I am reminded of the running back the 49ers selected a few years back, Joe something-or-other, I forget his name. The team supposedly chose him because Kyle Shanahan threw a fit about it, slamming the table. Im quite sure he wasn't getting emotional over the analyitics, only had a hunch.
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@Biabreakable 's point, I'm sure some teams consider statistical factors more and better than others. You see it here in SP. Where some stat heads come to threads like this; others draft Butler ahead of Isabella. Imo, it's not accurate to assume NFL front offices dont resort to their own judgement over historical trends just as often. NFL decision makers are football people, not statisticians.
Look how long it took baseball to take that nerdy moneyball guy seriously. Only Billy Bean really listened to him until the results made it abundantly clear. Well, for many reasons, football analytics will never be as obvious. Sample size, competition, schemes, and other factors make it more difficult to find a trend. Even if you find one, the results won't slap you in the face. Increasing your hit rate from 30% to 40% is pretty significant, but not really very noticeable to the naked eye.