FROM ESPN:
Pop Quizzes for the Eagles Defense:
Analytics are being deployed on the defensive side of the ball as well. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz might come off as an old-school football guy, but he studied econometrics -- the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems -- at Georgetown, and is known to be very much data-driven in his approach to the job.
He passes his statistical findings on to his players, and demands they be able to recall it at a moment's notice.
"He'll ask you on the spot," defensive end Steven Means said. "He might be walking past you right now in the locker room and be like, 'Hey, what's the percentages when it's 11 personnel and [shot]gun?' And you gotta know, boom, '70 percent pass.' He uses that and it makes us more aware."
Defensive back Jaylen Watkins cited two-minute situations as the top example of how numbers are used to heighten understanding. Under Schwartz, players are required to know the maximum amount of plays left in the half or game based on time remaining, and the point where the opposition needs to advance the ball to be in field goal range -- a variable that changes week-to-week based on the leg strength of the kicker.
"That's how deep it gets with Schwartz," Watkins said.
With this knowledge, a player can miss the defensive call in the chaos of the moment and still be able to figure it out by looking at the clock and knowing what Schwartz would have them in. It also helps with knowing how to do your job on a particular play. Schwartz was able to reinforce the importance of this by showing his players the "Minneapolis Miracle" at the start of the week, and pointing out that Minnesota wouldn't have been able to get another play off if Stefon Diggs were simply tackled in bounds.
Pop Quizzes for the Eagles Defense:
Analytics are being deployed on the defensive side of the ball as well. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz might come off as an old-school football guy, but he studied econometrics -- the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems -- at Georgetown, and is known to be very much data-driven in his approach to the job.
He passes his statistical findings on to his players, and demands they be able to recall it at a moment's notice.
"He'll ask you on the spot," defensive end Steven Means said. "He might be walking past you right now in the locker room and be like, 'Hey, what's the percentages when it's 11 personnel and [shot]gun?' And you gotta know, boom, '70 percent pass.' He uses that and it makes us more aware."
Defensive back Jaylen Watkins cited two-minute situations as the top example of how numbers are used to heighten understanding. Under Schwartz, players are required to know the maximum amount of plays left in the half or game based on time remaining, and the point where the opposition needs to advance the ball to be in field goal range -- a variable that changes week-to-week based on the leg strength of the kicker.
"That's how deep it gets with Schwartz," Watkins said.
With this knowledge, a player can miss the defensive call in the chaos of the moment and still be able to figure it out by looking at the clock and knowing what Schwartz would have them in. It also helps with knowing how to do your job on a particular play. Schwartz was able to reinforce the importance of this by showing his players the "Minneapolis Miracle" at the start of the week, and pointing out that Minnesota wouldn't have been able to get another play off if Stefon Diggs were simply tackled in bounds.
, cause they got these weapons like Julio Jones, who can do extraordinary things. 
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good thing i read this time before just posting 
