As Kevin Clark explains in an excellent Ringer article, the NFL’s analytics revolution is finally kicking into gear. Teams’ analytics departments have swelled and the development of more advanced statistics for player evaluation, implementation of player tracking data, and ever-improving knowledge of salary cap best-practice have followed, bringing a new wealth of information for front […]
Archives for March 2019
An Egg Named Eugene and a Socially-Conscious Internet Record
Last month, I received a funny and unexpected Instagram Direct Message. One of my friends sent me the link to an account titled @world_record_egg. At the time, the account had only one picture, a single brown egg with a white background. The caption below the picture reads: “Let’s set a world record together and get […]
Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” Shows Love, Patience, and Pain
As I pull on my new, noise-cancelling headphones, my friend skips over and tells me to stop whatever I’m playing on Spotify. “Play ‘thank u, next!’” she exclaims, despite the doubtful look written across my face. Nevertheless, I hit play and watch her interpretive dance to the catchy tunes and thrilling lyrics. On Ariana Grande’s […]