DropKickFlutie
Well-known member
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2010
- Messages
- 1,778
- Reaction score
- 991
- Points
- 113
In the spirit of finding common ground, am sharing a bit about IGA score, in-game athleticism.
Using on-field cameras and artificial intelligence, this company Reel Analytics (covered by Sports Illustrated below) is able to track in-game speed and in-game athleticism, and also show historical ranking and context compared to other players.
Now this is something I can get behind.
This is much better than RAS which puts lipstick on a pig, in dolling up highly flawed NFL-combine metrics done in an artificial dome against no competition and no pads/helmets.
IGA Score can show how fast a player explodes off the line of scrimmage for lineman, or how fast RBS or receivers or corners accelerate or pivot or sprint down the field.
Athleticism is certainly important. But similar to how Bill Walsh used to view it, in-game athleticism is what counts. This is why the Dynasty 49ers used to put draft prospects through real plays and workouts before drafting, including against actual players to compete against in workouts. By contrast, RAS just takes the same crappy artificial-environment combine numbers, and provide context about this compared to people of the same height and weight in the past. Much less practical compared to actual in-game speed or acceleration.
Using on-field cameras and artificial intelligence, this company Reel Analytics (covered by Sports Illustrated below) is able to track in-game speed and in-game athleticism, and also show historical ranking and context compared to other players.
Now this is something I can get behind.
This is much better than RAS which puts lipstick on a pig, in dolling up highly flawed NFL-combine metrics done in an artificial dome against no competition and no pads/helmets.
IGA Score can show how fast a player explodes off the line of scrimmage for lineman, or how fast RBS or receivers or corners accelerate or pivot or sprint down the field.
Athleticism is certainly important. But similar to how Bill Walsh used to view it, in-game athleticism is what counts. This is why the Dynasty 49ers used to put draft prospects through real plays and workouts before drafting, including against actual players to compete against in workouts. By contrast, RAS just takes the same crappy artificial-environment combine numbers, and provide context about this compared to people of the same height and weight in the past. Much less practical compared to actual in-game speed or acceleration.
