John Taormina talks with Tej Seth about what it was like to work in NFL Analytics with the Atlanta Falcons and what trends he is seeing around the league.
0:42 – introduction to John Taormina and his path to the NFL
8:50 – how can these teams invite analytics people into what they are already used to doing?
12:40 – did being next to Julio Jones ever get old?
15:17 – the 2016 Falcons: best staff of all time?
29:04 – are there other NFL teams that are doing the right thing analytically?
33:32 – how do you gain an edge in game planning?
36:46 – personnel diversity
44:02 – cap and contracts, and the NFL draft