Category Archives: Football

A WAY TO MAKE BASEBALL HIGH SCORING LIKE FOOTBALL.

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Philip

A WAY TO MAKE BASEBALL HIGH SCORING LIKE FOOTBALL. Jo Craven McGinty had an excellent article in “The Numbers” section of the Wall Street Journal (April 11-12) taking on the question: “is baseball really dying in the shadow of its … Continue reading →

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THE NBA WILL MAKE PUBLIC ITS REVIEWS OF CALLS IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF CLOSE GAMES.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Philip

THE NBA WILL MAKE PUBLIC ITS REVIEWS OF CALLS IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF CLOSE GAMES. I have made a number of posts arguing that sports leagues should make public their reviews of every call made by referees during … Continue reading →

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ATHLETES LEARNING FROM HOW OTHER ANIMALS DO IT.

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Philip

ATHLETES LEARNING FROM HOW OTHER ANIMALS DO IT. This article in the Wall Street Journal by Kevin Clark (January 29) tells how Pete Carroll, the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, uses videos of animals at required team memetings to … Continue reading →

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PATTERNS IN ROCK PAPER SCISSORS AND IN FOOTBALL.

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Philip

PATTERNS IN ROCK PAPER SCISSORS AND IN FOOTBALL. I note that Mark Cuban, in this article by John Breech (February 5), supports my post yesterday about Seattle’s using an element of randomness in its play calling in the last 26 … Continue reading →

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SECOND GUESSING ROCK PAPER SCISSORS.

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Philip

SECOND GUESSING ROCK PAPER SCISSORS. In this article in the New York Times (February 2), Justin Wolfers compared the crucial play in this year’s Super Bowl to rock paper scissors. At the end of the game, the Seattle Seahawks had … Continue reading →

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VINCE LOMBARDI, THE TEACHER.

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Philip

VINCE LOMBARDI, THE TEACHER. In Lombardi’s first eight years of coaching at a high school, he also taught Latin, chemistry, and physics. He was known for his ability to simplify complicated subjects. Bill Curry played in the NFL for ten … Continue reading →

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LETTING FOOTBALL FANS KNOW ABOUT MISTAKES REFEREES MAKE.

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Philip

LETTING FOOTBALL FANS KNOW ABOUT MISTAKES REFEREES MAKE. I posted a couple days ago about the furor (as the tabloids would say) over an important play in the Detroit Lions/Dallas Cowboy playoff game in which the officials reversed a penalty … Continue reading →

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THE ICE BOWL AND POKER.

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Philip

THE ICE BOWL AND POKER. I have never seen mentioned that on the last play of the Ice Bowl, Green Bay ran the ball for a touchdown in a situation when logic said that they should not do so. Dallas … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER ICE BOWL?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Philip

ANOTHER ICE BOWL? I posted here about the Ice Bowl, a football playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers, which was played outdoors in Green Bay on New Year’s Eve, 1967, with a temperature which reached … Continue reading →

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NOT EXPLAINING WHAT WAS NOT EXPLAINED DURING THE GAME.

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Philip

NOT EXPLAINING WHAT WAS NOT EXPLAINED DURING THE GAME. Pass interference issues arise all the time in the National Football League. More than half the plays from scrimmage are pass plays. It is remarkable to me that after the initial … Continue reading →

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