Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus (1 Viewer)

[womb]

For what it's worth...

Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus

by Keith Devlin

 

[Chase Stuart]

The usefulness of BMI for the general public is a much different question than the BMI for football players. BMI for football players has some utility, although no one in their right mind would suggest that it's the only thing that matters.

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

Given the nature of the article, I'm not sure why this is in the SP rather than the FFA. For fantasy purposes, all that really matters is whether or not BMI has predictive power. This article doesn't even borderline opine on that topic.

 

[puckalicious]

Given the nature of the article, I'm not sure why this is in the SP rather than the FFA. For fantasy purposes, all that really matters is whether or not BMI has predictive power. This article doesn't even borderline opine on that topic.

This article has nothing to do with the application of BMI for fantasy football purposes. And our use of BMI is not even that much about predictive ability, it's just a check that a given RB has a "typical" body of past successful RBs. While not impossible, a RB with a very tall and lean build will likely not have a great career as a RB.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Given the nature of the article, I'm not sure why this is in the SP rather than the FFA. For fantasy purposes, all that really matters is whether or not BMI has predictive power. This article doesn't even borderline opine on that topic.

This article has nothing to do with the application of BMI for fantasy football purposes. And our use of BMI is not even that much about predictive ability, it's just a check that a given RB has a "typical" body of past successful RBs. While not impossible, a RB with a very tall and lean build will likely not have a great career as a RB.

BMI can be useful for other positions, too.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=493

The average DE in the Pro Bowl last year had a BMI of 32.8. Jason Taylor's the last DE in a long time to make the Pro Bowl with a BMI under 30. He's in the high 29s, but his off the charts athleticism, work ethic and wingspan can overcome those things. I like using BMI as a check, in the absence of other information. I don't like it to supersede other good information.

 

[Bri]

BMI is flat out old

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

I draft QBs based on phrenology.

 

[identikit]

I draft QBs based on phrenology.

This guy's ahead of the curve....

 

[flapgreen]

Given the nature of the article, I'm not sure why this is in the SP rather than the FFA. For fantasy purposes, all that really matters is whether or not BMI has predictive power. This article doesn't even borderline opine on that topic.

This article has nothing to do with the application of BMI for fantasy football purposes. And our use of BMI is not even that much about predictive ability, it's just a check that a given RB has a "typical" body of past successful RBs. While not impossible, a RB with a very tall and lean build will likely not have a great career as a RB.

agreed. u wouldn't want to damage fragile makeup of a place lile the SP