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Neat toys/science:
You are right. The program should have zero to share with the outside world until kick off vs UMass on 9/2.At the risk of being chippy, the stats they should focus on are in W and L column. If they are running at top speed chasing down an opponents wide receiver, Id prefer a lot less 23 miles per hour instances. The next phase of winning breakfast? Winning the GPS?
I don't want to be purposely negative. I'm just tired of the gimmicks when the baseline answer is better recruiting and better coaching. Id be much more interested if they used accelerometers for player safety.You are right. The program should have zero to share with the outside world until kick off vs UMass on 9/2.
I understand the frustration from years of losing and Edsall certainly has done himself no favors in his second act, but do some of you naysayers ever seriously ponder what could be said by this program during these times that would actually impress you? I think answer is pretty clear, there is nothing that can be said because every possible quote can be distorted and twisted rather easily with any cynical lens.
Are you sure they aren't using accelerometers?I don't want to be purposely negative. I'm just tired of the gimmicks when the baseline answer is better recruiting and better coaching. Id be much more interested if they used accelerometers for player safety.
You may be right.Are you sure they aren't using accelerometers?
I'm fully confident if they put it out there that they were using accelerometers you would say "who cares - I want to hear about [insert whatever]"
The reality is; there is no way to "win" the PR war in the offseason (although you can lose the war). Everyone knows the games will be determinate of success.
Pretty cool stuff. Now you have data to back up observations as well as perhaps end internal staff debates on who is fast, who can get out of breaks, change direction, general movement/positon the field and to the ball.
I could see shoulder pads with GPS units added to a lot of work environments.
Once baselines are established you can also get clues into who is trying and who is loafing any given proactive. Again, not any decent coach couldn’t already see that, but now they have actual data to back it up.
At the risk of being chippy, the stats they should focus on are in W and L column. If they are running at top speed chasing down an opponents wide receiver, Id prefer a lot less 23 miles per hour instances. The next phase of winning breakfast? Winning the GPS?