Analytics. Probability. Math.
All were primary topics of conversation following the Ravens 33-28 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Quantitative arguments can be made in support of John Harbaugh’s calculated decision making. Others may argue that there’s an intuitive aspect of coaching that is lost when relying solely upon statistical expectation.
Ideally, a coach will use the analytics as a tool, massaged in part by his gut feel for the ebbs and flows of the game and how his team is responding to the surroundings and their opponent on any given Sunday.