The stats are skewed, and used to make media articles more interesting.
Here's the stat I'd like to see - chances of making the playoffs when
you're 0-1, etc. versus what the analytics said before the season. All
the terrible teams are included in those 0-1, 0-2... stats, but they
were never going to make the playoffs anyway. I would like to see how
the odds change from preseason to after week 1, after week 2, etc. I
bet they're a lot higher for teams initially predicted to make the playoffs.
Phil
On 09/16/2022 8:31 AM, Joe Dies (oldsrocket455) wrote:
If you like to just bathe in the tears of Bungles fans' tears, here's the article for you...
But it posed a question that made me think: how much or how little can/should you read into an opening day result?
In a loss, it's easy to say "ehh, it's just one game, it's a 17 game season, marathon, not a sprint" and all that. But then you hear the stats about your chances of making the playoffs or the SB after starting 0-1, 0-2, etc.
After a win, you could pretty much say the same things as above, but temper them with "don't let it go to your head".
So which is it? What'chall think?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bass-bengals-loss-brutal-sickening-204407084.html
Joe