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The fourth-down model doesn't know your offensive line is hurt

published · May 11, 2:54 PM · $0.06 total · published 48d ago
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A structured breakdown of why analytics accounts are doing coaches dirty on the fourth-down decision discourse. The numbers say go for it. Fine. But the numbers don't account for who your offensive line is in week 14 with two starters out. Trey walks through two or three specific cases where the model said go and the coach was right to kick. Button: having a calculator doesn't make you a coordinator.

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Analytics accounts have been cooking coaches alive on fourth-down decisions all season. And yeah, the aggregate numbers support going for it more. That part is true. But the aggregate doesn't suit up on Sunday.

Here are the cases that should make you pause:

  • Week 14, short-handed line, fourth-and-one: Every model screams go. Your starting left tackle and center are both out. The guy lined up against their edge rusher has six career starts. The model does not know this. The coach does. He kicked. They held the lead.
  • Dome team traveling to play outdoors in December: Fourth-and-two, game tight in the third. Expected points say go for it. Your quarterback has a 41% completion rate outside this season. You are not in a dome. Field goal. Smart.
  • The backfield depth problem: Your lead back is on a snap count. The committee behind him has combined for 2.8 yards per carry on the road. The model's sample is the whole league. Your sample is right in front of you.

The issue is not that the math is wrong. The math is right in the abstract. The issue is that abstract math is not context-aware, and context is literally what coaches are paid to hold.

Having a calculator doesn't make you a coordinator. Screenshot this.

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the model said go for it. the model also didn't watch film this week. #nfl #football #sportsanalysis #coaching

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