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Cowboys Organizational Report Card, Part I: Overall Organizational Philosophy
By rabblerousr
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...card-part-i-overall-organizational-philosophy
In 2013, the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference featured a discussion on the use of analytics in football, with an impressive panel: 49ers President Paraag Marathe; former Patriots and Chiefs GM Scott Pioli; Kevin Demoff, the Rams' Executive Vice President of Football Operations & Chief Operating Officer; and Football Outsiders' Aaron Schatz. Not only did they talk about the use of statistical analysis in NFL front offices, they offered a multitude of golden nuggets about the way organizations approach free agency, the draft, and gamedays, as well as the processes they institute to achieve success. Coincidentally, as I was listening to and transcribing their back-and-forth, I stumbled across an interview with the Eagles then-GM Howie Roseman, in which he addresses many of the same issues.
Last year, in February and March, noticing many points of resonance in these conversations, I decided to use these men's instructive words to articulate or to support a set of organizational behaviors that suggest on-field success, and then offer the Cowboys a grade for each of these behaviors. This became a not insignificant undertaking, one that ultimately resulted in a four-part series. This year, I'd like to repeat the exercise, sharing last year's grade, giving a new grade, and offering a rationale for why that grade may have changed.
Its important to remember that, since the last grade was given, he have seen:
By rabblerousr
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...card-part-i-overall-organizational-philosophy
In 2013, the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference featured a discussion on the use of analytics in football, with an impressive panel: 49ers President Paraag Marathe; former Patriots and Chiefs GM Scott Pioli; Kevin Demoff, the Rams' Executive Vice President of Football Operations & Chief Operating Officer; and Football Outsiders' Aaron Schatz. Not only did they talk about the use of statistical analysis in NFL front offices, they offered a multitude of golden nuggets about the way organizations approach free agency, the draft, and gamedays, as well as the processes they institute to achieve success. Coincidentally, as I was listening to and transcribing their back-and-forth, I stumbled across an interview with the Eagles then-GM Howie Roseman, in which he addresses many of the same issues.
Last year, in February and March, noticing many points of resonance in these conversations, I decided to use these men's instructive words to articulate or to support a set of organizational behaviors that suggest on-field success, and then offer the Cowboys a grade for each of these behaviors. This became a not insignificant undertaking, one that ultimately resulted in a four-part series. This year, I'd like to repeat the exercise, sharing last year's grade, giving a new grade, and offering a rationale for why that grade may have changed.
Its important to remember that, since the last grade was given, he have seen:
- two free agency periods during which the Cowboys only acquired players at team-friendly rates
- two drafts during which, with the exception of the trade up for DeMarcus Lawrence, they were very disciplined
- the team expertly manage a critical injury to their franchise quarterback
- fifteen months' work from two excellent new coordinators
- the entire coaching staff, save one, rehired to long-term deals
