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jay santos · 01-10-2008, 04:54 PM

In a politics thread it was joked since Romney was losing election, he could get a job at an open FB coaching job.

This is actually a concept I've thought about before. I really think a bright management consultant with good leadership and people skills could kick some serious a$$ as a football coach.

I would love to see a FB coach run a team like a top business manager would, with a team of consultants preparing data driven analysis for every aspect of the game. Correlation studies on high school recruits to college stars. Maximizing recruiting resources. Even scouting opponents, identifying strengths and weaknesses. Another example, the 4th down study.

My guess is that this is an industry where a TON of inefficiencies and errors are passed down and recirculated that are based on anecdotes that may be the exact wrong thing to do.

il Padrino Ute · 01-10-2008, 08:29 PM

That's an interesting thought.

It would work better in the NFL than in the NBA for the reason that in pro hoops, there are far too many players that run the team rather than the coach and ownership allows it to happen. That wouldn't sit well with a strong business man, as most CEOs did not get where they are by letting others make the decisions.

01-10-2008, 04:54 PM	#1
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	Romney as FB coach In a politics thread it was joked since Romney was losing election, he could get a job at an open FB coaching job. This is actually a concept I've thought about before. I really think a bright management consultant with good leadership and people skills could kick some serious a$$ as a football coach. I would love to see a FB coach run a team like a top business manager would, with a team of consultants preparing data driven analysis for every aspect of the game. Correlation studies on high school recruits to college stars. Maximizing recruiting resources. Even scouting opponents, identifying strengths and weaknesses. Another example, the 4th down study. My guess is that this is an industry where a TON of inefficiencies and errors are passed down and recirculated that are based on anecdotes that may be the exact wrong thing to do.

01-10-2008, 08:29 PM	#2
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	That's an interesting thought. It would work better in the NFL than in the NBA for the reason that in pro hoops, there are far too many players that run the team rather than the coach and ownership allows it to happen. That wouldn't sit well with a strong business man, as most CEOs did not get where they are by letting others make the decisions. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.