Earlier this week, we released our list of three teams that would likely outperform “expectations.” As we mentioned, it’s valuable to have a professional, neutral organization such as sportsbooks defining expectations. Before gambling, fans, media and the whims of ownership set the bar, which led us to the kind of place we are now: a perpetual cycle of hiring, firing and making the same mistakes.
One day, I would like to see ownership utilize some of the analytics at the disposal of gambling companies to determine a realistic outcome for their coaching staff—combining roster strength, age, schedule difficulties, net rest days, travel and other determining factors instead of making human beings the grist for their own short-sightedness. Until then, we’re lucky to do the dirty work and hope that someone is listening.
