Post by Purple Pain on Feb 2, 2019 16:59:33 GMT -6
Tony Romo is statistically better at predicting NFL plays than completing NFL passes
Tony Romo has been accurately predicting plays since he left the field and went to CBS’ booth starting in the 2017 NFL season.
Transitioning to broadcasting almost immediately after retirement, Romo has repeatedly proved over the last two years that he is able to read defenses just as fast as the quarterbacks on the field and can anticipate a specific play seconds before the snap.
Most recently, he stunned viewers watching the AFC championship game almost two weeks ago. In the New England Patriots’ 37-31 overtime win against the Kansas City Chiefs, he correctly predicted the Patriots’ movements multiple times, and NFL fans were amazed. And with CBS broadcasting the 2019 Super Bowl matchup between New England and the Los Angeles Rams, Romo will have one more opportunity this season to prove he’s basically psychic.
And because of that, The Wall Street Journal took an impressively deep dive into Romo’s broadcasts this season. It reviewed all 2,599 plays from every game the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback called this season and counted the number of times he made a specific prediction, as opposed to a general observation.
Romo has made 72 play predictions so far this season and was correct 68 percent of the time, according to the WSJ’s calculations. And that means statistically, he’s better at predicting NFL plays from the booth than completing passes because his career completion percentage is 65.3.
Transitioning to broadcasting almost immediately after retirement, Romo has repeatedly proved over the last two years that he is able to read defenses just as fast as the quarterbacks on the field and can anticipate a specific play seconds before the snap.
Most recently, he stunned viewers watching the AFC championship game almost two weeks ago. In the New England Patriots’ 37-31 overtime win against the Kansas City Chiefs, he correctly predicted the Patriots’ movements multiple times, and NFL fans were amazed. And with CBS broadcasting the 2019 Super Bowl matchup between New England and the Los Angeles Rams, Romo will have one more opportunity this season to prove he’s basically psychic.
And because of that, The Wall Street Journal took an impressively deep dive into Romo’s broadcasts this season. It reviewed all 2,599 plays from every game the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback called this season and counted the number of times he made a specific prediction, as opposed to a general observation.
Romo has made 72 play predictions so far this season and was correct 68 percent of the time, according to the WSJ’s calculations. And that means statistically, he’s better at predicting NFL plays from the booth than completing passes because his career completion percentage is 65.3.
Link: ftw.usatoday.com/2019/01/tony-romo-nfl-prediction-accuracy-super-bowl
... and neither is this Chris guy.