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Permit on Nov 13, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Coach Who Never Punts

It's interesting to hear there's someone doing this. Nate Silver came to a similar conclusion at his Google Talk[1]. He proposed this as the answer to the question "What is the most statistically unsound tactic in sports?"

[1] http://youtu.be/mYIgSq-ZWE0?t=20m2s

robrenaud on Nov 14, 2013 | [–]

I asked that question :).

albedoa on Nov 14, 2013 | [–]

Silver also defended Bill Belickick's controversial decision to attempt a 4th-down conversion over a field goal against the Colts in 2009:

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/defending-beli...

albedoa on Nov 14, 2013 | [–]

My apologies, that should say Brian Burke, not Silver.

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