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The History of NFL Data from a GM's Perspective

The History of NFL Data from a GM's Perspective

FromSumerSports Show


The History of NFL Data from a GM's Perspective

FromSumerSports Show

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Eric Eager and Thomas Dimitroff discuss the evolution of data in football, and the National Football League specifically. They talk about traditional scouting and game planning methods, to event data, to tracking data - which has taken the analytics space by storm.3:02 - the evolution of data in the NFL9:20 - Thomas talks about using heart rate monitoring and tracking13:13 - a discussion of event data16:12 - the Vic Beasley story21:57 - a discussion of tracking data24:46 - the JC Jackson story27:59 - could you grade players entirely with tracking data?32:56 - scouting the scouts39:29 - where is tracking data going from here?This podcast is proudly brought to you by Circa Sports. Play the Circa Million Pro Football Contest with six million in total prizes, quarterly payouts and one hundred percent payback. Top prize is one million guaranteed. Visit circasports.com for more details.
Released:
Jul 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

SumerSports aims to provide the best-in-class quantitative analysis aimed at creating precision in player acquisition and roster management in the NFL. Thomas Dimitroff, the CEO at Sumer, is a former NFL GM who has won NFL Executive of the Year twice. Eric Eager, the VP of R&D at Sumer, has been responsible for many of the great accomplishments in football analytics during his time at PFF. Thomas and Eric provide a never-before-heard combination of a general manager and data scientist as they navigate topics in the NFL, college football, business and more!