I have gathered over the years of writing here that I tend to be more receptive than most to a greater intrusion of technological advancements and analytical approaches that serve as a supplement to the more traditional measures of quantifying, coaching, and studying the game of football.
I do think that it is a general evolutionary process that is close to inevitable that as the available technology increases that is relevant to the sport, the more it will filter into the game itself. We have seen this with just about every sport, from baseball to NASCAR racing.
The general impression of ‘analytics’ is the ‘Moneyball’ approach, and unfortunately the Cleveland Browns are largely the face of that notion in the NFL right now, having on their staff John DePodesta, who was one of the principle players on the sabermetric movement in baseball.