AJ1 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Synergism is defined as the combined effects are greater than the individual effects because of the nature of the interaction of the component agents. Applied to the Bills case, suppose the QB, the OL, the RB, the WRs, and the TE all became incrementally better. Say 5% better individually. The offense becomes more than 25% better...the number can't be predicted but a 50% gain in efficiency is not out of the question. This is the reason why teams 'come out of nowhere' to become contenders. Because it really can't be quantified, your run of the mill 'experts' ignores it; it is the main reason they're wrong about 50% of the time. The added bonus for the improving team, since football is really a zero-sum game, is the improvements come at the expense of the opponents. So there is a multiplyer effect also. This is why, before the actual games begin, I'm always an optimist, especially coming off of bad seasons, as long as changes are made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Okey Dokey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 'Synergy' is a bullsh-- word used by people who refuse to acknowledge that every part of success comes from hard work and knowing what you're doing. And it was mostly used by executives of companies no longer in business. Sorry, but something can't come from nothing. The whole cannot be more than the sum of the parts. We had to go old-school to get a GM & Coach who finally realize that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34-78-83 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 The whole cannot be more than the sum of the parts. 717862[/snapback] I figured you wouldn't have been able to miss seeing the Patriots for the past 5 or so years considering where you live but it seems you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 'Synergy' is a bullsh-- word used by people who refuse to acknowledge that every part of success comes from hard work and knowing what you're doing. And it was mostly used by executives of companies no longer in business. Oh come on; everyone knows that the value proposition for the 2006 season comes from understanding the mission critical success factors for the team and getting the players focused on their core competencies using a best practices approach. At the end of the day, this is how the Bills can create a win-win senario for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 We had to go old-school to get a GM & Coach who finally realize that. 717862[/snapback] DAMN old......borderline DEAD school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Synergism is defined as the combined effects are greater than the individual effects because of the nature of the interaction of the component agents. Applied to the Bills case, suppose the QB, the OL, the RB, the WRs, and the TE all became incrementally better. Say 5% better individually. The offense becomes more than 25% better...the number can't be predicted but a 50% gain in efficiency is not out of the question. This is the reason why teams 'come out of nowhere' to become contenders. Because it really can't be quantified, your run of the mill 'experts' ignores it; it is the main reason they're wrong about 50% of the time. The added bonus for the improving team, since football is really a zero-sum game, is the improvements come at the expense of the opponents. So there is a multiplyer effect also. This is why, before the actual games begin, I'm always an optimist, especially coming off of bad seasons, as long as changes are made. 717783[/snapback] Okay, but 150% of 0 is still 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Oh come on; everyone knows that the value proposition for the 2006 season comes from understanding the mission critical success factors for the team and getting the players focused on their core competencies using a best practices approach. At the end of the day, this is how the Bills can create a win-win senario for the season. 717948[/snapback] You forgot "paradigm." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Applied to the Bills case, suppose the QB, the OL, the RB, the WRs, and the TE all became incrementally better. Say 5% better individually. The offense becomes more than 25% better 717783[/snapback] How exactly does one measure how much better someone has gotten at football? Does the metric system cover that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 How exactly does one measure how much better someone has gotten at football? Does the metric system cover that? 717960[/snapback] Madden '07. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 You forgot "paradigm." 717959[/snapback] I thought you'd appreciate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 You forgot "paradigm." 717959[/snapback] Krusty: So he's proactive, huh? Lady: Oh, God, yes. We're talking about a totally outrageous paradigm. Writer: Excuse me, but 'proactive' and 'paradigm'? Aren't these just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important? Not that I'm accusing you of anything like that. .....[pause]..... I'm fired, aren't I? Myers: Oh, yes! - The rest of you writers start thinking up a name for this funky dog; I dunno, something along the line of say... Poochie, only more proactive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 thought i'd ping on you and let you know if i wanted to read about stuff like synergy i could have just gone to work. we can add this to our lessons learned. on days such as today and tomorrow my mission statement is "I did nothing, absolutely nothing. and it was everything i thought it could be" anyone else wanna contribute some overused buzzwords? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 speaking of negative Nancys-whatever happened to DDarryl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Tate Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Looks like there may be scope creep along the critical path of this thread. Might need to establish a focus group to look into the feasibility of initiating a task force to use industry best practices to implement a proactive synergy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykat Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Synergism is defined as the combined effects are greater than the individual effects because of the nature of the interaction of the component agents. Applied to the Bills case, suppose the QB, the OL, the RB, the WRs, and the TE all became incrementally better. Say 5% better individually. The offense becomes more than 25% better...the number can't be predicted but a 50% gain in efficiency is not out of the question. This is the reason why teams 'come out of nowhere' to become contenders. Because it really can't be quantified, your run of the mill 'experts' ignores it; it is the main reason they're wrong about 50% of the time. The added bonus for the improving team, since football is really a zero-sum game, is the improvements come at the expense of the opponents. So there is a multiplyer effect also. This is why, before the actual games begin, I'm always an optimist, especially coming off of bad seasons, as long as changes are made. 717783[/snapback] Your entire argument is based on assumptions that make no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 thought i'd ping on you and let you know if i wanted to read about stuff like synergy i could have just gone to work. we can add this to our lessons learned. on days such as today and tomorrow my mission statement is "I did nothing, absolutely nothing. and it was everything i thought it could be" anyone else wanna contribute some overused buzzwords? 718072[/snapback] I don't really feel like thinking outside the box on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Avenger Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 You forgot "paradigm." 717959[/snapback] No, he was actually just thinking outside of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Oh come on; everyone knows that the value proposition for the 2006 season comes from understanding the mission critical success factors for the team and getting the players focused on their core competencies using a best practices approach. At the end of the day, this is how the Bills can create a win-win senario for the season. 717948[/snapback] What's the net-net? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 What's the net-net? 718262[/snapback] I'll circle back to you and we can take that discussion off line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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