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Bill Belichick: I don't believe in using analytics to make in-game decisions
Posted on 9/27/19 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 9/27/19 at 1:22 pm
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When the New England Patriots decide to go for it on fourth down, or attempt a two-point conversion, how much does head coach Bill Belichick rely on analytics?
"Less than zero," Belichick said Friday morning.
Belichick, who is preparing his 3-0 team for a road game against the 3-0 Buffalo Bills on Sunday, was asked the question in the aftermath of a notable decision by Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson on Thursday night. Pederson elected to go for a two-point conversion with 9:12 remaining in the third quarter. The attempt failed, with the Eagles going ahead 27-20 en route to a 34-27 victory over Green Bay.
Belichick was asked, then, if his decisions are based on his gut.
"I'm not saying it's a gut thing. It's an individual analysis based on the things that are pertinent to that game and that situation," he said. "I don't really care what happened in 1973 and what those teams did or didn't do. I don't really think that matters in this game -- or '83 or '90, pick out whatever you want."
Belichick was asked whether his view of players and their age has changed due to advances in conditioning, exercise science and nutrition.
"It's a really good question," he said. "Personally, I just try to take everything based on what I see, and not try to maybe read too much into other numbers and so forth. As you know, analytics is not really my thing. I don't know if there's any set formula or model for what it is today or what it was some other year. I'm sure you could go to some analytics person and they'd be able to give you a great numerical answer on that."
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Posted on 9/27/19 at 1:27 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:So he actually does use analytics
It's an individual analysis based on the things that are pertinent to that game and that situation,
Cool, thats what I thought
Posted on 9/27/19 at 1:30 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:
"Less than zero," Belichick said Friday morning.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 1:46 pm to Bench McElroy
Football guys have been charting plays, cranking out film for tendencies, and studying stats as long as the sport has been around. Then they act macho because Some nerd does the same thing with an excel spreadsheet and called it analytics
Posted on 9/27/19 at 1:46 pm to Bench McElroy
Awwww yis. We haven't had a good yell at advanced metrics thread on here in a while
This post was edited on 9/27/19 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 9/27/19 at 2:43 pm to Bench McElroy
He obviously has an analytics guy, but not calling a timeout during the Seahawks Superbowl was obviously a gut call he made just by looking across at the other side of the field.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 2:44 pm to Bench McElroy
Bill's eye test > analytics
Posted on 9/27/19 at 6:12 pm to Bench McElroy
Everyone loves to hate on the Patriots but BB really is tGOAT.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 9:49 pm to Bench McElroy
Belichick trusts his eyes and his intuition to make his decisions.
Obviously he is aware of the "advanced metrics" available, but uses them as a tool in service to said intuition; not the other way around.
He just has a next-level type mind/sight for the sport that is unique and probably won't ever see again upon his retirement.
Obviously he is aware of the "advanced metrics" available, but uses them as a tool in service to said intuition; not the other way around.
He just has a next-level type mind/sight for the sport that is unique and probably won't ever see again upon his retirement.
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