Coaches are interchangeable in the NFL, too
Thanks to Brian Burke, Devin adds football to the list of professional sports where coaches are largely interchangeable.
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Don’t deny yourself ‘League of Denial’
Devin recommends League of Denial, a documentary that details the NFL’s attempt to deny the link between football and chronic brain injuries.
A few thoughts on the NFL Draft
Dave Berri offers a few thoughts on the NFL draft.
Wages of Wins Videocast – Starring Brian Burke of Advanced NFL Stats
Brian Burke and Dave Berri are on to take a break from basketball and discuss football!
Should the Lions Fire Jim Schwartz?
Dave examines the roll of coaching and success in pro sports at Freakonomics. He shines this lens on his abysmal Lions and asks if a coaching change is needed.
Turnovers and Dave Berri’s Lions
Dre examines a key difference between the NFL and NBA and how Dave can be optimistic about his Lions.
Winning Links: October 15th 2012
Dre goes over some great links of sports and the world.
Fantasy Football and the Referee Lockout
Sarah Wenger and the team at MBAOnline provide a great infographic about fantasy football and a potential solution to the NFL referee lockout.
The NFL Referee Lockout: Fighting Over Inches
I don’t know if you were aware of this, but there’s a lockout out going on in professional sports right now. No, I’m not talking about the NHL lockout — I’m talking about the NFL referee lockout. Like professional athletes, sports officials have collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with their respective …
Major League sports are not as big as sports fans like to think
Sports are supposed to be a great help to the economy. That’s the story we’re told when cities add taxes to build stadiums and arenas. The problem, though, is that when we look over the numbers, we don’t see many people that sports actually help. The Ideal Scenario isn’t that …