The NFL offseason is the perfect time for frivolous debates and discussions, and I saw a great topic come through author Joe Posnanski’s blog on Wednesday, referencing baseball statistician Tom Tango’s formula to determine the “most fun” player in MLB. Essentially, Tango’s trying to mathematically decide who’s “fun” through awarding points for exciting events like triples, home runs, and stolen bases.
It’s a neat idea, and I figured I’d try my hand at this for the Buffalo Bills. Pro Football Reference has play-by-play data going back 29 years to 1994, just after the peak of the Jim Kelly-era Bills, and I’m using that to calculate “fun-ness” for Bills players in that span.