Do numbers lie?
It’s a simple enough question, and depending on who you are, it’s simple enough to answer. For me, numbers can be used as a tool for a lie, but are never themselves the lie. The power of numbers is their ability to illuminate whatever we want, even if (or especially if) we don’t use them correctly.
This is as true in sports as in anything else. For the purposes of this sport and this team, the Philadelphia Eagles used numbers to help guide the future of their run game: Does LeSean McCoy's salary match his production?