Thanks to the nflFastR project and NFL NextGen Stats for the timely sources of data.
It’s not easy being a football analytics guy. Gathering and managing data is time-consuming. Learning and using coding languages is tedious. Becoming adept at methods of analysis is a never-ending life’s pursuit. Putting it all together to create a hypothesis supported by data is usually met with a resounding “whatever”.
However, for me, the reward is completely worth the effort, as there is a story told by the numbers that most fans will never understand.