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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC
Very interesting read, I can see how it has value to teams.
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It's complete bullshit, so it's unsurprising you'd fall for it.
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“It’s just establishing and understanding value,” Marathe says now. “The adjective I’d use is ‘unemotional.’ It’s unemotionally understanding the value. And maybe the value doesn’t match up in certain cases. [Walsh and Belichick] are both, with what I’ve observed with Belichick, very good at keeping that emotional distance. They stick to what they believe in. Fifteen years ago, the Patriots cut Lawyer Milloy. That’s a Pro Bowl safety, a captain, and they decided he just wasn’t worth the money they paid him. That’s the sort of stuff that Coach Walsh did.”
Is it that analytics? Sure, it is. And at the same time, it’s just football, the way it’s always been.