tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post109587648015534557..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Optimization in FootballDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1096644704052114142004-10-01T09:31:00.000-06:002004-10-01T09:31:00.000-06:00The post and the comments are all good ... but wou...The post and the comments are all good ... but would be better if you all discussed game/management scenarios where knowing some economics might help. I offer some tips on further reading below, but if you are interested I have literally dozens of articles and many books about this topic that you are free to borrow.<br /><br />There actually have been a lot of advances from a number of decision Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1096429611640442552004-09-28T21:46:00.000-06:002004-09-28T21:46:00.000-06:00Coaching does play an important part in a team's s...Coaching does play an important part in a team's success. Success from a coach's view is not always a superbowl ring. You can say a team is successful even if they didn't get the ring. A coach must know his players and Belichick does. <br /><br />I think it is not completely economics but yes it does play a part. You cannot have a player on your team that is making twice as much as other players Kristin and Scottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172244883828571374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1096049348287095152004-09-24T12:09:00.000-06:002004-09-24T12:09:00.000-06:00It may be true that there is actually a lot of tho...It may be true that there is actually a lot of thought that goes into being a coach in a high stakes league such as the NFL, but I think that most of a persons success in coaching comes from having a knack for doing it. In other words the ability to see a players talent and put together a group of individuals that come out of the mix as a team of winners. Economics may help in areas such as Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727480926569919212noreply@blogger.com