Last week, after his third consecutive loss to open the 2021 campaign and boasting a measly 6-13 career record, New York Giants head coach Joe Judge was asked about his conservative actions on fourth down.
He replied, "Analytics is just a tool. You can look at a stat sheet all you want. I promise you if Excel was gonna win football games, Bill Gates would be killing it right now."
Well, he was correct in claiming that analytics is just a tool, but it is a very powerful tool that is creating a growing chasm between its enlightened advocates and its naysayers.