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Category - NFL Football

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The Loser’s Curse? Don’t Count On It

February 12, 2010
by harvardsports
3 min read
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Is there evidence that losing the Super Bowl can be devastating for a franchise?

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  • NFL Football

Part II: The NFL Wedge Ban & Its Effect on Kick Returns (Super Bowl Hype Edition)

February 2, 2010
by harvardsports
3 min read
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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 season’s midway point...

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Does Coach Age Predict Performance? (Yes, but be careful.)

December 28, 2009
by harvardsports
5 min read
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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...

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What Do Professional Athletes Have in Common With Bankers?

December 22, 2009
by harvardsports
5 min read
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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...

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  • NFL Football

Weighing In On NFL Running Backs: Is Bigger Always Better?

December 16, 2009
by harvardsports
6 min read
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By Jake Fisher and Elizabeth Fryman NFL running backs come in all shapes and sizes. Relative to other backs, Darren McFadden is tall (6’2) and skinny (210 lbs). Jerome Bettis was average (5’11) and large (255 lbs). The...

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  • NFL Football

Pass the Victory, Please

December 1, 2009
by harvardsports
3 min read
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By Daniel Adler Does throwing for over 300-yard mean success for the passer’s team?  It does, especially lately, according to an article by Michael David Smith in the Wall Street Journal.  Recently, the winning percentage for...

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  • NFL Football

The NFL Flops on Thanksgiving, Again

November 27, 2009
by harvardsports
2 min read
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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...

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  • NFL Football

Listening to Larry Johnson: How Good Was Your Head Coach as a Player?

November 23, 2009
by harvardsports
3 min read
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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, “my father got...

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Committed To Losing

November 20, 2009
by harvardsports
3 min read
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By Daniel Adler This article also appears on the Huffington Post. In last week’s New York Times, economist Richard Thaler discussed Swoopo.com, a so-called “entertainment shopping” site.  The premise is relatively simple...

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  • NHL Hockey

Television and the Potential NFL Lockout

November 18, 2009
by harvardsports
7 min read
5 Comments

By Jake Fisher The Washington Post reported two weeks ago that NFL television ratings are the highest they’ve been in 20 years. Obviously, this is good news for business. The National Football League, as a business, is the...

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