Is there evidence that losing the Super Bowl can be devastating for a franchise?
Category - NFL Football
By Jonathan Adler Earlier this season, I examined whether the NFL wedge blocking ban had meaningfully affected kickoff returns through the first eight games. (View November’s post) Back then, at the seasonâs midway point...
By David Roher I’m introducing the Speed Limit Coaching Corollary. If the coach of your favorite team is older than 55, or if your team is about to hire someone who’s older than 55, there’s a good chance you...
By Daniel Adler Today, we will examine two industries. Neither produces a tangible product. Both have close ties to the government and receive billions of dollars in government assistance. Both pay their top performers...
By Jake Fisher and Elizabeth Fryman NFL running backs come in all shapes and sizes. Relative to other backs, Darren McFadden is tall (6â2) and skinny (210 lbs). Jerome Bettis was average (5â11) and large (255 lbs). The...
By Daniel Adler Does throwing for over 300-yard mean success for the passerâs team? It does, especially lately, according to an article by Michael David Smith in the Wall Street Journal. Recently, the winning percentage for...
By Jonathan Adler Is the NFL taking its Thanksgiving fans for granted? It seems that year after year, the Thanksgiving Day schedule features lousy matchups and even lousier outcomes. This year, America was treated to three...
By Jonathan Adler Former Kansas City Chiefs RB Larry Johnson was frustrated with his head coach, Todd Haley, and decided to vent via his Twitter account. The former Chief announced to the online community that, âmy father got...
By Daniel Adler This article also appears on the Huffington Post. In last weekâs New York Times, economist Richard Thaler discussed Swoopo.com, a so-called âentertainment shoppingâ site. The premise is relatively simple...
By Jake Fisher The Washington Post reported two weeks ago that NFL television ratings are the highest theyâve been in 20 years. Obviously, this is good news for business. The National Football League, as a business, is the...