Super Bowl Notebook: Is Adams a genius' genius? (January 29, 2004)
If Bill Belichick is a genius, then Ernie Adams is the brains behind the genius, a man of mystery wherever he has been. And wherever Belichick has been, Adams has followed.... the New York Times two weeks ago comparing Adams to baseball researcher Bill James.
--posted by TangoTiger at 09:47 AM EDT
Posted 9:51 a.m.,
January 29, 2004
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tangotiger
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Here's another piece on Adams.
Adams is in charge of computer analysis and statistical evaluation, but as a former coach and scout he is more than a mathematician. Adams has had a hand in nearly all of the major personnel and game-planning decisions made by Belichick in the past four seasons. ... it was Belichick and Adams who ... determined that the timing of the entire Rams offense was predicated on running back Marshall Faulk. The Pats' championship-winning game plan, which relied on pounding Faulk at every opportunity, was the result of that conversation. ...
Adams truly is a behind-the-scenes character and he has not granted interview requests to this point, but much of his work will be on full display in the coming days (or weeks) as the Pats go after another championship.
Posted 9:58 a.m.,
January 29, 2004
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Ernie Adams
Pass
Posted 10:36 a.m.,
January 29, 2004
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mathteamcoach
(homepage)
Here is a related article from the Boston Globe about Jim Schwartz, defensive coordiantor of the Tenn. Titans (link in homepage).
Posted 11:39 a.m.,
January 29, 2004
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Scoriano
Allen Barra has a piece on football stats analyst Bud Goode in today's Wall Street Journal, page D5. BudGoodeSports.com is his site.
Posted 1:48 p.m.,
January 29, 2004
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Patriot
They weren't "geniuses" when they were in Cleveland...:)
Interesting article, though.