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HardRightEdge
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While being a fan of Joe Whitt, I confess to having been concerned that Whitt's practice star ratings smacked of being too atomistic and data driven and less holistic for my tastes. My concerns are assuaged:
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/327032231.html
Cohen reports, "But the arrival of the regular season ushered in a different method of evaluation, and Whitt shelved the star system until next year. The focus now, he said, shifts from giving players a numerical representation of where they stand among their peers to finding the right combinations that will help the Packers win games."
"That [star rating system] was to give guys an opportunity to show that they deserved to be on the team or if they deserved the reps," Whitt said. "Now we do everything we’ve got to do to win the game."
"This is where it matters. We’ve prepared for it, this moment, and now how do we go execute? We just have to go execute."
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/327032231.html
Cohen reports, "But the arrival of the regular season ushered in a different method of evaluation, and Whitt shelved the star system until next year. The focus now, he said, shifts from giving players a numerical representation of where they stand among their peers to finding the right combinations that will help the Packers win games."
"That [star rating system] was to give guys an opportunity to show that they deserved to be on the team or if they deserved the reps," Whitt said. "Now we do everything we’ve got to do to win the game."
"This is where it matters. We’ve prepared for it, this moment, and now how do we go execute? We just have to go execute."