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40 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 18h \ on: Injury Luck is not a repeatable skill in the NFL Stacker_Sports
It seems pretty obvious then that teams should trade their healthy players for guys who are coming off injuries.
I don't know about that. Some guys are prone to injuries. It just seems overall health of a team is greatly impacted by luck. In some cases maybe it is a cascade effect. CMC gets hurt that means Mason has to carry the ball more than usual and he gets hurt. Deebo has to do things he hasn't done in years and he gets hurt. The OLine has to pass block more, instead of 50/50 run/pass and 3/5 get hurt. Greenlaw and Hufunga are out so guys who aren't run stuffers like them have to play roles they aren't accustomed to and get hurt.
I do think maybe the way the Eagles rotate guys on D and how resilient their OLine seems to be might allow them to not totally get decimated by injuries this year but I would still bet on regression.
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That wasn’t a real suggestion, but I like your point. It reminds me of how people often get compensation injuries, while trying to adjust to an initial injury.
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I wonder how these teams will integrate AI into their medical practices, strength and conditioning, rehab etc.
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For player safety, the league should probably require teams to make their data available for AI training.
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I have a thought experiment surrounding player development/conditioning and AI. Maybe I will post it tomorrow and we will see what stackers have to say and we can add to the pod lineup.
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