Moving the Chains: Advancing Football Analytics

Brian Burke - Senior Analytics Specialist, ESPN

 

Alec Halaby - Vice President of Football Operations and Strategy, Philadelphia Eagles

 

Mike Leach - Head Football Coach, Mississippi State University

 

Mina Kimes (Moderator) - Senior Writer, Podcast Host and Commentator, ESPN

 

Information from player tracking to advanced metrics is shaping how rosters are constructed, players prepare, and coaches call games. Viewers can expect to see Next Gen Stats on every broadcast. Teams continue to pass more, RPOs are rampant, and defenses are loaded with hybrid positions. So if the analytics revolution finally arrived, how did the Tennessee Titans almost make the Super Bowl with an offense circa 1980? The true transformation may take longer than we think. An offensive mastermind, an analytics expert, and a front-office innovator share their insights on how teams are reacting to the newly available data and what it means for the future of the game.