Brian Burke - ESPN Senior Analytics Specialist
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Brian Burke has been at the forefront of football analytics over over a decade, since creating AdvancedNFLStats.com in the mid-2000s. He’s now a Senior Analytics Specialist at ESPN, where he and the analytics team recently unveiled new metrics for Run Block Win Rate and Run Stop Win Rate. In this episode, Brian will discuss… - Previous metrics he’s developed at ESPN - The process of building the models for Run Block Win Rate and Run Stop Win Rate - Challenges he and the team faced in creating these metrics - How he knows when to stop tinkering with new metrics and let them loose - The excitement of releasing new metrics into the wild - The headline story of the metric: Aaron Donald is average against the run - What’s next on the analytics horizon - What a typical NFL Sunday looks like - His path from being a Navy fighter pilot to the sports analytics world - A favorite Army-Navy moment - How he broke a Navy war game. Show links - Follow Brian on Twitter: @bburkeESPN - Introduction to Run Block Win Rate and Run Stop Win Rate - Aaron Donald is an average run defender - Pass Block Win Rate and Pass Rush Win Rate - ESPN’s Analytics home page - Brian Burke bio - Brian joins ESPN - Advanced Football Analytics - Follow @TruMediaSports on Twitter
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