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The correlation between winning and team chemistry is not one that is due to causation. So don't fret about the absence of your #1 wide receiver, Cowboys fans. As long as he is working out on his own (and we are sure he is), there is really not much to be gained from attending voluntary offseason training sessions.
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If a person and their preparation were in question then they need to be there. As far a chemistry goes, as long as a person is not dividing the team, it is irrelevant. What matters is when you show up to work, everybody is focused on doing the job. I will say that putting individual accolades aside for the good of the team is necessary.
Also in regards to running the ball. One factor to consider is that running the ball leads to more rest for your defense and less for theirs. So it is not the impact of running on the offense, but on the defense.
Good points. Now, of course you want your WR’s and QB to develop that on-field chemistry, but not too much of that can be developed at these workouts in all honesty.
To you point about running the ball: you are right that running can help a team–I don’t disregard that. I simply meant to say that the ‘rushing yards-to-wins’ correlation is not nearly as strong as people may think (or as what SEEMS obvious), just like winning and team chemistry.
I ‘m a big fan of this web site and love how the author tries to quantify his arguments using mathematical (statistical) methodologies. But I think this article’s argument is unusually weak. Why? Because it is assuming its 3 main variables are quantifiable/measurable. How do you quantify team chemistry? And how can you control the probably 100 other variables associated with winning (dependent variable) to see if team chemistry (independent variable) has a causal effect or is correlated in some way? Likewise with coaching. Belichick probably is a great coach, but all great head coaches also need great assistants and great team talent. How do you quantify/measure great head coaches other than with historical data–which may not be applicable given annual coaching personnel turnover in the NFL? In fact, Austin may really be hurting his team by missing workouts. But this article did nothing to prove or disprove that hypothesis.
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I see your points. You are right that, due to the multitude of variables that go into winning a football game, isolating just one characteristic of a team to determine its impact on wins is effectively impossible. Football isn’t a controlled experiment.
However, I think we can still draw meaningful conclusions without an independent/dependent variable. Although ‘causation’ cannot be conclusively proven without a controlled experiment, we can still analyze the ‘strength of correlation’ between two variables and then use reasoning to determine whether that correlation is due to causation or not.
I don’t want to get too philosophical, but I don’t think we need ‘conclusive’ proof for knowledge or to justify a hypothesis. Simply being the best explanation of a particular phenomenon should suffice.
Having said that, you raise a valid criticism that team chemistry may not be quantifiable. While we could argue that point all day, I think it is worth noting that, should it truly not be quantifiable, using it as a reason for a team’s success is meaningless. It isn’t that team chemistry isn’t a factor in winning, but rather that we can’t make any meaningful claims about their relationship.
Overall, great comment. I’d love to hear more from you on this subject and others.
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