Tag: Football

Leadership isn't about avoiding mistakes--it's about responding to them with honesty and humility. This week, Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn offered a clear example....

tl;dr: Headlines say kickoff returns are "dramatically up" in 2025, but process behavior charts show this isn't random fluctuation. The NFL's new dynamic kickoff...

tl;dr: This blog post analyzes the unusual incentive clause in the contract of Iowa football's offensive coordinator, Brian Ferentz, which mandates a minimum average...

This was a big mistake on the biggest stage for the biggest American sports league. I wouldn't say it ruined the game, but it...

I'm not a Buffalo Bills fan (a.k.a. "The Bills Mafia"), but I did attend one game at what was then called Rich Stadium in...

I do enjoy watching football, so this headline caught my eye: "Why Are N.F.L. Scores Scores So High This Season?" If you know me and my...

Last night was the first night of Monday Night Football (MNF) on ESPN. I didn't tune in until the last five minutes of the...

We have to be careful with text descriptions of business metrics -- this is true when it's numbers in the news or performance measures...

I've blogged about football before - I should say "American football," since I have many international readers. I should say I've blogged about events on the football field and the approaches of football coaches that remind me of Lean thinking. Here are a few of those thoughts from last weekend -- topics include "lack of urgency," "that's not my job," and "the process."