, the team didn't want to listen to his advice.  I think with Adam Gase there was a certain level of dysfunctionality with the team.

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7 hours ago, Warcodered said:

It's not Gase's fault his players couldn't look him in the eyes.

Well, it’s not the PLAYERS’ faults...they weren’t the ones with the wandering gogglies!

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9 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

If he's not from Carolina, why are we doing this???

OBD figured too many would kvetch if the analytics hire was from Carolina?  ?

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2 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

They are okay but are they better than average? Are Kenyan Drake and Frank Gore a good backfield? Stills, Wilson, Amendola and Parker? I just don’t think that their talent is good. 

They averaged 4.7 yards per carry and 7.3 yards per pass and Gore kinda became the forgotten man IIRC.

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9 hours ago, SWATeam said:

Every NFL organization has talent throughout.  You wouldn't roster any player from that team either, because the team overall is bad?

 

 

This isn't any player.  Its the guy who has been in charge of using his analytic skills to maximize the success of...the Dolphins.

 

 

Posted
10 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

If there’s one team that has been masterful at their use of analytics it’s the Dolphins (sarcasm font).

That is NOT the sarcasm font!

3 hours ago, HOUSE said:

Analytics often involves studying past historical data to research potential trends, to analyze the effects of certain decisions or events, or to evaluate the performance of a given tool or scenario. The goal of analytics is to improve the business by gaining knowledge which can be used to make improvements or changes.

 

I bet Doug Whaleys name will come up a lot

 
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Whenever a Seinfeld meme is included it is gold!

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11 hours ago, SWATeam said:

It is impossible to know if this guy is even the least bit responsible for anything you are inferring.

 

Love the experts on this site who understand exactly how a pro football team operates and who holds what responsibilities.  :rolleyes:

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Too bad for the Fins this smarty pants wasn’t able to provide Kiko with the coefficient times variable calculations necessary to properly align his angle of attack on Josh Allen’s shake n’ bake thunder thighs! Numbers schmumbers. But welcome aboard regardless. :beer:

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14 hours ago, Mark80 said:

Curious, how did this guys work on analytics work out for the Dolphins?  Seems to me the Dolphins have been pretty crappy since 2015.

 

There is a difference between understanding / creating analytics and actually applying them effectively to an organization.

IMO, analytics are helpful for finding solid depth players and players who are ready to step into a bigger role but have not gotten the chance on their current team for whatever reason...

 

They are not the end all be all, they are just a part of the overall equation. At the end of the day analytics are basically formulas which have not been "proven" right or wrong through long term usage. The analytics are only as valuable as their correctness on predicting whatever it is they are supposed to be predicting...using analytics that are wrong in this regard would actually be worse than not using analytics at all.

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On 2/26/2019 at 10:44 AM, Kirby Jackson said:

I’m not trying to judge him too harshly and I’m sorry if it is coming across as that. I’m not trying to give the guy a free pass either. The only thing we have to formulate opinions at this point is the work with the Dolphins. I don’t think that any reasonable person can look at that situation and say that they did well. 

 

Maybe he was constantly overruled and would have been right? Maybe he was a big part of these bad decisions? We don’t know that. We just know that the results were bad. 

 

It's all good. There is certainly a cautionary tale when organizations get too blinded by analytics and methodology cure-all's.

 

Look at how GE has "Agiled" their way into near bankruptcy. Much like slapping an "agile" sticker on a lumbering corpse.

 

IMO... for OBD just like any other organization, nothing replaces good leadership, finding good people who make good decisions who then hire good people who can accomplish the mission (the process- that usually works).

 

 

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