IRVING, Texas – We know about what Tom Landry, Tex Schramm and Gil Brandt meant in turning the Dallas Cowboys into America’s Team. But do you know about the impact of A. Salam Qureishi? FiveThirtyEight and ESPN Films’ digital shorts series Signals has put together a fascinating look at Qureishi and how the Cowboys employed his computer expertise to help map their draft strategies. Qureishi knew nothing about football. The Cowboys knew little to nothing about computer analysis.
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