The Cowboys are going all in on analytics in 2023

[erod]

Parcells or Jimmy would out-coach the pants off an analytics dork.

 

[TheCritic]

Reading some of the comments, I wonder if some you at one time balked at the idea of having the internet in your house!
Face it, AI is already intruding on the NFL, It won't be long before teams start finding ways to use AI in real time during a game to outsmart the opposing team. So go ahead and laugh at the dorks. Soon enough you'll be whining about teams cheating with AI while slurping down your feminist beer!

 

[CCBoy]

If a computer is programed by a team...the computer is merely correlated the programs that the same team has already thought out. It doesn't just make up a directional new role.

This is just a quick recheck and adding up has already occurred. The team is just assimilated quickly and the coaches determine directions by game plan for that team. Same as just a smart associate or lower rung coach...and that's all.

 

[CCBoy]

So TC is going to be Camp Cupcake 2.0...

Think that? I sure don't and the season is long enough 17 games, and an additional 3 exhibition games for new and younger player evaluations. Don't think they are going to be pounding to get a roster advantage and future carpet plays?

 

[Hadenough]

There is often a fundamental misunderstanding of how analytics works in football and why it’s a great tool. Here are some basic facts about what it does:

• Analytics in any sport is fact based. It takes factual data about situational football and tells you what the best options are for success. On both sides of the ball. It does NOT replace coaches decisions- It just gives them more informed choices.
  • For example- if you are playing the egirls, analytics could show you if your defense is in a 3rd and 3 or less, which defensive alignments have had the most success against Filly in that situation.
  • Another example- analytics could pick up that your next week’s opponent is very vulnerable to a deep ball on 2nd down and long. It may go against typical thinking.
• Analytics takes factual data and lets your coaches make better decisions in situational football.
• Analytics does NOT take away a coaches “gut feeling”. It may just give them a better idea of what their gut is telling them though, lol.

But plays change according to alignment. There is shifting and movement. It's about having smart players who can read and react along with sound fundamentals. And that is up to the coach.

 

[CCBoy]

But plays change according to alignment. There is shifting and movement. It's about having smart players who can read and react along with sound fundamentals. And that is up to the coach.

And Dak Prescott and team will be coached up on identification and alternatives to handle demonstrated single and zone coverages. That will be tough to hide with motion and quick read patterns run. That is with a quick flow scheme in use and running to lengthen drives and defenses guessing.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Despite all this, coaching still matters.

 

[CCBoy]

Despite all this, coaching still matters.

Funny how responsibility can not be delegated lower and then reflects the need for timely leadership. Execution of mission.

 

[Jumbo075]

Despite all this, coaching still matters.

“despite all this”????

The point of analytics has never been to eliminate coaching. The point is to ENHANCE coaching. Your statement reveals a complete lack of understanding of what analytics are, and the very purpose of using them. It’s like you’re afraid the MATH will destroy coaching.

 

[Bobhaze]

But plays change according to alignment. There is shifting and movement. It's about having smart players who can read and react along with sound fundamentals. And that is up to the coach.

Of course. Analytics is mostly about preparation and having as much relevant factual data at your fingertips. It does not replace coaching or replace player execution at all. In fact, if used properly it enhances both.

 

[Whyjerry]

I hope we get the Tampa style analytics and not the Oakland style.

 

[CowboysFilmStudy]

That isn’t all, though, as the Cowboys have made moves this month that have signaled a full-throated commitment to an expansive analytics department. The moves began when Tom Robinson, the Cowboys’ longtime Director of Football Research, left the team prior to the draft. His role was effectively filled by John Park, under the title of Director of Strategic Football Operations. A couple of weeks later, the Cowboys added Sarah Mallepalle from the Ravens as a Strategic Football Analyst. Not long after, they posted another job opening for an additional Strategic Football Analyst role.

That’s three brand new positions within the organization that are exclusively focused on football analytics, albeit with one position still needing to be filled. Both Park and Mallepalle are rising stars in the football analytics community, and each come from some of the most analytically inclined football organizations in the league.

This is in addition to the coaches on McCarthy’s staff who already have been serving in analytics-adjacent roles. These three coaches all saw shifts in responsibilities this offseason as well. Ryan Feder’s title is now listed as Game Management/Offensive Assistant, and McCarthy has noted that he’s had an expanded role in assisting with head coaching duties as McCarthy takes on the play-calling duties. Justin Rudd has now shifted to the offense, while still carrying the same title of Video/Analytics, while Eric Simonelli shifted to defense from special teams.


https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...023-mike-mccarthy-john-park-sarah-malle-palle

Im a fan of analytics. I think they have their place in the game. When talking about certain plays to run on down and distance it’s incredibly helpful. However, some analytics and incredibly dumb. There are some teams that will live and die by it. There needs to be a fair balance. I’d go with gut instinct over computer numbers in game winning scenarios.

 

[CCBoy]

Im a fan of analytics. I think they have their place in the game. When talking about certain plays to run on down and distance it’s incredibly helpful. However, some analytics and incredibly dumb. There are some teams that will live and die by it. There needs to be a fair balance. I’d go with gut instinct over computer numbers in game winning scenarios.

Trick plays often work also.

 

[gtb1943]

And Dak Prescott and team will be coached up on identification and alternatives to handle demonstrated single and zone coverages. That will be tough to hide with motion and quick read patterns run. That is with a quick flow scheme in use and running to lengthen drives and defenses guessing.

If they have not already done that then all this crap about analytics is meaningless. Somehow football fundamentals are ignored for numbers?

 

[gtb1943]

Despite all this, coaching still matters.

The geeks and nerds will never block and tackle.

 

[CowboysFilmStudy]

Trick plays often work also.

True, lol

 

[Alexander]

Parcells or Jimmy would out-coach the pants off an analytics dork.

John Park has noted your lack of faith.

 

[Risen Star]

I think the chick that discovered that not all RBs are the same is a major addition that is sure to pay dividends.

 

[5Stars]

If a computer is programed by a team...the computer is merely correlated the programs that the same team has already thought out. It doesn't just make up a directional new role.

This is just a quick recheck and adding up has already occurred. The team is just assimilated quickly and the coaches determine directions by game plan for that team. Same as just a smart associate or lower rung coach...and that's all.

Those computer programs can be wrong also. Garbage in - garbage out. A computer does not think for itself or choose what it gets to eat.

 

[CCBoy]

If they have not already done that then all this crap about analytics is meaningless. Somehow football fundamentals are ignored for numbers?

Naw, there are degrees to real accountabilities...as well as relative observations.