Blog
I’m inspired to write when I can’t find the answer to a question online.
Most of my articles concern ongoing issues facing professional and collegiate sports. They’re a record of my findings when faced with a difficult question.
If you’re new here, I would start with two of the most fascinating questions I’ve asked. What is the NFL COVID True-Up? and Biggest Mistake When Drafting a Quarterback?
Lessons Learned from Daryl Morey
These are just a few of the lessons I’ve learned from one of the NBA’s greatest front office executives.
Biggest Mistake When Drafting a Quarterback?
We need to understand ergodicity and path dependence.
Game Development, Economics, and the Future of Work
With the rise of the gig economy, relative costs are shifting.
Takeaways from the OSUSAAC Football Analytics Panel
The Sports Analytics Association at Ohio State put on a wonderful conference. Among the many highlights was the panel on football analytics.
The Bargaining Table of Professional Sports
When you have a great many people on one side of the bargaining table and a select few on the other, the interests of the few prevail.
The Present and Future of Bundling
The question these companies should be asking themselves is “how much do we lose if they walk out the door?”
Hindsight Bias, Decision Making, and Moneyball
We are constantly judging decisions based on current information that was not available to us at the time.
The Modern-Day Playbook to Reach an NFL Front Office
After taking stock of my efforts to reach an NFL front office position, I’ve compiled podcasts that are required listening.
Sunk Costs Are Alive and Well in the NFL
NFL teams have yet to conquer the sunk cost fallacy.
NFL Economics Primer
Covering issues including the new practice squad rules, changes to IR, updated CBA terms, and comparing recent QB contracts.
Why Everything Lowers the Salary Cap, and Why Undrafted Free Agents are Unlucky
Why this agreement will have long-lasting effects, and why many of these individual issues are interconnected.
What is the NFL COVID True-Up?
What exactly did the NFL and the NFLPA agree to for the future of the salary cap and their COVID True-Up?
Indicators, and Knowing Where to Look
Indicators, and what they have to do with both the NFL Draft and dehydration.