Football Outsiders busts on Brad Childress

[ctpatsfan77]

From their weekly column Scramble for the Ball:

The Colbert Award: The Colbert Award has historically been awarded to the coach who makes a risky but intelligent decision of the sort that runs contrary to the conventional wisdom. This week the nominee was Brad Childress for his onside kick to open the season. Your Scramble authors have decided, however, that giving an award for intelligent coaching to Brad Childress presents such an extreme example of cognitive dissonance that they simply can't do it. Thus, no Colbert Award will be given this week.

:agree:

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Football analysis and NFL stats for the Moneyball era - Authors of Football Outsiders Almanac 2009

 

[aurakilla]

well i did not see that on the highlights.............they really did that?

 

[Lord_Reginald_III]

well i did not see that on the highlights.............they really did that?

unfortunately yeah. i was watching on sunday ticket to root against fatgina, luckily the vikes still have a.p.

not that i like the vikes.

more like: boooooo-rowns

 

[Bledsoe11]

I, myself, have never liked surprise onside kicks. I've always interpreted it as a sign of lack of confidence in your special teams.

 

[Synovia]

I, myself, have never liked surprise onside kicks. I've always interpreted it as a sign of lack of confidence in your special teams.

Surprise on-side kicks are recovered by the kicking team almost 70% the time.

Why do people view strategic decisions as having anything to do with confidence? And since when is a surprise onside kick not a function of your special teams?

 

[Angry Man]

My first and only comment I made after that onside kick....

Its gonna be a LONG season.