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No, he wants evidence from the past showing a correlation between chokiness in years A-F and chokiness in year G.You want evidence from the future, eh? Wait a sec Dr. McFly, I'll be right back.
That's precisely the problem. Marty is 5-12 in the playoffs. Seventeen games is a tiny sample size for something like this. The chance of going 5-12 or worse if every game is a coin flip is over seven percent. Seven percent shots happen all the time by pure luck.I understand that a bigger sample with Marty isn't possible -- but that just means that drawing firm conclusions isn't possible. Seventeen games simplly isn't enough.
Maybe that's what Marty's next couple of data points will look like:That's 4-5. I wouldn't call that "choking in crunch time."Oh, and you conveniently left off the next couple of data points:
14-0: 3-0 in playoffs, Super Bowl championship
12-2: 3-0 in playoffs, Super bowl championship
I don't agree with the "stupid" part, I'd just leave it at "underinformed". But the gist of your post is right. They've been a far better source this year than before and have broken multiple things. The problem with being in early on stories based on what they hear privately is that often those things do not pan out. This year they've more clearly described their sources, and the "iffiness" of some of what they hear, and they have been correct more than last year. The main thin is that they clearly say what they are --- "the rumor mill" --- and it's often the first look we get at any upcoming NFL changes. We often laud "insider information" on this board, yet insider information furnished to and posted at PFT gets treated with disdain by some. I'd call it underinformed.
